SHOWSTOPPER HOPPERS

The wait is over… Accurascale has announced that its first ‘OO’ gauge model will be the BR 24½t coal hopper. The first one was introduced in 1954 and over 5,000 were built. They became HUO under TOPS. Accurascale is to produce the Diagram 1/148, Lot 2069 pattern, and has studied surviving examples preserved at the Tanfield Railway. Tooling has started on the model which, it is promised, will have the correct offset brake hanger arrangement plus sprung buffers of three different types, wire handrails and easy conversion to both ‘EM’ and ‘P4’ designed in from the start. The HUO will be available in triple packs, with four triple-packs forming the initial release. Each vehicle is individu- ally numbered/lettered to allow you to form a 12-wagon train without duplicating any numbers. Price: TBC Availability: Accurascale Web: www.accurascale.co.uk