The model incorporates many of the features and benefits from the first batch of OO Gauge Moguls. As well as Dapol’s, customary, excellent aesthetics the model will feature Dapol’s award winning slide out PCB and the tried and tested easy connect, wire free, tender to locomotive electrical draw bar. The inclusion these two features makes converting your model to DCC or DCC and sound very easy indeed. Continual Improvement In line with Dapol’s philosophy of continual improvement and in conjunction with listening to customer feedback, potential areas of improvement were identified with the original Mogul.

Dapol have addressed these opportunities in the new OO Gauge Manor tooling and they will also be incorporated into future production runs of the Mogul 2-6-0 and in the soon to be released Prairie 2-6-2. Some of the improvements we are making are listed below:

NEW FEATURES

• Dapol has adjusted the gearing to a 30-1 ratio, this will provide excellent slow speed running as well as an accurate top speed.
• Improved slide bars and cross head There have also been improvements made to the firebox glow to better showcase this feature of the model.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Many original GA drawings were used in the development of these accurate and authentic models. The locomotive will have all of the usual refinements that are expected to be found on all Dapol models.

• A die-cast compensated chassis
• New cab with higher and shorter roof
• Porthole cab windows above the firebox where appropriate
• Detailed cab interior with lever reverse
• Full profile cylinder no cut away
• New motion bracket and boiler support
• New straight Chimney where appropriate
• Original front Pony spring housing where appropriate
• New footplate with longer middle splasher on the right hand side
• Brass plated safety valve casing
• The front Bogie is also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiate R2 curves with ease
• Smooth sided tender where appropriate
• Churchward tapered and Collet straight shank buffers and main footplate with prototypical overhang

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• A slide in PCB offers simple ‘tool-free’ installation of a NEXT-18 DCC decoder and a ’no-solder’ speaker connection. This board slides through the smoke box door and connects directly to the locomotive mother board.
• The tender to locomotive drawbar includes reliable electrical connections moulded within the close-coupling push-fit coupling. This eliminates wired plugs and unreliable wiper style connections.
• A total of 12 wheels split between the locomotive and tender have electrical pick-up, this is enhanced by the sprung centre driving wheel.
• A sugar cube is mountable on the slide out PCB board and a Base Reflex speaker can be housed in the tender. An audio frequency filter is integrated within the main locomotive PCB to ensure each speaker responds within it’s ideal frequency range.
• Improved firebox glow
• Dapol’s proven slow speed mechanism and high torque five pole skew wound motor Progress Dapol's design team are making final revisions of the CAD’s and the project will to go into the tooling shop shortly. We will bring you more news as the model progresses.