Gaugemaster Collection - OO Scale Class 33 Locomotives

[BR Blue]

20 hours ago, StuTheUseless said:

My blue 33025 arrived yesterday, and that too is the old body.

 

I should have guessed, for the price. Feel a bit foolish now. I'm going to shove it in the back of the cupboard where I can't see it!

I did not realise it was the old body either. I never even considered it when I was ordering. I was looking at fixing a few things in the livery but became suspicious of the shape. When I put it alongside a 33/1 it was obvious. I returned it. I never would have bought it had I known it was the old version. The newer one has issues too as mentioned but the roof shape is not something that can be fixed.  It would be more obvious with a blue roof I think but I am amazed Heljan have brought it back. Not impressed at all. 

[pheaton]

The give away that its the old body on the side view is the two panels below the rad grill are moulded on this model which was a feature of the original tooling. The new tooling they are printed on...an odd backwards step...