RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2021 They are making some alterations to the tooling which is being done in China, to enable ease of manufacture here in the UK. Cheers, Ade. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David4472 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thanks for the update. My problem is, I'm a member of the Dapol club, I ordered special editions models direct from Dapol in October 2020, to date my emails have been ignored and I haven't received a single piece of correspondence from Dapol, their is also no means I can find to comment via the Dapol club forum page. I suspect PP Performance is going to result in me cancelling my order, because I'm fed up being ignored. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted June 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2021 Hi David, given that the Dapol Club has been wound up I doubt any special versions will now be made? Cheers, Ade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 02/06/2021 at 02:35, Adrian Stevenson said: Hi David, given that the Dapol Club has been wound up I doubt any special versions will now be made? Cheers, Ade. This is news to me, when did that happen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted June 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, MGR Hooper! said: This is news to me, when did that happen? Bit irritating as they just ended it without warning but at least you don’t need to join the club to get certain models Edited June 3, 2021 by PaulRhB 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartb Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Is there any news on these coaches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Hattons say 4th Q, but we have not seen livery samples yet so that may be optimistic. Also I believe they're being released in stages depending on lighting type (oil then gas then electric) Looks like they'll be worth the wait though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I'm on the point of giving up on these coaches and designing some of my own or building some roxey mouldings kits. Does anyone believe the current delivery dates? Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted August 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, MarcD said: Does anyone believe the current delivery dates? Amazingly some people obviously still do! My observation is that things generally arrive about 3 months after they announce they are in production. Until then it's out of everyone except the factory's hands so little point taking any notice of suggested dates. Edited August 23, 2021 by Hal Nail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartb Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Be nice if we could see some painted samples soon, as for Q4 delivery we will see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I'm currently thinking that I'm not going to have them in my had before 20th of November so I'm going to have to have alternative options. Which will either be kits from either Roxey mouldings or Ian McCormick or print some coaches. Mmmm Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Can't seem to find much information about them. Not even sure of the final price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, hartleymartin said: Can't seem to find much information about them. Not even sure of the final price. Tower models have information and prices listed on their page for these coaches. For some reason I can't link directly to the page as just comes up as tower-models.com on my phone Also, for those who may not have seen Dapol showed a bit of a uk production update with in for on new injection moulding machines and a bit about what is produced the uk. It also featured a small section on the Stroudleys. https://www.Dapol.co.uk/Dapol-Continue-To-Invest-In-UK-Production 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Not sure about the livery sample Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, GNR Dave said: Not sure about the livery sample Well it does look like a veneer of wood. How accurate that style is for those I’m not sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, PaulRhB said: Well it does look like a veneer of wood. How accurate that style is for those I’m not sure. On the real thing, it's not veneer - a thin layer applied to a substrate - but panel, typically ⅜" thick. I read that West Indian mahogany was used for these carriages; I think that sample does look like mahogany - lacking the more pronounced graininess of teak and being redder in colour. But I wouldn't like to say if the scale of the pattern is correct. This was the livery up to c. 1903, so is appropriate for a yellow Terrier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: lacking the more pronounced graininess of teak and being redder in colour. But I wouldn't like to say if the scale of the pattern is correct. It certainly looks ok for scale when compared to mahogany panels in Victorian homes that come up on a search. There’s such a variety of mahogany though I wouldn’t know which it is but it looks ok compared to those panels. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 minute ago, PaulRhB said: There’s such a variety of mahogany though I wouldn’t know which it is but it looks ok compared to those panels. Limit the search to West Indian or Cuban Mahogany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: Limit the search to West Indian or Cuban Mahogany. I did but when you click on the links it’s frequently not that it seems to latch onto mahogany as the primary term. All I mean is be wary as there are some that look similar but generally it doesn’t specifically identify the wood. Im just treating Google searches with caution as I’d want to consult specialist furniture books to print a pattern and I’d guess Dapol have to come up with that. When I worked casting and making models, pre the www, we used quite a lot of books as references and there was a superb one on patination of metals with big panel pics of the genuine article and then chemical mixes to recreate it fast. I’d assume there are similar furniture restoration sources in the French polishing industry that will give good examples for identification and recreation for repairs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartb Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 It's gone very quiet about these coaches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 But they have just announced a new batch of Terriers to pull 'em Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 They may have announced that there will be some new terriers but you can't see what they are. There looks like one in IEG but which one? Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MarcD said: They may have announced that there will be some new terriers but you can't see what they are. There looks like one in IEG but which one? Marc Stepney & Wapping in IEG, SR green B653 & BR late crest 32662 according to Rails. https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/Dapol/class_terrier+scale_o-gauge+availability_pre-order Edited January 5, 2022 by PaulRhB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I have 5 in IEG, two in LSWR green and a Fenchurch, which is waiting conversion to a NSWGR N67, already and I'm going to have to buy two more now. that will be 10 in total. I think that they are very bad people. Marc 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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