HealeyMills Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I have just managed to pick up a couple of the new CCTs from Dapol. Very pleased with them too, but I wondered why nobody else has mentioned them here.... have I missed something? I did look through the Dapol section and couldn't see another thread. The crazy thing is that I only found these wonderful little gems by accident in my local shop (Arcadia) and having looked closely at them can't believe how detailed they are. Having just looked through Dave's 'latest released' thread I see they were released on 8 Jan this year, to quote Dave: "4 x different Decorations of CCT vans (please note these are with revised tooling so have close coupling, NEM pockets and flush glazing)" Some piccies to follow I hope. Cheers Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas G Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 It's odd that they don't seem to have done a version in British Railways green this time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted February 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2013 Not seen one "in the flesh" yet. But definitely on the purchase list - minimum of three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Well here we go, a few piccies of the CCT. A really nice model: Cheers Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 One for DapolDave - have you got a photograph of the prototype for the blue van? I've not seen lettering like it or arrow on one before. Pix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi Pix, I don't personally as the artwork was reduced from a OO version we made, and that is Kevin's domain.if you want to mail him directly at. Keving@Dapol.co.uk with that question I'm sure he'll have an answer for you. I'd do it myself but I'm flitting about Monday / Tuesday and cannot guarantee an expedient answer. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Marvellous - cheers Dave, I'll drop Kevin a line. Pix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted February 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2013 Are there any plans to do this in either BR early '50s carmine or BR southern green? Best wishes, Alastair M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi Alastair, Yes and yes in subsequent runs. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted February 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks Dave. best wishes Alastair M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 One for DapolDave - have you got a photograph of the prototype for the blue van? I've not seen lettering like it or arrow on one before. Pix Probably because they were always so filthy as to be indistinguishable... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1059 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Probably because they were always so filthy as to be indistinguishable... From memory, the lettering and arrows look identical to the old Dublo/Wrenn OO model that kickstarted Dapol into N some years ago - looks like the artwork got carried over to the retooled model. Is there an S suffix on the number ? I can't make it out in the photos. Suffixes on NPCCS vehicles were abandoned around (very roughly) the time BR blue was introduced. As you say, most NPCCS stock, and especially wooden bodied CCTs and PMVs were so indescribably filthy most of the time that seeing any markings was a challenge. STEVE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlethorpe Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 From memory, the lettering and arrows look identical to the old Dublo/Wrenn OO model that kickstarted Dapol into N some years ago - looks like the artwork got carried over to the retooled model. Is there an S suffix on the number ? I can't make it out in the photos. Suffixes on NPCCS vehicles were abandoned around (very roughly) the time BR blue was introduced. As you say, most NPCCS stock, and especially wooden bodied CCTs and PMVs were so indescribably filthy most of the time that seeing any markings was a challenge. STEVE The Dapol website shows the Running Number as S2514S. I'm no expert on SR CCTs but i think that this number would have appeared on one of the plywood-bodied variants. The Dapol website also shows a model in BR Red & BR Maroon. My understanding is that these never appeared in BR Maroon but I could be wrong. Both of these models have a running number in the M527xxx series which I believe would only apply to LMR wagons and they should be numbered in the Sxxxx series. It must be just as easy to print a correct running number on a model as it is an incorrect one. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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