lochlongside Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hi, sorry for the late reply, i've been away for a few days. when you pre-order your 92's via my web site i get a notification from the website. Sometimes, due to a glitch, you wont. The invoice details are then fed into paypal and an invoice sent to both the orderer and myself as a check and balance. Once paid, you get moved to the 'deposit paid' section of my system to await the progress and another invoice for the 50% balance invoice sending. Once CNY is over, so about 2 weeks i will invoice the 50% balance deposit invoice to everyone, as i understand metal cutting will start within a few weeks of then once the tool has been laid out in both N and OO gauge models. (this should take in total around 2 months) Once a first EP in either gauge is produced and accepted (assuming that no problems are found in the model) then i will invoice you all for the remaining 50% balance and postage for the model / models. The rest of the step is roughly a month to 6 weeks for 2nd EP, then about 4-6 weeks for painted samples and then about 6 weeks production and 6 weeks transportation to the UK, then about a week to get sent out to you all. So the time frame is quite compact now, and about to start rolling quite quickly as soon as CNY is over. Hope this helps? cheers Dave Good day Dave, thanks very much - financial timescale /stages of payment explanation etc make sense and fine with me -apologies I hadn't picked up on the checking bit of the process I got the paypal request about 90 mins ago - (so I am another happy customer and will respond shortly) Going on the above info and subject to the massive caveat for all projects if everything goes reasonably to plan - and allowing for collection of monies then we could be talking about delivery somewhere between Oct and Dec this year - which sounds good to me. Being a pessimist for a moment if a number drop out and as a result project becomes marginal would there be an option for the remaining "buyers" to take up the slack to keep to project going ??. I would certainly be prepared to consider it if that situation occurred even though I have set myself an initial limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hi mate, I would hope that those who invest realise that this is a project in 2 gauges that is going ahead. There will be more announcements as things go along in both gauges too which will be exclusive to N and OO gauge crowdfunders, and a competition as well for a lucky winner or 3. however circumstances change, and i accept that, but a few leaving either way wont matter i'm sure. cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Wallgate OO Gauge Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Did I hear a competition!!!! Count me in (even though I've never ever won anything ever hahaha) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Could we have some details on this competition please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Could we have some details on this competition please! Hi Ben, No sorry, but it will be rather good, but I need to finish crossing the t's and dotting the I'd first, and please remember that it's only open to those who have crowdfunded the N and OO gauge 92. Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelpara Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hi Ben, No sorry, but it will be rather good, but I need to finish crossing the t's and dotting the I'd first, and please remember that it's only open to those who have crowdfunded the N and OO gauge 92. Cheers Dave Any provisional closing date as I am a tad short of funds for deposits atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc2016 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hi Dave, I have watched videos of the Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 on Youtube and noticed at sometimes the headlight is on and others time it isn't so was wondering will this be controllable on the OO gauge model. Thanks, Samuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Any provisional closing date as I am a tad short of funds for deposits atm Hi mate, Like you there are many others that are a tad brassic at the moment so I'm keeping the project open for sign ups until the end of the last day in February. This allows anyone interested to (hopefully) get over Christmas and the 5 week January which I know from experience can be a problem. Why is there always too much month left at the end of the money? However, please be advised that deposits for tooling will be due in March too, to get the model started in earnest. Cheers Dave Hi Dave, I have watched videos of the Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 on Youtube and noticed at sometimes the headlight is on and others time it isn't so was wondering will this be controllable on the OO gauge model. Thanks, Samuel. Hi Samuel, Yes I'm trying to get that controllable, either by switch or DCC if possible. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelpara Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hi mate, Like you there are many others that are a tad brassic at the moment so I'm keeping the project open for sign ups until the end of the last day in February. This allows anyone interested to (hopefully) get over Christmas and the 5 week January which I know from experience can be a problem. Why is there always too much month left at the end of the money? However, please be advised that deposits for tooling will be due in March too, to get the model started in earnest. Cheers Dave Hi Samuel, Yes I'm trying to get that controllable, either by switch or DCC if possible. Cheers Dave That answers my PM cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 N and OO gauge Class 92 Crowdfunded models DJModels have been approached by some customers who have ‘pre ordered’ these models in both gauges to extend the ‘cut off’ date for deposits due to the long January and Christmas coming so close to the cut off date, not helping them with their cash flow. With this in mind I will be extending the cut off date for these models by a month, and the new closing date will be Sunday (midnight) 5th of March. Reminders will also be sent out to those that may have forgotten this project. It also leaves new orders available for those that didn’t know these models were going ahead. As an update on both projects, the final cad/cam is due as soon as Chinese New Year is over and I will be authorising tooling immediately after that date. With this in mind the 50% tooling deposit invoice will be sent to all crowdfunders before or on the 6th of March. Dave Jones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium amwells Posted February 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2017 Gulp! really looking forward to these. Dave, earlier you showed a little bar chart (no numbers) that showed how popular each livery was. Just wondered if the trend was still similar? Also will these be certificated for crowd funders (like I think the 71 is planned to be?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Hi mate, Yes to the certificate but they won't be individually numbered as in truth I think that doesn't work, as unless I go out and number each one as they come of the production line, no one could say what was 1st, 2nd etc. Leaders are close....Caledonian, DBS and GBRF with the others very close behind apart from un-numbers which is last in both scales by a considerable margin but will still go ahead anyway. Be interesting to see what the next 4 weeks brings in the extended deadline. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Just ordered 92016 and 92032, hope to see more updates on this soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Just ordered 92016 and 92032, hope to see more updates on this soon... Sooner than you think mate. I think around 3pm today I should be posting something. ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hawkins Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Sooner than you think mate. I think around 3pm today I should be posting something. ;-) Any up date on the class 71's please Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Sooner than you think mate. I think around 3pm today I should be posting something. ;-) I'm excited, thanks for the quick response, will it be posted here or on your webpage? Edited February 13, 2017 by bensanchez43310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) I'm excited, thanks for the quick response, will it be posted here or on your webpage? I am guessing here as the DJ Models website is slow to be update, so are threads like these. Will check at 4pm Edited February 13, 2017 by MGR Hooper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hi everyone, Sorry about the delay, as i needed to go through the cad/cams and check, and recheck. I must say it's looking good......except for 1 area of concern that's reared it's head, and makes the cad/cam look, in my eyes, awful. It's one of those changes where the engineer has altered whats' required but it has snowballed onto 2 other areas that make the loco wrong on just so many levels. I'm afraid i wont publish them here, as i truly could not stand to see them 'out there' for you. So i've written a comprehensive snagging list for this problem, complete with very close up high res pictures, pretty arrows with legends saying 'NO' here and there, and suggesting that the alterations get done immediately. I beg your patience for a couple of more days while it gets ironed out, and i'll post an update to both gauges by Friday PM when i'm hoping to formally announce tooling to commence in both gauges. Apologies Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hi everyone, Sorry about the delay, as i needed to go through the cad/cams and check, and recheck. I must say it's looking good......except for 1 area of concern that's reared it's head, and makes the cad/cam look, in my eyes, awful. It's one of those changes where the engineer has altered whats' required but it has snowballed onto 2 other areas that make the loco wrong on just so many levels. I'm afraid i wont publish them here, as i truly could not stand to see them 'out there' for you. So i've written a comprehensive snagging list for this problem, complete with very close up high res pictures, pretty arrows with legends saying 'NO' here and there, and suggesting that the alterations get done immediately. I beg your patience for a couple of more days while it gets ironed out, and i'll post an update to both gauges by Friday PM when i'm hoping to formally announce tooling to commence in both gauges. Apologies Dave No problem here, as long as its for the best of the modeller receiving the model I'm sure everyone will appreciate these problems being ironed out to allow the most accurate results with the 92. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Any up date on the class 71's please Dave. Wrong topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium amwells Posted February 14, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2017 Please don't rush it Dave, appreciate that the latest issue is annying / frustrating to you, but this should be the definitive 92 and so a little longer won't harm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Any more progress dave? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Any more progress dave? Ben Nothing today but they understand the issue and I hope for something really very soon.Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensanchez43310 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Nothing today but they understand the issue and I hope for something really very soon. Cheers Dave Good stuff to know Dave! really looking forward to tracking the progress of this. Two questions still remain and I am wondering if one has already been answered, so apologies if it has, but: 1) After the cut off date which is 05/03/2017, if you have ordered a 92, will it be possible to order another down the line before production? 2) are the pantographs going to sit high like the Hornby example or will there be a method of adjusting it for a lower ride height? Cheers, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox321 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On the subject of specification - what will be included with the un-numbered version? Will it have a set of etched arrows and channel tunnel logos? Likewise any transfers for logos such SNCF/EPS, Locomotive Numbers and any Names? Thanks, C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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