Dapol 08
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TheSnapper
Western Thunderer
What a faff!
Tim
Tim
For anyone interested I've put a selection of images including chassis and drivetrain details on Wordless Wednesday, Dapol’s 08
InvernessTMD
Western Thunderer
I think the switch on the pcb turns the cab light on/off, I thought it may have put the shunting lights on on DC, but I ahve been told they only work on DCC...
Also, any idea why the motor has a ground connection?
Mine is probably going to be modified to remove the door straps and leave only 2 lights at each end, and I will proabably then hard wire the lights into an ESU decoder
Also, any idea why the motor has a ground connection?
Mine is probably going to be modified to remove the door straps and leave only 2 lights at each end, and I will proabably then hard wire the lights into an ESU decoder
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
A couple of 08's turned up at Love Lane for conversion to S7.
TheSnapper
Western Thunderer
If anyone is interested, this is my 08 fitted with a Zimo644 which I purchased directly from Paul Chetter (soundsloco@btinternet.com) and a Cube speaker, which I may change. .
All the lights work - just Plug 'n Play!
Disclaimer (aagain): I have no commercial interest in SoundsLoco whatsoever, just a happy customer. Thanks Paul!
Tim
All the lights work - just Plug 'n Play!
Disclaimer (aagain): I have no commercial interest in SoundsLoco whatsoever, just a happy customer. Thanks Paul!
Tim
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Is the red light a white/red bi-colour LED?
SoundsLoco
Member
That would be nice, and the decoder has enough 'open collector' Function Outputs to operate them individually, but sadly not.
What can we reasonably expect for £200?
Anyway, it leaves a bit of 'modelling' for us to tackle. LOL
Kind regards,
Paul
geoff_nicholls
Western Thunderer
i received mine (D3045 in blue) and tested it on the club track yesterday. It ran beautifully. Is anyone else thinking about a conversion to EWS red?
Were there any 08's in EWS red with the long bonnet hinges? (apart from the cut-down ones)
Were there any 08's in EWS red with the long bonnet hinges? (apart from the cut-down ones)
Wagonman
Western Thunderer
Looks like a tight fit behind those O/S frames...
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Is that an LT waste ballast bogie wagon I spy in the foreground of the blue 08.......
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
It is, there's a rumour that London Transport have been surveying Love Lane with the intention of connecting it to the Tube network. 
Tim
Tim
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Mmmm.... lift the track and raise the ballast level in the station for the tube stock 
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Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Just keep an eye out for the odd loco that are in a livery other than black or green
Col.
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43179
Western Thunderer
Im happy to be proved wrong , but i dont think any others with the external hinge strapping survived long enough to get EWS livery. Im thinking mid 80s they fizzled out? It would be interesting to know what the longest survivors were.
Jon
Some remained in industrial use into the 1990s
Sheerness Steel 2 Class 08 and 09 BR Shunters , industrials | 2 and 1 Class 08 and 09 BR Shunters , industrials | 1 = 08133 [1] Class 08 and 09 BR Shunters , industrials | 08216
Middlesborough goods Class 08 and 09 BR Shunters , industrials | 08 Private
Powell Duffryn Coal Prep Class 08 and 09 BR Shunters , industrials | 08113 [3]
Paul
InvernessTMD
Western Thunderer
hmm, I was hoping to do mine as an Ipswich based loco but industrial would work if it saves hacking the body about... But then the crazy in me has an idea of marrying an MMP body to the Dapol chassis...
richard carr
Western Thunderer
I don't beleive they are available yet.