Falcon in 7mm from heljan and other locomotives

[Compton castle]

Wow you've put me on the spot there, I'm no expert on the real things but I think they have done a cracking job.
The detail is very good the printing is nice and crisp.
The compensation is very nice. Best of all I haven't had one yet with bits falling off it which is a slight problem with heljan models, it must be the type of plastic they use because it doesn't seem to like glue or the glue dries out to quick.
I won't score it but I have kept one back for myself and I didn't intend too,

 

[OzzyO]

Steve, how have they done the compensation?

OzzyO.

 

[Compton castle]

Springs, they ride very nicely along the rails

 

[Brian Daniels]

Here is Falcon in BR Green. Sorry about the fit of the bufferbeams but that's one area that needs sorting.

 

[Brian Daniels]

Here are some of it in blue with a bit of muck on it.

 

[Compton castle]

Looks great

 

[Compton castle]

First batch arrived this morning.

 

[richard carr]

I hope they do a proper DMU soon.

Richard

 

[mickoo]

Here is Falcon in BR Green. Sorry about the fit of the bufferbeams but that's one area that needs sorting.

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Does anyone know if they are going to do the original brown livery as well please ?

 

[Brian Daniels]

Lime Green and Chestnut Brown with Falcon stickers is to be done Mickoo. If I get enough pre-pro models I might do one in it.

 

[Compton castle]

Does anyone know if they are going to do the original brown livery as well please ?

That's the one I want

 

[Compton castle]

Another nice livery option

 

[mickoo]

That's the one I want

Really? I would of thought the two tone green would of been more accurate for it's period on the WR, I think the brown one was when it was on the ER and the repaint came with the region change, or there abouts?

 

[Osgood]

First batch arrived this morning.

The clever idea of moulding the body and glazing as one piece in clear material, then simply painting the body sides in, seems to have been most successful!

 

[mickoo]

Lime Green and Chestnut Brown with Falcon stickers is to be done Mickoo. If I get enough pre-pro models I might do one in it.

Splendid, I'll start hoarding the pennies

 

[Compton castle]

She was tested on the Western in the original livery, in fact she double headed a train into Paddington with D1000 at its naming ceremony. She didn't get the two tone green until 1965 which is too late for me as the turn table at Ranelagh Bridge was lifted in September 1964

 

[40126]

Any pics of the doubleheader, Steve ?

Steve

 

[Compton castle]

No I'm afraid. I'm still looking

 

[mickoo]

She was tested on the Western in the original livery, in fact she double headed a train into Paddington with D1000 at its naming ceremony. She didn't get the two tone green until 1965 which is too late for me as the turn table at Ranelagh Bridge was lifted in September 1964

Well, brown it is then

One end of mine will have the Master Cutler headcode, not sure of the other end and I did find a picture the other day of her on a testing run at Liverpool Street, there were no notes on the destination but it'd be great to think it went all the way to Norwich and thus through Ipswich, but could of been a Cambridge run as the platform she is in was sometimes used for the longer Cambridge trains occasionally.

 

[Compton castle]

Here's the completed Cad of the forthcoming Warship. This is going to be a popular model & we should see a pre production example in the not too distant future.