[kristopher1805]

Yes I was genuinely surprised,:-

Hornby Model Railway Awards
Winners
manufacturer of the year - Accurascale
Best OO locomotive - KR models GT3 gas turbine loco
Second Best - Locomotion Models Wain wright D class
Best OO carriage/wagon - Accurascale KUA nuclear flask wagon
Second - Hornby 4 and 6 wheel coaches
Third. - Hornby Coronation Scot carriages
Retailer of the year - Hattons
second. - Rails
third - Kernow
There are some other awards included DCCConcepts, N gauge, specialist retailer, Layout of the year etc

Anyway the GT3 is a bit of a surprise

 

[kristopher1805]

Ah third best loco - Johnson 1P 0-4-4tank by Bachmann (rather fancy an S&DJR version)

 

[John Edge]

Hi Kristopher,
I agree, that is a big surprise! Reading through some of the comments in a dedicated thread elsewhere, you could be forgiven for thinking that KR Models were a band of villains who only produced “vapourware”!
I am pleased for them, not something I really wanted, despite father in law helping to build the real thing. Hopefully, this will encourage them to keep going.
The S&DJR 0-4-4T was a mighty pull back towards 00 for me, I must admit but I resisted!
Cheers,
John E.