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Dapol 4F-027-013

Silver Bullet Nacco / ECC 3387 789 8 077-5

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Prototype Eras
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

China Clay or Kaolin has a wide variety of uses including the production of Porcelain and in certain cosmetics where it is used as whitener and pigment. The biggest use for China Clay however, is for making paper where the China Clay imparts a fine surface finish.

The main areas where China Clay is mined are China, Malaysia, and Cornwall and it is generally extracted from the ground by ring high pressure water jets to form slurry. In the UK, this slurry is collected and commonly transported using the ICA China Clay slurry wagon, commonly known as Silver Bullets due to their distinctive shape and colour.

Silver Bullets are a common sight leaving the South West of England up to the large paper mills in Scotland. Each wagon has a maximum capacity of around 90 tonnes and they commonly travel in rakes of more than 10 wagons.

NACCO is the main operator of Silver Bullets and liveries include NACCO with English China Clay (ECC) branding and NACCO unbranded.

MODEL DETAILS

The Dapol model of the ICA Silver Bullet features:

• NEM pockets
• Profiled wheels
• Superbly printed livery and details
• Highly detailed body and chassis moulding
• Many added extra details with etched hand rails and ladders
• Pristine Finish

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH OVER BUFFERS 189mm
• WIDTH 33mm
• HEIGHT 50mm

Catalogue listing

Model details

Dapol Silver Bullet Nacco / ECC (model reference 3387 789 8 077‑5) is a 00 gauge model of the ICA China Clay slurry wagon, commonly known as a Silver Bullet. The model represents the British Rail sectorisation era and carries the NACCO livery, sometimes with English China Clay (ECC) branding.

The model is equipped with NEM pockets and a tension lock coupling, and it is capable of navigating a minimum radius curve of 2 units. It features profiled wheels, a highly detailed body and chassis moulding, etched handrails and ladders, and a superbly printed livery. The finished product is supplied with the manufacturer part number 4F‑027‑013.

Physical dimensions are 189 mm in length over buffers, 33 mm in width and 50 mm in height. The model is intended for collectors and railway enthusiasts who wish to portray the distinctive shape and colour of the Silver Bullet wagons used to transport China Clay slurry from Cornwall and the South West of England to paper mills in Scotland.