Painting the Class 66 ‘Shed’
Painting the Class 66 ‘Shed’
Welcome to our August edition of Train Terminal, the only Hornby TT:120 update from the Hornby development team.
This month, we have a quick update on the Class 66 project with decoration samples and a first look at the three TOUAX Sffgmss IFA wagons.
Class 66 Decoration Samples
Summer is in full swing and it’s the perfect time to start a new project - painting your shed. Check out ours: the Class 66 decoration samples! You can see four of the five Class 66 locomotive decoration samples we are developing below.
TT3017M DB Schenker, Class 66, Co-Co, 66097 - Era 11
TT3017M DB Schenker, Class 66, Co-Co, 66097 - Era 11
TT3019M Colas Rail, Class 66, Co-Co, 66850, 'David Maidment OBE' - Era 11
TT3020 GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66789, 'British Rail 1948-1997'- Era 11
After scrutinising the samples, we are delighted with how the liveries have been applied to the models. The DB Schenker No. 66097 has a vivid red livery, and the Colas Rail ‘David Maidment OBE’ has the iconic orange and yellow Colas livery. Meanwhile, the GBRf ‘Evening Star’ is presented in a BR lined Brunswick Green livery which was a homage to the 9F ‘Evening Star’.
The ‘shed’ shape of the cab front has been replicated nicely on the samples. With regards to ‘Evening Star’, the distinctive feature of the bell can be spotted attached to the cab front, giving the model a realistic feel.
Model specifications (also included on the samples) are etched metal windscreen wipers, chassis detailing, separately fitted handrails, metal roof grille, five-pole skew-wound motor, dual flywheels, Next18 DCC decoder socket, space for a speaker, a full lighting package of night and day headlights and cab lighting. The sound fitted (TXS) Class 66 versions are fitted with our HM7000 ready Next 18-pin decoders for instant sound and digital control via the HM|DCC app.
When we tested these decoration samples on the development track, they ran smoothly and were more than capable of hauling our HAA hopper wagons for freight operations.
Please note these are images of our decoration samples and improvements will be made in time for production.
Approval samples are due to arrive in Margate imminently and we should hopefully be able to show you images in the next Train Terminal. Watch this space!
TT3016M Colas Rail, Class 66, Co-Co, 66847 - Era 10
TT3017M DB Schenker, Class 66, Co-Co, 66097 - Era 11
TT3018M GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66779, 'Evening Star' - Era 11
TT3019M Colas Rail, Class 66, Co-Co, 66850, 'David Maidment OBE' - Era 11
TT3020M GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66789, 'British Rail 1948-1997'- Era 11
TXS Sound Fitted Versions
TT3016TXSM Colas Rail, Class 66, Co-Co, 66847 Digital - Era 10
TT3017TXSM DB Schenker, Class 66, Co-Co, 66097 Digital - Era 11
TT3018TXSM GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66779, 'Evening Star' Digital - Era 11
TT3019TXSM Colas Rail, Class 66, Co-Co, 66850, 'David Maidment OBE' Digital - Era 11
TT3020TXSM GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66789, 'British Rail 1948-1997' Digital - Era 11
TOUAX Sffgmss IFA Wagons
We’re happy to share with you our newly received approval samples for the TOUAX Sffgmss IFA intermodal freight wagons. These are complete in three liveries: Hapag-Lloyd in orange, HANJIN in light blue and DFDS in black. These will be available to run with your Class 66 locomotives for a full rake.
TT6025 TOUAX, Sffgmss IFA Wagon with 45' Container 'DFDS' - Era 11
TT6026 TOUAX, Sffgmss IFA Wagon with 45' Container 'Hapag Lloyd' - Era 11
TT6027 TOUAX, Sffgmss IFA Wagon with 45' Container 'HANJIN' - Era 11
TT6025 TOUAX, Sffgmss IFA Wagon with 45' Container 'DFDS' - Era 11
TT6026 TOUAX, Sffgmss IFA Wagon with 45' Container 'Hapag Lloyd' - Era 11
TT6027 TOUAX, Sffgmss IFA Wagon with 45' Container 'HANJIN' - Era 11
Class 37
For those asking whether there will be an option to customise the Class 37 headcodes, unfortunately, the answer is no. We investigated customised headcodes as an option but due to the small size of the scale, we deemed this not possible. The headcodes measure at 2½mm tall. The Class 37 models are still in development.
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Happy modelling!
The Train Terminal Team
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