DAPOL Program Progress as at August 2020

NGS-PO · August 21, 2020, 10:01:17 AM

From the Dapol Collectors' publication:

Maunsel High Window Coaches - Due in Stock Soon

DVT - Artwork Underway

MK3 Sleepers - Awaiting Decorated Samples

Class 66 - Artwork Underway

HST - Artwork Underway, phased release

HST-P - Due in Stock Soon

Class 50 - Artwork Review

57xx - Artwork Underway

M7 - CAD Stage

BOB/WC - R&D Stage moving to CAD soon

Dogfish - Artwork Underway

Class 142 - Artwork Underway

HIA - Artwork Underway

Best

Scott

leachsprite4 · August 21, 2020, 10:57:17 AM

Thanks for the update Scott.

Pleased to see M7 progressing.

Shocked (although maybe not) at BoB/WC as the catalogue (online dated September 19) says at CAD stage and expected in shops late 2020. Even allowing for Covid how has this mythical product has gone backwards yet again!

Pleasing to see though the high window stock is on track for arrival soon.

Also noted from their website more A1, A3 and A4 models arriving soon.

Graham

Skyline2uk · August 21, 2020, 11:13:08 AM

Humph, not even a mention of the 59.

So, either Revolution take the plunge or I start working out which body parts I can live without and try and find a CJM version.

Anybody wanna by a kidney?

Skyline2uk

njee20 · August 21, 2020, 11:48:45 AM

HIA? That's a re-release surely, why is there any livery consideration?

The 59 has never been back in production surely? It was mooted years ago, then cancelled, there's never been a suggestion it's back on the table.

You could hack up/pretend a 66 is a 59. Not so good for a 59/0, but the body is basically the same for a 59/1 or 59/2. I keep considering printing a replacement solebar and bogie frames for a Farish 66. Still leaves the exhaust silencer, but that may be a step too far!

PaulCheffus · August 21, 2020, 11:52:16 AM

Quote from: njee20 on August 21, 2020, 11:48:45 AM
You could hack up/pretend a 66 is a 59. Not so good for a 59/0, but the body is basically the same for a 59/1 or 59/2. I keep considering printing a replacement solebar and bogie frames for a Farish 66. Still leaves the exhaust silencer, but that may be a step too far!

Hi

Grahame Hedges did this a few years ago and I think it was published in the magazine he used to write (not the NGS journal). If I get chance over the weekend I'll have a look as I have all the magazines upstairs.

Cheers

Paul

Chris Morris · August 21, 2020, 12:08:14 PM

So is "artwork review" after or before "artwork underway"? I'm looking forward to some more 142s and a West Country, eventually.

Skyline2uk · August 21, 2020, 01:41:21 PM

Quote from: njee20 on August 21, 2020, 11:48:45 AM
HIA? That's a re-release surely, why is there any livery consideration?

The 59 has never been back in production surely? It was mooted years ago, then cancelled, there's never been a suggestion it's back on the table.

You could hack up/pretend a 66 is a 59. Not so good for a 59/0, but the body is basically the same for a 59/1 or 59/2. I keep considering printing a replacement solebar and bogie frames for a Farish 66. Still leaves the exhaust silencer, but that may be a step too far!

I am consistently told by Joel (at TINGs and Warley, when they happened) that the 59 is still a goer.

Clearly it's so far back up the pipe this statement is more like a land grab

The article on converting a 66 to a 59 was published recently in the NGS. The excercise intrigued me but relies on CJM bogie frames, so unless somebody does 3D print some, this is a non starter for me.

Skyline2uk

njee20 · August 21, 2020, 01:43:38 PM

If only there was someone here with a 3D printer who's mentioned doing just that...

Skyline2uk · August 21, 2020, 01:48:22 PM

Quote from: njee20 on August 21, 2020, 01:43:38 PM
If only there was someone here with a 3D printer who's mentioned doing just that...

Was your statement that put it in mind...

Afraid I am not going to add the conversion to my project list just yet. Definitely needs an air brush to do it justice anyway.

Skyline2uk

jpendle · August 21, 2020, 02:46:41 PM

Quote from: njee20 on August 21, 2020, 11:48:45 AM
HIA? That's a re-release surely, why is there any livery consideration?

Different running numbers, weathering, graffiti?

John P

scruff · August 21, 2020, 07:45:40 PM

Quote from: Skyline2uk on August 21, 2020, 11:13:08 AM
Humph, not even a mention of the 59.

So, either Revolution take the plunge or I start working out which body parts I can live without and try and find a CJM version.

Anybody wanna by a kidney?

Skyline2uk

Last I heard Dapol were saying 2022 for the 59..

Hope that helps!
Cheers
Mark

njee20 · August 21, 2020, 08:08:34 PM

Quote from: jpendle on August 21, 2020, 02:46:41 PM
Quote from: njee20 on August 21, 2020, 11:48:45 AM
HIA? That's a re-release surely, why is there any livery consideration?

Different running numbers, weathering, graffiti?

Not seen any suggestion of that, but maybe. Perhaps I'm giving them too much credit to assume they'd actually check livery variations by individual wagon running numbers!

Skyline2uk · August 21, 2020, 09:07:10 PM

Quote from: scruff on August 21, 2020, 07:45:40 PM
Quote from: Skyline2uk on August 21, 2020, 11:13:08 AM
Humph, not even a mention of the 59.

So, either Revolution take the plunge or I start working out which body parts I can live without and try and find a CJM version.

Anybody wanna by a kidney?

Skyline2uk

Last I heard Dapol were saying 2022 for the 59..

Hope that helps!
Cheers
Mark

If true helps my wallet and my organs (not least because SHMBO won't threaten bits of me when I buy two, instantly).

Skyline2uk

longbow · August 21, 2020, 09:34:41 PM

So the BoB/WC isn't even in CAD. That suggests we won't see it before 2022 at the earliest. How very disappointing.

Newportnobby · August 21, 2020, 10:08:11 PM

Quote from: longbow on August 21, 2020, 09:34:41 PM
So the BoB/WC isn't even in CAD. That suggests we won't see it before 2022 at the earliest. How very disappointing.

By the time we see it (or more likely if we see it) I won't remember what it looked like and what it was for