english electric

1 hour ago, Airport2010 said:

Evening all. This thread has been quiet for some time so I thought I’d reawaken it! 
 

Has anyone attempted to fit a driver to their 20? If so, how on earth are you supposed to gain entry to the cab area? 
 

I’m currently sat looking at the inside of the bodyshell and the whole cab assembly seems to be glued solid into it. Too much hassle and not worth the effort maybe? Another Heljan ‘special’ so it seems. 

 

Thanks Phil

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

It will be modelled as now with new nose tooling for the headlight.

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

The MK2A FK in RTC livery has now been removed from the website.  Does this mean it has sold out already?

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

Anyone know why it was fitted with a bell?.

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

Anyone know the cheapest place this is being sold?

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

Which retailers or model shops are these?

Thanks.

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

Glad you managed to get a photo of them.

 

Yes it would be nice if you got 025 and 099 in the same photo. Especially considering that Colas only have these two and 057 as split box 37s so it isn't very often that the split box 37s are paired up. Hope you manage to get them.

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

Thank you for letting me know.

 

That's a shame about 37099. I noticed on TOPS today that 37025 was working 0Z37 Derby RTC to Mossend. I didn't see that 37611 was with it but I knew that their must have been a loco failure for 025 and 611 to be dispatched from Derby. Hope 37099 is back out and about soon.

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

I just pre ordered dcc fitted valiant as i really do like the scotrail livery. .... so that will be 3 class 68's ... i really must clear my layout so i can actually run the odd loco round

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

Is the omission of the detail pack a one-off or can anyone else confirm that there is no separate detail pack for the other end?

 

Cheers,

Mick

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 

I'm glad to hear your 68 has came out fine, and it would be great if they did a run of replacement bodyshells. what is the haulage capability like?

 

Ben

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