Expressions of interest are typically taken by a manufacturer to establish whether a project is viable, they are not in themselves pre-orders, do not establish a "place" in a queue and are in no way binding on anyone even after a manufacturer confirms the minimum order quantity threshold has been met.

We know that Dapol has said it is satisfied that enough people want the coaches and based on that they commenced tooling, I would expect that at some stage further down the line they will invite people to place orders, maybe at that point they might ask for a payment, either a deposit or in full but possibly neither.

On the subject of availability, I would think it is inconceivable that they wouldn't order sufficient from the factory to cover known pre-orders, probably with a (possibly small) margin.

Roy



 

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 12:29:43 PMA selection of singles by Fine Young Cannibals.
I'd forgotten how good they were

I have a couple of their singles on playlists.

Spare a thought for those for whom buying these expensive new toys can only be dreamed of.

 

And that's why I started out with...........

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 11:33:21 AMWe have no clue as to what 'slack' there is in Dapol's purchasing

What if they only ordered smaller quantities based on EoIs + a little?

I also stated............

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 28, 2026, 12:57:44 PMI'd like to think that, paying £40 for a coach, any left unsold are not discounted as, having supported both projects from the get go, I'd be seriously brassed off

A selection of singles by Fine Young Cannibals.
I'd forgotten how good they were

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 12:11:04 PM

Quote from: PLD on Yesterday at 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 11:33:21 AM

Quote from: PLD on Yesterday at 11:12:38 AMWhen the order book is opened, at that point you can make the decision of the precise items you wish to commit to purchase (which could be different or more or less than your initial EoI)

We have no clue as to what 'slack' there is in Dapol's purchasing so I'd like to think anyone making an EoI and sticking with it would have a priority over anyone changing their mind mid stream, as it were. If their change of mind cannot be accommodated by Dapol at that point in time, then they'll just have to hope they can swap with someone else

If Dapol follow the same convention as others such as Revolution, Rapido etc the EoIs determine if it is viable; then actual orders determine what/how many of each are manufactured...

Sorry, but there has to be some form of priority for those who got the models over the line in the first place. What form that takes, I don't mind.
Otherwise, let's just make an EoI for everything whether it's wanted or not

TBH Mick, I'm struggling to see what the problem is...  If there are 1000 ordered when the order book opens,1000+ will be produced, regardless of whether there were 800 or 1000 or 1200 EoIs...
Nobody risks losing out by someone else upping their order...

Quote from: PLD on Yesterday at 11:12:38 AMAn "expression of interest" is just that. At that point, there is no firm commitment to purchase the exact items you expressed interest in.

It may be that only aggregated numbers are recorded and not necessarily tied to individuals - that's certainly the case with some other suppliers.

This is why i tagged @Adam1701D in, hoping he (Dapol) can advise. All i want is an email of what i expressed an interest in, yes i have forgot, lost the info etc etc. They must have this info from the forms we filled in. I don't think its asking too much, if i do this with any other manufacturer then i would get this automatically, that's why i didn't take a note when i did it, i was expecting an email with this info in it.

Craig

Quote from: PLD on Yesterday at 11:45:17 AM

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 11:33:21 AM

Quote from: PLD on Yesterday at 11:12:38 AMWhen the order book is opened, at that point you can make the decision of the precise items you wish to commit to purchase (which could be different or more or less than your initial EoI)

We have no clue as to what 'slack' there is in Dapol's purchasing so I'd like to think anyone making an EoI and sticking with it would have a priority over anyone changing their mind mid stream, as it were. If their change of mind cannot be accommodated by Dapol at that point in time, then they'll just have to hope they can swap with someone else

If Dapol follow the same convention as others such as Revolution, Rapido etc the EoIs determine if it is viable; then actual orders determine what/how many of each are manufactured...

Sorry, but there has to be some form of priority for those who got the models over the line in the first place. What form that takes, I don't mind.
Otherwise, let's just make an EoI for everything whether it's wanted or not

Quote from: Steven B on Yesterday at 11:42:46 AMI have a grand total of three Mk3 sleepers on pre-order.

I'm tempted by plenty of other models, but since the delivery of the class 45, FSA/FTA and Cartics I don't think my pre-order list has been this low.

Maybe 2026 is the year of transition and older models
(Sorry, Mr.Rimmer. I'm in 'Smug' mode [spoken in best Kryton voice])