Compare HO 4-6-2 C38 class NSW
                            
                                 
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| Manufacturer | Lima | Lima | Eureka Models | Australian Railway Models | 
| Year model introduced | 1974 | 1996 | 2009 | 2020 | 
| DCC Capability | DCC compatible but no socket | DCC compatible but no socket | DCC Ready. 8-pin socket | DCC Ready. 8-pin socket | 
| Bodyshell | ||||
| Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes) | ||||
| C38 Class - streamlined body | No | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| C38 Class - unstreamlined body | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                                No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Detailing | ||||
| Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | ||||
| Brake pump | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Chimney | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Coal load(s) | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Dome | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Handrails | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Injector | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Injector pipework | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Lamp irons | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipe work | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Regulator linkage | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Safety valve | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Whistle | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Chassis/underframe detail | ||||
| Brake rigging chassis | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Footsteps | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Sanding gear | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Sprung front & rear pony trucks | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Cab, footplate & interior detail | ||||
| Detailed & painted | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Tender | ||||
| Has easy-to-use coupling to loco | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Wheel "aesthetics" | ||||
| Finescale | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | ||||
| Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Mechanical | ||||
| Body Construction | 
Plastic | 
                                        No | No | 
Plastic with metal parts | 
                                
| Chassis construction | 
Plastic & metal | 
                                        No | No | 
Plastic & metal | 
                                
| Loco-driven wheels (number of) | 
6 wheels | 
                                        No | No | 
6 wheels | 
                                
| Minimum radius | 
Radius 2 | 
                                        No | No | 
Radius 2 | 
                                
| Coupling socket/mounting | ||||
| NEM pockets | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Non-NEM socket | 
Yes | 
                                                No | No | No | 
| Coupling type | 
HO Standard Loop/ Stirrup coupling | 
                                        No | No | 
Knuckle Coupling | 
                                
| Weighting (to assist adhesion) | ||||
| Within body | No | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Separating the body from the chassis | 
Body clips off from chassis | 
                                        No | No | 
Body clips off from chassis | 
                                
| Electrical | ||||
| Motor type | 
Pancake | 
                                        No | No | 
5-pole (standard) | 
                                
| Motor location | 
Tender | 
                                        No | No | 
Locomotive | 
                                
| Power collection | 
2 rail DC | 
                                        No | No | 
2 rail DC | 
                                
| Pickups | No | No | No | 
Locomotive only | 
                                
| Items in Stock | View | View | View | View | 

