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Heljan Announce New Run of Classes 15, 17, 27 and 33


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I'm glad about the 15s,managed to pick one up in Peter's spares of Middlesbrough in December and thought that may have been my last chance. I have three Heljan ones and a techcad one but five Heljan ones would be good. Always think its a shame there were never any painted blue

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D8208 and D8242 are definitely a must.

Are any of the class 27's dropside window LMR ones?

I thought you'd be pleased with those chosen versions of the class 15 Lloyd!

 

There will be three Scottish and three English 27's

D5347 GSYP

D5349 G

5363   BLYE

5370   GLYE

5373   BLYE

D5403 GSYP

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I thought you'd be pleased with those chosen versions of the class 15 Lloyd!

 

There will be three Scottish and three English 27's

D5347 GSYP

D5349 G

5363 BLYE

5370 GLYE

5373 BLYE

D5403 GSYP

D5403 is just right, being based at Cricklewood in its early years.
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33/2

33208 Dutch Livery

6953 Blue with full yellow ends

33206 blue

33208 Dutch Livery "The Burma Star"

33206 (again) only Railfreight distribution livery

 

33/1

D6511 in blue and full yellow ends

33119 ditto

33102 ditto

33116 grey livery

 

33/0

D6516 green

D6551 green small yellow panels

33049 in blue

33047 in Dutch named Spitfire.

 

I wonder in the new chassis parts of the 33/0 will be applied to the older 33/1 and 33/2.

 

I want a Burma Star only in BR blue 33056 to replace the aging Lima model.

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Nice model, trouble is what are you going to do with it ?

This thing wasn't self mobile (weren't the traction motors removed), it's good for the odd drag but otherwise sit in the back of the carriage sidings.

Yep, I suspect that it will be end up being heavily discounted by the box shifters.

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Hope D8234 is 8234 in Liverpool St Pilot guise

 

Am sure Grahame wont mind if I link to https://www.flickr.com/photos/59835095@N02/6192043344/in/set-72157627773047648

 

Kind regards

 

Phil

Phil it will actually be D8234 with small yellow panels and a typical Liverpool St. pilot 'gloss finish'.

 

 It's far easier to do the FYE and logo change oneself than to reverse the procedure.............so you will have to blame me for that one!

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Phil it will actually be D8234 with small yellow panels and a typical Liverpool St. pilot 'gloss finish'.

 

 It's far easier to do the FYE and logo change oneself than to reverse the procedure.............so you will have to blame me for that one!

Thanks Grahame but wouldn't do that! Suspect I couldn't have resisted the later version as I saw her like that every time I went on a trip up to London but if I have to do work I will probably pass - 33 Class 43 warships to do first!

 

Cheers

 

Phil

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Does anyone know how easy it is to remove the numbers from Heljan locos?

 

I'd like another 'plain green' 15, but the only one with no yellow in this tranche seems to be D8204, with numbers on the ends as well as the cabs which I think was quite unusual.

 

http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/product/51513/1509_Heljan_Class_15_BoBo_Diesel_Locomotive_number_D8204

 

Would really prefer a Hornsey one!

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The departmental class 15 might be better as a dummy but I suspect the chances of getting Heljan to release that are slightly below zero.

 

D6511 as a 33/1 with pipework is a nice addition.  Most push-pull locos hitherto have had the later TOPS-style numbers so for those of us more interested in the 60s-70s green-blue crossover period here's a welcome announcement.  

 

I haven't seen anything yet to suggest whether or not the 33/1 and 33/2 will have the new tooling applied.  The new 33/0 body shape is much better but the step plate over the buffers seem way too big to me and I'm not a fan of the grille - I feel the old one is better.

 

That much said my poor credit card which is facing a damaging onslaught of class 41 and 43 later this year now has to accommodate at least one more 33 ;)

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