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Only a personal note, but the CrossCountry HSTs hadn't fully come on stream until the it was practically the 1980s, I wouldn't consider them first generation, to fit that title I would have preferred the 86. Anyway, the HST will be at home on some retro scenarios along the NWC when that comes out soon.

Nice to see a few added features to the class 47 instead of the normal bland stuff, so well done DTG.

The class 47 certainly looks good. I must admit I would have preferred a class 86 or 87 rather than the HST or as well as.

Peter

Not sure why they have a black headcode panel, don't think a VT livery 47 ever ran for VT with one? 47769 still in the livery has one but it didn't run for Virgin like it.

31466 wrote:Not sure why they have a black headcode panel, don't think a VT livery 47 ever ran for VT with one? 47769 still in the livery has one but it didn't run for Virgin like it.

We've really jumped the shark here. On one hand we have people who criticise Dovetail for their one livery policy and here we have a post stating that a livery variant SHOULDN'T be included. Damned if you do, or don't. FWIW, I'm only kidding, but 47810 also got the black surrounds, but possibly after entering Cotswold Rails employ.

deltic009 wrote:

31466 wrote:Not sure why they have a black headcode panel, don't think a VT livery 47 ever ran for VT with one? 47769 still in the livery has one but it didn't run for Virgin like it.

We've really jumped the shark here. On one hand we have people who criticise Dovetail for their one livery policy and here we have a post stating that a livery variant SHOULDN'T be included. Damned if you do, or don't. FWIW, I'm only kidding, but 47810 also got the black surrounds, but possibly after entering Cotswold Rails employ.

If you read the article you'll see that:

•Completely Reworked BR Class 47 in Virgin Trains Livery ◦Brand new cab model
◦Updated exterior model
◦Black and Yellow Panel variants
◦Authentic Change-End Procedure, including AWS isolation
◦Overload Faults and Reset
◦Cycle-able head and tail light configurations, including tail lamps
◦And more!

Completely missed that! Pleased that the non black headcode panel is modelled. Bit strange that every screen shot has shown the black one on examples that never had it but no worries.
Yep, forgot about 47810. One end only as it was flush fronted at the other. I had better not get into whether the models will have flush fronts!

31466 wrote:Completely missed that! Pleased that the non black headcode panel is modelled. Bit strange that every screen shot has shown the black one on examples that never had it but no worries.
Yep, forgot about 47810. One end only as it was flush fronted at the other. I had better not get into whether the models will have flush fronts!

Don't worry, if the DTG ones don't then I'm sure *someone* will have variants that could become available as similar has been done on some 47s that are work in progress.

Out now!!

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The exhaust in the second picture looks very well done tbf, I'll be getting this and seeing what it's like this evening.

deltic009 wrote:Only a personal note, but the CrossCountry HSTs hadn't fully come on stream until the it was practically the 1980s, I wouldn't consider them first generation, to fit that title I would have preferred the 86. Anyway, the HST will be at home on some retro scenarios along the NWC when that comes out soon.

I'd think an 86 would be far more common (and more fitting) on the WCML-N than a 47 too?

xguerra wrote:Out now!!

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Is the HST the "normal" version from KRS days, the one from the Green and Gold pack, or a completely new one?

For anybody who is interested/scenario makers the list of named 47s is as follows with the appropriate code:
47814a - Totnes Castle
47817b - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
47818c - strathcylde
47822d - Pride of Shrewsbury
47828e - Severn Valley railway
47831f - Bolton Wanderer
47840g - North Star
47841h - Spirit of Chester
47843i - Vulcan
47845j -County of Kent
47849k - Cadeirlan Bangor Cathedral
47851l - Womans royal voluntary service

regards

Edward

Fabulous! I feel a lot of 90s North Wales Coast shots coming on!

The 47 wipers increase in speed with throttle opening to become quite frenetic (not speed dependent but throttle). The reverse of course of the old 1960s Fords (with the wipers driven off the inlet vacuum). Surely they aren't/weren't really like this???

Regards

Robin