No.83 Hornby Apollo versus Duke of Gloucester – a fair comparison?
This is a follow up to my last Post which was devoted to Hornby’s release of Special Edition Duke of Gloucester. Hornby R3191 Duke of Gloucester left versus Hornby R2171 Apollo right What do I still think of the model? I am not so sure about value for money. Hornby R2171 Apollo left versus Hornby R3191 Duke of Gloucester right Hornby R2171 Apollo came with a wealth of added detail parts fitted at manufacture – almost too many to list. HornbyR2171 Apollo - a closer view Apollo came with individual lamp irons and detailed smokebox handles. There were holes for the lifting eyes in the front frames and the inside supports for the smoke deflectors were modelled. Hornby R2171 Apollo – the cab area What seems to me like a majority of the boiler pipes and fitting on Apollo are modelled with separate plastic mouldings. Inside the cab a number of the handles and instruments are again separate mouldings, the handles often picked out with paint. The cab roo...