RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted November 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2015 The thing is this, it's ok having a master like Mercig have produced, it's having the factory and the ability within the factory to reproduce this weathering faithfully. Luckily i have just that, and i feel it's so much better than the generic and inferior 'single pass' of the airbrush in a single colour, so often fobbed off as weathering. In your "other life" with Dapol,I recall the Kernow Silver Bullet slurry tanks and the Class 52 .These were and remain the best factory weathered models on the market.I take it that this is the pedigree? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 In your "other life" with Dapol,I recall the Kernow Silver Bullet slurry tanks and the Class 52 .These were and remain the best factory weathered models on the market.I take it that this is the pedigree? Hi Ian, Yes you are correct, i'm pleased to say that Mercig are, apart from their own individual masterpiece commissions, exclusive to DJModels now and as such anything i produce to be weathered will get the Mercig treatment followed by the same factory treatment. cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dominion Posted November 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dave, will weathered versions only be available through Hattons ? None of the main range OO options (5 i think?) are weathered are they ? Thanks, Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dave, will weathered versions only be available through Hattons ? None of the main range OO options (5 i think?) are weathered are they ? Thanks, Tom Hi mate, Weathered ones from Hattons only at the moment. this may change on second or third runs. cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbe Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dave, can you describe the axle arrangement? Is it one solid axle, or is it like the O2? Quentin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOgaugeJaf Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 http://www.mremag.com/index.php/news/470-weatheredj94. Weathered sample looks superb and looking forward to their release Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnought05 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 That looks absolutely brilliant, really stunning weathering. Dave, you make it so easy to give you my money! Will the O version get the same treatment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The J94 looks superb Dave and the time taken getting it to this standard was certainly worthwhile. The quality of weathering then adds to it, so hard to get right but it looks spot on to me. It certainly whets the appetite for your forthcoming N Gauge models. Regards Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2015 Has to be best factory weathering ever! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hi everyone, Just to let you all know that I have, today, sent J94 order forms out to all DJMmodels stockists (A list of stockists appears on my web site). This order form is current for 30 days from Monday to allow stockists to send them into me either by e-mail or snail mail. Please be advised that I have noted on the form that I will only produce what is ordered plus a few spares and as such I cannot and will not guarantee extra production after this date for stockists who do not return their forms on time. Production has been promised before Chinese New Year so I expect the models around March 2016. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted November 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2015 Great news dave, will you be contacting those of us who ordered direct to confirm our orders? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Great news dave, will you be contacting those of us who ordered direct to confirm our orders? Hi, Your orders were confirmed automatically when you ordered, so no I won't be unless asked individually. I have a big list and this will be a work through list when the locos arrive, contacting customers and offering the chance to upgrade the 'expression of interest' to a sale and taking credit card details etc. This will possibly be done by Kernow as the distributor to both stockists and direct customers alike. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zunnan Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 A few tweaks here and there and 68012 will be a cracker. Oval buffers and a slightly lighter weight for the numbers and she'll be spot on! I wonder who'll be the first to model the dented dome she sported on those last charters over the C&HPR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 A few tweaks here and there and 68012 will be a cracker. Oval buffers and a slightly lighter weight for the numbers and she'll be spot on! Sort of like this. Class J94 0-6-0ST No 68012 by John Evans, on Flickr P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Dave, having seen one of the prototypes at C&Ms in Carlisle I'm suitably impressed. Admittedly as an EM modeller I'll need to convert her. Is this something you would factor into future design processes? Admittedly it's something of a niche interest! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 After looking at the pic of 68012 above I hope the model doesn't have the circular windows , as the pic shows it with the Slim windows. This is confirmed in some of the pictures to be seen in the link. The same applies to 68006. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zunnan Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Sort of like this. Class J94 0-6-0ST No 68012 by John Evans, on Flickr P Precisely! Assuming that this model is an EP I'd guess a generic model has been used for the livery, hence the round buffers and redundant holes in the bufferbeams plus the missing steps. The overall feel of the model is right on the mark, a few prototype specific nuances to add into the mix before production (and relatively easy to add if they're omitted too) but otherwise I never thought I'd find myself 'ooohing and aaahing' at photos of a 00 J94, especially one in BR livery! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Agreed. Picking one of the C&HP Austerities as a sample model will always be fraught with ifs and buts dependent on the exact time period they are meant to depict. As an instance: when they were returned to Darlington works for overhaul the coal space extensions were restored only for them to be removed again immediately on their return to the Peak District. Regarding the buffers, it's the whole body and head that needs to replaced but I'm sureDJM is aware of that as there is photos of the oval buffers in the Hattons Reference pictures on Flickr @: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128725597@N04/galleries/72157649287624726/#photo_6692060453 Or you could model it as shown below with the oval buffers on the running plate. LNER. Riddles "J94" class' 0-6-0ST No. 68012. by Ron Bowyer, on Flickr To my eye one problem is the lack of gap between the top of the saddle tank and the bottom of the chimney as clearly seen in the pic in post #191 but hey ho, that's me in pedantry mode. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hi Dave, Possibly a bit premature, but..... By your estimation, what size Kadee will I need for this steed? Many thanks, Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnst Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The gap between the chimney and the tank is because the chimney casting is fitted snug to the smokebox not the tank. The gap between the chimney and the tank is because the chimney casting is fitted snug to the smokebox not the tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnst Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The photos of 68012 from Hattons show a few errors/ommisions ie: no cab doors-all BR J94's had them fitted early on. No fire iron stanchions in front of the cab on the drivers side.No centre steps under the footplate. I hope the cab doors will be fitted to the production run models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trains4U Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Perhaps a bit late to the party (fashionably late, I like to think ), but I've put my order in... And for the O gauge J94s as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 And for the O gauge J94s as well! I am holding on for the 0 Gauge version - if it is anything like the emerging 00 model in terms of quality (and I am sure it will be) then we are in for a huge treat and it will be worth every second of the wait!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hi Dave, Possibly a bit premature, but..... By your estimation, what size Kadee will I need for this steed? Many thanks, Ian If you don’t mind my sticking my nose in, it depends in part on the curves of your layout. I keep a small stock of all four lengths of fishtail Kadees and try them one at a time, starting with the shortest, until I find the closest coupling which doesn’t cause derailments. (Edited for spelling.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltonpieman Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Dave I have been trying to find out about the livery of the OO model 005. Is it a late British Railways crest on it? I want to place an order but can get NO reply from you elsewhere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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