Class 87 From Dapol

[SD35]

Brilliant, thanks Adam.  I am pretty chuffed with this announcement. 

Plenty of scope for a second batch/shop specials with IC Exec, IC Mainline, RFD 101, etc.  It's nailed on I'll have be having five of that first batch but if there's an off the shelf suitable diamond pantograph readily available at the time, I think another three blue ones would be added to the fleet.

[Dr Al]

Presumably this is based on the Class 86 chassis? If so, then it should be an excellent runner.

Cheers,
Alan

[StufromEGDL]

87101 does indeed have the correct roof and the extra vent on the cab roofs. Has to be done properly, or not at all 
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hi Adam;

That's really good to know. Whilst I wont want the iteration of it with the cross-arm Panto, I may wait to see what later versions transpire.
Good luck with the development...

As Neal says, we now need an 85 too...or an 88??

Laters;
Stu from EGVN

[Steven B]

If it helps anyone choose:

• 87 031 (Hal'o'the Wynd) - carried BR Blue with high speed pantograph until 1988 (but gained TDM cables in 86/87 so the Dapol model is only "correct" up to 1986).
• 87 017 (Iron Duke) - Received Intercity Swallow in 1994
• 87 101 (Stephenson) - was in BR blue with cross-arm pantograph in 1985, but switched to high-speed version by 1987.
• 87 006 (City of Glasgow) - switched from experimental exec dark grey to Intercity Exec in 1984.
• 87 012 (Coeur de Lyon) - switched from experimental intercity to standard Intercity Exec in 1987/88 and was in Swallow by 1998.

(based on Flickr searches within my era of interest - late 1980s).



Steven B.

[BramptonBranch]

I notice that the BR blue version is Stephenson, a short lived Farish version of the loco was produced?

Wouldn't mind another 87 mind!

Andy

[PaulCheffus]

I notice that the BR blue version is Stephenson, a short lived Farish version of the loco was produced?

Wouldn't mind another 87 mind!

Andy

Hi

However it wouldn't have had the correct roof.

Cheers

Paul

[Steven B]

Dapol have a good choice for liveries for future batches. In addition to original BR blue with the cross arm pantograph there's:

"Standard" Intercity Executive:

87001. by David Hopkins, on Flickr

Porterbrook Purple:

87002 by Philip Wheldale, on Flickr


87002. by curly42, on Flickr

Railfreight Distribution:

87101 by GeorgecRichards, on Flickr

Virgin Trains "Large logo" blue:

87006 by rob50037, on Flickr

Cotswold Rail

87007 by 54A Photography, on Flickr

Virgin Trains' Network South East (for London 2012 Olympic games)

87012_190305Z by Gareth Higgins, on Flickr



For me, it has to be 87007 City of Manchester in I/C Exec please Adam/Dapol

87007 Preston 31.10.91 by Pete Leathard, on Flickr

[Crompton Power]

Thanks for this Steven, a useful list.

I'm tempted by 87031 but for my era it will need RCH cables added, easily done with some etches I have.
Looking through flickr RCH cables were present during 1987 and 88.

Cheers,

Keith.

If it helps anyone choose:

• 87 031 (Hal'o'the Wynd) - carried BR Blue with high speed pantograph until 1988.
• 87 017 (Iron Duke) - Received Intercity Swallow in 1994
• 87 101 (Stephenson) - was in BR blue with cross-arm pantograph in 1985, but switched to high-speed version by 1987.
• 87 006 (City of Glasgow) - switched from experimental exec dark grey to Intercity Exec in 1984.
• 87 012 (Coeur de Lyon) - switched from experimental intercity to standard Intercity Exec in 1987/88 and was in Swallow by 1998.

(based on Flickr searches within my era of interest - late 1980s).



Steven B.

[Crompton Power]

A few more for Adam and the team at Dapol to consider.

There was also 87019 in Black around the same time as the NSE version.

87019 by Keith  Valla, on Flickr

A version of I/C executive with a full yellow end below the windows.

Sir Winston Passing The Foxgloves. by Neil Harvey 156, on Flickr

Variation on I/C Swallow, full yellow ends, red nameplates and no swallow logo, before the MU cables were removed from the fleet.

87009 by peter cheshire, on Flickr

Certainly lots of choices for the future.

Cheers,

Keith.

Dapol have a good choice for liveries for future batches. In addition to original BR blue with the cross arm pantograph there's:

"Standard" Intercity Executive:

87001. by David Hopkins, on Flickr

Porterbrook Purple:

87002 by Philip Wheldale, on Flickr


87002. by curly42, on Flickr

Railfreight Distribution:

87101 by GeorgecRichards, on Flickr

Virgin Trains "Large logo" blue:

87006 by rob50037, on Flickr

Cotswold Rail

87007 by 54A Photography, on Flickr

Virgin Trains' Network South East (for London 2012 Olympic games)

87012_190305Z by Gareth Higgins, on Flickr



For me, it has to be 87007 City of Manchester in I/C Exec please Adam/Dapol

87007 Preston 31.10.91 by Pete Leathard, on Flickr

[Steven B]

Europhoenix can be added to the British liveries:

Europhoenix Class 87 87017-'Iron Duke' - Long Marston. by Martyn Hilbert, on Flickr


Dapol made a batch of the class 58 in ACTS Blue/yellow livery as used in the Netherlands. How about some Bulgarian class 87s?


87004 Pirdop Yard by David smith, on Flickr


87 026 by Ivo Radoev, on Flickr


87019/012 Pirdop by David smith, on Flickr


87022, Sindel (BG), 20/06/18 by ??  , on Flickr

[Steven B]

A bit more digging through photos shows 87 031 (Hal'o'the Wynd) received it's TDM cables (extra pair of wires/connectors on cab front for working with DVT) towards the end of 1986/early 1987. Dapol have modelled it with the high-speed pantograph and no TDM.

This does mean that there's a gap between 1988 and 1994 where none of the first batch as currently proposed aren't accurate without some modelling (either re-paint or addition of TDM cables). There's a similar gap in the earliest years of the class.

You're in luck if you model the first half of the 1980s - half the announced models are suitable!


Steven B.

[fh47331]

This does mean that there's a gap between 1988 and 1994 where none of the first batch as currently proposed aren't accurate without some modelling (either re-paint or addition of TDM cables). There's a similar gap in the earliest years of the class.
Steven B.

Hi Steven,
Yes I'd come to the conclusion that smoe renumbering and detailing could be required.  But I appear to have ordered one! If Dapol are listening, the Standard IC Executive from Steven's earlier message would be a suitable candidate for a second run .... if the second run arrived around the same time as the first even better!!!

Richie

[Steven B]

Want to run double headed with your Dapol class 58? Not a problem:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/63923883@N03/37346074185/
(photo of class 58 dragging a class 87 and train of Mk2 at Nuneaton 'cause the power's off on the OHLE).


Steven B

[Adam1701D]

Thank you for the feedback regarding future liveries. There are a lot of these I would like to incorporate in the next batch, including some more of the one-off colour schemes.

[Bob G]

Don't forget when these were introduced they were unnamed and just banger blue FYE ends. Surprised the original livery was not covered in the first run, because you can add nameplates, but you cant easily take them away

The 86s also didn't feature as early versions (OK the front ends were slightly different to as modelled with pipework, but it is still a missing era or two.

Oh and the original 59s have not been modelled either. Beginning to think Dapol has a complex about the first years of any loco they make (joke).

Bob