Model News
New Wainwright D Class 4mm scale model progresses; Heljan's 009 Lyn on track; plus the latest Bachmann releases - including DMUs and Thompson carriages.
THE project to produce a 4mm scale model of the National Collection's South Eastern & Chatham Railway D Class
4- 4-- 0 has reached the second engineering prototype stage.
The partnership of Dapol, Rails of Sheffield and Locomotion Models late last year announced the release of the model - the first time that this locomotive has been produced ready to run in
00 scale. It has been produced using the preserved No. 737 locomotive in association with a team of expert contributors, including those from the National Railway Museum.
Six versions are available to preorder through Rails of Sheffield, comprising:
■ SECR green as No. 488 ( PreGrouping Silk Finish)
■ Southern lined Maunsell olive green as No. 1730
■ BR sunshine black 4 as No. 31731
■ BR lined black early crest as No. 31574
■ SECR grey ( scraped beading) as No. 726 and ■ Southern sunshine as
No. 1734.
The models will feature a firebox flicker effect, N EM coupling pockets, a Next- 18 Decoder socket, ' pullout' PCB and solderless speaker ( plus provision for customer to fit Bass reflex speaker in tender). Another feature is the drawbar between the locomotive and tender, which is of a new'pinless'type carrying the electrical connection.
Dapol is the first manufacturer to use this type of drawbar on a British outline 00 scale locomotive. To couple the locomotive to the tender, it is necessaryto connect it on a straight section of track to enable them to be pushed together.
Delivery is expected later in the year and it is hoped to be able to produce the model for less than £ 200, subject to exchange rates on delivery.