Cavalex Models CM - 56120 - LL

Class 56 120 BR Blue Large Logo Diesel Locomotive

Name: Cavalex Models CM - 56120 - LL Class 56 120 BR Blue Large Logo Diesel Locomotive
Brand: Cavalex Models
SKU: CM - 56120 - LL
Price: 189.95 GBP

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Number: 56120
Build: Doncaster
Info: BR Blue Large Logo Livery

56120 Features:

Distinctive fabricated cab shape
Cutaway buffer beam
Diamond mesh side grilles, cantrail grilles and roof grille
Steel cab and cab side window frames
Additional air conditioning vent on the second man’s side

Cavalex Models have announced a newly-tooled Class 56 in 4mm.

The model is already significantly advanced and currently at the tooling stage, having been in the works for the past few years. All variants of the 56 are being tooled, to accurately cover all 135 locomotives produced between 1976 and 1984.

The Cavalex 56 has been designed completely from scratch, based on original works drawings from both Electroputere and BREL. Having incorporated numerous innovations into the model which they plan to showcase in the future. Whilst the 56 has been released by other manufacturers in the past, it was an obvious choice for Cavalex given the prototype ran with all of the released and forthcoming wagons, and being 56 fans, Cavalex wanted to capture the distinct differences between the four main versions of the ‘Grid’. They have deliberately chosen prototypes that don’t conflict with existing models of the class, whilst also releasing liveries never seen in 4mm scale. This extends to liveries not seen on certain versions; for example Red Stripe Railfreight on a Romanian built Class 56.

The locomotive will incorporate the following features:

A wealth of separately fitted parts, including bogies which aren’t just one piece mouldings to allow for proper detail relief
Photo etched grilles throughout the model
All wheel pick up and innovative automatic flange squeal activated via magnetic hall sensors
Alloy chassis to allow the locomotive to pull prototypical wagon rakes
5 pole motor with twin flywheels, geared for prototypical running speeds with superb slow speed control
21 pin DCC interface, with easy DCC fitting provision via removable roof panel to the number 2 end
DCC sound with custom ESU project for our factory fitted sound version and stay alive fitted to all models
Sound model has an EM1 type Speaker with additional sugar cube speaker in the chassis as standard for a balanced combination of low and high frequency sounds to accurately reproduce the prototype via a custom recorded sound project
Drop in EM/P4 wheelset packs available to order separately to coincide with the release of the model ORDER HERE
Separately motor operated roof fans via a function output on DCC, or when moving on DC
Etched name plates as appropriate
Both standard and revised cantrail grill options depending on prototype.

The Cavalex 56 will be produced to the same high standard of finish as the highly regarded PGA and BBA/BLA wagons, incorporating similar levels of detail and innovation.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Cavalex Models

Product Code

CM - 56120 - LL

GTIN

9782301400888

RRP

£189.95

Release date

TBA

Limited edition model for

Rails of Sheffield

Model details

Livery

BR Blue Large Logo

DCC status

DCC 21

DCC

DCC Ready (21-pin interface) and DCC Sound Fitted available

Features

Interior lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class^*

Class 56

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Cavalex Models Class 56 120 BR Blue Large Logo Diesel Locomotive – limited edition “Rails of Sheffield”. The model carries DCC 21 capability, interior lighting, and represents the British Rail Blue TOPS livery. It is supplied as part CM‑56120‑LL and is built to the 4 mm scale prototype numbered 56120, produced in Doncaster.

Key visual features include a distinctive fabricated cab shape, a cut‑away buffer beam, diamond‑mesh side grilles, cantrail grilles and roof grille, steel cab and side‑window frames, and an additional air‑conditioning vent on the second‑man’s side.

The locomotive is fully newly‑toolled from original Electro‑putere and BREL drawings and incorporates a range of separate, photo‑etched components. It offers a five‑pole motor with twin flywheels geared for prototypical speeds, an alloy chassis for pulling appropriate wagon rakes, and a 21‑pin DCC interface with removable roof panel for easy fitting. Wheel pickup uses magnetic Hall sensors to provide automatic flange squeal, and a custom ESU sound project supplies DCC sound via an EM1 speaker together with a sugar‑cube speaker for balanced frequency response. Separate roof fans can be driven by a DCC function output or by DC power.

Additional details include optional etched nameplates, standard or revised cantrail grill options, and the availability of drop‑in EM/P4 wheelset packs. The model is finished to the same high standard as Cavalex’s PGA and BBA/BLA wagons, aiming to capture the distinctive differences between the four main versions of the Class 56.