Comparison of OO 7 plank open models


Manufacturer	Hornby Dublo	Hornby	Hornby	Peco Products	Trix	Graham Farish	Mainline	Lima	Airfix GMR (Great Model Railways)	Hornby	Bachmann Branchline	Dapol	Oxford Rail
Year model introduced	1938	1952	1954	1954	1967	1973	1977	1977	1978	1981	1998	2009	2015
DCC Capability	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered	Unpowered
Detailing
Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nickel-plated	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Mechanical
Chassis construction	Diecast	No	No	No	Lightweight	No	Lightweight	No	Lightweight	No	No	Lightweight	No
Minimum radius	Radius 1	No	No	No	Radius 1	Radius 1	Radius 1	No	Radius 1	No	No	Radius 1	No
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
NEM pockets	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Non-NEM socket	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Coupling type	Peco style	No	No	No	Peco style	Tension lock	Tension lock	No	Tension lock	No	No	Tension lock	No
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within chassis	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Separating the body from the chassis	No	No	No	No	Body clips off from chassis	Body clips off from chassis	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
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Comparison of OO 7 plank open models

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