Had the new Dapol 00 gauge Grampus arrive yesterday and first impression straight out of the box is a very nice wagon indeed. The body moulding looks spot on and even the foot steps are well made and surprisigly robust. Finish is matt black with white lettering and sharply printed. However, as i use 3 link couplings I started to dismantle it on the work bench, undone the two small screws on the chassis and gently squeezed in the body fixing lugs (similar to the 21t hopper). Nothing seemed to be moving and then i spotted the cause, some bright spark decided it would be a good idea to GLUE the body to the chassis making it a task to seperate the two, real 21st century engineering here! For those of us that detail, paint or convert our wagons this seems a backwards step that makes no sense? I have emailed Dapol but am not expecting a reply
Paul
Paul