Jack P Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The staff at Dapol HQ were very tight lipped about a release date of the B4 only to say it was imminent. I hate to be the one to bump a topic after such a long spell. But does anyone have any news? Imminent seems not so, as just over two months on, nothing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndg910 Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Their forthcoming arrival was recorded on the Gaugemaster published list last month which usually suggests arrival in 6-8 weeks. Or at least that was the timescale for the GW railcars once listed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 ....... might arrive before the road van then ..................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KymN Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) A lovely email from Dapol suggests that the B4 - or at least one version of it - is just a week away. I'll let Dapol tell us for sure, but it is so nice to get a response to a query when others can't even update their updates. Edited May 9, 2018 by KymN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 A may/june Dapol release list put out by some retailers did not show any B4s but the class 22s were there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KymN Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 - is just a week away. Just got a second email to say that it will be end of month at the earliest. Disappointing, but wonderful customer service from Andrea at the Collectors Club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just got a second email to say that it will be end of month at the earliest. Disappointing, but wonderful customer service from Andrea at the Collectors Club. The End of the World month is Nigh ...........either the B4s are on the dockside ( hopefully not feeling too much at home ) or they're still on the boat - somewhere - heading in this direction ......................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold John B Posted May 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2018 A lovely email from Dapol suggests that the B4 - or at least one version of it - is just a week away. I'll let Dapol tell us for sure, but it is so nice to get a response to a query when others can't even update their updates. Lucky you. Several months later they've still not bothered to acknowledge or reply to my emails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Wonderful. I do have one on pre-order. I find I am building up a new collection of very small Southern locomotives. My only excuse is that I imagine they were tried out (and probably found wanting) on the Wenford line to replace the Beattie Well Tanks. Now if they would only come with a pre-installed keep alive capacitor option they might actually see some useful work on the current vision of my 2 X 11 shunting plank. Next, I guess, will be a Terrier but none are being offered in WW 2 Wartime black. That usually means I have to buy an early BR version, remove the nationalization markings and re-decorate with an appropriate SOUTHERN identity. I know there were no B4's being offered that I could appropriately reset their time but they do look "cute" in Maunsell sage green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) Gents, If I may butt into your forum to ask a question on B4 livery. I have just finished building a 7mm model with the original cutaway cab. It was part built when I got it with the early cab already fitted. So, If my internet research is valid, none of these original cab versions reached BR ownership. The internet also stated that the filled in cabs were fitted during the war to hide the glow from fire boxes! I take that with a pinch of salt as there are photographs taken in the '30's showing filled in cabs. My question is, can I paint my version, cutaway cab, in plain black with yellow SOUTHERN and the number below on the tank side and which number would be appropriate? Or, what would be the latest livery in Southern days, I could get away with, with the early cab? As you will gather I am not a Southern expert! I look forward to your responses. Kind regards Sandy PS probably easier to PM me. Edited May 24, 2018 by Sandy Harper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium stephennicholson Posted May 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2018 A lovely email from Dapol suggests that the B4 - or at least one version of it - is just a week away. I'll let Dapol tell us for sure, but it is so nice to get a response to a query when others can't even update their updates. In reply to my question specifically about the club model: "The B4’s are due into us by the end of this month and will be despatched to you as soon as we can after that." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Just tried to order one from Gaugemaster, all sold out, what happened to the ones that where on the Dapol site?. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 The silence is deafening .......... shhhhhhhhhh ..................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2018 Just tried to order one from Gaugemaster, all sold out, what happened to the ones that where on the Dapol site?. Hi Darren Kernow MC have them available for pre-order http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Unless you want the preserved Normandy or the Southern Railway no.88, but Rails & Hattons (plus possibly others I haven't looked at) currently have them available for pre-order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted May 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2018 Just tried to order one from Gaugemaster, all sold out, what happened to the ones that where on the Dapol site?. A possible reason for that is that Gaugemaster handles Dapol distribution to the retail trade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonetown Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Good news: They seem to have arrived at Hattons. My order got progressed and they replaced the product photos from Dapol with their own ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted May 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) From Dapol's FB page Edited May 31, 2018 by Tim Dubya 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted May 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2018 Ah, should soon find out if I preordered one zillions of years ago..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 From Dapol's FB page B4s Arrived.jpg Still no decent shots of the cab rear? Hard, then, to reach a conclusion regarding the holes where holes should be, or pimples where holes should be, or pimples where holes shouldn't be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Still no decent shots of the cab rear? Hard, then, to reach a conclusion regarding the holes where holes should be, or pimples where holes should be, or pimples where holes shouldn't be! Hattons have shots up from all sides. Interestingly, they processed the order for one of mine but not the other. Limited stock issue??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) Hattons have shots up from all sides. Interestingly, they processed the order for one of mine but not the other. Limited stock issue??? Thanks! I did not see the pictures Tim linked to because, though it turns out I do have a Facetube account, though I lost the will to live when presented with the GDPR pages, so did not bother to log on! EDIT, I have now checked out the Hattons site. Hmm, what is it with desire to add otiose rivets? We had this with the Dean Goods. There appears to be a row of pimples on the arc of the cab rear sheet. I don't think that's right. What there should be is a row of ventilation holes. The holes, though, should be a bit higher than the fictitious pimples. This I conclude from the fact that the pimples conflict with the lining on the lined example. The holes, evidence of which I cannot see, should be above the lining. If it were just a question of the fastidious drilling the holes, that wouldn't be so bad, but cutting off the pimples would spoil the lining. Easier to correct for the plain black liveries. Same might be said of the boiler band position, of course. I do struggle, though, to find a decent prototype view of the back of one of these wee beasties. Could anyone oblige? Edited May 31, 2018 by Edwardian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Still no decent shots of the cab rear? Hard, then, to reach a conclusion regarding the holes where holes should be, or pimples where holes should be, or pimples where holes shouldn't be! absolutely rivetting ....... I guess you can count on that .............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 absolutely rivetting ....... I guess you can count on that .............. Then you'd be holely wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Then you'd be holely wrong! Holy or not, my prayers have been answered and 30089 has just been picked ............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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