00 GAUGE 4mm:1ft
1975 to present ERA
External changes
HORNBY has made a number of changes to its existing Class 43 HST power cars including some upgrading of the body shells rather than go to the expense of completely retooling the model.
It has always enjoyed a degree of specific detailing relating to the era and operator, and this is perpetuated in the revised models including the top cab marker lights in the Rail Adventure and LSL Midland Pullman power cars together with different cooling fan and exhaust deflector arrangements.
Another refinement is replacement of the sprung cab doors with integral moulding, tidying up this area of the model nicely, although the original sprung doors on the
