rembrow Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Yesterday, Rails provided details of Dapol's expected release programme for June/July and the SECR grey version of the D1 is included, but not the other versions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venator Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 2 hours ago, rembrow said: Yesterday, Rails provided details of Dapol's expected release programme for June/July and the SECR grey version of the D1 is included, but not the other versions. History repeating itself and wartime grey the only colour available / cost effective? 😆 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium stephennicholson Posted June 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, rembrow said: Yesterday, Rails provided details of Dapol's expected release programme for June/July and the SECR grey version of the D1 is included, but not the other versions. The page on Rails, still says Late Autumn - so maybe an error. I better make sure I have the funds available just in case though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 37 minutes ago, stephennicholson said: The page on Rails, still says Late Autumn - so maybe an error. I better make sure I have the funds available just in case though! The dcc ready SECR grey version has been updated to June/July , the sound version is Autumn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium stephennicholson Posted June 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, rembrow said: The dcc ready SECR grey version has been updated to June/July , the sound version is Autumn. Not sure where you are seeing its being updated? Still clearly says Autumn on the Rails site. (NB I would like to be wrong - less waiting!) Edited June 7, 2022 by stephennicholson removed duplicate image Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, stephennicholson said: Not sure where you are seeing its being updated? Still clearly says Autumn on the Rails site. (NB I would like to be wrong - less waiting!) It did say June/July when I looked, but is now back to late Autumn. The lonk to the Dapol release info still has it listed, interesting to see what gappens. No use to me as I have a latr BR one on order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I prefer Autumn compared to June/july as I'm likely to be on holiday when the thing is sent and arrives! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Hmmm .......... everything's still listed as 'Late Autumn' - but is that Meterological Autumn ( which ends on 31st November ) or Astronomical Autumn ( which ends on 21st December ) ? : no doubt we'll find out in due course ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big James Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: Hmmm .......... everything's still listed as 'Late Autumn' - but is that Meterological Autumn ( which ends on 31st November ) or Astronomical Autumn ( which ends on 21st December ) ? : no doubt we'll find out in due course ! As much as I would love for them to arrive sooner rather then later. I got quite a few big commitments coming up. At least after Xmas I’ll be able to get more than 1 big James Edited September 17, 2022 by Big James Spelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big James Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 New samples are up on the RoS website. Looks absolutely stunning and makes the wait even more worth it. Big James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted September 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2022 Glad to see some livery help and advice has been heeded... Thank you RoS / Dapol 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) Is there an error with the late BR livery as the wheel held by the lion is facing forward on both sides. Dapol made a mistake on the D with the early BR in not having the lion facing forward on both sides, this is correct on the samples for the early D1 but the late crests are now incorrectly forward facing on both sides. The earlier livery samples of the late crest version was ok. I will e-mail Rails as when the D error was identified they and Dapol were unwilling to replace the tender top unless 31246 was one of the few BR late crest with forward facing on both sides. Edited September 17, 2022 by rembrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Graham only said some livery help and advice has been heeded ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris45lsw Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, rembrow said: 1 hour ago, rembrow said: Is there an error with the late BR livery as the wheel held by the lion is facing forward on both sides. Dapol made a mistake on the D with the early BR in not having the lion facing forward on both sides, this is correct on the samples for the early D1 but the late crests are now incorrectly forward facing on both sides. The earlier livery samples of the late crest version was ok. I will e-mail Rails as when the D error was identified they and Dapol were unwilling to replace the tender top unless 31246 was one of the few BR late crest with forward facing on both sides. Yes good to see that 31741 now has a forward facing early emblem on the right as well as the left (so I've now ordered one)! Also good to see the corrected lining on 31246's cab side. 31246 was one of seven D1s which did receive forward facing late crests on both sides so is actually correct. Info from 'Southern Style After Nationalisation, 1948-1964' / John Harvey / HMRS. I'm still annoyed about my D with backward facing early emblem and still haven't got round to changing it! Chris KT 2 hours ago, rembrow said: 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 9 hours ago, chris45lsw said: Yes good to see that 31741 now has a forward facing early emblem on the right as well as the left (so I've now ordered one)! Also good to see the corrected lining on 31246's cab side. 31246 was one of seven D1s which did receive forward facing late crests on both sides so is actually correct. Info from 'Southern Style After Nationalisation, 1948-1964' / John Harvey / HMRS. I'm still annoyed about my D with backward facing early emblem and still haven't got round to changing it! Chris KT Thank you Chris for the information about 31246, it's a minefield, but great that they have done thorough research. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted September 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, chris45lsw said: Yes good to see that 31741 now has a forward facing early emblem on the right as well as the left (so I've now ordered one)! Also good to see the corrected lining on 31246's cab side. 31246 was one of seven D1s which did receive forward facing late crests on both sides so is actually correct. Info from 'Southern Style After Nationalisation, 1948-1964' / John Harvey / HMRS. I'm still annoyed about my D with backward facing early emblem and still haven't got round to changing it! Chris KT Thanks Chris, you beat me to confirming the late crest arrangement is actually correct in this instance. Edited September 18, 2022 by Graham_Muz Typo 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I'm sorry, I feel like a Luddite, but I can't tell the difference between the two cabs, could someone please clarify? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventnor Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Good morning everyone The lining on the tenders of the BR models doesn't look quite right to me. Shouldn't the bottom tender lining line up with the bottom of the cabside lining? I've tried finding images to illustrate my point. Not spending too much time on this I've got a couple that hopefully show what I'm driving at. Anyone else see it? Is there too much of a gap between the bottom tender lining the the tender running plate? The top lining also looks a bit too low. The earlier livery samples seemed to be OK and looked closer to the prototype. Cheers Andy. Edited September 19, 2022 by Ventnor Spelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted September 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Not always Edited September 19, 2022 by Blandford1969 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffed 1 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I have to have one of these. Not only am I (slowly) building a model of Gravesend West Street Station, but I was a toddler when E1 31507 took a rail tour into the station. My older brother remembers this, I would probably have been in the upstairs room overlooking the station, but of course can’t remember it! As the E1’s were effectively the same class, I believe that 31741 would be the best bet to renumber as 31507. Can any of you more knowledgeable gentlemen confirm/deny this, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted October 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, Chuffed 1 said: I have to have one of these. Not only am I (slowly) building a model of Gravesend West Street Station, but I was a toddler when E1 31507 took a rail tour into the station. My older brother remembers this, I would probably have been in the upstairs room overlooking the station, but of course can’t remember it! As the E1’s were effectively the same class, I believe that 31741 would be the best bet to renumber as 31507. Can any of you more knowledgeable gentlemen confirm/deny this, please? Hardly the same class, different wheelbase, different overall length, different coupling rods and different cab just for starters (but it's your model railway) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 .... not to mention running plate depth - though 1507 had a D1 tender in 1959 ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffed 1 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Thanks for that Graham, Wickham Green. Shows how much I need to learn! So, I can start with a tender…😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted November 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2022 As the delivery is still marked for "Late Autumn" I asked Rails whether they had a delivery date yet, and this was their response - "The Dapol D1 models are still due to be released towards the end of this year and we're currently awaiting confirmation of their arrival date into stock." 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Presumably not despatched from the factory yet or they'd have a better idea - and then they'll be a month or so on the high seas .......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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