Dreadnought05 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) Is anyone at this event today? It looks like Dapol have flyers for a brake van(?) of some description but I can't make it out... Edited September 25, 2022 by Dreadnought05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted September 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Dreadnought05 said: Is anyone at this event today? It looks like Dapol have flyers for a brake van(?) of some description but I can't make it out... GWR toad - I'm going to guess at AA19 or 20 Edited September 24, 2022 by Hal Nail having seen on a proper screen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted September 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2022 I was quite surprised by this, so picked up a leaflet yesterday. It looks like they’re proposing AA 15, 19, 20 and 21. 9 3 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnought05 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Great, thanks for posting the flyer. I thought it might've been a Toad but glad to have confirmation. EDIT: changed title to reflect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted September 26, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2022 I suspect that these will sell very well. I wonder if these will be made in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 If the flyer reflects the final product, this ticks most of my boxes. I like the vacuum pipe and safety loops. I will alert my GWR fan friend. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted September 26, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2022 There's now an announcement on the Dapol website. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Curious, but I signed up for Dapol newsletters many moons ago, but have not seen any newsletters. Would have expected something like this to be in such a newsletter. Just in case I hadn't signed up I tried re-signing but it told me I was already signed up! Ho-hum, I'll just have to keep watching their website instead. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Coordinated communications is not Dapol's strong suit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted September 26, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2022 Bear in mind us hearing 3 days earlier would have had zero impact but having a marketing team would put the price up! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Godfrey Glyn Posted September 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2022 For me its a great shame that Dapol cannot get their act together regarding marketing their upcoming products to us the customers and, from what I have heard, to retailers. I have in the past collected Dapol leaflets from their stand at exhibitions and passed them on to my local model shop who, otherwise, would not have learnt about the firm's developments for several weeks. These days it should be simple. I for one am really excited by what is coming in O, I just now need to start putting the pounds away for the day that they arrive. all the best Godfrey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 26/09/2022 at 13:02, Hippel said: Curious, but I signed up for Dapol newsletters many moons ago, but have not seen any newsletters. Would have expected something like this to be in such a newsletter. Just in case I hadn't signed up I tried re-signing but it told me I was already signed up! Ho-hum, I'll just have to keep watching their website instead. I have no idea if Dapol sends out newsletters (not signed up) but I have found my newsletters from other companies seem to often get caught in Google's spam filters so it may be worth periodically checking your spam/junk/etc folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted September 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2022 Tower Models have the leaflet up. They speak directly to manufacturers for updates so their dates tend to be reliable, eg they usually hear when things are on the water (and you can gauge the progress from the status of those ahead in the queue as well) and all the different news is in one place. But admittedly in many cases you would only have 362 days warning for next years models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtybella Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 26/09/2022 at 19:03, Miss Prism said: Coordinated communications is not Dapol's strong suit. Their YouTube channel has died a death as well which is very disappointing, but that’s Dapol we still flock to them when they eventually release the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I would love to see the 6 wheel version offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted March 5, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 22/10/2022 at 17:11, Night Train said: I would love to see the 6 wheel version offered. Preproduction example visible in the photos I took yesterday at Kettering. I suspect it will sell well for them. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 5, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: I suspect it will sell well for them. Interesting that they have managed the self contained buffers convincingly. Previous discussions (on the Minerva opens i think) suggested it's not a shape that lends itself to injection moulding! My already limited enthusiasm for doing Parkside handrails is waning even more. Edited March 5, 2023 by Hal Nail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) One thing I have noticed with these is both samples shown have J hanger type springs, which I think were ùsed up to the penultimate batch of AA15 (if anyone knows this would be handy as mine was in the final batch but I've not found any clear photos). The CADs showed the other type of spring with the AA19 so I suspect as often with test models, these will change. Edited March 7, 2023 by Hal Nail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 It would help if Dapol could make its mind up over which diagram they want to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coeurdelyon Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 No problem miss, these are just first shots and do not replicate production, our flyer states what we are producing and I can assure you they not only will have the correct spring hangers, but two types of axleboxes three different foot boars with supports, two buffer styles, full interior details with working cabin and verandah doors, and the AA 21 has the full vacuum brake gear with the vac. cylinder in the verandah in place of the seat, so embracing diagrams AA15, AA19, AA20 and AA21 totalling over a thousand brake vans Richard 11 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2023 at Ally Pally 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Has anyone heard any hint of when the toads will be arriving? I guess they're hibernating at the moment so hopefully in the spring 🐸😉 Cheers, Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 13, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Has anyone heard any hint of when the toads will be arriving? I guess they're hibernating at the moment so hopefully in the spring 🐸😉 Cheers, Paul You’d get more of a response from Mystic Meg than Dapol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Dapol put out a video recently, which had an update on these, due Q2, 2024. Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2 Today at Kettering 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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