L52X
|
CLASS 52 NAME/NUMBER PLATES
|
£2.99
|
---|
Class 52 "Western" engines featured both name and number plates - making it quite simple to rename or enhance a model. In real life the castings were 0.5 inch thick, our metallic foil labels are perfect for modelling that in a 4mm scale thickness, whereas a set of etched plates are usually too thick, not to mention more expensive than our solutions.
Heljan, Hornby and Lima have all recently produced models of the Class 52. Hornby moulded raised plates in their body work, limiting the name options that fit correctly in the 31mm wide area provided.
- but you can go beyond that limit with our scale sized labels. Heljan and Lima simply printed the identifications flat on the bodywork, with no representation of depth to cast plates. We offer various sizes of labels to fit over any of these models without recourse to repainting or otherwise damaging original printing. So you can just cut them out and stick them on.
As a guide to accurate renaming, please note the following actual livery combinations:
- Desert Sand
- D1000
- Golden Ochre
- D1015
- Maroon & yellow buffer beam
- D1001/5/6/7/8/9/39/40/41/42
- Maroon & half yellow panel
- All except D1004/36/37
- Maroon & full yellow end
- D1001/2/7/8/12/16/25/31/32,
D1039/41/44/45/46/54/56/61/67/68
|
| |
- Green (all with red plates)
- D1002/3/4/35/36/37/38
- Blue & half yellow panel
- D1017/36/37/43/47/57
- Blue, half yellow panel & red buffer beam
- D1030
- Blue & full yellow front
- All of the locomotives
D1013 was preserved with red plates
| |
|
The actual class was made up of 74 engines. At one time or other all carried black backed plates, with only 8 using red backed plates in the particular liveries noted above. In the case of D1029 "Western Legionnaire", the name was spelled incorrectly with a single “n” between 1964 and 1967, giving another variation of nameplate. We produced any of the plates, covering all the possible real life combinations.
In addition to those actual engines produced, a list of names and numbers was drawn up for planned further production which never took place. The planned Western theme was reported by John Mayo in response to a letter to Railway Modeller in 2003. For those who might want to model any of the planned names, we also offer those name options in both black and red backed forms with for numbers D1074 to D1099.
In the table below, select the bullet for the number and name plate option required. Scroll down to the end of the table for the "Add To Cart" button to then place your order:
| |
|
Select the number and name plate option above that you would like,
then press the "Add To Cart" button below to place your order:
Note that we also offer suitable fixed modern traction headcode options -
see our BL51* and L51* packs in the "Various" regions section of the site,
where general codes and specific engine number codes are provided.
We no longer produce the multi-name/number packs L52A to L52G,
instead we have the specific single selection L52X offering.
|
|