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Rapido Hawksworth 15xx

OO gauge

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149.95+

We haven't seen a readytorun model of Hawksworth's final ‘Pannier’ tank design before and Rapido has certainly done this little powerhouse proud with its new OO gauge model.

From the box, the model feels and looks of quality, with a good percentage of the chassis being die-cast, contributing to its solid weighting, which translates into superb performance. Our review modelclosely, there is a superb amount of separately-fitted detail complementing the numerous rivets on the die-cast body parts.

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