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Dapol/Kernow announce Class 205 2H/3H in OO and N |
Dapol to produce 2-H 'Thumper' unit exclusively for Kernow Model Railway Centre
Dapol have announced that due to their OO gauge Telescopic Hood Wagon production running 3 months ahead of schedule, that Kernow Model Railway Centre has commissioned Dapol to produce a 2-H unit in OO.
Dapol envisage this model will be available in early 2009, and livery detail will be available as production is finalised.
As with the previously announced class 41 Warship, orders are not being taken as yet, and Kernow Model Railway Centre have not set a retail price. This will be announced in the Kernow newsletter later in the year. Any enquiries regarding the model should be to Kernow Model Railway Centre and not Dapol.
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It is planned to be able to produce 3-H units as a follow on after the 2-H has been released.
Specification for this model will be high, and include the following;
Laser scanned body and chassis for highly accurate (down to microns) depiction of the real thing.
5 pole skew wound motor
Flywheels
RP25.110 darkened profile wheels on 2mm axles
14.4mm back to back tolerances
26mm over axle pin point
21pin DCC socket
Space for DCC sound speaker
Internal coach lighting wired to DCC board for independent control
Cab and end unit lighting (where appropriate) wired to DCC board for independant control
Replacement window blind decals
Painted internal seating throughout
Painted cab detail
Super close coupling between coaches
Etched brass side grilles
Sprung buffers
Separate (customer applied air pipes)
NEM coupler pockets
Dapol envisage that production work on this model in N gauge will run hand in hand with the OO version and appear after the launch of the OO version.
Specification for the N gauge version will mirror that of the N gauge 156 unit currently being produced, and a 3-H unit will follow late into 2009. |
