D1030western musketeer

No printed name and numberplate great idea.

Can i ask about none fitted headboard versions and got to add loving that brakegear.

richard.

Even with what minor errors being noticed which i am sure will be resolved this is allready looking a great beast of a model.A western at last.

richard.

Another shot of 60015 on the way to york here at peterborough.

richard.

Any news or updates on progress with the western will be most welcome.

richard.

Some great storys and happy memorys coming through makes a great evening reed.

richard.

Modelling the BR era D1073 is a fine choice.

I have one but changed to D1013 and as Heljan go with all the detail faults is still a western although the Dapol version is much awaited.

I have also heard and seen for myself certain problems with the latest batch ie bodys not fitting and noisy motors rattleing around camshafts.

richard.

No contest with me.

Class 52 western,followed by the hymek.

richard.

60054 through werrington jcn on a whitemoor-blowtoff enginneers 21/4/12.

richard.

Any updates on what has been a all quite on the western front week.

This really is a much eaglely awaited product to replace my Heljan fleet.

richard.

Not 1 but 2 class 60s noted going through peterborough today alas no damm camera.

60007 heading a notthbound engineers at midday and blue livered 60074 northbound hitchin-mountsorrel at 3pm.

richard.

latest batch seemed to have arrived at certain outlets.

richard.

It seems the latest batch have arrived at some outlets but not all.

richard.

I for one will be suprised to see the Dapol western released by may.

If it was confirmed at this date then i would hold of getting a replacement Heljan one as done As D1013 and having to modify the baseball cap effect again and the lights are next to useless on dc.

Heres thou to awaiting news.

richard.

Another request.

Anyone else recall the westerns on the the westbury-leagrave/wolverton stone workings.

photos most welcome around bletchley/bedford area as some of them at luton have been found.

Westerns i believed run this sevice alongside named 47s for a good 4yrs and D1048 was the last in january 77.but photos seem to be like golddust.

richard.

How a western should look although of the beaten track visiting the nene valley rly.

richard.

Very much await the 1st production pics of this model with great expectations.

richard.

Sadly i regret that i lossed some photos of westerns in service during a move in 1983.

I have only 1005/1010 and 1053 to show aswell as small prints of westerns at swindon scrap yard so your memorys of westerns and pics are a wait in gold and am still after all these years still hunting a shot of a 52 at either bedford or bletchley my 1st sightings of them.

One memory and still heard 2day was my day spent at bletchley.

Spotters were much in view and a shout came out Wizzo.We could here twin maybachs but no western.The sound was getting louder and then 10mins later all eyes turned to the london end up on the flyover and there she was a raffer grubby looking D1045 western viscount going over to wolverton on stone.Those maybachs still can be heard in my ears today and worth a note that 1045 was withdrawn a week later.D1036 and D1023 also turned up that day but the sight and sound of D1045 has stuck with me all these years and so thats why i still search for any photos of westerns in the area.

richard.

Any way....... back on topic now please. Hope the western will de on cover of Dapol catalogue and i look forward to doing this all over again over Dapols next model. As you can see by my gallery pics i do like westerns and thanks Dave for so mutch effort and i have pre ordered some and look forward to the ease of renaming them, owen.

Lovely pics of westerns there.

It does seem the Dapol western could be sold out before even being released,pity we cant get swindon/crewe to take the huge demand.

richard.

Sliding cab windows and opening cab doors and working fans,know thers a thought in wishing.

Knowing what work is needed to re model the Heljan version,yes i agree i would,nt want to dream of having hacking into a Dapol one.

richard.

Atleast it has proved its not all quite on the western front and with Heljan again in there new releases getting a paint sceam wrong on 1030 and with farish going ahead with another old timer in 1015 the Dapol western cant come quick enough.

richard.

Query.

i have seen that Dapol have mentioned D1005 western venturer in blue to be modelled.

She was i understand another hybrid in having lossed headboard clips from one end is this to be modelled.

I have also noticed that D1045 western viscount is to be released as a weathered commisioned loco,and another detail of having a set of differant style windscreen wipers as having one at the top and the right one at the bottom from inside cab view.Little detail yes but highly noticed.

Heljan made a mistake in adding headboard clips to all there hymeks in which the 1st 30 or so nether carried them so thought although may have been mentioned elsewhere about these highlights on a newer built model of the western.

richard.

I still have that westerns record made by 2 members of a pop group and a classic.

In my records of the summer 75 i remember the day it snowed for about 5 seconds and was again at old oak common in which played host to 1013/1069/1011/1063/1072/1012/1026/1022 and 1070 and hymek 7029 was still there.

On all my visits to old oak in 75 D1026 was seen on every visit and alas on my 1st visit to swindon works may 76 was there having her fuel tanks dropped and sadly 1027 was being cut and 1050 just had cabs left.D1054 made up for the sadness of that day with haulage back to london.

westerns on the line dump that day 24th may 76 were.

1030/1046/1047/1016/1057/1064/1025/1012/1040/1027cut/1069/1059/1055/1026/1067/1006/1050cabs/1031/1003/1035/1011and 1034.

richard.

Again many thanks for all your imput and great photos and always cant get enough especially also ones off the beaten track.

richard.

Thanks for your input guys and great pics that bring the memorys back.

Its only fair for me to share my memorys.

Although a western class 52 fanactic since the days i 1st see one i was actually born and throughout my life to date brought up around the eastern regoin,born hitchin/lived just outside biggleswade and now peterborough.

I have regretted since that due to this and brought up in a poor family that i did,nt see all the westerns and like some nether had a camera until 1976.

MY 1st sightings were infact on the midland my 1st D1030 at bedford midland rd 1973 followed by D1023/D1036 and D1045 at bletchley on stone workings in 1974.

It was time for a visit to paddington and on a visit there with the youth club 15th april 74 1033/1046/1066/1029/1044/1015/1001/1009 and 1067 showed up in a space off 4 hrs.

I aimed to step up my visits to london as pocket money of 2 quid got me that far.

My 1st visit to old oak 22/3/75 i saw my 1st hymeks although by then all withdrawn with 7011/7016/7017/7018/7022/7026/7028/7029 and 7093 still there.

Throughout 75/76 my visits to old oak increased and not until 76 i had my 1st western haulage with 1010 paddington-reading and had 1022 back.

I can also remember being called to the scene of the wreck off 1055 at wocester and was not a pretty sight and the 1023 running through my village on the western talisman from kings x.

Going back D1030 started a love affair and D1011 stays with me forever as still see her in mind sitting at swindon all those yrs awaiting the torch and just a few yrs earlier see her on a top link express out of paddington.

memorys.

richard.

With all the input from members and enthisiasts helping Dapol produce what could be the western model we have all been waiting for, i call and ask members and enthusiasts to come out of the cupboards and tell us your memorys and pics of this wonderfull beast and give us a well much read.

So please lets here your storys and memorys of a muched class.

richard