stonetown Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I might have missed something here but I thought Dapol were only producing the Vanwide box van and not a planked/plywood sides version. Tower Models site seems to think the same as me too. Somewhat confused here............... Towers site showes a very old status quo in regard to those wagons. Dapols website (http://Dapol.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=179_298_299_593) on the other hand gives the latest information as to which diagrams we can expect to see pretty soon in shops (even more diagrams planned for the future are listed in the 2014/15 catalogue). But since the older product codes were all withdrawn there are no definite information as to which liveries we´ll get with the first batch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Had a good look over these at the Newport show, they look very nice 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dan Randall Posted April 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2016 Interesting, did the open have plank or corrugated steel ends? Paul The one I saw at Newport recently had corrugated steel ends. Regards Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 The one I saw at Newport recently had corrugated steel ends. Regards Dan Thanks very good news if the rest is to the same standard, Neither Slaters or Parkside have this very common body style in their ranges. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 (edited) Having ordered an 08 I thought I'd better have something to put behind it so I bought one of each of the first three Dapol wagons and I thought people might be interesting in seeing them. I know they are generic but they're ideal for a little shunting layout just to play with at home. I couldn't resist modifying them, of course..... I wanted them to look like pretty neglected wagons around 1960, just to see if I could reproduce that look. All the planking has been covered with paper printed with a photo of real planking, just cut out and glued in place with a cut out where the black panels are. The Charles Roberts works plate is from a photo of the real thing. The wagons as they come just have a plain brown interior - adding the bare wood transforms them, just leaving the brown strapping showing. If I do another I'll print the black lettering panels onto the planking sheet rather than cutting a hole; apart from anything else the number will need altering. The hole does look a lot more obvious in the picture than it does looking at the model. The work took about an hour and a half per wagon including the painting, though doing the three together saves time. They certainly don't look like they did when they came out of the box!Peter Edited May 11, 2016 by kirtleypete 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Hi there, more pictures of the vans etc. on Tower models website; they look good to me! Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Hi there, more pictures of the vans etc. on Tower models website; they look good to me! Paul. Thanks, it looks like Richard Webster had waived his magic wand over these. The corrugated end on the merchandise open looks very nicely done and the prices are remarkable! http://www.tower-models.com/ Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 This is a Dapol 7 plank open decorated as fictional PO wagon using printed paper - Can't wait to get my hands on the vans, there's huge potential with those, Peter 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Thanks, it looks like Richard Webster had waived his magic wand over these. The corrugated end on the merchandise open looks very nicely done and the prices are remarkable! http://www.tower-models.com/ Paul Wow!! Especially "Wow" concerning the brake block positioning - a vast improvement over Dapol's first wagons!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Is there anymore news on the Vans? liveries and quantities? The representation of the chain on the open looks very good. Edited August 22, 2016 by CME and Bottlewasher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 More news on the Tower Midels web site Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 And here it is;- http://www.tower-models.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Wagons look superb, they might just pip the 08 to the shops!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Wagons look superb, they might just pip the 08 to the shops!! Hi Steve, Yes indeed, the irony of it all - I do hope that their release wont affect the likes of Slaters or Parkside too much, but I shall be tempted by a few RTR vans. ATVB CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hi there, more pictures of the vans etc. on Tower models website; they look good to me! Paul. my biggest issue, which is common on so many models, its the ribbing in the end sheets being so course. more bumps rather than waves. if you look at the real photo of the wagon at the bottom of the tower models page shows the steel is a wavy shaped pressing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) my biggest issue, which is common on so many models, its the ribbing in the end sheets being so course. more bumps rather than waves. if you look at the real photo of the wagon at the bottom of the tower models page shows the steel is a wavy shaped pressing Hi Odin, That's a very good point - hard to replicate exactly in plastic though?? Most manufacturers, kit or otherwise, would struggle with replicating it perfectly accurately, but I have to say that most do a fair job in plastic, good enough for layout models IMHHO. ATVB CME Edited August 30, 2016 by CME and Bottlewasher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hi Odin, That's a very good point - hard to replicate exactly in plastic though?? Most manufacturers, kit or otherwise, would struggle with replicating it perfectly accurately, but I have to say that most do a fair job in plastic, good enough for layout models IMHHO. ATVB CME just as easy to mould waves as it is bumps :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 just as easy to mould waves as it is bumps :-) I agree the corrugations of the vans look disappointing - but we haven't seen the final product. Both Parkside and Slaters have managed a good representation of these ends. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 just as easy to mould waves as it is bumps :-) I agree the corrugations of the vans look disappointing - but we haven't seen the final product. Both Parkside and Slaters have managed a good representation of these ends. Paul No we havent seen the final product and I have a feeling that the reason why such are moulded that way is due to the release of the model from the mould. Are you fellows saying that Dapol's rendition of such is worse than eg. Slaters' or Parksides'?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenwall Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Looking at the pics on the excellent Paul Bartlett web site, there does seem to be some variation in the corrugations on different vans, some are quite wavy others are smaller and more 'blobby'. presumably differing builders and periods, but they were not all the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopar Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 The term 'corrugated' to describe the ends of these vans has most people picturing the popular metal roofing product. I would venture that the term 'channeled' might be more accurate. Flat steel sheet, stamped out and then folded around the ends of the van. The pics on Tower's site look pretty good to me (not an expert on vans/wagons) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 The term 'corrugated' to describe the ends of these vans has most people picturing the popular metal roofing product. I would venture that the term 'channeled' might be more accurate. Flat steel sheet, stamped out and then folded around the ends of the van. The pics on Tower's site look pretty good to me (not an expert on vans/wagons) I think you may have hit upon something there;-) :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I think corrugation refers to the shape not just roofing products ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopar Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 That was the point I was trying to make. The ends of the van bodies aren't really corrugated, more like stamped out channels. Most I have looked at don't have the wave form that the roofing stuff has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Tantalising glimpse of 12t vans in another thread ............... post #293 at bottom of page http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65775-Dapol-class-121-and-122-in-oo-gauge/page-12 Edited November 27, 2016 by Southernman46 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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