bluedepot Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 will 2018 really be the year of the (n gauge) pacer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiprporter Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I'm wondering if this model breaks the all time record for duration of time between announcement and arrival in shops? How many years has it been now?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'm wondering if this model breaks the all time record for duration of time between announcement and arrival in shops? How many years has it been now?? Quite a few! I think we’ve lost count! I think the class 50 will top it though when it eventually sees the light of day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'm wondering if this model breaks the all time record for duration of time between announcement and arrival in shops? How many years has it been now?? IIRC the Pacer was announced in 2011 but I could be misremembering. I think the Farish Ivatt 2MT was probably the previous record holder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Hmm, they seem to have dropped off the radar again - nothing posted on this thread for six months. Is there an update? Apparently Dapol will be at the NGS AGM exhibition at the end of July so they might have news and even samples on display then. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium steam-driven boy Posted July 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Hi, In reply to the question on the Dapol Digest from last week https://digest.Dapol.co.uk/forum/n-gauge-models/class-142/5499-class-142-decorated-samples/page2 Joel Dapol commented 1 week ago Yes, we had some technical issues and had to withdraw from the production slot. These are now scheduled for production imminently and should be in production very soon. Our apologies for the delay Regards, Gerry. Edited July 6, 2018 by steam-driven boy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Hi, In reply to the question on the Dapol Digest from last week https://digest.Dapol.co.uk/forum/n-gauge-models/class-142/5499-class-142-decorated-samples/page2 Regards, Gerry. Atleast they are being upfront and open about it. So a pat on the back for that. Yes it's taken a long time but I honestly don't see how it has affected anyone's life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedepot Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 hurrah! do they come with a speaker already in place or a space for one to go? if i sufficiently like the rr model i pre ordered i will buy the t&w yellow one too. yes totally agree. everyone is keen to get new model trains and dislikes delays, but it's not like Dapol killed anyone or ruined lives by delaying this release is it!! some perspective is needed as this is a hobby and it's a luxury one that the vast majority in the world could never entertain. anyway looking forward to the pacers! Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Crumbs. Has someone suggested Dapol have shot someone? JR? ;-) G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hurrah! Do they come with a speaker already in place or a space for one to go? Tim I don't recall an in-built speaker being part of the specifications. It's probably best looking at their catalogue and seeing what the specifications are there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted July 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2018 I'm pretty sure DCC didn't exist when they designed it, let alone sound. More likely it'll have somewhere for the key to go so you can wind it up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I'm pretty sure DCC didn't exist when they designed it, let alone sound. More likely it'll have somewhere for the key to go so you can wind it up! I think the gestation period began back in 1980 whilst the first gen DMUs were going through mid life refurbishment. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash39 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I think model manufacturers are cut way too much slack on here. Think of any other industry where it would be acceptable to announce a product in 2011 and not have it available for purchase until 2018? Most cars only have a life cycle of 6 years before they were refreshed. You could still buy a new mk2 Focus in 2011, and now the mk4 is due out any day now. Delays and issues happen along the way, I get that. Anyone saying Dapol have been transparent throughout the process must be on a different planet to me. They have given the bare minimum information and even then only when pushed for it. The real Class 68 wasn't even on the radar in 2011 yet they have delivered an impressive model of that in two scales and in much less time. It's fairly clear that the Pacer and other projects have been pushed down the pecking order by more lucrative models. Good business yes, and we all want to see manufacturers be successful, but a bit unfair for people who are awaiting the announced models in good faith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Like or loathe them 142s have featured heavily in the post privatisation period so should be a popular choice, especially alongside a Pendolino, a Voyager or a 66 (and for that matter a 68). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted July 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2018 Schrödinger’s Pacer. It’s exists, and yet it doesn’t. Tom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted July 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2018 And furthermore, being as it's Dapol even when it arrives you won't know if it's dead or alive until you open the box! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigP Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) -- Edited January 31, 2021 by bigP Deleted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2009, They were originally announced at the Dapol N'thusiasts day back in 2009 as part of their 'Magnificent Seven', which included the Pendolino and Class 92! Yep, I remember being there. We were shown pictures and CADs and told everything was basically ready and all that had to be done was to press the production button. Sigh, those were the days G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 At current rates if they were still doing these we might see a Pendolino in 2027 and a 92 in 2036 (tenth anniversary of withdrawal). Luckily N gaugers now have RevolutioN and DJM to call upon for these models but still you wait for a 142. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolongtoremember Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) Please disregard this post, i posted it in error! Edited October 16, 2018 by toolongtoremember Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedepot Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 don't want to drag up the past or start a debate... but any ideas on a new delivery date??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted October 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) The last info from Dapol around the time of the N Gauge Show in September was that they were about to be shipped from China. They were not in Dapol's October/Novemeber release schedule however, so perhaps December/January. Tom. Edited October 26, 2018 by TomE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted October 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2018 Hopefully they'll be on show at Warley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) They are not in the November December list either... Edited November 2, 2018 by John M Upton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedepot Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 oh well thanks for responses would be nice for Dapol to issue an update on this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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