John Urquhart Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) A RTR model of 66779 has been anticipated since the prototype was unwrapped and so I was a little excited by today's Model Rail magazine which announced that Dapol Collectors' Club were offering it for £85, plus membership. The article appears to encourage contacting Dapol but - guess what - the Dapol site has nothing whatsoever about the model. The MR article further refers to the running number as 66799 which will be no use in a web search because, of course, the TOPS number is 66779, and, in another bit of unforgiveably poor journalism, does not identify the scale of the model. The only reason I can think of for joining the club would be to have access to the model, but I am not parting with £25 only to discover what I suspect from the price, which is that it is an N scale model - I model in 00. So, sloppy journalism, what is it? Edited December 12, 2016 by John Urquhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium steam-driven boy Posted December 12, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi, It is most certainly N. Somewhat amis perhaps, but since Dapol don't do a 66 in OO I would suggest it's an understandable error of omission on MR's part. Given that it's the season of good will "...and all that swaddling..." I think we can be a touch relaxed about it. The non-member topic on the Dapol Digest can be found here: https://digest.Dapol.co.uk/forum/n-gauge-models/diesel/class-66/659-66779-evening-star HTH Regards, Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Guess what - the Dapol site has nothing whatsoever about the model. The MR article further refers to the running number as 66799 which will be no use in a web search because, of course, the TOPS number is 66779, and, in another bit of unforgiveably poor journalism, does not identify the scale of the model. The only reason I can think of for joining the club would be to have access to the model, but I am not parting with £25 only to discover what I suspect from the price, which is that it is an N scale model - I model in 00. So, sloppy journalism, what is it? It's a Collector's Club model and those who are members of the collector's Club have been informed first. I see no reason as to why they must instantly put it up. Those who are part of the club were made aware of it via the Dapol Digest. So saying that the Dapol site has nothing about it is untrue. I am sure you can let a little typo go by...Those who know better will easily know what the correct number is and I don't see why they have to mention the scale. Dapol produce a Class 66 in N gauge and have not announced or shown interest in doing a Class 66 in OO gauge. Unfortunately I don't see sloppy journalism, just a small print error which is easily forgiven. I see it more like a thread on RMweb just to stir up some noise. Afterall your signature says "Mean well, speak well and do well". Let us apply that here. Edited December 12, 2016 by MGR Hooper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 A RTR model of 66779 has been anticipated since the prototype was unwrapped and so I was a little excited by today's Model Rail magazine which announced that Dapol Collectors' Club were offering it for £85, plus membership. The article appears to encourage contacting Dapol but - guess what - the Dapol site has nothing whatsoever about the model. The MR article further refers to the running number as 66799 which will be no use in a web search because, of course, the TOPS number is 66779, and, in another bit of unforgiveably poor journalism, does not identify the scale of the model. The only reason I can think of for joining the club would be to have access to the model, but I am not parting with £25 only to discover what I suspect from the price, which is that it is an N scale model - I model in 00. So, sloppy journalism, what is it? Sloppy journalism? Well you are clearly the judge of that and it's 'encouraging to see that you haven't let Seasonal goodwill get in your way. In fact two people produced 18pp of news in one working day, immediately following a working weekend at the Warley show, so they might just being excused for not ticking every box. In fact, it's an 'N' gauge model because Dapol doesn't make a 66 in any other scale. Happy Christmas! (CJL) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Urquhart Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 I am suitably censured for my earlier intemperate remarks which, now I re-read them, make me more than a little embarrassed. Sincere apologies to CJL and others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I am suitably censured for my earlier intemperate remarks which, now I re-read them, make me more than a little embarrassed. Sincere apologies to CJL and others. No probs. (CJL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium steam-driven boy Posted June 2, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 2, 2017 Hi, Arrived today, running in on rolling road - usual dodgy snappery... This had better be my last 66, somehow total now at 26 inc. 4 dummy, although if the LT66s are ever done in N... Regards, Gerry. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted June 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2017 If you are still interested John, Bachmann are releasing a standard range model this year, as well as Locomotion Models gloss special edition model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted June 18, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2017 Hi Mine arrived to day and its brilliant!! Robert Would love to see some pics Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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