No. 160 Desert Sand , Dettol and some Extreme Plates
Heljan to my knowledge have produced three models of D1000 Western Enterprise painted in its experimental Desert Sand livery. Heljan model number 5204 represented the prototype when it first emerged from Swindon Works in 1961 with no warning panels. Heljan 5213 had small yellow warning panels as applied in November 1962. Both 5204 and 5213 had a satin varnish finish. Heljan 5221 also had small yellow panels but it had a gloss coated ‘ex works’ finish. When the opportunity presented itself I would buy Heljan 5213 - D1000 Western Enterprise, with small yellow panel. This would be my second Heljan 5213. My first was purchased in 2010 when the model was introduced and subsequently replaced in 2012 with Heljan 5204 – with no yellow panels. Heljan 5213, 2012 sales listing My 5213 models appear to have had a couple of manufacturing issues. I think they would have been made around the time that Heljan was transferring production to China. Firstly