{"product_id":"7f-074-013-dapol-m4-shunters-truck-41053-old-oak-common","title":"7F-074-013 Dapol M4 Shunters Truck 41053 Old Oak Common","description":"7F-074-013 Dapol M4 Shunters Truck 41053 Old Oak Common  \u003cp\u003eDapol say \"\"The M3 Shunter’s trucks came around in 1912 when modifications were made to the previous design of M2 shunter’s truck which included self-contained buffers and non-wrap around handrails. Roughly 41 of these were built with modifications between the batches like lamp irons, step supports and handrails changing. In 1920, the design was changed and became the M4 shunter’s truck which don’t look very different from the later M3 ones. Roughly 44 of these were built up until 1938 with a few of the later batches having disk wheels fitted rather than spoked. Both types lasted into BR with some having steam heat through pipes and vac pipes fitted. A few Shunter’s trucks managed to last to the 70s\/80s in locations such as Fowey and Cardiff.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Dapol model is designed to cover both these types and most of the differences between them. Also covered is the different lamp iron positions as they moved from GWR to BR.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Dapol shunters truck features\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDie-cast compensated chassis\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFinely profiled disk or spoked wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHighly detailed injection moulded body\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMany separately added fine details\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSprung metal buffers\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSprung instanter coupling\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFully modelled DC III brake gear\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSeparately included vac pipe\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNew release - pre-orders invited - expected during 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dapol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56355960684924,"sku":"7F-074-013","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3048\/7164\/files\/7F-074-001a.91163_1d44bb07-b693-4fd0-9a43-9638d7e3065f.jpg?v=1786092204","url":"https:\/\/www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com\/products\/7f-074-013-dapol-m4-shunters-truck-41053-old-oak-common","provider":"Kernow Model Rail Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}