RMweb Gold 57xx Posted February 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11 4 minutes ago, franciswilliamwebb said: Sounds like a close cousin of the "I'm not a Pheasant Plucker" tongue twister 😉 I did have a 2nd sentence involving going on a bender but ran out of rhyming words early on a Sunday morning. 😀 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted February 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11 On 06/02/2024 at 12:51, cctransuk said: Partisanship .... or trust? Dapol have form for silly errors - GWR smokebox doors with BR numberplates? CJI. On 05/02/2024 at 15:22, cctransuk said: So - if I read correctly the recent postings from what I assume to be a Dapol representative (coeurdelyon) - Dapol only became aware that their factory had fitted the wrong smokebox door to their GWR moguls when it was pointed out, today, in this thread. Given that at least one (non-Dapol?) photo of a production batch model has been posted in this thread prior to that, one is left to wonder what, or if, QC inspections took place prior to distribution. CJI. 1 hour ago, cctransuk said: Unfortunate - but still a minor matter to correct. CJI. 15 hours ago, cctransuk said: "Tedious faff", otherwise known as fulfilling modelling, is what most of us are doing it for. CJI. The hypocrisy is hilarious and a perfect example of what I was saying. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted February 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, 57xx said: The hypocrisy is hilarious and a perfect example of what I was saying. The issues of errors on the part of the manufactures - some more than others; and the ease of remedying them by the purchaser, are not mutually exclusive. The former should not happen - but do; the latter depends upon whether one is a box-opener or a modeller. I have remedied errors on numerous models over the past sixty years - I shouldn't have had to do it, but I didn't regard the task as a "tedious faff". CJI. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Depending on how the lining has been applied it may be simple to remove that on the fenders, some models are easily removed of lining and lettering using enamel thinners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Anyone know where to source a spare smokebox door from for these models? Nothing on the Dapol website, dcc supplies or peter's spares It isn't a replacement but for a build project so could I get away with a Mogul door? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31 4 minutes ago, SteamingWales said: Anyone know where to source a spare smokebox door from for these models? Nothing on the Dapol website, dcc supplies or peter's spares It isn't a replacement but for a build project so could I get away with a Mogul door? https://www.dccsupplies.com/product-category/Dapol-spares/oo-gauge-spares/oo-gauge-steam-spares/43xx-mogul-oo-gauge/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted May 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31 31 minutes ago, SteamingWales said: Anyone know where to source a spare smokebox door from for these models? Nothing on the Dapol website, dcc supplies or peter's spares It isn't a replacement but for a build project so could I get away with a Mogul door? 90% sure the Mogul door is the same size Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 20 hours ago, gwrrob said: https://www.dccsupplies.com/product-category/Dapol-spares/oo-gauge-spares/oo-gauge-steam-spares/43xx-mogul-oo-gauge/ 20 hours ago, Kaput said: 90% sure the Mogul door is the same size Thanks both. I engaged brain this afternoon and offered the smoke box door from a mogul upto a manor and they are both the same. Better to be safe than sorry! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B15nac Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/7zHgtj2gre4sHVNu/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B15nac Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I see the next batch is hopefully here in September. Does the DCC sound version run also on DC? I see they have sorted the tender lining out on Bradley manor which is good news Regards Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted July 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5 15 hours ago, B15nac said: I see the next batch is hopefully here in September. Does the DCC sound version run also on DC? I see they have sorted the tender lining out on Bradley manor which is good news Regards Neil Looked to have tweaked the BR Green too which will be good news if true. Arrival of 7802 may well coincide with the return of the real thing to service. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted July 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9 On 05/07/2024 at 21:38, MikeParkin65 said: Looked to have tweaked the BR Green too which will be good news if true. Arrival of 7802 may well coincide with the return of the real thing to service. It’s a shame they haven’t tooled up the bigger tender for 7802. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted July 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10 9 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: It’s a shame they haven’t tooled up the bigger tender for 7802. I know what you mean but I believe 7802 is going back into service with a rebuilt 'standard' Manor tender although forthcoming Dapol model represents the loco in BR service so the smaller tender is correct anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B15nac Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Does anyone have any recommendations on speakers an decoders to add sound to the standard model? Kind regards Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dan Bennett Posted July 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14 Shame they still haven’t managed to paint the wheel rims. Looks a bit too toy like for me 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted July 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14 18 hours ago, B15nac said: Does anyone have any recommendations on speakers an decoders to add sound to the standard model? Kind regards Neil For the Dapol Manor I suggest: Locoman Manor sound project on an ESU Loksound V5 Micro NEXT18 decoder with an 8Ohm sugar cube speaker in the smokebox (should be supplied with the decoder) and a 40*20*9 8Ohm speaker in the tender. I would like to recommend one of the new ESU speakers for the tender but they might be too tall - I know that the Zimo Dumbo 40*20*9 fits exactly. It's always a good idea to give the sound from the speaker in the tender a clear path out. That requires more modification of the tender but it's worth it, IMHO. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted July 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14 2 hours ago, Dan Bennett said: Shame they still haven’t managed to paint the wheel rims. Looks a bit too toy like for me Berol permanent marker will sort this out in minutes :) 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted July 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19 On 14/07/2024 at 11:29, Dan Bennett said: Shame they still haven’t managed to paint the wheel rims. Looks a bit too toy like for me On 14/07/2024 at 14:29, MikeParkin65 said: Berol permanent marker will sort this out in minutes :) Like Mike says.... Sharpie permanent marker on the wheel rims and valve gear. Cheers, Mark 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 20 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20 12 hours ago, 46444 said: Like Mike says.... Sharpie permanent marker on the wheel rims and valve gear. Cheers, Mark Your 7814 scrubbed up well too.😉 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Those little 'touch-ups' have made a huge difference. A very well designed and finished, but obviously a model now looks much more realistic. For me there's still a mismatch with the crosshead / piston rod in the cylinder block slider. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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