Heljan show hand-decorated samples of the Class 25

Heljan have released pictures of a hand-decorated pre-production Class 25 diesel.

The model has been painted by Lee Edmondson of Lee's Locos for these photos of a OO gauge Class 25 and this sample is hot from the paint shop.

This is a hand decorated model, but it should give you a good idea of how the new 'Rat' will look when it arrives later this year.

Heljan are producing a wide range of locos covering BR two-tone green, BR blue and special liveries from the 1960s to the early-1990s, plus the ETHEL train heating locos converted from Class 25/3s in the mid-1980s.