[Camborner]

At last! A review of a newly released model from me!
After receiving my pay from Kernow today, I managed to buy a couple of things, and I decided to treat myself-one of the new Super D's.
First things first, packaging. The loco is packed in Bachmann's new style of boxs. Some dislike them due to the amount of space wasted, but I like it-much more simple to remove than the older packaging, less chance of breaking that one detail that makes or breaks the loco. She's an impressive beast, a slightly unusual sight compared to all the larger 4-6-0/4-6-2 abd 0-6-0 tender engine's we're used to. Detail is amazing, paticularly the opening smokebox door that Bachmann is including on all their new toolings. However, don't look inside-there is no detail inside. Despite this, I love the feature-look out for it in future Camborne Parkway videos. You do have to glue the guard irons and vacuum pipes on though.
I gave the engine the usual running in on DC, where she proved to be a quiet and smooth runner. I then decided to install DCC. No instructions are included as to how to take the tender body off. Underneath the tender, there are three main screws-two silver ones at the back, and a black one near the front. DO NOT UNDO THE BLACK ONE FULLY! This is the screw that allows you to ajust the loco and tender distance. Only undo the two silver screws at the back to tke the tender body off. I took all three screws out, which meant half an hour scrabling around undoing everything trying to put the black screw back in. Those using 8-pin Hornby decoders will need to purchase a 21-8 pin adapter to allow the decoder to plug in.
When she started running on Camborne Parkway, she proved to be a smooth and quiet machine, whilst also being storng, handling a six coach train with ease. The loco with an open smokebox door looks fabulous at the shed area, maybe I'll have to buy a pack of cleaner figures to pose inside the smokebox. The engine only has six pick ups on the loco, but it still managed to pass over my straight of points with no problems at very slow speed. She can even manage first radius-just.
This has proven to be a fine little loco, adding another of those 'mddle of the range' locos missing from most layouts, and the first example of an LNWR loco in RTR. I'll give it 8.5/10-Bachmann need to sort out instructions as to how to remove the tender body, but that's only a small niggle in the long term. Pictures to follow (why can't my brother get a move on with that camera!).

[Camborner]

The cab detail, fully visable with the low tender.

The opening smokebox door.