Dapol N Scale "Thomas" Character

[Guilford Guy]

Cross Post from another Forum
I believe this somewhat follows the code of conduct as it is not intended to steal purchases away from a Bachmann Market.

Dapol will introduce these dimunitive steamer locomotives this weekend in London. Knuckle couplers will be included.


They have a tungsten underframe and a 40:1 gear ratio so despite their tiny size can creep and pull four coaches. Now, that's the way to build things, IMHO! 

[Cheeky_ULP]

lolwat

It's not the TTTE Stepney.

[Hamish K]

lolwat

It's not the TTTE Stepney.

Stepney is a real locomotive at the preserved Bluebell Railway in England, unfortunately currently out of services. Seehttp://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/loco_static.html

The Rev Awdrey wrote some stories featuring Stepney in the Railway Series books to publicize the Bluebell Railway. He was a keen supporter of Railway Preservation. The model may look different to the TV series (I don't know, I haven't seen it) but it is a model of the real locomotive that featured in the stories and is how "Stepney" was illustrated in the original book (which I had in my childhood).

Hamish

[derricknscaler]

Any chance of finding it on ebay!!!??? thats awsome!

[Guilford Guy]

Of course, you can find anything on Ebay, even Dapol kits that haven't even been sold yet.

[Cheeky_ULP]

Any chance of finding it on ebay!!!??? thats awsome!

www.ehattons.com

They ship to the USA.

[Santa Fe buff]

GG's right,
Us interested in tornado sirens sometimes get lucky on E-Bay! We're talking an EOWS 618, you can hear that for miles! Anyway, that looks incredible, too bad I'm not an N-scaler; yet, but Z scale caught my attention, too bad I'm doing HO. I just can't afford Z...

Joshua

[jettrainfan]

GG's right,
Us interested in tornado sirens sometimes get lucky on EBay! We're talking an EOWS 618, you can hear that for miles! Anyway, that looks incredible, too bad I'm not an N-scaler; yet, but Z scale caught my attention, too bad I'm doing HO. I just can't afford Z...

Joshua

True, i saw one on hobbylinc and a set cost around $400! i would hate to put those guys back on the rails!  . Z is small,but in person they my breath away. How do you get the parts in?!?!?!?