There is always a fascination with the railway operations of the far-flung corners of the UK among modellers. It really grabs our fascination too. Sometimes it’s the wilds of the Scottish Highlands, or perhaps deep in the Welsh valleys. Perhaps it’s a shared intrigue among our Celtic cousins.
Another area with a Celtic connection is, of course, Cornwall. The China Clay operations of Kernow are particularly fascinating, and in recent years we have moved to serve the passionate fans of these operations with our lovely CDA wagons — and now, of course, their predecessors: the wonderful Clayhoods!
Announced at the beginning of the year, our Clayhoods are now on the last leg of their journey by sea and will land in our warehouse at the end of this month. We thought it only fair to please our Cornish fans even more by sharing images of the production samples below!
As you can see from the multi-wagon shot of the hooded wagons, we used the official British Standard colour code for the wagon tarps and then introduced varying degrees of fade to give the wagons that colourful, realistic look when running in a long block train — and, of course, a little encouragement for you to get the modelling powders out!
These wagons have been immensely popular with pre-orders, but with so much love from our Celtic cousins in Kernow, that’s hardly surprising! We still have some of the Clayhoods and Clayfits available to order via the link below — and you can take advantage of our famous mix of free postage and packaging, rake bundle deals, and loyalty bonus points.
Make sure you check with your local stockist too for availability!
