Yes the typical British steam locomotives do make great tinplate models. All the piping and plumbing that hang all over a typical USA engine are hidden away, so even non streamlined engines looks like they are. And the colors are perfect as well, very few were dull black till the very end. Most were colorful with fancy lining and kept very clean for many more years than we did in the USA. Even the coaching stock was stunning, LNER had coaches made of Teak wood, all varnished and highly polished! My two favorite lines are the LMS(London Midland & Scottish) and the LNER(London North Eastern Railway). LMS passenger engines were a stunning deep crimson red and the LNER had a couple shades of green with Apple being the best known as it was what Flying Scotsman wore most of its life. The headache for me is most UK O gauge tinplate needs big curves, 048 and larger for most engines to run. At best I could run 042, so I have to stick to smaller 4-4-0's and not even all those are happy on tight curves. The Hornby 4-4-0s need 048 to be happy. Only the Bassett Lowke ones are happy on smaller curves. I may go to 042 outer curves and 031 inner loop, not sure yet.
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