Comparison of N 4-6-2 Class 7MT Britannia BR models

Minitrix N 4-6-2 Class 7MT Britannia BR Dapol N 4-6-2 Class 7MT Britannia BR
Manufacturer Minitrix Dapol
Year model introduced 1973 2010
DCC Capability DCC incompatible DCC Ready. 6-pin socket
Bodyshell
Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes)
Class 7MT Britannia - BR1 Tender No Yes
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Drain cocks No Yes
Handrails Yes
Yes
Injector No Yes
Injector pipework No Yes
Lamp irons No Yes
Nameplates - etched - pre-fitted No Yes
Pipe work No Yes
Regulator linkage No Yes
Reverser No Yes
Safety valves - turned brass No Yes
Smoke deflectors No Yes
Smokebox door dart No Yes
Smokebox door numberplate No Yes
Tender ladder No Yes
Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis Yes
Yes
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods No Yes
Fluted connecting rods with oily finish No Yes
Pipework No Yes
Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed No Yes
Fallplate No Yes
Footplate doors No Yes
Glazing No Yes
Tender
Houses digital decoder No Yes
Houses PCB No Yes
Permanently coupled to locomotive Yes
Yes
Tender drive shaft connects to loco driving wheels No Yes
Wheel "aesthetics"
Coloured-plastic Yes
No
Metal-pin point bearings No Yes
Nickel-plated Yes
No
Painted No Yes
Traction tyres Yes
Yes
Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only No Yes
Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
Pipework (for front) No Yes
Pipework (for rear) No Yes
Mechanical
Body Construction No Plastic with metal parts
Chassis construction Plastic & metal
Heavy diecast
Loco-driven wheels (number of) 6 wheels
6 wheels
Minimum radius Radius 1
Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed Yes
No
NEM pockets No Yes
Coupling type N-gauge standard Arnold-Rapido
N-gauge Arnold-Rapido with NEM socket
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within chassis Yes
Yes
Within tender Yes
No
Separating the body from the chassis Secured with one or more screws
Secured with one or more screws
Electrical
Motor type 3-pole
5-pole super creep
Motor location Locomotive
Tender
Power collection 2 rail DC
2 rail DC
Pickups All wheels
All wheels
DCC speaker No provision for speaker
No provision for speaker
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