MostlyRailways

Hmm, you're right! Maybe it is an optical illusion deriving from the erroneous curve of the yellow panel. A much easier thing to fix, but it would be far more preferable if they could be painted accurately in the factory.

I've seen this issue raised on several forums, and as a lifelong hst enthusiast I have to agree. There is something seriously wrong with the dimensions of the cabside window; to quote a friend of mine: "it's far too large and extends to far around and high; basically the bottom right hand corner is in the right place and all the other corners including the angled ones are too far away from that point." Despite previous assurances, the angled top section of the window does not match the cab front profile, and visibly intrudes on the corner pillar at the forward end, as well as throwing off any of the liveries that feature a yellow cab front (the yellow band on the corner pillar appears far too narrow). This can clearly be seen in the Virgin examples pictured, where the yellow starts by running parallel with the cabside window, but then has to kink outwards about halfway down to enable it to run down and around the light clusters. If the angle was correct then this would not be necessary. There appears to be a marker line "drawn" into the moulding, from the cab window to the lights, but instead of being straight, it bows and curves downwards, which cannot help alignment matters (green = straight, pink = actual). There already look to have been modifications to the pre-production example, or maybe the moulds aren't as sharp as they could be (see green triangle for difference between marks and "extra" material). I sincerely hope this fault can be rectified before production, as the rest of the model is truly stunning, and I was very much looking forward to purchasing a Virgin-liveried example (as well as FGW). If this flaw appears in the production examples, then it will be very off-putting, as it affects the most visible, most iconic and instantly recognisable part of the model. p.s. Buffered 43123 in Intercity Swallow (grey cab front) would be a guaranteed sale, if you're taking requests (the cheek of it after the above!).