In the flurry of new models to arrive this month for review, here’s one that's really caught my attention. It was early 2020 when The Model Centre (TMC) revealed its plans for the commissioning of exclusive OO gauge models of the first five production Class 45 'Peak’ locomotives, from manufacturer, Heljan. These were produced alongside Heljan’s standard ‘later’ version models of the Class, a sample for which has also been kindly sent for review in next month’s issue.
TMC’s exclusive models were expected to be released alongside Heljan's in late-2020, but we know how most of our plans for 2020 went…
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