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BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES
BRITISH RAILWAYS 9F 2-10-0 'EVENING STAR'
All stock of the 9F Evening Star Kits have now sold out.  Thank you for your participation.
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Battle Of Britain Class 4-6-2
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British Rail 'Winston Churchill'
Southern Rail 'Spitfire'
Specifications:
Scale/Gauge: 1/32 - Gauge 1                                                        Dimensions: Lenght - 649 mm.  Width - 86.2 mm.  Height - 126.5 mm.
Weight: 6.0 Kg                                                                               Cylinders: 3 -  Bore 13 mm  Stroke 20 mm.     Slide Type Valves.
Valve Gear: Modified Walschaert                                                 Fuel:        Methelated Spirits (Alcohol).
Water Pump: Axle Driven + Tender Hand Pump.                     Boiler: C Type Working Pressure 3 - 4 Kg/sq cm.
Minimum Radius: 2 metre.
Designed by Mr. O.V.S. Bullied, the West Country and Battle of Britain locomotives were introduced in 1945, a total of 110 being built.  'Winston Churchill', named after England's famous war time Prime Minister, is fully preserved in the National Rail Museum at York and was used to pull Sir Winston's funeral train in 1965.
Aster's Southern Railways version 'Spitfire', has been modelled to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Company.
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Titfield Thunderbolt
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Specifications:
Scale/Gauge: 1/32 - Gauge 1                                                        Dimensions: Lenght - 325 mm.  Width - 93 mm.  Height - 130 mm.
Weight: 1.58 Kg                                                                             Cylinders: 1 -  Bore 10 mm  Stroke 14 mm.     Slide Type Valve.
Fuel:        Methelated Spirits (Alcohol).                                          Boiler: C Type Working Pressure 3 - 4 Kg/sq cm.                
Minimum Radius: 1.2 metre.
One of the oldest working steam locomotives in the world is the 0-4-0 Lion, originally built in 1838.  Aster's model is based on the Thunderbolt film version, with red painted side frames on green with black lining.
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NOTE:       A Ready to Run model of the 9F Evening Star, built by Aster Hobby Australia, air tested but not fired is now available - check the Pre-Owned Locomotives page.
SOLD OUT
GWR 4-6-0 CASTLE CLASS "KINGSWEAR CASTLE".
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Specifications:
Scale/Gauge: 1/32 - Gauge 1                                                        Dimensions: Lenght - 628 mm.  Width - 91 mm.  Height - 128 mm.
Weight: 5.38 Kg                                                                             Cylinders: 4 -  Bore 10 mm  Stroke 20 mm.     Slide Type Valves.
Valve Gear:  Walschaert                                                                 Fuel:        Methelated Spirits (Alcohol).
Water Pump: Axle Driven + Tender Hand Pump.                        Boiler: C Type Working Pressure 4 Kg/sq cm.
Minimum Radius: 2 metre.
First entering service in 1923, the 4 cylinder Castle Class was derived from the highly successful Star Class, with origins dating back to 1907.  When introduced, the Castle Class was heralded as Britain's most powerful express passenger locomotive, being some 10% more powerful than the Star.  So successful was the Castle Class that construction continued until 1950, by which time 171 had been built.  From 1956, double chimneys and improved superheaters were installed to selected locomotives, resulting in "Drysllwyn Castle" achieving 160 kph (100 mph).  The final Castle to run in British Rail service was "Clun Castle", which worked the last steam hauled train out of Paddington in 1965.

Aster's model, "Kingswear Castle" was finally withdrawn from service in April, 1963 and is available in either Great Western or British Rail livery.
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Available End of 2008.