Bartb Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 MarcD.... I have 6 Terriers and will buy some more, but I want some coaches to go with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartb Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Was there any news of Stroudley coaches at Kettering today ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted March 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2022 Dapol stand was heaving for most of the day, so didn’t get a chance to ask, but they did have a livery sample in the display cabinet: 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted March 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2022 I did examine the sample coach, the livery is well executed and chassis has beam compensation. Delivery of first batch apparently expected May, being made in China. The class 66 EP was very impressive. A J94 was announced and Tower had a new batch of steam era Conflats with containers. Dava 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted March 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2022 41 minutes ago, Dava said: I did examine the sample coach, the livery is well executed and chassis has beam compensation. Delivery of first batch apparently expected May, being made in China. The class 66 EP was very impressive. A J94 was announced and Tower had a new batch of steam era Conflats with containers. Dava Did you get any images of the 66? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartb Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Quote Dapol stand was heaving for most of the day, so didn’t get a chance to ask, but they did have a livery sample in the display cabinet: NeilHB Thank you NeilHB for posting a photo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartb Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Here we are 5 months later and still no news on these coaches. Please Dapol let us know what is happening. 🤔 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted September 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2022 Any update at Stafford regarding these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted September 4, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2022 Hi Ray, none of these were on display today. So no news, as far as I know. Cheers, Ade. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I did manage to have word at brake down and I was told their are in production and will be available shortly. Not overly helpfull but for me its no longer an issue as I don't have a layout to run them on. Marc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianmaccormac Posted September 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Richard mentioned these were in production at the time of the show. They are being painted out in China as the mahogany livery is very complex. Once those are out, the tooling will come to Chirk and the rest will be completely made there. Looking forward to them. Cheers, Ian Edited September 7, 2022 by ianmaccormac 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted September 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2022 Sounds like they're still a couple of months away if we presume they'll come by sea. Let's hope the container isn't delayed en route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Due November / December according to the latest mailshot from Rails of Sheffield 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Which year? Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted November 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2022 The Rails advert still shows the unpainted EPs not the mahogany finish coaches. Its been a long wait and over £100 per coach, Dapol ain’t cheap anymore. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Dava said: The Rails advert still shows the unpainted EPs not the mahogany finish coaches. Its been a long wait and over £100 per coach, Compared to what though? Ellis Clark bogie coaches are £230, Dapol mk1’s around £200. Slaters GWR 4 Wheeled 3rd-Class Coach kit £86.50. 6 hours ago, Dava said: Dapol ain’t cheap anymore. Dava Dapol have been selling the brake vans with simpler detail and paint for £70-75 for the last few years so is £30 - 40 for a larger moulding, more paint processes and a few years inflation that unreasonable? That Slaters kit of a similar prototype would be at least £200 - £300 from a professional builder and a good mahogany paint job would push that up more. Edited November 17, 2022 by PaulRhB 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Tower models have updated their listing:- Quote Dapol announced the production of the Stroudley 4 wheel coaches back in the beginning of 2019 and we have finally had some details of this project which is being produced here in the UK and should hopefuly be released hopefully in 2023. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted November 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2022 11 hours ago, PaulRhB said: Compared to what though? Ellis Clark bogie coaches are £230, Dapol mk1’s around £200. Slaters GWR 4 Wheeled 3rd-Class Coach kit £86.50. Dapol have been selling the brake vans with simpler detail and paint for £70-75 for the last few years so is £30 - 40 for a larger moulding, more paint processes and a few years inflation that unreasonable? That Slaters kit of a similar prototype would be at least £200 - £300 from a professional builder and a good mahogany paint job would push that up more. It’s an observation. They are probably very good models if you want around 3 of them. My modelling interests have changed in the several years since they were announced and I won’t be preordering . I may pick up one or two later. We can all understand the cost pressures on manufacturers, they affect us as buyers too. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 When they announced the coaches I had a 30ft long LBSCR layout. Now I have a industrial/goods only micro so coaches are a bit surplus to requirement. Marc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted November 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Dava said: We can all understand the cost pressures on manufacturers, they affect us as buyers too And also the middle men/(gender neutral) retailers! Dapols recent increase, which was supposedly only applicable to new orders, has been implemented immediately by the box shifters on existing stock. You can get cheaper shopping around - I got a prairie from Antics at the old price this week. Edited November 18, 2022 by Hal Nail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 26, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2022 A quick snap of one on display at Warley today. Cheers, Ade. 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I'm not over sure about the finish. Looks like a child has been at it with a paint brush. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) On 27/11/2022 at 20:10, MarcD said: I'm not over sure about the finish. Looks like a child has been at it with a paint brush. Marc The wood grain pattern isn't fine enough for 7mm scale. If you take a look at photos of varnished teak or varnished mahogany railway carriages the grain is nowhere near as pronounced - partly because hardwoods like that are usually quartersawn and not backsawn as depicted on that sample carriage. In short: the grain pattern needs to be much more subtle. In any case, I am not after this livery (as lovely as it is) but would be after one of the painted liveries or even just unpainted, undecorated so I can unleash my airbrush on it! Edited December 15, 2022 by hartleymartin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianmaccormac Posted December 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Official photo of Dia 41 No 145 of 1877. Dapol do have this photo. Edited December 15, 2022 by ianmaccormac 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Interesting perhaps I was wrong. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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