14xx

[tank63]

Any ideas if we are going to get a state of the art model of the GWR 14xx.
I had a couple of Dapol ones donkey's years ago sorry to say very poor runners.
We could do with an updated new tooled one.

[Newportnobby]

Sadly the likely manufacturers don't confide such things to us

[Ensign Elliott]

The Dapol 14xxs aren't bad little models, especially for their age. With some sympathetic weathering and a few extra details fitted like lamps and lamp irons, they look pretty good. The one thing that lets the BR Green ones down is the awful shade of BR Green that Dapol use on all their models. I repainted and relined this example into a better version of BR lined green.



If you use DCC, I can recommend fitting a stayalive to them. Hardwiring a Zimo MX615 and 1 cap stayalive make a tremendous difference to the smooth running. Both my 14xxs can happily crawl around the layout all day. 

[tank63]

Thanks for the replies

[geofff]

The famous(?) "Marlow Donkey" (local to me) had the 14xx and I've just acquired the auto coach this week. A 14xx would be wonderful.