RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted August 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2020 Latest Gaugemaster OO Newsletter announces arrival of Moguls as next up in September/October. Current Dapol team’s first tender locomotive model. Fingers crossed it’s worth the wait. 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 06/08/2020 at 03:50, Hilux5972 said: I doubt it, when all the pre prod images show standard tension locks. Clearly fitted to make it suit the layout it was being filmed on. Does look like Dapol know where the pocket is supposed to sit, though.... John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 10/08/2020 at 15:04, rembrow said: The September Hornby magazine, which came out late last week, has in the Dapol full page advert, the Moguls as 'coming soon' which confirms that Dapol are expecting them imminently. Also to water the mouth, or frighten the wallet, they are also stating the Dapol/Rails Wainwright D class as 'coming soon'. These adverts normally mean the items are well into production or in transit. Given that the only thing of interest to me coming out of Margate for at least the next year is a green Mk1 RB, I shouldn't have any difficulty financing one of the latter and at least one of the former. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 05/08/2020 at 19:56, melmerby said: Haven't there been some modern wagons with buckeyes (like the prototype)? Bogie covered steel carriers from Bachmann IIRC, but those weren't proper Kadees, just Bachmann's own brown plastic substututes. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 05/08/2020 at 19:56, melmerby said: Haven't there been some modern wagons with buckeyes (like the prototype)? The list is at least 4 strong BRA, HTA, MBA, MOA. 15 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said: ... those weren't proper Kadees, just Bachmann's own brown plastic substitutes. While the coupler might not be from your preferred source, fitting a coupler that at least looks somewhat like that used on the prototype, and correctly on the vehicle body, is surely a significant step forward over the usual RTR OO tensionlockery dangling in a position deriving from a very coarse ancestor product of the 1950s? It's the last remnant of the bad old beginnings of RTR OO... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said: Clearly fitted to make it suit the layout it was being filmed on. Does look like Dapol know where the pocket is supposed to sit, though.... John I think they do, I have several Da-ol Locos and many wagons and all fitted with Kadees......all required no height adjustment upon fitting......excellent stuff.......Bachmann on the other hand 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Hmmm....looks tempting as a replacement chassis to re-power an IHC Espee M-4 2-6-0. Nearly identical cylinder and valve gear. Will have to see how close the driver diameters match. Perhaps the coming Owl Mountain Models replacement Consolidation cylinders would mean I wouldn't have to clobber together a rounded top to the cylinder. Will have to see if there is a way to use a LocoFi WiFi receiver in place of a decoder. Like that steam locomotive mechanism design a lot. Small difference in driver size M-4 was 5' 3" instead of 5' 8" on 4300. Edited August 26, 2020 by autocoach more on crazy idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 3 hours ago, autocoach said: Hmmm....looks tempting as a replacement chassis to re-power an IHC Espee M-4 2-6-0. ...Small difference in driver size M-4 was 5' 3" instead of 5' 8" on 4300. Don't forget this is a 4mm/ft model, those wheels will scale near 6'6" in HO, wheelbase will be rather long too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2020 4 hours ago, autocoach said: Hmmm....looks tempting as a replacement chassis to re-power an IHC Espee M-4 2-6-0. Thought the IHC chasses had a good reputation. Isn't this so? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 hours ago, NCB said: Thought the IHC chasses had a good reputation. Isn't this so? Any mechanism will eventually wear out, among other potential explanations. For whatever reason a new mechanism is required, @autocoach will be more likely to find it under an HO product. There isn't a RTR OO mogul model with circa 18mm diameter drivers on 26+27mm wb., I think the closest from what is available RTR will be the Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0: 20mm dia. wheel, 27+28mm wb.. Could have 18mm drivers substituted, but this pushes the price up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Rails have posted today, that the moguls are due to arrive with them on or about 20th Sept. So just 3 weeks. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2020 Stand by for a flood of Mainline 43xx on 'Bay, then. I might even be tempted to go for a body if they are cheap enough as the basis of a potential future project to have a crack at 3100, Tondu resident and doyen of the Collett 31xx class of 1938 and to my mind the 'ultimate' prairie; no.4 boiler and 5'3" driving wheels, 3150 on steroids, a bit of a thug. Collett was clearly of the view that more could be got out of the large prairies, and experimented with Churchward's concept without departing from it, firstly with the 61xx and higher boiler pressure, then the 81xx with higher boiler pressure as well and 5'6" drivers, and then his 31xx (the original 31xx by now being renumbered in the 5101 series). Hawksworth, perhaps hampered by the war requirements which must have meant a lot of extra work, was content to continue the 5101s into the 41xx series which were still being built in 1950. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 25/07/2020 at 17:04, The Stationmaster said: If you saw the way Swindon painted engines (and presumably tenders) it was easy to understand why with the work being done fairly quickly while an engine was dealt with in A Shop (Churchward had shut the loco Paint shop at Swindon in order to save money and get engines into traffic more quickly). I suspect Caerphilly did a much better job because it retained a separate Paint Shop right up to closure and had a very fussy Paint shop Foreman who liked the job to be done properly The late Mr. Rufus Stephens. A gent whom commented favourably when Taff Vale 28 went into service. A conversation between Messrs Stephens & Mountford was an opportunity not to be missed! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pteremy Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 15:08, The Johnster said: Stand by for a flood of Mainline 43xx on 'Bay, then. Had a look over the weekend and my impression is that the prices have already dropped, except for 93XX/73XX versions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WM183 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Ohhh the 43xx comes soon? Any word on the Prairies? I better check the couch cushions for change... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Stannard Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Sadly another delay but I would rather wait a little longer for a loco that is spot on than one that isn't. https://www.Dapol.co.uk/OO-Gauge-Mogul-Update 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, David Stannard said: Sadly another delay but I would rather wait a little longer for a loco that is spot on than one that isn't. https://www.Dapol.co.uk/OO-Gauge-Mogul-Update I couldn't see a date on that page, but assume it is very recent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy W Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 Begs the question slightly about what small correction to the livery would be necessary on all six livery variations offered? Numberplate printed upside down? Buffer beam not red?. Very little else in common to all six versions. Probably actually affects just one variant but not economic to ship the others separately. Still, full marks to Dapol for spotting it and having it corrected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Oldddudders said: I couldn't see a date on that page, but assume it is very recent. Announcement was posted on Facebook this morning so presumably this is 'breaking news' today 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 48 minutes ago, Andy W said: Begs the question slightly about what small correction to the livery would be necessary on all six livery variations offered? Numberplate printed upside down? Buffer beam not red?. Very little else in common to all six versions. Probably actually affects just one variant but not economic to ship the others separately. Still, full marks to Dapol for spotting it and having it corrected. All painted 'Hornby Green' 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 Credit card breathes sigh oh relief. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 Well done Dapol for taking the trouble to keep us as informed as possible about the delay and the reason for it. It sort of doesn't matter what the error was, since it has been spotted and is being corrected. I wish other manufacturers would keep us up to date with this sort of information; there is a point of course at which such information is commercially sensitive but Dapol have shown how it can be done in this case. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy W Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, MikeParkin65 said: All painted 'Hornby Green' Especially worrying for the BR Unlined Black version. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattA Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I wonder if this has anything to do with the grey wheels that were clear to see on the samples seen thus far (something which plauged previous N gauge offerings)? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: Well done Dapol for taking the trouble to keep us as informed as possible about the delay and the reason for it. It sort of doesn't matter what the error was, since it has been spotted and is being corrected. I wish other manufacturers would keep us up to date with this sort of information; there is a point of course at which such information is commercially sensitive but Dapol have shown how it can be done in this case. To a certain degree yes.It’s a pity though that they still choose not to inhabit this forum but rather use their own and other social media. I can understand their reasons. Criticism here turned predjudicially unpleasant and enough was enough . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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