G-BOAF Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Lovely announcement!!!! Deposit paid for a silent one (depending on finances at time of release I might do a self-sound upgrade). Will be great T&Ting with Large Logo 409, and a nice contrast of 'heritage' vs refurbished condition (reinforced windows aside) Edited February 13 by G-BOAF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14 Hi folks, This is indeed the first member of our third production run of our Class 37s. Look out for more news on the rest in the coming months! The SRPS have been in touch and confirmed that they are "flying out the door" so we would recommend getting your order in with them soon if you fancy one. Cheers! Fran 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Tried to place order and one of the few with trouble. Have emailed in as didn't want to miss this! Wonder if any other forthcoming 37s are black and orange with an EWS door... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DRS Crewe On A Mission Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 20 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi folks, This is indeed the first member of our third production run of our Class 37s. Look out for more news on the rest in the coming months! The SRPS have been in touch and confirmed that they are "flying out the door" so we would recommend getting your order in with them soon if you fancy one. Cheers! Fran Hi Fran, Thank you for confirming that 37403 is part of the third run of Class 37s. It’s good to know that this run will be arriving in Q4 2025, as I had been wondering when they would arrive. Thank you. Kind Regards, Danny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Throwing the cat among the pigeons, as 2025 will be the loco's 60th anniversary, it would be an appropriate time to repaint it into its original livery, or rather the 1990s rendition of its original livery (to get around the purists who would argue green is not historically correct for a 37/4) . I guess with this model commissioned as an anniversary release in its 'present form' such a repaint is now ruled out. Strangely not mentioned on the SRPS web page (or other info on this loco) it was actually the penultimate 37 built. I wonder if the final one built 37308 will be running again by its 60th year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium amwells Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 21 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Throwing the cat among the pigeons, as 2025 will be the loco's 60th anniversary, it would be an appropriate time to repaint it into its original livery, or rather the 1990s rendition of its original livery (to get around the purists who would argue green is not historically correct for a 37/4) . I guess with this model commissioned as an anniversary release in its 'present form' such a repaint is now ruled out. My favourite livery for the loco… don’t think @Alasdair E would like me saying that out loud though 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsteam Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Thanks to all who have pre-ordered a model of 37403. We've now locked in the production quantity with our friends at Accurascale but with approaching 70% of the run pre-ordered don't hang around too long if you would would like to guarantee a model of what we think is preservation's best 37! We are unfortunately still having problems with the authenticator for some card payments on our website, if you are having trouble ordering, please phone our office (open Monday to Friday, 09:30 - 16:30) on 01506 825855 and they will be able to take payment by card over the phone. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny151 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, scottishsteam said: Thanks to all who have pre-ordered a model of 37403. We've now locked in the production quantity with our friends at Accurascale but with approaching 70% of the run pre-ordered don't hang around too long if you would would like to guarantee a model of what we think is preservation's best 37! We are unfortunately still having problems with the authenticator for some card payments on our website, if you are having trouble ordering, please phone our office (open Monday to Friday, 09:30 - 16:30) on 01506 825855 and they will be able to take payment by card over the phone. Very exciting - 18 months will fly by...! Are you at liberty to say what the run size is? If the number still available in the shop is accurate, then it sounds like quite the limited edition indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffmeister-general Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, scottishsteam said: Thanks to all who have pre-ordered a model of 37403. We've now locked in the production quantity with our friends at Accurascale but with approaching 70% of the run pre-ordered don't hang around too long if you would would like to guarantee a model of what we think is preservation's best 37! We are unfortunately still having problems with the authenticator for some card payments on our website, if you are having trouble ordering, please phone our office (open Monday to Friday, 09:30 - 16:30) on 01506 825855 and they will be able to take payment by card over the phone. Really looking forward to my model. Having returned to the hobby only last year, I missed out on some Accurascale models especially the large logo variants so I was quick to jump on and order one. This will be very well received. Thanks so much for commissioning it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Can @Accurascale Fran or another from the AS team advise whether it will be possible to include the white lines on the wheels/tyres (which indicate if a tyre has moved on the wheel centre)? I know Bachmann manged it (once I think) on diesel a number of years ago. Its so common on newly overhauled/well maintained locomotives and are quite prominent on 403 in a clean condition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredo Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Hi, it would be good if one of D6700 to D6704 were in the third run. Thanks Fred Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted March 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1 On 29/02/2024 at 14:30, G-BOAF said: Can @Accurascale Fran or another from the AS team advise whether it will be possible to include the white lines on the wheels/tyres (which indicate if a tyre has moved on the wheel centre)? I know Bachmann manged it (once I think) on diesel a number of years ago. Its so common on newly overhauled/well maintained locomotives and are quite prominent on 403 in a clean condition. Hi @G-BOAF, We're doing it and our second run of Class 37s also feature this detail where appropriate. Cheers! Fran 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 White paint pen and some masking tape , I’ve done a few Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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