Administrators AY Mod Posted June 11 Administrators Share Posted June 11 I'll have a BPlease Bob. Rapido Trains UK are to produce the Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 ‘Caledonia’ Fireless locomotive and we are offering an exclusive model for World of Railways / BRM / RMweb in the attractive and useful BP livery carried by works number 2238, delivered in February 1948 to Distillers Co Ltd. for their British Resin Products plant in Barry, South Wales. BP acquired Distillers in 1967 with the livery of the locomotive changing to that which we see in Rapido’s renders of our forthcoming model with BP’s well-known shield logo used from 1961-1989. Embedded Flickr image from John Stein. The locomotive is therefore liveried for the period from 1967 to its withdrawal when the plant closed in 1986. The fireless locomotive is seen performing here. We have chosen a livery which would be appropriate for modellers to use in private sidings; maybe an oil terminal or chemical plant? Another consideration in choosing this livery would be the easy removal of the BP logo giving an ideal base to work from on for your own colour scheme. The model features a diecast and injected moulded construction evident from the EP samples below. Our model includes the angled reservoir supports and early-style buffer guides with a reducing valve. Due to size constraints the model will have an E24 decoder socket which is an emerging standard for small models. Embedded Flickr image from John Stein. The product run is strictly limited and DC/analogue versions can be ordered at a price of £139.95 and £249.95 for the sound-fitted version with a small deposit. Links to order below: https://worldofrailways.hooluh.co.uk/rapido-exclusive-bp-fireless-loco-oo-dcc-ready-139-95-pre-order-30-deposit https://worldofrailways.hooluh.co.uk/rapido-exclusive-bp-fireless-loco-oo-dcc-sound-249-95-pre-order-30-deposit 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 Nice. Needs side tanks, triple whistle and a dragon in the firebox (and a firebox!). Pshticough. Pshticough. Pshticough. Steven B 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 Hi Andy, How easy is "easy removal" of the logo please. Is there a known method with Rapido printing? Love the industrial green and red buffer combination. Thanks very much. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted June 11 Author Administrators Share Posted June 11 2 minutes ago, Garry D100 said: How easy is "easy removal" of the logo please. Obviously I can't say on this one but previous work with a cotton bud and IPA worked on a 15xx. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy_anorak59 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: How about a little treat as it’s Fathers’ Day this weekend? Ah - that's what they meant when they asked: 'Anything for the weekend sir?' 😀 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted June 11 Author Administrators Share Posted June 11 3 minutes ago, billy_anorak59 said: 'Anything for the weekend sir?' Hmm, maybe a London Rubber Company livery to come from Rapido? 1 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 24 minutes ago, billy_anorak59 said: Ah - that's what they meant when they asked: 'Anything for the weekend sir?' 😀 On a Monday, that's planning ahead with a vengance... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: Hmm, maybe a London Rubber Company livery to come from Rapido? Will it come arrive in a pack of 3 locos. 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted June 11 Author Administrators Share Posted June 11 19 minutes ago, Garry D100 said: Will it come arrive in a pack of 3 locos. You'll need a lot of 50p pieces for the vending machine (showing my age now). 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 3 hours ago, billy_anorak59 said: Ah - that's what they meant when they asked: 'Anything for the weekend sir?' 😀 I can't remember when I was last asked that. That goes back to before supermarkets and the days you had to ask the young lady behind the chemist's counter. Does the barber still sell them? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cornelius Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 If I'm now being earwormed by "This is a chemist model railway store not a joke shop, son." does that make Rapido the House of Fun? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted June 11 Author Administrators Share Posted June 11 1 minute ago, cornelius said: does that make Rapido the House of Fun? There's certainly madness there. He's just gone home though. 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 Back on topic (must we?) I'm pleased to see this prototype available as in my eyes it was an obvious omission from the original line-up, and as you say it offers a good basis for several others with the BP logo removed and alternative names/logos added. I hope this is a success for Rapido - the EP's look great. Me, I'm still waiting for their first venture into 7mm scale... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 8 hours ago, AY Mod said: Due to size constraints the model will have an E24 decoder socket which is an emerging standard for small models. Slightly confused by this part. The E24 socket and decoders are about the same size as Next18 (Quick look at ESU website the E24 Lokpilots are bigger than N18 but the Loksounds are the other way round) and the fireless loco's don't need all the extra function outputs available on them. Not the end of the world I suppose but at the current time, availablity of E24 decoders is somewhat rubbish. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted June 11 Author Administrators Share Posted June 11 A few other manufacturers are heading the same way so hopefully availability will improve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 I’m in, lovely little loco… dcc ready ordered. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 It's nowt to do with BP, but if you're looking into this thread (because you like fireless loks) you'll enjoy this funny little fella I stumbled across recently... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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