I'm surprised no-one has passed comment on here that the first of the new Heljan Class 17 'Clayton' diesels hit the shops yesterday. Yesterday we received two examples of the new loco, both in BR blue livery.
Initial impressions are that the model nicely captures the atmosphere of the prototype, but the model feels quite light. It will be interesting to see just what the haulage capacity will be when the locos start to appear on modellers' layouts.
I desperately need one of the green locos (with small yellow panels) for my Scottish branchline, so can't wait for that variant to arrive.