Well then-which one is best?

 Well, you wait many years then two come along at once! The Oxford and Hornby Adams Radial have both been released. Much has been said in the model press and on discussion sites but here is an honest, unbiased opinion.
Both have their pro's and con's.
 For a start the Oxford version is a radial, Hornby have made the radial truck separately from the chassis. The Oxford has silver handrails- easily sorted with a coat of black paint.
Much has been said about the lack of light below the Oxford boiler but unless you look closely or are in the know then it is not immediately obvious.
Perhaps it is unkind that one has real coal in the bunker but this is easily rectified.
The real difference is the running straight out of the box- the Hornby is smoother and quieter- not that after some running in the Oxford is not acceptable- far from it especially when you consider I paid nearly thirty quid less for it.
So, both are good models, Oxford must be congratulated for producing such an excellent first try into the world of Model locomotives and I think they have succeeded.
I must admit that I also bought the LSWR version- by Hornby- Colletts Models had sold out of the Oxford version!