MGR Hooper! Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) It's been brought to our notice via the Dapol Ltd. facebook page that the founder of Dapol Model Railways, David Boyle hasd passed away on 17th Sept 2019. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/blackpoolgazette-uk/obituary.aspx?n=david-boyle&pid=193950262&fhid=41140&fbclid=IwAR3__uc6f7m9MgzifyD-pPZGL_eC_pUrKUB-bjJpzh6cPJmmVNQoq6EQMBk Rest In Peace David! Thoughts and prayers with his family. Edited September 23, 2019 by MGR Hooper! 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 ,I helped his profits out as a kid by buying L&Y Pugs and Hunslet 0-6-0ST Austerity locomotives plus some of the un-painted wagons. He will be missed by modellers of different ages and scales. RIP 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted September 23, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 23, 2019 I remember the days when he'd be chatting to visitors at shows and very candid about the industry. He explained that Dapol made as much profit from a Postman Pat van as they did from a coach, but would sell far more vans. He also said that the Garratt chassis was tooled up, but it wasn't going to prove to be cost-effective to do the body so the project stalled. From my POV, I loved the Pug and still have one in the stock box and am proud of it. David's legacy lives on. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 . As with Phil Parker, I have a (much loved) Dapol Pug. I must get it out and see if I can give it a commemorative run in memory of Mr Boyle. . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebr Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Also had a trio of resprayed pugs on my colliery layout. RIP David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted September 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) He was a great guy, allowed me to shadow his business, and work on the factory floor during my university days contributing greatly to my dissertation on the industry. It was a fascinating time, had just acquired wrenn, and toolings were all over the place, as was part finished items, upstairs was boxes of Airfix and Mainline stock on pallettes, downstairs was a moulding machine making Airfix kits and dog bowls, and trays of motorised chassis for making 124/50/55 units. I too remeber his plans for the Garratt, and re-producing the Trix class 81, which he had tons of bodies already made. Very keen about Daleks and recall him telling me about some ex-Army tanks he had bought. A true pioneer spirit in the hobby. Edited September 25, 2019 by adb968008 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted September 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2019 RIP Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, adb968008 said: re-producing the Trix class 81, which he had tons of bodies already made. I bought one of the bodies over 30 years ago but never turned it into a complete model. Perhaps I should now, as a tribute to someone who kept a lot of models on the market that could otherwise have disappeared for good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I remember going to his house in Cheshire to buy ex Airfix and Mainline stock. He had stacks of them everywhere. He had taken on Wrenn and was charging over £300 for a loco. He made it clear, that this was the price we all would be paying for loco in the future! Not quite there just yet. Mike Wiltshire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 4 hours ago, adb968008 said: Very keen about Daleks and recall him telling me about some ex-Army tanks he had bought. My Brother had one of those Dapol Daleks. It was very good, being correctly proportioned - all the previous toy Daleks weren't the right shape. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
602Squadron Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Very sad news. I only spoke to David once, but he was clearly a nice guy and very dedicated to what he did. My thoughts are with his family and friends. Bernard Hulland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Knew him mainly through the classic car show circuit where I was exhibiting my old Singer and he would be with 'Bessie' (Jon Pertwee's Model T lookalike), and ironically not model railways. Always a character! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR18901910 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) The guy who founded Dapol has kicked the bucket - sad, really. Aside from model railway equipment and rolling stock, they also made toys, particularly the Dr Who action figures which combined the space fantasy touch of Star Wars and the impressive articulation from G.I. Joe and their action figures. I heard in the Railway Modelling newspaper he actually met Colin Baker the Sixth Doctor at a Comic Con in Preston. He even had a TARDIS coffin thus crystallizing his connection with the Whoovians and the franchise forever. Edited November 20, 2019 by LNWR18901910 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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