Roy L S Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 But the point is still valid, 4953 is a Hall not a Grange, so it's a teeny bit of an "oops" to show the CAD for the Grange like that I'd have said!! Regards Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frobisher Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Isn't 4593 Pitchford Hall a Hall class, not a Grange? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4900_Class_4953_Pitchford_Hall I suspect that the CAD was dressed with existing "parts" as a shortcut for the bits that will be etched brass when produced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas G Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 You're right - the number on the model is 4953, but this is still the number for Pitchford Hall, a Hall class loco. A Grange would be 68xx. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted July 14, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2014 I suspect that the CAD was dressed with existing "parts" as a shortcut for the bits that will be etched brass when produced. Dapol have confirmed this on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=840945405923209&set=a.840945372589879.1073741840.214563285228094&type=1&theater Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdChap Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 This was in the cabinet today at Alexandra Palace. Edwin C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 This was in the cabinet today at Alexandra Palace. Edwin C. What is the loco at the back? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28, 2015 What is the loco at the back? The number would put it as a B17, the livery would be correct WW2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Any chance of a shot of the other side of the Grange? The first EP had a mechanical speedo bracket on the rear driving axel. These were only fitted to larger engines as far as I am aware and I am hoping they have removed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Are those first shots of the 142 to the side as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2015 Are those first shots of the 142 to the side as well? Yes, there are better photos of those on the 142 page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2009 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 According to their ad in the new (August) issue of Model Rail, these will be released in July. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted June 30, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yes, but nobody has yet defined Dapol's definition of 'Released'! Don't get your hopes up for an imminent purchase! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Apparently both Osborns and Rails of Sheffield have received stock today. Rails have put a couple of photos up already. They look very nice but annoyingly, Dapol have got the Route indicator discs the wrong colour again. They keep doing this on their Panniers too. The Granges were Red Route locos, not blue. Still, at least the disc is an easy fix with some Fox transfers. https://railsofsheffield.com/Dapol-2s-019-006-class-6800-4-6-0-6803-bucklebury-grange-in-br-lined-green-with-late-crest-2s-019-006-JJJA28128.aspx https://railsofsheffield.com/Dapol-2s-019-003-class-6800-4-6-0-6809-burchlere-grange-in-br-lined-black-with-early-emblem-2s-019-003-JJJA28122.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted July 17, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2015 Oh no! (that's my wallet speaking!) Will have to smuggle this one indoors! Just got e-mail from Merseyside--6809 is on its way! Too late to get it sent to another address!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 Luckily SWMBO didn't see 6809 arrive yesterday! Apart from the blue dot (rather than red), it looks good, apart from rather 'loud' grey lining on the splashers and performed well on the rolling road. I think Dapol have used the 'Hall' tender, as it's got solid tender wheels rather than the spoked ones of the 'Manor'. Maybe the 'continuous improvement' policy has been dropped? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 My 6809 has also arrived and looks good overall. I will (hopefully) give it a running in tonight. Here is a picture of it fresh from the box. Like Crepello, the white lining is a little on the heavy side but not too bad. The route discs are annoying but I have some Fox transfers to overlay them with. The solid tenders are what I was expecting based on the Hall. Hopefully the variants with the 3500 gallon Churchward tender will have spoked wheels as per the 2884. Most annoying thing is that they have missed out the fire-iron tunnel from the left side of the firebox. Only a small detail but it is present on the Manor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2015 My grange turned up this morning, and has been having a good run in during the day. So far all most all is good. The slow speed running from the word go has been good and the loco is smooth at all speeds. The lining on the splashers is a little bright but it is less noticeable on the model than in a photo. The only real downside is the noise, it's a noisy loco, not quite as noisy as when first run, but still massively noisier than the Farish N class. Edit - haulage is good. I have just hung 14 Dapol colletts off the back of the loco and it pulled them with ease, even when introducing a gradient of about 2% on a 12" radius curve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Fox route indicator discs are a perfect replacement for the Dapol ones and help my OCD no end. The sheet you need is FRH2105. Here is Burghclere Grange now sporting correct red route indicator discs picking up the milk from the Chew Magna creamery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Lovely loco and I particularly like the dairy. Paddy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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