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A couple of months ago I purchased an O Gauge Skytrex Skin Head Body Shell for £25 ! What a crazy mixed up model that was – it was a crossbreed between an original and a refurbished loco, I gave up all hope of making it into an acceptable model and put it to one side.
Three weeks ago a friend managed to get me an O Gauge Heljan 31 un-refurbished Body for the princel...
Here are two Class 26’s albeit 15 years apart. The first one is late 60’s with pre-tops numbering. The second one is as running in the mid 80’s in Tops livery with the depot logo, ‘the Highland Stag’ and twin headlights for the Far North Line.
Both were purchased from the Heljan/Accurascale sale at very reasonable prices, especially after cashing in all my discounts...
Here is 37406 The Saltire Society in Large Logo Livery in about 1985-6. Being an ex Western Region Loco the extra lamp brackets were retained (minus one).
As usual lots of research was done on this particular Loco, and multiple photographs were used to ensure complete accuracy.
This is the second Class 27 obtained from the Heljan/Accurascale Sale. This has been numbered 27028 and detailed, however the jury is out on what to do with the head code! I have come to the conclusion that this Loco was the least photographed Class 27 ever, and getting a good photo of the sides and ends has proved impossible!
Of course it will be weathered later wh...
Another Namer here, Sherwood Forester, 45060.
Transfers are HMRS and Railtec, Nameplates by Fox.
It will be weathered in the next batch.