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Comparison of OO OAA/ OBA 'Bass' & 'Squid open models
Manufacturer | Hornby | Bachmann Branchline | Rapido Trains UK |
Year model introduced | 1979 | 2006 | 2023 |
DCC Capability | Unpowered | Unpowered | Unpowered |
Bodyshell | |||
Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes) | |||
OAA wagon - low ends |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
OBA wagon - high ends | No |
Yes |
No |
OBA wagon - low ends | No |
Yes |
No |
Detailing | |||
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | |||
Bodyside doors | No | No |
Yes |
Door handles | No | No |
Yes |
Lamp irons | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Chassis/underframe detail | |||
Air tank | No | No |
Yes |
Brake rigging chassis | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Handbrake wheel/ lever | No | No |
Yes |
Cab, footplate & interior detail | |||
Detailed & painted | No | No |
Yes |
Wheel "aesthetics" | |||
Chemically-blackened | No | No |
Yes |
Finescale | No | No |
Yes |
Nickel-plated | No |
Yes |
No |
Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | |||
Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Sprung buffers | No | No |
Yes |
Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack) | |||
Pipework (for front) | No | No |
Yes |
Pipework (for rear) | No | No |
Yes |
Mechanical | |||
Body Construction |
Plastic |
Plastic |
Plastic with metal parts |
Chassis construction | No |
Lightweight |
Plastic & metal |
Loco-driven wheels (number of) | No | No |
None |
Minimum radius | No |
Radius 2 |
Radius 2 |
Coupling socket/mounting | |||
Fixed |
Yes |
No | No |
NEM pockets | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Coupling type |
Tension lock |
Tension lock |
Tension lock |
Weighting (to assist adhesion) | |||
Within chassis |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Separating the body from the chassis |
Body clips off from chassis |
No |
TBC |
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