NEW Dapol West Country/Battle Of Britain Update
Posted by Warren Bennett on
Huge update from Dapol on the long awaited N Gauge West Country/Battle Of Britain Steam Locomotives, which will be the first Dapol Next Generation Steam model with entirely re-designed chassis and electronics.
New versions have been announced plus DCC Sound Fitted models to be released. Also above there is new artwork for each model!
Three new versions announced:
West Country ‘Exeter’ 34001 BR Green Early Crest
Battle of Britain ‘Winston Churchill’ 34051 BR Green Late Crest
Battle of Britain ‘92 Squadron’ 34081 SR Malachite Green “British Railways”
New versions have been announced plus DCC Sound Fitted models to be released. Also above there is new artwork for each model!
Three new versions announced:
West Country ‘Exeter’ 34001 BR Green Early Crest
Battle of Britain ‘Winston Churchill’ 34051 BR Green Late Crest
Battle of Britain ‘92 Squadron’ 34081 SR Malachite Green “British Railways”
Pricing as follows, pre order with FREE UK POSTAGE:
DCC Ready - £189.97 (RRP £223.50)
DCC Fitted - £218.48 (RRP £257.04)
DCC Sound - £313.54 (RRP £368.88)
Expected to be released Q4 2024
Dapol's first Next Generation Steam model, with entirely re-designed chassis and electronics. This model will also incorporate our new locomotive mounted motor offering excellent slow running and exceptional pulling power with reliability and robustness.
The Dapol Battle of Britain / West Country will feature:
The Dapol Battle of Britain / West Country will feature:
• Powerful New Coreless Locomotive mounted motor
• Electrical pick up from all locomotive driving wheels and tender wheels
• Die-cast chassis and locomotive body, injection moulded tender body
• Partial chassis compensation for smooth running and to aid electrical pick up
• Stainless steel running gear
• Standard NEM fitting N Gauge couplers
• Detailed body and fittings
• Printed name plates
• Accessory bag with etched nameplates and detailed buffer beam fittings
The Southern Region West Country and Battle of Britain classes with their 4-6-2 wheel arrangement were also known as Light Pacifics or informally as Spam Cans due to their unorthodox appearance. The class was designed by Oliver Bulleid and developed to be cheaper and easier to build using much of the innovations developed during wartime.
The Battle of Britain Class and its sister, the Merchant Navy Class were the first to use welded steel in the manufacture of many key components, which reduced weight and building time. In all 110 were built between 1945 and 1950 and continued into service until the end of the steam era on the Southern Region in 1967. Due to some initial design limitations, fifty of the class were rebuilt during the late 1950s, after which they resembled the rebuilt Merchant Navy Class. Twenty of the class survive into preservation.
Dapol will initially be modelling the as originally built locomotive, the rebuilt variant will follow in a later run.