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Theres been one lurking around Alloa for a few years now..

Definitely red oxide primer and Damask Red. Dave

Hi Peter I think the next offering will be an AC which will also suit our layout/period so will certainly purchase one but if the Park Royal is at the end of the queue for production you could fit the Australian chassis to your existing..you won`t be dissapointed their engineering is superb. Attached another pic ..with battle scars on lining where it failed to bounce when dropped! Don`t know if you receive Hornby Mag over there.. `Alloa` was featured in the June issue..12 pics including cover..fame at last!

Thanks `Western Australia`..I`ll take that as a huge compliment as it started life as a three bob Airfix kit. Built on a heavy gauge brass floorpan for rigidity and weight..earlier bodies bowed in the middle..and fitted with a Hollywood Foundry chassis from down under..a fantastic sweet running unit with a mashima and flywheel and driven through two gearboxes to all wheels. Completed with a Branchlines interior and airbrushed etc. I originally built it on a Branchlines chassis but it is almost impossible to get satisfactory pick up and running with it and the Hollywood Foundry chassis is in a different league so the Branchlines confined to the scrap bin. It presently runs on our `Alloa` finescale layout where there is a need for a railbus for the period modelled. I would think it may be retired when the Heljan offering is available and was not envisaging it to be still in service on Alloa at present but with no sign of the Heljan it may appear at a few more shows yet. I think it still looks pleasing although could probably do with a touch up of the paint and lining but there is really only so much you can do with what was originally a very cheap and basic plastic kit. It first appeared over 40 years ago and to be the basis of a model good enough to grace a finescale layout is remarkable I suppose. Thanks again Dave

Park Royal running on ALLOA (Scottish Region Study Group)