Accurascale Class 55 Deltic - 4mm scale

[younGGuns7]

I have never known a post go so far off topic so many times, most of the last post are totally unrelated to the Deltic, it is so frustrating we are now bringing Class 66 into the topic, let’s stick to the Class 55 please 🤷🏻‍♂️

[adb968008]

On 18/04/2022 at 19:51, younGGuns7 said:

I have never known a post go so far off topic so many times, most of the last post are totally unrelated to the Deltic, it is so frustrating we are now bringing Class 66 into the topic, let’s stick to the Class 55 please 🤷🏻‍♂️

My fault, heres 3 of the best as recompense…

 

 

 

3 Deltics at Selhurst….

 

 

The unit on the right was built after the the class 55’s were withdrawn, and is about to be out-survived by the 3 on the left, was Deltic scrap metal from Doncaster recycled at York for 455’s in 1982 ?

Edited July 30, 2023 by adb968008

[97406]

12 hours ago, younGGuns7 said:

I have never known a post go so far off topic so many times, most of the last post are totally unrelated to the Deltic, it is so frustrating we are now bringing Class 66 into the topic, let’s stick to the Class 55 please 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

I too will also make up for my wanderings off topic, but it will be just after my 2 Deltics arrive. Can’t wait.

[Accurascale Fran]

Hi everyone,

 

As a way to get us back on topic, we can now confirm that over 80% of Deltics have sold out on pre-order, having seen a flurry of orders since we confirmed that they left the factory had have been updating you all with decorated samples. Many thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered so far!

 

Today we can unveil 55 017 "The Durham Light Infantry" in BR Blue, one of the few blue machines left available for pre-order.

 

Don't miss out on yours, pre-order ahead of their arrival in stock in mid-May! https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/class-55-deltic/availability_pre-order?

 

Cheers!

 

Fran 

[Bishdurham]

I think  DLI looks great, so glad I've ordered it.

[bazil31]

Thinking about it but I have quite a few ordered as it is and I don't know how I'm going to get them past the EPO as it is.

 

Baz

[Banger Blue]

Outside my usual timescale but looking at the previews I’ve succumbed and popped my AS cherry, BR Blue 55005  ‘The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire’ is now on order. 😃

[Philip Jackson]

8 hours ago, Banger Blue said:

Outside my usual timescale but looking at the previews I’ve succumbed and popped my AS cherry, BR Blue 55005  ‘The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire’ is now on order. 😃

You know it makes sense

[Les1952]

I do hope that when the Deltic gets to its second run DLI appears unnamed in original green....

 

Les

[G-BOAF]

Aside from d9000 were there any differences between the other 21 as built/delivered? Would there be a case for a small run of centre crested but un-numbered models that could be numbered up to any member of the class as built?

[brushman47544]

9 hours ago, G-BOAF said:

Aside from d9000 were there any differences between the other 21 as built/delivered? Would there be a case for a small run of centre crested but un-numbered models that could be numbered up to any member of the class as built?

55008 had unique square buffer cowling.

[Hound Dog]

I work in the Electronics industry and there is growing concern about major supply issues due to the prolonged COVID shutdown in Shanghai, and especially the knock on effect of hundreds of ships held offshore waiting to load / unload……. There is screenshot from a maritime app doing the  rounds which shows the seas near Shanghai literally swamped with waiting ships.

 

Apologises if I missed a more recent update, but last I saw the Deltics were in a container that had departed the factory - has this actually made it on to a ship and which has set sail for good old  Blighty ?

[McC]

2 hours ago, Hound Dog said:

I work in the Electronics industry and there is growing concern about major supply issues due to the prolonged COVID shutdown in Shanghai, and especially the knock on effect of hundreds of ships held offshore waiting to load / unload……. There is screenshot from a maritime app doing the  rounds which shows the seas near Shanghai literally swamped with waiting ships.

 

Apologises if I missed a more recent update, but last I saw the Deltics were in a container that had departed the factory - has this actually made it on to a ship and which has set sail for good old  Blighty ?

yes the Deltic containers are underway thankfully. 

[Nimbus]

13 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

55008 had unique square buffer cowling.

Was that from new, or was it just the first one to receive fatter buffers, before a neater mod to the

existing buffer cowls was chosen? 

 

The Nim.

[reddragon]

12 hours ago, McC said:

yes the Deltic containers are underway thankfully. 

What ship are they on?

[ERIC ALLTORQUE]

47 minutes ago, reddragon said:

What ship are they on?

The Ever Giveup,it will be a nice suprize when they are here,just wait until Frans looking for a transit,thats the clue.

[Roy Langridge]

1 hour ago, reddragon said:

What ship are they on?

 

Would be appropriate if they were on the cargo ship "Deltic Dolphin" 😀

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:708323/mmsi:457310000/imo:8319354/vessel:DELTIC_DOLPHIN

 

Roy

Edited April 22, 2022 by Roy Langridge

[TomScrut]

3 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Would be appropriate if they were on the cargo ship "Deltic Dolphin" 😀

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:708323/mmsi:457310000/imo:8319354/vessel:DELTIC_DOLPHIN

 

Roy

 

So that's really what the delays were, getting them on an appropriate ship 😜

[flapland]

I assume it will be escorted up the Channel by a couple of Napier powered patrol boats. 

 

 

[Nimbus]

6 minutes ago, flapland said:

I assume it will be escorted up the Channel by a couple of Napier powered patrol boats. 

Pity there wasn't a soundtrack. Was that Eamonn Andrews narrating by any chance?

 

The Nim.

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

I paid extra for expedited delivery but I think I've been had, I've just unwrapped it;

Mike.

[Roy Langridge]

19 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

I paid extra for expedited delivery but I think I've been had, I've just unwrapped it;

Mike.

 

Have you worked out how to convert it to P4 yet? 😉

 

Roy

[Enterprisingwestern]

42 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Have you worked out how to convert it to P4 yet? 😉

 

Roy

 

Do you mind, EM, I'm not that good, I've got to maintain my illusions of inadequacy!

 

Mike.

[Gilbert]

5 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

Do you mind, EM, I'm not that good, I've got to maintain my illusions of inadequacy!

 

Mike.

That's probably not an illusion.....welcome to my world....

[boxbrownie]

1 hour ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Have you worked out how to convert it to P4 yet? 😉

 

Roy

Easy, they are not drop in wheels sets…..they just drop out 😄