From Miniature to BIG

Right, while I'm still waiting for Sir Nigel Gresley to steam into view here's something a bit different. It is a model from a company called 'Sonic Models' and is the first OO gauge model they've produced. It is available in a number of liveries and is exclusive to a retailed in the UK called 'Rails of Sheffield'. I decided to plump for the early LNER livery as I just liked it more than the others, this is because I do have quite a few LNER loco's and frankly I just liked this livery more than the others (many of those were black).

I had heard good things about these models and I have to say I'm very impressed, a good debut by a new company entering the market, the quality is easily on a par with those produced by Hornby or Bachmann and bodes well for the future. Doubly so if they continue to pick models not generally modelled by the bigger companies.

This model is based on the Class A5/1 LNER designation, although originally they were produced by GNR as the class 9N. It is a 4-6-2 tank loco and was highly liked generally, although there were only some 31 built. Some of the details I like are the detail on the coal in the bunker and the lining which even extends to the wheels and is expertly applied. It does like many recent locomotives include cab detail, but due to the design on the locomotive its very difficult to photograph, although it is all there and high quality.

Anyway, enough rambling, I'll let the pictures do the talking;