Dapol A4 with valances EP sample

[simonprelude]

I'm just hoping the Blue Mallard will be museum spec (albeit mobile)

[PLD]

I'm just hoping the Blue Mallard will be museum spec (albeit mobile)

Nope... The one just released is UN-valenced BR Blue... However I'm sure a LNER Garter Blue 4468 will be among the first few batches of the Valenced version whenever they arrive...

[simonprelude]

I'm just hoping the Blue Mallard will be museum spec (albeit mobile)

Nope... The one just released is UN-valenced BR Blue... However I'm sure a LNER Garter Blue 4468 will be among the first few batches of the Valenced version whenever they arrive...

Well the date from Dapol suggest similar to the Un-valenced versions, August 2015 for those and 3rd quarter 2015 for the valenced.

[paulprice]

Even though I'm an LMS fan I have always liked the valanced A4, maybe one may make it into my non LMS fleet.................. then of course I would need some suitable coaches....................

[Newportnobby]

I'm just hoping the Blue Mallard will be museum spec (albeit mobile)

Nope... The one just released is UN-valenced BR Blue... However I'm sure a LNER Garter Blue 4468 will be among the first few batches of the Valenced version whenever they arrive...

Well the date from Dapol suggest similar to the Un-valenced versions, August 2015 for those and 3rd quarter 2015 for the valenced.

Excellent! I believe the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese, too.

[simonprelude]

I'm just hoping the Blue Mallard will be museum spec (albeit mobile)

Nope... The one just released is UN-valenced BR Blue... However I'm sure a LNER Garter Blue 4468 will be among the first few batches of the Valenced version whenever they arrive...

Well the date from Dapol suggest similar to the Un-valenced versions, August 2015 for those and 3rd quarter 2015 for the valenced.

Excellent! I believe the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese, too.

It could be on the same boat as the 142's........

[PLD]

Excellent! I believe the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese, too.

Wensleydale of course...

[portland-docks]

well there are only 2 valanced A4s i would be getting, 1 would be mallard (has to be done) and then another for Bittern

[Cutter]

Any chance of a 3d print of the 1907 dynamometer car to accompany the almost inevitable Mallard? But where to get the Coronation coaches? Will Bill Bedford's 2mm scale etches work in N?

[Stevie DC]

Any chance of a 3d print of the 1907 dynamometer car to accompany the almost inevitable Mallard? But where to get the Coronation coaches? Will Bill Bedford's 2mm scale etches work in N?

I'd be game to try the Dynamometer Car at some point. In regard to the Coronation coaches, that observation car would be difficult (only in regard to how to model the end window!).

A Silver Jubilee set on the other hand... 

[EtchedPixels]

A Silver Jubilee set on the other hand... 

I think you'd get away with the 2mm etches for both. I have pondered it but don't have time to do the work, however I think a polished 3D shell with the Bill Bedford sides glued on would probably work out pretty well.

Alan

[Cutter]

Great to hear that you are willing to think about a 3d print dynamometer car Steve. It was working on one of your pigeon vans that got me thinking that printing would be a great way to render the subject. I hadn't thought about a 3d print of the Coronation, which would be a huge project.

My interest (speaking selfishly) is Mallard's record breaking train, which did not I think include an observation car, and my current plan is to build Bill Bedford's etches. I have a ton of other projects to get to first! Using Bill's etches with a polished printed shell is an ingenious idea. Does anyone know how compatible these 2mm etches are with N gauge Dapol bogies?

[mr bachmann]

A Silver Jubilee set on the other hand... 

I think you'd get away with the 2mm etches for both. I have pondered it but don't have time to do the work, however I think a polished 3D shell with the Bill Bedford sides glued on would probably work out pretty well.

Alan

Kick starter job ?

[EtchedPixels]

"Someone needs to find the time" job. Bill's done all the etches as I understand it so the hard stuff is done.

[snail]

properly excited for these! when I was younger I saved all my pocket money to buy the valenced Mallard in BR blue, this was in 00 gauge, now I've made the move to the 'proper' gauge i need to get these!