Stop press: Red shed arrival…

I was very excited last week when I received a parcel with Revolution Trains on the return address, it was most likely the long awaited 66…

Last year I had enjoyed a visit by a friends Class 59 and had been blown away by the detail and running quality, would the 66 have the same wow factor?

Packaged in the now typical packing I was pleased with her out of the box. The lustre and colours were deep and rich, the detail as good as I expected having seen photos of the earlier batch…

On the track, box fresh, off with the slowest and quietest of crawls. Magic. Part of me wishes I used DCC sound in N, but equally, I’m happy with my silent sanctuary. 

Opening boxes and enjoying a RTR model is a massive part of the general model railway hobby. These models should excite, then delight us - and this did both, Revolution have produced a wonderful model that is liberally sprinkled with fine detail and is now without doubt the benchmark in N.

I’ve owned a Graham Farish shed previously, and that didn’t quite feel right… something was just a tiny but off so whilst it captured the shape and the tooling was great, the poise, the feeling of mass wasn’t there - its running wasn’t all that slow either, so no use for Paxton Road - or ‘Modern Goods’ to follow…

Take a look at these photos, the chassis framing, the pipe runs, the truck details… those etched body side grills! Then remind yourself, this is N! 

Yes, the cab foot steps on the frame are a little bent (since rectified with tweezers) and I also clipped off the bottom of the glazing pieces which have a clip for the chassis - these were causing the body to bow outwards, the body still clips in place. I am looking forward to finding time to weather her in the coming weeks…

She is the first model I have run on Paxton Road where I’ve stepped back from being quite so close, to take her in as part of the whole scene. This is an interesting response and one I’ll consider when refining the plans for the layout she is destined for - in the meantime, a gentle trundle in and out of the yard is a delight and is creating a gentle anticipation for the modelling this ‘shed’ will unlock in the months to come. Until next time, more soon…

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