James Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 James - nice photos on your blog of the finished item. Do you have any more photos of the work in progress posted anywhere, please? Might some more somewhere but for now I hope these help! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Still thinking about working roller blinds. I remember that, about 30 years ago, the late Monty Wells (de Havilland MRS) used to operate them by means of hidden thumbwheels. Not a lot of space in a Dapol Western, but the idea is tempting.....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Has anyone tried to move the angle of windscreen wipers, I remember on westerns they use to be any old angle, sometimes over edge of windscreen, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) Has anyone tried to move the angle of windscreen wipers, I remember on westerns they use to be any old angle, sometimes over edge of windscreen,Yes. I've swung one offside wiper at the B end (I think) to the vertical position. Adds just that bit more character. The Dapol wipers have tiny pivot stubs that allow you to do this. As can be seen, the bogies now have Ultrascale P4 wheels in them, and the buffer beam valences have been unclipped whilst I have a think about the roller blinds system...... The storage box is about the size of a house brick and would probably qualify as an offensive weapon if you were foolish enough to lob it at someone.... Edited June 8, 2013 by Horsetan 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I've not come across this website before and it has some excellent pictures. The first page has several Westerns, so I'll put the link in this thread: http://www.dieselimagegallery.com/gallery/1-0-1the1960s.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Does anyone know if Dapol plan to manufacture more Westerns in the future or is that it on the production line? In other words if I want one do have to buy while current stocks last, or can I hang on? Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Hi Simon, Dapol Dave has indicated within this thread that late this year, or early next, there will be more releases. You can still get hold of any livery thus far released too. Dave Edited June 10, 2013 by Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon020 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi Simon, Dapol Dave has indicated in this thread that late this year or early next there will be more releases. You can still get hold of any livery thus far released too. Dave Dave, I'm not sure if you can get hold of all of them... blue ones are hen's teeth... and even some advertised on various sites with the image of he blue one clearly indicate that they're green not blue; enquiries I've made reveal that blue ones aren't around. I'll poss have to hold on and wait now... don't think I really want to buy a different one and totally repaint just yet. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve51769 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Got a blue one direct from Dapol last week. Not sure if they have any more in stock still. Think it's a great model, though not sure about the shade of yellow used on the FYEs looks a bit to lemony to my eye. Only slight disappointment was that one of the delicate brake pull rods was missing. Does anyone who has fitted etched rods have one spare they wouldn't mind parting with? Steve Edited June 10, 2013 by Steve51769 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Does anyone know if Dapol plan to manufacture more Westerns in the future or is that it on the production line? .... Did you not bid on the "cheap" one on eBay, then? It went begging at £96 in the end..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Jimbos been at it again! Heres D1046 as she might have been in the summer of 1970. She's been up to New Street on 1M22 Plymouth - Manchester, now ready to work home with 1V87 Edinburgh - Paignton. Drivers card holders added detail, headcodes from Precision Labels behind home made glazing, OHLE flashes changed and data panels added Phil Edited June 10, 2013 by Phil Bullock 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubleslip Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I've got the maroon SYP version and it's a superb model. On the livery though, shouldn't the windscreen corner pillars be light grey rather than maroon for this version? Or were there any of them painted maroon? I'm waiting here with my 000 brush and pot of grey paint... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Max Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hopefully Western Champion will be in one of the future production runs, such an outstanding colour and as the 12 inch to the foot version still exists should be good seller. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 ...On the livery though, shouldn't the windscreen corner pillars be light grey rather than maroon for this version?... Yes, except Pathfinder which was white. See Rugd1022's complete livery details here and here. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubleslip Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I've done one end of the maroon windscreen posts. I used Humbrol matt 28 enamel, as I found it easier to remove any overspill with thinner than for acrylics. Not that easy to do but I'd rather not try it on the N gauge version. It's not altogether clear where to stop the grey paint so I took it to the windscreen wipers. Attached pictures of done end and not done end. I think it looks much more like a maroon Western when painted. Sorry about the Super4 track on my test shelf - at least the sleeper spacing is correct for 4mm. Next question- what's the best glue to fix the nameplates on with? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Did you not bid on the "cheap" one on eBay, then? It went begging at £96 in the end..... I would have loved too but I have so little money at the moment - the recession has hit us hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveb860 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 . Next question- what's the best glue to fix the nameplates on with? There are many threads & answers to this question, but I always use satin varnish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 ...I always use satin varnish. I wonder if a gum such as Copydex would work, assuming it could be spread thinly. The other thing I am intrigued by is that thin sticky stuff which is used by credit / debit card issuers to glue new cards to accompanying letters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted June 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2013 The other thing I am intrigued by is that thin sticky stuff which is used by credit / debit card issuers to glue new cards to accompanying letters. I work in school transport planning and we issue thousands of credit card style bus passes which are stuck to backing cards for posting. My colleagues use a Pritt glue roller to fix the cards http://www.prittworld.co.uk/en/prittworld/parents-home/products/glue-products/pritt-compact-glue-roller.html . It might be worth an experiment, not that I have yet got the plates for my choice of Westerns... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguin of doom Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I have heard that Pritt Stick also works, but have never tried it myself. Again, I prefer varnish to the same finish as the overall bodywork. Cheers. Sean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 ..... My colleagues use a Pritt glue roller to fix the cards http://www.prittworld.co.uk/en/prittworld/parents-home/products/glue-products/pritt-compact-glue-roller.html . It might be worth an experiment... That's what I was after. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted June 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2013 Always a wipe of Superglue here. I get it in the tiny tubes available in many supermarkets which means you don't lose a whole heap if you can never get the tope off again Technique : Remove nameplate from sprue, tidy up with a fine file if necessary, hold by the edges in rubber-padded tweezers which have just a little "give" to the grip which helps to avoid the thing springing free never to be seen agin. Place a tiny drop of glue onto a cotton wool bud and wipe lightly along the centre of the plate. Apply plate to intended position and correct if necessary before applying any pressure. LIGHTLY apply pressure to the centre; this spreads the glue behind without it oozing out at the edges. It works with number plates too though the shed plates were a right b*$$3r Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted June 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Hopefully Western Champion will be in one of the future production runs, such an outstanding colour and as the 12 inch to the foot version still exists should be good seller. Presumably you're talking about D1015's golden ochre livery. I think Dapol Dave has said this has been "reserved" as a limited edition for the DTG owners of D1015 if they want it, so will not appear as a standard production run. But no doubt he will confirm when he next visits this page. Edited June 11, 2013 by brushman47544 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff man Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 my local model shop advised my pre order for 1005 arrived. I collected it last weekend and have spent a few days geting to know its ins and out's, I have fitted the plates buffer beam details etc and given it a solid run in. My conclusion is this is one fantastic model I don't have any of the faults mentioned here on previous posts. My only issue is fitting a driver the cab interior is glued in so solid I dern't apply any more pressure, I will think on this point for a while. So to Dapol thank you for one hell of a model from a very satisfied customer. Craig. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) Western Parade.... who's who? (Finally got around to taking some pictures of Western models old and new) We definitely need a Dapol Western in Golden Ochre... Edited June 13, 2013 by Dogmatix 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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