TEDDYBEAR D9521 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Heljan have announced that a Class 37/4 for 2019 very nice. Would have liked to see a split head code Class 40 as well. Info on Tower models site. Edited November 28, 2017 by TEDDYBEAR D9521 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
84B Oxley Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 From the CAD on Tower's website it looks like the model will have the correct bufferbeam profile, not the compromise it has been in the past using black paint. Progress! Will be in the market for a LLB one myself. Jeff 37409 at Eastfield 15.08.1986 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedman Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Just been sent the Hattons email with their painted samples. is the bottom body side cab step to big as the yellow cuts through it rather than being flush with the edge? The headcode box looks massive and they have painted the whole headcode box black rather than just the plate that replaced the glass. The black ontop of the nose and cab windows should be Matt to prevent reflections. Disappointing after the 45 and 25/3. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 The email Hattons newsletter says they are aware of the headcode livery. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delticfan Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 It’s such a shame when they mess up on the small things that make a lot of difference, just carelessness. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEDDYBEAR D9521 Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 I did ask at the Hattons stand in Glasgow show as they are limited additions do they come with etched nameplates as well I was told no. So you might as well buy an unnumbered one as it works out cheaper and buy what nameplates you want and paint the head code box correctly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 That is crazy to get the black headcode so wrong on 37408!! Do they not look at pictures of the original?? - surely that should be the starting point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delticfan Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 19 hours ago, deltic17 said: That is crazy to get the black headcode so wrong on 37408!! Do they not look at pictures of the original?? - surely that should be the starting point. The mind of a Heljan designer is like the mind of my wife, who can tell what she will do next but one thing is certain it always costs me money! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted April 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 11/04/2019 at 11:27, deltic17 said: That is crazy to get the black headcode so wrong on 37408!! Do they not look at pictures of the original?? - surely that should be the starting point. On 10/04/2019 at 04:41, birdseyecircus said: The email Hattons newsletter says they are aware of the headcode livery. Paul As Paul says, they are aware and are changing the head code issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teacupteacup Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 11/04/2019 at 00:27, deltic17 said: That is crazy to get the black headcode so wrong on 37408!! Do they not look at pictures of the original?? - surely that should be the starting point. The headcode is the least of the worries, the bodyside windows are too low on the bodysides - possibly the grilles too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 05:58, teacupteacup said: The headcode is the least of the worries, the bodyside windows are too low on the bodysides - possibly the grilles too They are, because the roof panel is too wide forcing everything down the sides. this was raised when they announced it, but they decided to keep it the same as previous models so it looks the same, unlike Bachmann who made continuous improvements with their OO 37's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of IKB Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Shame they've decided to perpetuate the bodyside detail errors. Once you see all the grilles etc are too low it's hard to un-see it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I see these are arriving shortly. Does anyway produce the 'slightly thinner' number transfers for these large logo 37/4's? The reason I ask this is, if I recall correctly, the numbers on these were in a slightly thinner format than normal large logo numbers as used say on 47/4's. The Hattons 37401 & 408 numbers look perfect but if you want to renumber one....?? Has anybody got any thoughts re the slightly different font that I think was used when they were outshopped from Crewe Works? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 13/06/2019 at 21:37, deltic17 said: I see these are arriving shortly. Does anyway produce the 'slightly thinner' number transfers for these large logo 37/4's? The reason I ask this is, if I recall correctly, the numbers on these were in a slightly thinner format than normal large logo numbers as used say on 47/4's. The Hattons 37401 & 408 numbers look perfect but if you want to renumber one....?? Has anybody got any thoughts re the slightly different font that I think was used when they were outshopped from Crewe Works? The first ones were all slightly different as they were hand painted. Take a look through the Railtec website, I'm pretty sure Steve did the full size ones for the DRS re-paints. Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railtec-models Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 1 hour ago, D6775 said: The first ones were all slightly different as they were hand painted. Take a look through the Railtec website, I'm pretty sure Steve did the full size ones for the DRS re-paints. Al. I did, yes. I have a photo somewhere of the vinyls for 37403 on my kitchen table. I do all the hand-painted variants in model form, traced from the originals. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trains4U Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Our delivery arrived this morning. I expect they will be available nationwide over the weekend 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
84B Oxley Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Picked mine up in Hattons this morning, worked on it this afternoon. Took me ages to fit the pipes to the bufferbeams, very fiddly, but the snowploughs just plug in to some brackets, much easier than any previous Heljan locos. No crew fitted yet as the body looks like being very hard to remove, I couldn't shift the fixing screws. Jeff 6 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 22/06/2019 at 16:40, 84B Oxley said: No crew fitted yet as the body looks like being very hard to remove, I couldn't shift the fixing screws. Jeff Your not kidding about the screws. Managed to get 3 out. The 4th rounded off so I drilled it out. However getting the body off is something else! It seems really tight on the nose corner there is movement along the body. Mine looks like this. Any suggestions? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I was up early in the warm weather this morn' and got mine air brushed and dullcoted. Deffo not a model for the rivet counters but i'm very happy with mine. 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 It looked really nice before you made it all dirty like that!! Seriously 'though, a very nice job of 'distressing' the locomotive - looks fantastic. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Finally got the body off! I kept revisiting it all morning. I used a small screwdriver to gently leave out the chassis from the nose end. I had a few bits ping off but all recaptured! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 27/06/2019 at 04:13, Owd Bob said: I was up early in the warm weather this morn' and got mine air brushed and dullcoted. Deffo not a model for the rivet counters but i'm very happy with mine. Well played sir, well played ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
159220 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 With Dapol's weekend announcement, one might hope Heljan shall follow suit and release 37425 in DRS Compass, 37424 in DRS LL and 37884 in Europhoenix! But perhaps not at double the price of the class 66... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2019 Heljan has just announced 3 new 37/4 models. More modern liveries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I wonder if there's going to be any DRS decals in the box for the unbranded blue one. It's gonna cost around £30 just to complete the livery! Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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