Dapol N gauge Class 66: Future livery suggestions.

[RailGooner]

My sincere thanks to Dapol for running with this. Pre-order submitted.

[Joel Dapol]

No problem.

[resolve10]

Will there be any additional 66 releases to make up a batch?

A de-branded EWS similar to 66002 but as a solo release would be good.

[Joel Dapol]

Yes definitely there will. We already have some great candidates but suggestions are always welcome. For the EWS de-branded Class 66 which number would you suggest?

[resolve10]

66039 would be a good pick - it was one of the early ones to be de-EWS'd in 2014 so it spans a wide time period

In terms of detail, I think it's identical to 66002. Looking at some old photos, I don't think they all got the front end stickers to begin with but 039 did.

My pic
66039 Gascoigne Wood 22/09/2014 by Flash 3939, on Flickr

[Joel Dapol]

Thank you

[JeremiahBunyan]

Joel Dapol here's some of my suggestions:-

66301 - Fastline livery
66413 - Freightliner (G&W Orange) livery
66587 - Freightliner ONE (G&W Pink) livery
66412 - DRS Compass livery
66780 - GBRf Cemex
66743 & 66746 - GBRf Belmond Royal Pullman livery (twin pack)
66718 & 66721 - GBRf London Underground livery (twin pack)
66773 - GBRf Brighton Pride 2019 livery

[resolve10]

Some good suggestions there. I can't see a market for a Fastline re-run though. The ones that appear on ebay never fetch a lot of money.

I would love to know, permissions aside, whether it would be technically achievable to create the intricate London Underground liveries on 66718 and 66721 in n gauge. Joel Dapol ??

[Joel Dapol]

It certainly would be a challenge but one that I think we culd do. The main problem here is permission. I have tried on a couple of occasions and have not been successful.

[JeremiahBunyan]

Never knew a Fastline one was done. Thought Graham Farish did it (and I just don't like the GF Class 66). And as Joel said, the livery though intricate, will not be much of a problem. There's been more complex liveries on European models in smaller scales replicated nicely. For complex liveries they use laser printing or something like that.

[chriswrightmk]

Delighted the NHS Tom is going ahead and hope it sells well. Some excellent ideas for new 66 liveries. It is sometime since there was a Club Special

[RailGooner]

66773 'Pride Of GB Railfreight' would definitely get my money!