Osborn Exclusive OSB012 Dapol Western D1000 Western Enterprise Desert Sand small

[Newportnobby]

@ntpntpntp Just in case you can be tempted (the bullets are not for sale!!!)

Dapol Western with Dapol weathered bullets by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

That's a lovely clip, shame the loco is so clean...

[ntpntpntp]

@tutenkhamunsleeping   Nope, but I have this 





Looks like I'll have to rethink my thinks and maybe allow one with SYPs into the fold after all.

[Newportnobby]

Especially as the info I have shows D1023 never carried Desert Sand livery
Only maroon SYP and blue FYP

[koyli55002]

Well, come on.....were you expecting accuracy from those toy manufacturers ?

[ntpntpntp]

@Newportnobby @koyli55002 Yeah this is Lima we're talking about 

It gets worse: the nameplates are Western Enterprise      

Perhaps I'll get a set of correct plates from Shawplan, but on the other hand that would be devaluing the mint condition of the Lima model. Not that it's rare or worth much anyway. It sits in its box year upon year un-run along with the rest of the OO stuff.

[Invicta Alec]

Looks like I'll have to rethink my thinks and maybe allow one with SYPs into the fold after all.

Go on! You KNOW you want to. 

Alec.

[koyli55002]

Ah, Lima......N gauge stuff wider than a barn door, and some VERY iffy "detailing" on the OO stuff.
Some years ago, I was commissioned to make the masters for a kit to replace the silly box on the underside of a Lima 156 (OO gauge at that !) with some properly detailed parts. I have to confess there were several occasions when I was tempted to ask whether the effort was worth it !

[Newportnobby]

From Joel on Dapol Digest a couple of weeks ago...........

The N Gauge Westerns are a little behind schedule and are due to be shipped at the end of the month. Expect them in store mid November.

As they are 'plural' hopefully he means the Golden Ochre version for Cheltenham Models too

[emjaybee]

From Joel on Dapol Digest a couple of weeks ago...........

The N Gauge Westerns are a little behind schedule and are due to be shipped at the end of the month. Expect them in store mid November.

As they are 'plural' hopefully he means the Golden Ochre version for Cheltenham Models too

...or it could just mean that they're shipping more than one Desert Sand loco at a time.

I'm through being optimistic with suppliers. Just trying to stay realistic these days.

[Chris Morris]

I'm not worried and neither is my wallet! In fact I'm a bit down because my two "home painted" locos will no longer be rare liveries.



Having said that I do need a maroon with yellow buffer beams to finish off my collection of liveries.

It has to be said that Dapol have got plenty going on at the moment. I'm looking forward to a skipper in the not too distant future together with Captain Tom. Another round of 50s also on the go and I still fancy an intercity HST. On second thoughts my wallet does have plenty to worry about!

[Newportnobby]

@MKP @osborns
I don't suppose you know if we're suddenly going to get a pleasant surprise before Chrimbo as there's only a few days to go!!??

[MKP]

We were told that they were arriving in the UK on the 5th but haven't had a note yet to say they are in and on the way to us, fingers crossed but can't promise before Christmas yet

[osborns]

latest news just received from Dapol and it's not good. Sorry everyone.

It would appear in the mess that is UK imports that the container has now moved vessels in its queue into the UK.

We have been told that the container is now due into port on the 25th and will devan on the 30th so we will receive it after we come back after Christmas.

I am so sorry that this shipment has missed Christmas, it's a real pain.

[Nev S]

Thanks for the update. Presumably, in order to have "moved vessels" it was on a ship that has bypassed the UK due to the congestion and been put off elsewhere?

[Newportnobby]

Many thanks for keeping us up to speed with this. Disappointing for me but my wallet is chuckling merrily for the break in spending pre Christmas