Hornby R866 BR Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot steam tender locomotive

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This highly collectable and powerful item is the extremely hard to get hold of Hornby R866 Southern Region SR Battle of Britain or West Country locomotive ‘Fighter Pilot’.  This was Limited Production run of just under 3000 models adorned with the Golden Arrow insignia and they rarely come onto the market in this condition.  This item is in near mint, factory fresh condition.  It has never seen, or been on a layout, and has been stored in the box since new.  This scarce 4-6-2 locomotive is finished in SR malachite green livery with yellow boiler streamlines.  Complete with the green smoke box insignia, Golden Arrow adornments, single chimney and the correct, black solid wheels, it is absolutely stunning.  Only available for 1 year in 1988-1989 and never re-released in this livery, this item was constructed in the modern manner.  This locomotive, numbered 21C155, is just as good as the day it was first made and it would be nearly impossible to obtain a better condition item.  We removed the model from the box for the digital scan and the model has all detailing exactly as it should be.  Locomotive drive, black roof, blue name plates and detailed cab interior are just 3 of the instantly recognizable features of this item and the model is just a beautifully made evocative item.  The 6-wheel none corridor tender is in just as mint condition and is clearly marked with the SR icon.  It is fitted at the rear with the correct Hornby tension lock coupling.  The original Hornby box is in a bright, sharp, unfaded intact condition.  It has been clear tape repaired and sealed across the labelled end.  The box is correctly labelled for the contents it protects.  The window acetate is loose but fully intact and will easily glue back into position.  Inside the box, the original undamaged and sculptured clear moulded surround protects the locomotive and tender.  The original Hornby instructions numbered R866260489 remain with this item.  In all respects, this item is just as complete as you could ever wish to obtain.  This item predates modern digital control but should be an easy conversion to be DCC ready with the correct Hornby chip.

As all of our items are collectables and may have been stored for a long time, we would recommend that if the model is to be run, a light lubrication and dust removal would be appropriate ( where applicable ).