Dapol O Gauge Class 08

RichardBattersby · March 26, 2016, 09:32:42 AM

Feel free to run me out of town with pitch forks, but, has anyone else seen the really lovely O Gauge Class 08 from Dapol? I love the class and, whilst I've never had anything to do with O gauge, will be extremely tempted to get one, even if I had it to just to sit and look at. I'm sure a small shunting layout would be cheap and easy to build. Best of all, they're so cheap! £169 for all that loco!! I really want one. A couple of nice pics here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/102801-dapol-08/page-5

Yet_Another · March 26, 2016, 10:21:16 AM

I agree.

I was going to build a little 00 shunting layout with an 08 and a 24: I may have to sell the 00 (again) and get one of these.

railsquid · March 26, 2016, 10:30:13 AM

Just don't use it to test your N gauge layout platform clearances... Looks like you could put the Farish version inside the cab for safe keeping... Looks very nice though.

paulprice · March 26, 2016, 10:50:40 AM

I want one, I want one, I WANT ONE

NeMo · March 26, 2016, 11:09:00 AM

I see no problem at all with modelling O and N gauges. They complement each other perfectly. One is all about the details on a single wagon or loco, while the other is about having the space to model a realistic length train running through suitably spacious surroundings.

If anything, HO/00 is a compromise between the two, and while clearly acceptable to the majority of modellers, it's a "jack of all trades, master of none" scale in my opinion. Can't get the same level of detail as easily as with O, while consuming too much space to create realistic trains and scenery when compared with N.

I've been building the odd Parkside Dundas kit* over the last couple pf years, and just like you, will be getting either a 'Terrier' or 08 in the near future.

Cheers, NeMo

(*Kit building in O is an absolute treat compared with N, and I'd recommend the Parkside Dundas kits in particular as being excellent value -- £30-40 each -- and easy to do. Everything's in the box, right down to the transfers, wheels and couplings. Once built, they're whopping great things with lots of working features like spring-loaded buffers, and even better, they still fit in the boxes they came in, so storing them is easy.)

rhysapthomas · March 26, 2016, 11:21:54 AM

Don't worry I have three N gauge 08s and they are one of my favourite engines I would like an O gauge as you say for display I think even a small shunting layout could be quite expensive

silly moo · March 26, 2016, 02:10:40 PM

I couldn't resist their O gauge Terrier. I model in three different scales but N is by far my favourite.

Jerry Howlett · March 26, 2016, 03:11:30 PM

The "Dark side" beckons. I have had an interest in one lodged with Hattons for the last year or so. When it does become available I will book myself into the local A&E for when Mrs "H" discovers my crime...
I like the idea of the sound based version hauling conflats loaded with beers vemerging out into the garden on a hot summers day.... However the price of DCC equipment may result in a silent version.

Claude Dreyfus · March 26, 2016, 04:43:28 PM

I have been sorely tempted by one. We are planning a 'small' 0 gauge layout at our club - a far more manageable replacement for the 40' monster we cannot accommodate! A nice green 08 may well fit the bill.

Mustermark · March 26, 2016, 05:22:13 PM

Quote from: NeMo on March 26, 2016, 11:09:00 AM
I see no problem at all with modelling O and N gauges. They complement each other perfectly. One is all about the details on a single wagon or loco, while the other is about having the space to model a realistic length train running through suitably spacious surroundings.

Totally agree. My big layout in N with trains running through the scenery is my first love. My new mistress is my O gauge Western and MkIs, and I can't wait for the Blue 08 I pre-ordered over a year ago.

Chetcombe · March 26, 2016, 07:26:34 PM

I have a shelf above my layout and am tempted to place something there as a static display - an O gauge 08 is tempting... Need to see it in the flesh though before committing.

Cazadoom · March 26, 2016, 08:13:51 PM

Have to say this may be a start to an O gauge thing for me, they look cracking!

jonclox · March 29, 2016, 10:37:28 AM

Shame they still have the wrong number of rivets and bolts moulded on it

paulprice · March 29, 2016, 11:32:42 AM

I still want one

GroupC · March 29, 2016, 04:00:22 PM

At the York show there was an 08 in either G or 1 scale on display (not an expert on big stuff I'm afraid) and it was even more tempting than the Dapol O gauge one we all now want. An outstanding model with incredible detail and characterful weathering (no I don't have any photos of it). Got me wondering if I could have a garden layout. I probably could.