Hornby TT:120 Class 50 Ark Royal in stock now
Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ Class 50’s latest incarnation is 50035 Ark Royal, in the striking original Network SouthEast (NSE) colour scheme.
Built in 1968, 50035 Ark Royal was named at Plymouth station in 1978 after Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the same name. Like the rest of the class, it was refurbished between 1979 and 1983 and gained the NSE livery in June 1986. It was withdrawn in 1990 and became the first Class 50 to enter preservation. Today, it is based at the Severn Valley Railway.
Above: A new version of Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ Class 50 Co-Co diesel is now available as 50035 Ark Royal in Network SouthEast livery.
Ark Royal carries the same specification as previous Class 50s in ‘TT:120’, with the model featuring a Next18 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket, five-pole motor with twin flywheels and directional lighting. Provision is also included for a 15mm x 11mm cube speaker.
Once again Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ Class 50 captures the look of these impressive diesels well, with a high-intensity headlight, separately fitted multiple working equipment, a plated headcode box, plus flush glazed cab windows, separately fitted windscreen wipers and crisply moulded side grilles. The NSE livery is well applied, with bright colours, although we did notice some misting on our review sample where colours met in a few locations. The model is supplied with a full complement of pipework at both ends, along with miniature snowploughs and printed metal nameplates for customer fitment.
Above: This latest release features plenty of separately applied detailing and comes with metal nameplates for placing over the factory printed examples.
Another superb ‘TT:120’ Class 50 from Hornby which captures a popular sectorisation era livery, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the formation of Network SouthEast in June.