Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST 14" 'Carbon' i NCB-foret rødbrun

This is my second Barclay - well after buying a 16" I felt it would be rude not to have at least one of its smaller brethren. I must admit to some diffidence having read the small number of unfavourable reviews I only read after my first purchase but I needn't have worried -this one is every bit as delightful as the first and a perfect crawler straight out of the box. My earlier comments about the difficulty of fitting the coupling hooks still apply though so that's my only gripe.
Oh and well done with the packaging this time definitely not overkill !

Good job they're selling out fast as a third would be very tempting.

My first order from Accurascale after returning to 00 from other scales. The quality of the model is outstanding, the pictures don’t do it justice. It’s heavy and solid too… service and delivery was excellent. Can’t praise high enough.

A beautiful recreation of a charming little industrial locomotive. Runs superbly and the details are just exquisite. My first Accurascale loco and one I am very proud of owning. A very good first impression

Same as “Wallace” looks amazing, preforms very smooth and it pulls trains very well

The locomotive is just brilliant, great running, beautiful finish. Just perfect for some slight adjustments to make a perfect Scottish distillery shunter

A fantastic model, heavy diecast, nice runner and really nice deep, rich red finish. Lining is beautiful. This is a project for a custom locomotive, so will have some adjustments, but you cant get better for less than £100!

Runs brilliantly and the detail is superb! Very happy indeed

My first ever accurascale engine and my gosh how wonderful. The Andrew Barclay is modelled superbly, quite a bit of weight to this little engine and the detail is all there! It runs about my shelf based layout without an issue. Might even be tempted to buy another! Well done accurascale!

Beautiful model. Ideal for any layout I’d say! Good price too, which was even better when I used my loyalty points!

Very Happy with the model

An excellent looking locomotive shunter release by Accurascale. The small detailing aspects of the tiniest pipes, valves, gauges, hand rails, etc, are exquisite. The Maroon livery is beautiful and the lining over it is ultra fine. Sprung buffers are the norm with Accurascale as with the driving rods which are smooth running. The crew of the driver and coal man enhance and really make this a worthwhile purchase.

Been waiting a long time for these after Hattons closed their doors but it has been worth the wait. It's a lovely little engine.

Excellent model, decent price.
I already have a few from Hattons.
However I fail to see the need for such a large box-it’s absurd. I presume you’re trying to grab shelf space at retailers. I don’t have shelf space for boxes like that so shan’t purchase any more

Arrived undamaged and functional. Box is Accurascale branded, oversized but very sleek looking with a nice reminder of Hattons printed on the side.

Disassembly and DCC Fitting is simple in theory, mildly finnicky in practice as there's a lot of (thankfully) flexible pipework that you have to be careful to not snag. Be wary of the pipework underneath the running board (both sides), the brass capped pipe on the boiler (both sides, mentioned in instructions. Wound up losing both caps on this example but ah well), and the reverser on the chassis block itself (right hand cab side). Assuming you don't get Accurascale's decoder, the decoder size is gonna be very small, somewhere around a GM Ruby series.

I purchased a Lined Dark Blue variant as well. There's a little nook located beneath the saddle tank, in front of the right hand side of the cab and behind the little sandbox. Found some excess lube there as that's where the gear train sits. Mistook it for glue at first but it wiped off easily and didn't mar the finish.

Possible issues: Did not function out of the box. Motor would spin but wheels wouldn't. Turns out the clips holding the front of the motor weren't engaging properly, an easy enough fix with a pair of pliers. Take care not to apply too much force on the clips, while they are surprisingly flexible, there's always a risk of snapping under too much force.

Overall still love the things, technically my first Accurascale branded models, but a very pleasant reminder of my favorite model shop. Keep up the good work Accurascale, can't wait for the Buckjumpers and 57xx!

Excellent loco, good paint job,very good detail,good runner, very happy with my purchase,highly recommend.

Arrived Quickly. Excellent Runner. Very good detail. Would recommend 5*

Great little model, now have several. Very pleased.

Looks amazing. Tons of detail however.. this model has been run in and is just straight judders on brand new clean track. Of course it stalls on points like any 0-4-0 however it just constantly judders and runs badly on most of the track. Didn’t expect this from accurascale

A lovely loco, runs very well on very clean track but could be better if it had a 'stay alive' fitted. I run a large layout and I can't keep my track spotless so was a bit disappointed.

Lovely little model, runs well looks amazing

The model arrived in 2 days after perchance free shipping. Was well packed in its box. Its rearly good with detail and runs great.
I would definitely by another Accurascale Andrew Barclay!

Great little engine. Looks and runs well. I marked it down a star because removal and fitting of the body was a very tight fit. I ended up trapping the small pipes and damaging them