Chris Higgs Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I beg to differ. My blue Class 22 runs better than it looks. OK, perhaps I should of not said "looks good". Reproduces the prototype accurately rather. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 OK, perhaps I should of not said "looks good". Reproduces the prototype accurately rather. I’ll go long with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdChap Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 This was on display today at Ally Pally, with a further two bodyshells at the bottom of the display cabinet. I have attached a photo in case it is useful to anyone. Edwin C. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That's a stunning model...Getting one surely!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Looking very good. Dare I ask if there is any further progress towards the production run (hopefully later this year), or is this model still very much at the testing and development stage? Painted samples are expected soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Thanks for your reply. Will look forward to seeing these painted samples. Though it begs one question...How soon is soon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Pedro32 Posted September 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2016 It's probably worthwhile keeping an eye on the Dapol digest as some art work was outlined some months back. https://digest.Dapol.co.uk/forum/main-forum/class-121-122-aa/project-managers-blog Cheers Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig1989 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 How much will these be when they are released? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Pedro32 Posted October 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) Hand built decorated samples have arrived with Dapol, though they suggest more pictures will be posted in due course... https://digest.Dapol.co.uk/album/3455-decorated-samples-class-122 Edited October 28, 2016 by Pedro32 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Wow - this thread has been going for 4 years! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) Hattons has theirs on their website, although they mention the yellow ends are the wrong colour so need to be tweaked. Edited October 28, 2016 by thebritfarmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 A few more photos on twitter... https://twitter.com/HattonsModels/status/792021350839967744 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I can't believe I've been looking forward to this model for 4 years! Time has flown by! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 ...although they mention the yellow ends are the wrong colour... No surprises there then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 No surprises there then! Yes it seems whatever yellow specified another gets used. Having now found 5 allowable yellows let alone depots messing about it is more than a minefield -add in old colour pics and equally faded memories plus faded paint and scale colour arguments the right yellow is a bit hard to tie down. But I think it is good that views are on show. Certainly all new work and not a simple up scale of N versions, so many photos to check and tie down pics to painted number is such fun (sometimes!) well 4 years flies by but hopefully not much longer in the bigger picture Robert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 I can't believe I've been looking forward to this model for 4 years! Time has flown by! Just hope it won't be another four before we get the DTS to go with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 More importantly, the green with whiskers appears to be the same shade as the green on the yellow panel version. I don't recall any Gloucesters in dark green with whiskers. They were delivered in light green ('malachite' as Brian Haresnape called it) and only received dark green when they were shopped and appeared with yellow panels. Or am I wrong? (CJL) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 More importantly, the green with whiskers appears to be the same shade as the green on the yellow panel version. I don't recall any Gloucesters in dark green with whiskers. They were delivered in light green ('malachite' as Brian Haresnape called it) and only received dark green when they were shopped and appeared with yellow panels. Or am I wrong? (CJL) My memory suggests that you are right - in fact I even suspect that some received yellow panels before being repainted in dark green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Or am I wrong? Hesitate to disagree with two such notables but think you might be. As far as I'm aware those units the were finished in light green had whiskers but no lining. I've never seen a clearly identified photo that would contradict that. (Some dark green units has whiskers but no lining) Every pic of a 121/122 I have shows lining. I'll await elucidation :-) As an aside are the green ones going to have full diameter oleo buffers ? Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 Hesitate to disagree with two such notables but think you might be. As far as I'm aware those units the were finished in light green had whiskers but no lining. I've never seen a clearly identified photo that would contradict that. (Some dark green units has whiskers but no lining) Every pic of a 121/122 I have shows lining. I'll await elucidation :-) As an aside are the green ones going to have full diameter oleo buffers ? Stu There's a Works picture on the Railcar Association site showng a 122 lined out and with whiskers. http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-122/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Overall I'm looking forward to the release of this model. Roof runs look a bit overdone to me and the glazing is awful. Other than that it looks good to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 Overall the models are looking quite nice, but the seat backs need to go higher up. And is the lining on the green livery a little thick? Regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 There's a Works picture on the Railcar Association site showng a 122 lined out and with whiskers Quite, but there's no indication which green, light or dark, it's finished in. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 There's a Works picture on the Railcar Association site showng a 122 lined out and with whiskers. http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-122/ W55000 is illustrated in Brian Haresnape's dmu volume as delivered - fully lined out as in the link posted by 'The SignalEngineer'. It's an awfully long time ago and I never saw all of the Gloucester SPCs but the ones we had on the branch were definitely lined out as per that illustration. The only units I can recall arriving new to the London Division unlined were the early deliveries of the Pressed Steel 3 car sets, all the Pressed Steel SPCs came fully lined and of course all were in the standard darker green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted October 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2016 W55000 ex works from colourrail.com http://www.colourrail.com/api/image/medium/7002e897-a2d6-4fcc-8889-d8d14d944074 I think all of the pictures I have seen for the Class 122 were lined. Other classes were a different story. Class 116 on our routes seemed to be unlined from new, but I have seen pictures of two unlined driving cars with a lined trailer between. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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