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It is rapidly approaching the time of the year where I reflect on the progress that has been made over the past twelve months. In this case, very little!! Thank you to everyone that has popped along to my thread to see if there have been any updates. It is always nice to know that my project does generate a little interest. The two main boards have been cleared and are now ready for some track to be laid. I am planning to get some sleepers and rail down over the festive period. Watch this space!

Superb! That is going to be a stunning model. 37502 & 37501 at Toton TMD by blackwatch55013, on Flickr I am eagerly awaiting a 37/5 release hopefully in the future to recreate these two at Boxenby!

Photo courtesy Ian Marr Thursday afternoon PHA/JGA Prototype inspiration in the form of 60088 'Buachaille Etive More' with a rake of Bardon hoppers from Thorney Mill passing West Drayton. Preorder the Cavalex PHA/JGA hopper wagons here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecf69ZSMRXizZwL2pJAOYW1fLlqg_CUrJ8QeK8702BH8Jjag/viewform

Since announcing our HAA family of wagons they’ve proven to be one of our most popular wagons to date. We’ve included two further unseen variants in the image above as well! Preorder details will follow in due course for these further variants. If you want to preorder the Cavalex HAA, HFA and CDA variants please follow the links below: www.kmsrailtech.co.uk / Pre order the Cavalex HAA, and KMS exclusive HAAs here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdBrmkLW5ZPk2KV2hm3DaL3dnGr0xuPw9z9szbY86GaxS5fA/viewform www.trains4u.com / Pre order the Cavalex HAA, and Trains4U exclusive HAAs here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhxZiTraMx17iMXCGB0JR2AtIfNL2xKBJoLBOxa02AH95veQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Good afternoon JP, We can confirm that N gauge is very much on our radar for the future. From day one our plan has always been to release our OO gauge products in N gauge subject to there being the demand and support for the project. As far as we are concerned, nothing has changed on that front! Over the past year our focus has very much been on developing our OO gauge range in order to grow the Cavalex brand and get more exposure to the wider model railway community. We hope to have some N gauge news soon. Hope that helps. I know someone at Cavalex that has a casual interest in N gauge so would like to see all of these wagons passing through BoT!! @RBE

CDA UPDATE - OPEN FOR PRE-ORDERS We are pleased to announce that pre-orders are now open for our CDA china clay wagon. The CDA will be available in both English China Clays Ltd and DB liveries with individual running numbers and can now be pre-ordered directly from KMS Railtech and Trains4U. These models are exclusive to Trains4U and KMS Railtech and cannot be ordered through any other retailer. www.kmsrailtech.co.uk / Pre order the Cavalex HAA, and KMS exclusive HAAs and CDAs here www.trains4u.com / Pre order the Cavalex HAA, and Trains4U exclusive HAAs and CDAs here Please visit the above websites for further information and details of these models.

We are delighted to announce that we have been granted permission from Deutsche Bahn AG to produce our CDA wagon in the DB livery. Look out for pre-order details with Trains4U and KMS Railtech this weekend.

Good evening, We are excited to open pre-orders for our PHA/JGA bogie hopper. Photo courtesy Peter Moss Please fill in the form below to pre-order now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecf69ZSMRXizZwL2pJAOYW1fLlqg_CUrJ8QeK8702BH8Jjag/viewform?usp=sf_link Thanks as always for your continued support with our projects. Please let us know should you have any questions.

Today is the final day of voting in the Hornby Magazine 2020 awards. Our BBA/BLA wagons are included in the rolling stock of the year category . Please show your support by voting at the link below. Thanks to everyone that has voted for Cavalex so far! https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/Hornby-magazine-model-railway-awards-voting-2020

Good morning Craig, we are awaiting updated samples from the factory which will include the KBA. We will provide an update when we have more information.

Following the renders of our original bodied HAA from earlier in the week we can’t wait to see scenes like the below recreated in 4mm. Photo courtesy Douglas Johnson Photo courtesy The Ivan Stewart Collection https://www.cavalexmodels.com/blog

Good evening Paul, the CBA will be coming!!!

Good evening Tony, yes EWS will be coming in the second run.

DJP76, the second production run will include bauxite and EWS. Hope that helps.

We’re excited to show off 3D renders of our original body HAA, or HOP32AB as it was originally classified. The HOP32AB, has a number of different features compared with its re-bodied counterpart. These differences will be faithfully replicated on our model when it is released.

Photo courtesy Bruce Galloway. We are looking forward to seeing steel trains such as this recreated by modellers on their layouts next year when our BBA wagons are released in bauxite livery.

PHA/JGA Update Photo courtesy Robert Catterson We are excited to show off livery renders of our forthcoming Bardon PHA/JGA bogie hopper wagon. In the first batch we will be producing the original Green and Yellow Bardon livery in the as delivered condition. For more modern modellers we will be producing the updated Aggregate Industries Blue and White livery. A big thanks to Aggregate Industries for all of their help with both liveries. Preorder details will be announced soon.

Good evening John, Thank you for your kind words. Yes the finished models will have the drainage slots which can be seen in the 3D render images which we have just posted. Hope that helps.

A brief update on our CDA wagon project which is also in tooling alongside our HAA hopper wagon. Here are a couple of livery images of the English China Clays Ltd livery which will no doubt prove to be a popular choice for modellers. Keep an eye out for more updates on the other versions of our CDA plus how these wagons can be pre-ordered.

Following our announcement last week about our forthcoming HAA model and subsequent variants, we are now pleased to show some 3D renders of our CDA wagon design. The CDA is being tooled alongside the HAA and will be released at the same time. Photo courtesy Craig Munday CDA In the mid-1980s a plan was devised to replace the ageing fleet of vacuum braked wagons used for the Cornish china clay traffic. A replacement wagon type was sought and following the success of the HAA design for coal traffic it was decided to trial a converted HAA wagon for use with china clay. The trial wagon was re-coded to CDA and fitted with a roller sheet cover. An order was placed for a fleet of 124 new wagons which were to be built at Doncaster. The design was essentially the same as the HAA except for the roller sheet cover and ventilators at each end to aid discharge without the need to open the cover. A further 14 wagons were converted from HAA's to increase the fleet and also re-coded CDA. Some of these wagons are still in service today, as can be seen by the photo below. Photo courtesy Craig Munday We are very excited to release some 3D renders of our 1:76 scale CDA wagon design: Further information regarding pre-ordering the CDA will be released shortly. Alongside the HAA, the CDA will be exclusive to KMS Railtech and Trains4U.

Good evening Garry, The original body version would be suitable for the period that you are modelling. Hope that helps. Best Regards Alex

September 2020 update. We are very excited to release some 3D renders showing the finished design of our 1:76 scale model: Further information regarding price, liveries and features will be released shortly.

The iconic HAA in 4mm by Cavalex Models Photo courtesy James Skoyles During the 1960s to satisfy the growing demand for electricity, a construction programme of a new generation of power stations was undertaken, as part of the upgrade of the National Grid. Initially seven of the new generation 2,000 MW (2GW) power stations were to be built. These new power stations would require a continuous delivery of large quantities of coal to satisfy the appetite of these new electricity generating sites. To meet this rising demand for coal, a more efficient way of moving coal from colliery to power station was required. The existing fleet of wagons were no longer fit for purpose and so a new design of high capacity wagons was required for the future movement of coal. The Merry-go-Round concept was born. The basic principle was for the train to be loaded at the colliery and unloaded at the power station without the need for stopping. It was envisaged that the train would carry some 2,000 tons of coal between colliery and power station. What followed was the building of over 11,000 air-braked 32 ton coal hopper wagons which entered service that could operate a non-stop service from collieries to these new power stations. These new wagons were known as 32 AB HOP and latterly TOPS codes followed, with the standard 45 mph when loaded wagon, being coded HAA. These iconic wagons saw continued service from the 1960s right up until withdrawal in 2009. Photo courtesy Douglas Johnson Photo courtesy Douglas Johnson Photo courtesy Douglas Johnson Photo courtesy James Skoyles Cavalex HAA in OO We are delighted to announce that in collaboration with KMS Railtech and Trains4U, we will be producing a newly tooled HAA family of hopper wagons in 4mm scale. The idea behind our HAA project first came about at a show last year (late 2019) when a customer of ours suggested this iconic wagon. From that point on we received more suggestions for this wagon and we started on the design early in 2020. Numerous trips to Knottingley depot were made to ensure we captured the iconic wagon’s shape and features. Cav measuring the HAA at Knottingley whilst Alex prepares for a photograph As a company we are very keen to embrace new technology and innovation to aid the development of our projects. Using a drone to photograph the inside of the HAA allowed us to capture all the fine details of the inside of the hopper to be included on our model. Cav operating the drone to capture detailed photographs of the inside of the hopper Our thanks to DB Cargo West Yorkshire Area Management Team for their help with this project, we are extremely grateful. The model is already significantly advanced and at the tooling stage of the process. Below are some 3D renders of the HAA design: The wagon will incorporate the following features, as standard on a Cavalex Models’ product: • Highly detailed underframe • Zinc alloy chassis • Easy conversion to P4/EM, with 26mm axles used as standard • NEM coupling pockets, including NEM blanking plates for instanter use • Sprung buffers The Cavalex HAA range HAA - Railfreight livery HAA - Coal sector livery HAA - EWS livery HAA wagons HFA - Coal sector livery HFA - EWS livery The models are due to arrive in the UK Q3 2021. The HAA and HFA will both be available in triple packs with individual running numbers and can now be pre-ordered direct from KMS Railtech and Trains4U. These models are exclusive to Trains4U and KMS Railtech and cannot be ordered through any other retailer. www.kmsrailtech.co.uk / Pre order the Cavalex HAA, and KMS exclusive HAAs here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdBrmkLW5ZPk2KV2hm3DaL3dnGr0xuPw9z9szbY86GaxS5fA/viewform www.trains4u.com / Pre order the Cavalex HAA, and Trains4U exclusive HAAs here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhxZiTraMx17iMXCGB0JR2AtIfNL2xKBJoLBOxa02AH95veQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Please visit the above websites for further information and details of these triple packs. HAA derivatives Photo courtesy Douglas Johnson CDA In the mid-1980s a plan was devised to replace the ageing fleet of vacuum braked wagons used for the Cornish china clay traffic. A replacement wagon type was sought and following the success of the HAA design for coal traffic it was decided to trial a converted HAA wagon for use with china clay. The trial wagon was re-coded to CDA and fitted with a roller sheet cover. An order was placed for a fleet of 124 new wagons which were to be built at Doncaster. The design was essentially the same as the HAA except for the roller sheet cover and ventilators at each end to aid discharge without the need to open the cover. A further 14 wagons were converted from HAA's to increase the fleet and also re-coded CDA. Some of these wagons are still in service today. Look out for next weekend’s update for further details on the Cavalex CDA variant. Photo courtesy Douglas Johnson Original bodied HAA and HCA The original galvanised steel body version, as well as the lime carrying HCA, will follow soon after the initial releases of the HAA and CDA. More renders of the wagons can be seen here:

Cavalex HAA in OO Cavalex Models, in collaboration with KMS Railtech and Trains4U, are pleased to announce a newly tooled HAA family of hopper wagons in 4mm scale. The model is already significantly advanced and at the tooling stage. Watch out for the full update this Sunday, 20th September at 8pm.

Hi Steve, Thanks for your message. The grey TEAs are for the period of mid to late 1990s and the weathered version is more representative of how they are running today, so for current day period. The Total livery is for as built in the late 1980s. The KBA Barrier wagons as far as I am aware were only used for the LU stock moves. Someone on this Forum will no doubt be able to correct me if that is not the case. Hope that helps. Best Regards Alex