Silver Sidelines

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 p...

I am minded of Pam Ayres and her words: “ Infallible, articulate, self-confident... and wrong .” From her monologue ‘They should have asked my Husband’  https://monologues.co.uk/Pam_Ayres/Ask_My_Husband.htm Heljan D1000 Western Enterprise and D1010 Western Campaigner fitted with etched plates When the opportunity presents itself I will buy etched plates.   Lately I came across a set of C.G.W nameplates for D1000 Western Enterprise.   These were followed by a set of plates for D1010 Western Campaigner from Extreme Etchings. C.G.W. Etched plate for D1000 (top) plates from Extreme Etchings for D1010 (bottom) With all this ‘dreich’ weather we have been having I would spend a morning cutting out and fitting these plates.   I don’t know why I had not noticed before but the Enterprise plates looked to have been made to a different scale than those for Campaigner. C.G.W. Plates compared to Heljan printed plates The C.G.W plates ...