OO Gauge GWR Toplight Mainline & City Coaches

New GWR Toplight Mainline & City Coaches the perfect companion to the Dapol 61xx

The factory that is producing the GWR Toplight Mainline & City coaches has sent a set of decorated bodyshells. These are not complete models and are currently being reviewed by the design team. We are pleased to be able to provide you with images of the body shells to give you an idea of the level of decoration how they will look.

GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson Livery

Model Specification

Dapol will be producing an all third, composite and brake third coaches which are the perfect companion to the Dapol 61xx Prairie 2-6-2 just released. 

The Dapol OO Gauge GWR Toplight Mainline City coaches will have the following features and details: 

• Highly accurate injection moulded body with bolection window mouldings and frosted Toplight windows
• Separate metal door and commode handles
• Wire end hand rails and separately applied end communication details
• Correct number of roof ventilators depending on the prototypical period being modelled
• Highly detailed chassis with vacuum tanks, battery boxes and brake linkages all to a high degree of fidelity
• 9ft bogie bolster with dicast side frames and split axles for electrical pick up
• Highly detailed interior with period specific decorations being applied

As well as an impressive selection of aesthetic details the coaches will have an impressive technical specification which includes the following features: 

The Dapol OO Gauge GWR Toplight Mainline City coaches will have the following features and details: 

• Kinematic couplings with NEM pockets including special coupling bar to give close coupling
• Coaches are capable of negotiating R2 radius curves
• Sprung metal buffers
• Internal lighting and directional tail lamp.  Can be optionally DCC fitted with a six pin decoder such as the Dapol Imperium Four
• Working directional tail lamp on the Guard end of the brake third carriages
• Heavy Diecast chassis

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The recomended retail price of these models is £60.00

Progress

The design team have reviewed the model EP’s and have provided any necessary feedback to the factory. They are currently reviewing the body shells and will provide the factory with any improvement opportunities. We will share images of the fully completed decorated samples with you when they arrive.

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