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I think (from memory) that Heljan released D7093 in green with full yellow ends. A friend has one (which I cannot see at the moment) but I am sure it was an anagram of my own Heljan Hymek, D7039.

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I don't know for certain but I don't think it did. There is a picture of it at Canton in 1969 still in green with small yellow panels. I would imagine that any repaints after that date would have been into blue with full yellow ends which is how it ended its days. Of course it only takes one photo to prove differently. ;)

 

http://www.rail-online.co.uk/ImageView.aspx?id=646d4535-00bd-4855-845b-c68b00ea6caa

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Early 1970 D7093 received full yellow ends whilst in green livery, at time it carried data panels, no red route circle second man cab sides, 86A shed stickers behind cab door and a rather worn BR lion and crest emblem.

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Thks

Thats good to hear as have modelled D7093 as in this livery although probaly only carried for a short spell.

I know of most none headboard clip hymeks to carry this livery,but ones with headboards are rare and believe only 3 carried it and hoping D7093 was one of them.Photos of hymeks as said are even rarer in this livery only myself ever seeing D7009 and 16 in it.

Maybe someone has some more.

richard.

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Just to add D7000, D7009, D7018, D7023, D7031, D7092 & D7093 didn't have the lower cab door handles fitted whilst in this livery, much like the Heljan loco.

 

but D7013, D7014, D7020 & D7097 did have them fitted.

 

So D7092 & D7093 are the most suitable for the Heljan model without doing some extra work.

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Behind is 7063, blue from 05/67 and 7083, blue from 04/68 so the picture must be dated between 04/68 and 08/68. 7093 was stopped at Canton from 31/07/68 until 15/08/68 with a B bogie inner final drive defect. A bogie change was required and it was ordered to go to Swindon but had to wait until 7074 was released from Swindon, hence the waiting around at Cardiff so I reckon the picture should be dated between 31/07 and 15/08/68....

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