im guessing this is a long shot. guys please try and help me find spares.

regards. dean

Best bet is to ask DCC supplies.

Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 17, 2013, 07:43:55 PM
Best bet is to ask DCC supplies.

ive been on their site and they don't list them.

So email them and ask ? I don't know any of the UK spares suppliers who lists all their spares online. Same with BR Lines - you need to phone/email and ask.

Alan

Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 17, 2013, 08:58:44 PM
So email them and ask ? I don't know any of the UK spares suppliers who lists all their spares online. Same with BR Lines - you need to phone/email and ask.

Alan

hi alan... i did this im afraid and came up empty handed. im really surprised they are not available as spares as they are easily damaged. i can't be the only person with a very sorry looking loco.

You may have already tried it but have you thought of posting of Dapol's Facebook page or asking Dapol direct either via phone or their website. 

hi whiteswan ... i have, and joel at dapol was really helpful. he sent me buffers some but they were of the wrong pattern..oval as opposed to round and the shanks were different too. he told me not to give up hope but this a good while back, three weeks or more,  and now i really am starting to give up hope. i suppose im going to have to wait to see if these parts become available as spares. if they dont its £85 down the drain.

If you are willing to do a spot more work then you can probably clean up the relevant bits of the buffer beam and fit brass buffers to the correct pattern. BH Enterprises, TPM and the like have a pretty good range of buffers.

Alan

many many thanks for the heads up ... i'll take a look now. Dx

The NGS and N Brass Locos also do brass buffers.  Different sizes are available so if you can measure a buffer before ordering.

Cheers, Mike

yes!! TPM do the exact style ... i had little idea of the range of stuff this company did. unfortunately they are closed until june but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel... many thanks to all who have tried to help. regsards. Dx