GaryHN Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hi Dave, I really like the idea that we could get a PDF catalogues, Living in Australia I don't really want to pay for postage then wait ages for it to arrive. More than happy to pay for it as realise it takes time to produce. Regards Gary in Tas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2012 Actually a paid-for PDF (if you could make it work that way) might free you up from the annual/bi-annual slavery of getting a catalogue out? You could make significant changes say 3 months or 1 month before something is due, and you're pretty confident of delivery schedule. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacRat Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I have ambivalent feelings for a paid catalogue. If I get the money back when purchasing a product, I don't have a problem with this. A list of products with technical data that a company wants to sell I'd consider as advertisement. I don't think this is a publication as such. The company would want to publish such a list anyway on the web, in magazines, to stores, etc. if they want to sell products, which could be difficult if nobody knows about them. Marketing, after sales, risk should already be included in prices of the products. This is what my boss always tells me, however. Or maybe I just don't understand how you do things in UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungrange Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hi Dave, I really like the idea that we could get a PDF catalogues, Living in Australia I don't really want to pay for postage then wait ages for it to arrive. More than happy to pay for it as realise it takes time to produce. Regards Gary in Tas Hi Gary, It's not my idea: you can already download the 2011 catalogue from the Dapol website as a .pdf and I'm sure you were able to do the same in 2010. See http://www.Dapol.co.uk/images/Catalogue2011.pdf. I am just hoping that shortly we will also be able to download the 2012 catalogue as a .pdf avoiding the need for a paper version. No printing costs, postage costs and reduced environmental impact. Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I have ambivalent feelings for a paid catalogue. If I get the money back when purchasing a product, I don't have a problem with this. A list of products with technical data that a company wants to sell I'd consider as advertisement. I don't think this is a publication as such. The company would want to publish such a list anyway on the web, in magazines, to stores, etc. if they want to sell products, which could be difficult if nobody knows about them. Marketing, after sales, risk should already be included in prices of the products. This is what my boss always tells me, however. Or maybe I just don't understand how you do things in UK. Bachmann, Graham Farish and Hornby all produce catalogues that retail around the 5 pound mark many people collect them. I remember being in a model shop the day after the Bachmann ones arrived, they had about 30 of them, a couple of weeks later had sold out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishar Creel Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 At the moment we have the following planned and slotted into production for the next 3-6 months .... MK3 buffet RFM (HST) Virgin Blue / Grey FGW I/C Swallow I/C Executive Grand Central .... Hope that helps cheers Dave When will you be scheduling the Loco Hauled RFMs? Thanks in advance PC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hi PC, Indent have a date yet but we should have them around November. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishar Creel Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thanks Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The new '00' signals (not my words!) to be released in March look interesting. Listed as LMS and GWR types, the GW lower quadrant arms look long enough to be used for other pre-group companies signals. I hope the range expands into a junction bracket signal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted March 8, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2012 Any chance of these new Mk 3 coaches and associated HST being available in OO? I need to replace my Lima FGW Merlin livery ! - Just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 So what's happened to the much promised WSMR catering vehicle ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Bachmann, Graham Farish and Hornby all produce catalogues that retail around the 5 pound mark many people collect them. I remember being in a model shop the day after the Bachmann ones arrived, they had about 30 of them, a couple of weeks later had sold out. The big glossy catalogues lose something in electronic form because you've got a big size/quality tradeoff. Ditto if you turn them into ebooks. I'll stick to the PDF but I can see why some folks prefer them as paper 'train porn' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted March 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2012 So what's happened to the much promised WSMR catering vehicle ? It is on Dave's list in one of the twin packs. Cheers, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2012 It is on Dave's list in one of the twin packs. Cheers, Mike I have been pestering him aswell for these! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 It is on Dave's list in one of the twin packs. Cheers, Mike Ah missed that.. excellent and the twin pack coach is an added bonus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 7013 Posted March 12, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2012 When do we expect the 2012 catalogue/announcements or have I missed it somewhere in the pages? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hi 7013, The catalogue is delayed until April due to the work load in putting it together (up from 32 odd pages to 120+ pages), so please bare with us. However At the Ally Pally show in under 2 weeks time we will announce a few things that should interest modellers, however this wont be the full list of new items as thats what the catalogue is for cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hopefully also the new announcements will come out on here for those of us that can't/won't go to Ally Pally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 "so please bare with with us." I hope Boris doesn't see that bit! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 7013 Posted March 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thanks Dave, With the Class 41 and 52 in the offing and those superb signals we are being served well by Dapol even before any announcements Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
valeofyork Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 When is the crosscountry HST likely to appear? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstaf Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hi Dave, Any chance of the MK3s in O gauge? Cheers Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Any chance of the MK3s in O gauge? Or Mk 1's or Mk 2's If they could be churned out at a reasonable price (and I'm not talking the £250 each of the current offerings) in a variety of liveries then I'm sure they would sell very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstaf Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Or Mk 1's or Mk 2's If they could be churned out at a reasonable price (and I'm not talking the £250 each of the current offerings) in a variety of liveries then I'm sure they would sell very well. Naaah, leave them out as there are dozens of kits of all sorts of qualities around. The MK3 is untouched bar one awkward to construct on not hugely accurate kit. Cheers Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Naaah, leave them out as there are dozens of kits of all sorts of qualities around. The MK3 is untouched bar one awkward to construct on not hugely accurate kit. Cheers Tom A lot more MK1's & MK2's would sell though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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