GT3 has landed...

Well would you believe it, 2 days before Christmas and my pre-order GT3 finally arrives!  This is another 'interesting' locomotive that has recently been modelled for the first time by KR Models in the UK.  This was another prototype that was created between the end of steam and the beginning of diesel and was called the 'GT3' as it was powered by a Gas Turbine engine.  You can definitely see how it crossed over as unlike most modern diesel/electric loco's this one mimicked some of the common characteristics of the steam trains it was trying to replace.  For example it has a leading bogie followed by 6 driving wheels using con-rods, the other big carry over was the corridor tender on the back.  So at first glance you could be forgiven for thinking it was a steam pacific in terms of layout.  Anyway I won't say anymore about the history, instead I'll post the leaflet it came shipped with, some pics of the loco and just for the hell of it the rest of the documentation that gives you a clue as to how complex and detailed this model is!