Accucraft UK have announced their intention to develop a model of this locomotive in both live steam and electric. This locomotive was the last of the 2-4-0 Beyer Peacocks to be supplied to the railway, and being slightly larger and having a more conventional cab, it lends itself to a live steam version. No dates, specifications, or prices have been set as yet. This will be a Limited Edition, limited run model. Samples will be made and put out for review. However the batch will only go ahead if they get in excess of 50 units ordered, for each version.
This is a detailed 1:20.3 scale model, 45mm gauge only, built from Brass and Steel. Once the engineering sample has been inspected for space it is hoped that a single channel R/C version of this loco can be offered.
Photo: Beyer Peacock / David Lloyd-Jones collection (not of model!)
A concept sample has already been shown, this was made using existing body tooling from the other IOM electric locos. This was made to test the new steam power unit. The production model will use new body tooling and thus be a bigger model. |
