TTDB Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Hi missed the boat through working away and looking for a OO 68 TPE non sound looked in vain on web no luck anyone help please? TPE have been testing them through my local station couple of times last week. thanks 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 17, 2019 Olivia's Trains claim to have 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTDB Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thanks pre ordered may collect on Monday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 57 minutes ago, njee20 said: Olivia's Trains claim to have 2. Makes eBay seem cheap! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyH Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Might be worth a telephone call to Kernow’s Camborne shop, I had the last TPE liveried one out of the cabinet at their Guildford branch less than 2 weeks ago. If I spot any on my travels I will post here. Olivia's price is above RRP I think, I am sure Dapol will do another TPE Livery in the next OO batch, whenever that is. Edited May 17, 2019 by AshleyH Typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I missed out as well. If it's that popular then I can see them doing another batch. Not my era, but I've seen it a few times now and was very impressed. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTDB Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I emailed Dapol last week and asked but no reply I’ve pre ordered a set of NOVA mkV now as well agree pity above the retail price,, that’s life plenty of DRS etc on eBay just no TPE we had Splendid as per photo last Sunday and Brutus pass through Marsden Monday , I actually model modern German TT 1/120 but can’t miss these. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittannia Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Arcadia Shaw 01706 882900 had one [may have more] earlier in the week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 1 hour ago, AshleyH said: Might be worth a telephone call to Kernow’s Camborne shop, I had the last TPE liveried one out of the cabinet at their Guildford branch less than 2 weeks ago. If I spot any on my travels I will post here. Olivia's price is above RRP I think, I am sure Dapol will do another TPE Livery in the next OO batch, whenever that is. If it's not unreasonable to ask, why does this shop seem to have such high prices? I can see that they offer a great range of additional options and therefore can command a good price for some of the more obscure and fiddly additions, but on the basic model, why? I've bought models from a wide variety of shops, both on-line and local high-street (in my attempt to help local a little, even though it probably costs more than web purchases) but Olivia's always seem to be just that little bit too high, yet they survive. Just curious if I'm missing something on the basic price RRP. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 38 minutes ago, Damo666 said: If it's not unreasonable to ask, why does this shop seem to have such high prices? It's their business model with repaints, obscure items (class 13 for example) and DCC sound. If you are looking for an item that has since been no longer available, they could still have one - at a price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: I missed out as well. If it's that popular then I can see them doing another batch. Not my era, but I've seen it a few times now and was very impressed. Jason Depends on the economics of it... how many Transpenines can they sell (have they already made 1 less than they can sell, or 100 or 1000 ? Given prices are “relatively” low (compared to examples like SECR C class, class 52 D1000, Sealed Beam 45 etc) then maybe demand isnt “that” great... Then theres the tooling run.. theres plenty of other 68’s still about, if making a TP68 is a one off on its own.. that may put cost up. Finally those all important production slots, and with 52’s and 29’s to come there might not be space for a complex paint job.. it might be a while yet. Edited May 17, 2019 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 The ongoing saga of Neil Bishop ‘s pricing.Sorry but that’s his “ business model “ and always will be.You want it ? You pay the asking. No prisoners taken. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 23 hours ago, adb968008 said: Depends on the economics of it... how many Transpenines can they sell (have they already made 1 less than they can sell, or 100 or 1000 ? Given prices are “relatively” low (compared to examples like SECR C class, class 52 D1000, Sealed Beam 45 etc) then maybe demand isnt “that” great... Then theres the tooling run.. theres plenty of other 68’s still about, if making a TP68 is a one off on its own.. that may put cost up. Finally those all important production slots, and with 52’s and 29’s to come there might not be space for a complex paint job.. it might be a while yet. Yes. But most of them were gone before the locos were even running about and well before anyone considered matching coaching stock. That Brutus thing already seems a bit of a celebrity. Loads of trainspotters were waiting for it the other week at Liverpool Lime Street. I was going the match and was wondering what they were waiting for. I was expecting a railtour of some description, wasn't really expecting crowds for a Class 68. So I think there is plenty of mileage in TPE Class 68s yet. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted May 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: So I think there is plenty of mileage in TPE Class 68s yet. 68’s are the long awaited reincarnation of the Deltics... loud droning noise ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted May 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, adb968008 said: 68’s are the long awaited reincarnation of the Deltics... loud droning noise ! They certainly have character, I had the Fife Circle pair a while ago and was very impressed. I also watch them leave London Marylebone quite often and again, equally impressive. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTDB Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Picked it up today from Sheffield and came out with a Northern 150 as well then a family meal phew the wallets sweating lol, over the RRP but very few about and I believe one was on eBay last week for £200! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2019 Ian Allen in Birmingham have a couple of TPE 68s in the cabinet for a ‘normal’ price if anyone is looking (and local as they don’t do mail order) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTDB Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Think that’s why “mail order” oh well even with a train ticket might have worked out cheaper! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) With the loyalty card you would have got an extra £5 off your next purchase too had I seen this thread sooner I could have picked you one up and arranged to send it to you but the title was a bit vague! Ill see what stock they have in the morning and report back incase anyone else is after one Edited May 20, 2019 by big jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 18/05/2019 at 15:04, Roy Langridge said: They certainly have character, I had the Fife Circle pair a while ago and was very impressed. I also watch them leave London Marylebone quite often and again, equally impressive. Roy not so impressive if your sitting in the 2nd mans seat, a late addition bolted to the rear cab bulkhead, a long shift on one is back breaking! they drew a fair bit of attention when we took a pair to saltburn for the first time 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21, 2019 Without wanting to upset you too much, one left in ian Allan for £130 (with £5 back if you ask for a loyalty card Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 I've been hunting down this model as well!! Everyone seems to be out of stock or if indicating stock, are doing so at full price. Is that it - production run completed - no more being produced? Will there be any more Dapol Class 68's perhaps under another name in the TPE livery does anyone know? Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 20 hours ago, atom3624 said: I've been hunting down this model as well!! Everyone seems to be out of stock or if indicating stock, are doing so at full price. Is that it - production run completed - no more being produced? Will there be any more Dapol Class 68's perhaps under another name in the TPE livery does anyone know? Al. Dapol have a history of rerunning liveries, especially popular ones, so I would be very surprised if we didn't see more TPE 68s. Have you asked on their digest? Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) Hi Roy, Haven't got that far, but they certainly did that with the DRS ones, even after they 'corrected' them. Thanks for the heads up. They got back to me with a 'maybe' ... no details. Al. Edited June 12, 2019 by atom3624 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted June 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) On 11/06/2019 at 13:54, atom3624 said: I've been hunting down this model as well!! Everyone seems to be out of stock or if indicating stock, are doing so at full price. Is that it - production run completed - no more being produced? Will there be any more Dapol Class 68's perhaps under another name in the TPE livery does anyone know? Al. So you only want one if it’s discounted ? They aren’t that rare, ebay shows s/h around £120. I bought a second one myself a few weeks back for £100, missing a buffer, which cost me £2 to get a spare. Edited June 13, 2019 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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