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remove the wiper blades and pop the front windscreens out. on the bulk head at the rear of the cab theres 2 small screws remove these and the the cab removes from the bonnet section and then pop the cab floor out n its that simple

that's great news n will be adding that one to my fleet now =)

The model of D213 if its the preserved version it will need a new front end cause it carriers a high density headlight fitting like 40145 does for mainline use

Looking forward to seeing pictures of these , now Heljan have released pics of the general release 37/4s just waiting to see these before i decide which to get in 2019

my reply from Bachmann yesterday reads, We have sold out of the initial consignment of these however are expecting a further delivery later this week

the real 37099 has been running up n down the branch at barrowhill today and talk is its derby bound tomorrow update on the real 37099, its been released from repairs at barrowhill and has run to derby rtc 21/02/18 and it had 37607 in tow which was on the rear of 37116 going to barrowhill

I believe it ties in with the first gm variant aka 59001 was fitted with one, so they fitted one to the last ever built version aka 66779 is what ive heard

Monk bar models have it in stock priced £135.99 , I originally went in for my drs 47 but ended up coming out with 66779

monk bar models in York , drs 47805

had a email today from my local modelshop saying the Drs 47 is now in stock with them =)

according to footplate models website their website says they have 8 in stock of the model of 47628 scrap the above, I scrolled down and it stated pre-order due in next 60 days

BR Blue 20s now in stock at hattons includes their ltd ed br blue disc headcode ones as well

received my br blue one today and it also runs slow and I run dc and use one controller for 2 lines and 40 looks nice plodding round with 21 tta tanks and then my 37s on passenger look like a express train going full thrash =)

i recieved my replacement bodyshells for 68001 n 68005 today and i only posted them back last thursday and returned in the plastic inners n cardboard boxes . Well done to Dapol and dcc supplies in correcting the livery error and how fast they dispatch them back.

aye its the engine in 37099 is the photo ive seen it n rumour has it the engine out and the one for 37207 is to go in ive read on the internet

cheers and fingers crossed ill get the return to go with my pics of 37099 with 37057 a few weeks ago on a test train and its terminal for 37099s engine just been emailed the pic of the damage to 37099 and the piston has punched its self thru the crank case

I went to York to get this working and it caught a few people out , booked avoider n went station but I was in the right place at Holgate junction so I rewarded with a decent pic of them and hoping to get the return run with 2 splitboxes together

you wont be seeing the real 37099 for a while, its reported to have thrown a piston thru the block and 37611 & 37025 went north to mossend today , 37611 is going on the test train what 37099 was on and 37025 is bring 37099 south to barrowhill on the 29th may

if anybody wants a version of the drs livery 68002 or 68005 - r3resprays have them in stock , they had been holding some back

only 3 ive just ordered 68001 taking me to no 4 =)

the detailing pack supplied with both my models only contains a nem socket and coupling and a skirt with the recess for the nem socket to move

in regards to the error, it did not put me off purchasing the loco and end of the day you only see one side of the loco at a time and today i purchased my 2nd drs one so i now have 68002 and 68005 and ill just have them the same way round as each other and you will never tell that way. Dapol may have made a small error with the swoosh but the end of the day they have produced a craking loco with exellent detail and good running etc and this modern world likes picking faults and it could be a lot worse than it is , it could have been vitrains / lima who produced it not Dapol

apart from the printing error on one side on the drs livery ones , its a grand model and its well heavey and it will pull a good load since it pushed a switched of Bachmann 57 with no issues and my layouts only 5 foot back to back so no stock to test haulage sorry

Rieceved my 68005 today and my nameplates were straight, the yellow ends were spot on and no bad fitting parts, the wire inside what was mentioned the other day is enamel coated wire and exellent runner and the lights are not to bright like certain other manafactures . The only issue is the swoosh appears correct on one side and flip the model over and its to much one way leaving the other cab swoosh free and looking at class 68 photos i have in collection it and upon cheching no1 and no 2 ends of the photographs , the printing is out on one side. This may have been done by the repositioning of the compass logo on the side if they have used the same for both sides and the grills etc been on the opersite end when turned round putting the swoosh out of alignement with the other side. Apart from that swoosh error its a nice model and nice and heavey and my only real issue is it does not come with a additional full skirt or full pipes on the end the coupling is attached , it has cut pipes and cut away valance to get round the nem socket. aprt from a few school boy errors i can live with it and Dapol have done a great job and may be they will re issue replacement bodys for this major error on the swoosh.

Hi if someone is able to help i am after a pair of the Heljan metals transfers i put mine on temp sine i was gonna use fox transfers and when they arrived i made a mess of the fox transfers but had removed the Heljan ones and now i dont have any metals transfers i hope someone might be able to help on this matter if so can you please send me a pm please