Update 6 May 2016

I have just returned from an extended visit with the builders in Korea and this is just a brief update with more to follow later.

The big news is that the 70XX ‘Castle’ will overtake the 45XX and become the first new Masterpiece Models locomotive since I took the business over. We expect the ‘Castle’ to enter production in June and to be complete at the beginning of August. The 45XX/4575 will follow a few weeks later. We hope to have both locomotive types available at Telford with samples of both models here in the UK by the end of May.

I will provide you with a more comprehensive report after the Reading show.

Meanwhile, here are some photos of work in progress in Korea – one of the 70XX ‘Castles’, a Collett 4,000 gallon tender which has undergone many modifications and refinements compared to the tenders that shipped with earlier models, and the very interesting Hawksworth 4,000 gallon tender.

Enjoy!

70XX Castles under construction

7000 drivers side