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Cabside of BR Standard Class 7 Pacific No.70000 'Britannia', during its visit to the Nene Valley Railway on 16th March 2025. Taken from Platform 2 at Wansford station.
BR Standard Class 7 Pacific No.70000 'Britannia' moves from the far end of Wansford yard on 16th March 2025, ahead of its second day of 'Best of British' services on the Nene Valley Railway.
The Legend of Heroes series from Falcom are amongst the highest regarded JRPGs out there, with series spanning decades and across multiple consoles.
I've only played one particular arc, the Trails of Cold Steel series. Spanning four games, it's not a set of games for those who are in a hurry, nor are they for those who don't like to read.
Gamers who like to do nothing but busy work need not apply.
Anyway, much to my delight, Kotobukiya has a series of Scales from this franchise, and they recently started dipping into characters I actually know about and want to get, including, much to the shock of probably everyone, one of Rean Schwarzer, the main male protagonist of the Cold Steel series.
Based on his appearance, I'd say this is from the fourth game, as he's wearing his Instructors coat but has red eyes.
Very few of the character in series sport any crazy armaments, and Rean only has his trusty Katana as he continues to master his Eight Leaves One Blade style throughout the game, while harnessing his other skills, including the ability to pilot Valimar the Ashen Knight, pictured on the base.
Rean is sculpted in a fairly static pose, but the coat is show with some dynamic motion in it. Fabric folks are nicely implemented. Detailing on the other aspects of the statue are also nicely done and look very sharp, and this includes the Katana and the Scabbard. The face doesn't look soft or out of focus, which is great.
Paint Applications are pretty much on par with what I expect from Kotobukiya. They've improved vastly over the past decade, but ultimately they're still susceptible to silly things, and if you look at the photos you'll easily make up some paint apps that are gimmes, yet it's flawed. White paint apps are kind of lumpy, but again not surprisng as White often requires multiple coats to get coverage just right. Decal work is very competent.
Build Quality wise, nothing feel off so it's all good.
Right-hand side Walschaerts valve gear of BR Standard Class 7 Pacific No.70000 'Britannia', as taken at Wansford station on 16th March 2025. Sets on each side were driven by two large outside cylinders, the layout being chosen to simplify maintenance over pre-Nationalisation three and four-cylinder Pacific designs.
The crew of BR Standard Class 7 No.70000 'Britannia' keep their eyes on the line and the footplate as the visiting Pacific runs round at Yarwell on 16th March 2025.
Part of the smokebox and boiler of BR Standard Class 7 Pacific No.70000 'Britannia', including the chimney, smoke deflector and distinctive chime whistle. Taken at Wansford station on 16th March 2025.
For much of its life, BR Standard Class 7 No.70000 'Britannia' has been paired with a BR1 tender, No.759, with a coal capacity of 7 tons and water capacity of 4,250 gallons. The conversion to a BR1A type appears to be a more recent development, implemented following the loco's most recent overhaul in early 2022. BR1A tenders feature a similar outward appearance to BR1, but with a higher dome and a water capacity of 5,000 gallons. The conversion of No.759 goes one better at 5,250 gallons, suggesting that more substantial work was been done to extend No.70000's range between main line water stops.
Taken at Wansford station on 16th March 2025.