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There is no question in my mind that the Service Van is so detailed and for the price paid, puts into question, the prices that other manufacturers seek for their models. Accurascale has become my first choice for my never expanding collection and do hope they will extend further their liveries for the Class 66. Currently I have 46 and 8 Class 66s from Bachmann and Hattons respectively.
All I can say is they look absolutely great and finish the detailing of the model perfectly. High recommended.
Once again an outstanding model both in performance and detail. Highly recommend.
A little awkward to fit due to the many wires on the motherboard. May be an idea to supply these with the speaker - even better have them pre fitted to non sound fitted models as standard. Upgrading to sound would then be a cinch! Something for Accurascale to consider perhaps? They clips do what they are designed to do - they hold the speaker firmly in place.
Great wee figures well made but the colour/paint work could be better although it's not really noticeable when they are installed.
So impressed that I’ve purchased many various crews sets and fitted them into BR/Private diesels by various manufacturers. Some do need slight trimming & while I appreciate some think the colours are ‘washed’ out I prefer them that way as they look more realistic than brightly painted ones from other manufacturers. The flesh parts do seem dark so I always paint them to stand out better and add white to the secondman’s mug, flask, sarnie, paper, etc. Well proportioned, realistic poses & look great in diesel cabs especially when lit. Hopefully Accurascale will produce similar crews to fit forthcoming models such as Class 30/31, etc.
So impressed that I’ve purchased many various crews sets and fitted them into BR/Private diesels by various manufacturers. Some do need slight trimming & while I appreciate some think the colours are ‘washed’ out I prefer them that way as they look more realistic than brightly painted ones from other manufacturers. The flesh parts do seem dark so I always paint them to stand out better and add white to the secondman’s mug, flask, sarnie, paper, etc. Well proportioned, realistic poses & look great in diesel cabs especially when lit. Hopefully Accurascale will produce similar crews to fit forthcoming models such as Class 30/31, etc.
Great model
Given accuracsales other products I knew this would be a good one. Indeed i was correct it's perfection in my opinion it has everything you could possibly need on a class 66 and the quality of the DCC sound is astonishing absolute beast of a model. Well worth the money and the wait !
An excellent addition that makes the best 37 available even better. The figures are a perfect fit and simple to install. Well worth the investment!
A fantastic model with plenty of detail. It’s quite heavy too so makes for a good runner. Very fast next day delivery too.
I thought twice about adding electric traction (im a diesel man myself!) to my layout but I’m glad I did!
What an excellent model, completely deserved to win gold in the awards! The sound, the lights and of course the pantographs work so well!
I was pleased to add BFK 17107 to my other recently purchased Mk2b accurascale coaches so as to make a nice rake of up to eight vehicles. The detail is exceptionally good and just as I remember of the prototypes from the active rail enthusiast days of my youth!
The fine detail on the underframe as a whole is astonishingly good, but noteworthy its legible and crisply defined lettering, both printed in white on blue and moulded on toilet water heating control boxes, is stunningly good, particularly when viewed under a magnifying lens.
The provision of buffers in both the retracted position (for when buckeye coupled to another vehicle), and, in their usable, saddle fitted extended length (for when **** coupled to another vehicle or locomotive), is an exceptionally nice touch. And, those buffers are just right, the shape, tapers and curvatures of the heads is spot on. Well done!
However, one detail that I certainly don't recall from my youth is the lack of Inter-City labels on the sides of the vehicles accurascale have represented from, I presume, their first entry into service. I thought that this branding was applied to all Mk2 types from the air braked Mk2a variants (onwards) once they entered service following the vacuum braked Mk2(s).
I may well have this wrong, and even though I recall these vehicles being hauled by Western hydraulics of class 52 I just never saw the Mk2b's at an early enough time to have registered this in my head. But either way it made me buy this IC branded example to supplement the non branded BFK 14111 that I received first after preorder.
One other labelling issue that, to be honest, grates a tad is the location of the vehicle number on the van end of the coach. Aesthetically BR made the effort to apply these squarely under the nearest window or a blank panel between windows, and, or doors. On the other side of the coach the fleet number is properly fitted squarely beneath the lavatory window, but this should be the same on the van end, squarely beneath the right hand end van window (in the side corridor). That the number is actually offset to the right of the window just looks wrong, it rather spoils the look and given this didn't generally happen in reality does somewhat slightly tarnish the look of this otherwise fantastic model.
I love the idea of a choice of curtain 'styles' to attach into the first class compartments, but, to be honest, as these vehicles' 1st class compartments when in blue and grey livery had orange curtains for the duration it is a bit of a faff to have to stick them in; but, good they are, so it's not really a criticism, although advice as to how to best do this curtain hanging is sadly lacking on the otherwise informative booklet of vehicle history and exploded diagrams of each vehicle model.
All in all, another excellent accurascale model, as with my other Mk2b's. Can RTR coaches in OO gauge get better than this? I have my doubts.
'Many thanks for the review and the very positive words about the Accurascale Mk.2b coach. As the history in the leaflet provided with the model states, the Inter-City branding did not debut until September 1970 by which point BR was well on with building the Mk.2c variants. The lettering was retrospectively applied to the Mk.2b (and other earlier Mk.2 coaches) in due course and photographic evidence suggests this was completed by around 1973. Regarding the position of the number on the van end of the Mk.2b BFK, extensive reference to photos suggests that the number was rarely 'squarely under the window' (https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/8234967014/). In their as built condition they were actually located in the same place as the number on the passenger end on the other side. It wasn't until the air-con builds that the number appeared to be centered under the rear window on the van side and this didn't filter through until the 1980s on the earlier PV types. Finally, we are preparing a series of tutorials for adding the additional details to the models and these will be uploaded to our website soon.'
I've bought a rake of these MK2s to go with my previous (and future) Accurascale BR Blue locos. They are stunning models with incredible interanl and external detailing. I can't wait for the Mk2Cs (and maybe more types?)!
This EWS liveried class 66 is totally not my usual era for modelling - but having seen how good the pre-production models looked I decided to get one.
The whole item is superb - a fabulous model along with a brilliant presentation box etc. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into producing such a top class item - I can't wait to give it a run!
I'll definitely be in the market for DB and another EWS one in the very near future.
Amazing detail , even down to the old torn off labels , nice weight ,
Well done to Accurascale fot bringing these Hattons models to fruition.
Good quality replacement buffers to improve a whole range of locos.
