Announcement: Gaugemaster announce Limited Edition Dapol Class 73s

[JeremiahBunyan]

Gaugemaster Controls announced six limited edition Dapol Class 73s. Though these are Gaugemaster Controls limited editions they will be available via all retailers who stock Gaugemaster Controls items. This is as per their website. These are part of Gaugemaster's "Gaugemaster Collection" range.

The six Class 73s announced are:-

- BR Green Class 73 #E6003
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_deta...code=GM2210201

- BR Electric Blue Class 73 #E6039
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_deta...code=GM2210202

- BR Civil Engineers Dutch Class 73 #73128 "OVS Bullied CBE"
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_deta...code=GM2210203

- Network Southeast Class 73 #73126 "Kent & East Sussex Railway"
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_deta...code=GM2210204

- Network Rail Class 73 #73212
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_deta...code=GM2210205

- GB Railfreight Class 73 #73136
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_deta...code=GM2210206

[Andy Hebden]

Wow! awesome news.

[Andy Hebden]

Does anyone know if these are still on schedule for January 2019? Trying to budget accordingly.

[JeremiahBunyan]

Best you tag one of the Dapol staff so that they see it.

[Andy Hebden]

I got some info from Gaugemaster. The release has been pushed back to some point later this year.

[newportnobby]

In January Gaugemaster told me it would be March. In March they said they have no further news.

[JeremiahBunyan]

I'm sure it will turn up soon!

[Andy Hebden]

Fingers crossed.

[newportnobby]

Does anyone have an update on these? As usual time passes............................................

[Andy Hebden]

Everything seems to have gone very quiet on these. Does anyone have any news?

[capri_sam]

Joel Dapol can Dapol confirm these are still in the works?

[Joel Dapol]

Yes we should be showing revised decorated samples soon.

[newportnobby]

Can I ask where these are in 'the pipeline' please? My personal pipeline is becoming jammed up, what with the class 73, the BoB and 2 Westerns in limited edition liveries

[JeremiahBunyan]

newportnobby they are currently checking painted samples for approval. Gaugemaster has been sharing pictures on each sample on a daily basis.

[newportnobby]

JeremiahBunyan Thanks for that but all that's done is make me more hungry for it. Anyone know timescale from approval to arrival in UK?
It's just one of nine locos I have on order

[JeremiahBunyan]

It takes anywhere between 4-6 months from approval samples to production. But there's a lot of factors that can affect that and delay the model.

[Andy Hebden]

I believe it’s now hoped for end of year (2020).

[newportnobby]

Andy Dapol Joel Dapol
Could someone please give a clue as to the likely availability sequence of the class 73, the Osborns weathered desert sand Western and the Cheltenham Model Centre Golden ochre Western?
I have pre orders on for all of them (I'll not even ask about the Bulleid pacific also on pre order)
Thanks

[JeremiahBunyan]

The answer for an ETA on the Class 73 is given in the two posts just above yours i.e. end of Q4 2020, which is December 2020.

The ETA for the Class 52 is given as end of Q3 2020. That translates to end of September 2020 (without delays).

[newportnobby]

But where have these dates come from? Can you point me at a recent post from Dapol stating that please?

[JeremiahBunyan]

The dates for the Class 73s as Andy has said comes from Guagemaster which in turn comes from Dapol. The dates for the Class 52s come from Dapol's very own online catalogue which is updated often.

[Joel Dapol]

The N Gauge Westerns are a little behind schedule and are due to be shipped at the end of the month. Expect them in store mid November.

[Andy Hebden]

I got the Q4 2020 class 73 date from Gaugemaster in the last week or so.

[capri_sam]

Hi Dapol folks.

Can I ask if there's any update on these locos? Do they have a production slot yet or is it all still delayed with Covid? There seems to be a bit of confusion on one of the other forums whether they are still happening, though it would make more sense (and be completely reasonable) they'd just been delayed a couple more months...

Thanks!