7824 – Aicme Mainéar BR ‘Iford Manor’

A superbly detailed model, and a great and accurate sound profile to go with the loco. An ideal mid-sized Western engine for any branchline or mainline modeller!

This is a very handsome model, with a lot of fancy features and fine details. Things like the smokebox and the water filler cap are very impressive indeed.
Unfortunately, I cannot give five stars because my particular example had some parts that were not glued on properly, namely the chimney and one of the lower steps on the tender. It’s not a major issue, and I was able to get the chimney glued in position myself, but not ideal.
I would also like to suggest that some tweaks are made when it comes to Chipping the locomotive. It was a bit too easy to knock off some parts when trying to unscrew the tender.
One final note, not a fault of the locomotive but something prospective buyers should know is that if you plan to chip this engine, please make sure the decoder you use is compatible with the onboard stay-alive. (The stay alive is excellent by the way, it can keep your engine running for several seconds before cutting out when the power is interrupted. Excellent feature.

Overall, a fantastic model, now I’ve sorted out my teething troubles I’m really happy with it and it is a welcome addition to my fleet.

I got this in a sale and I’m very impressed, one of the best sound fitted models I own
I have two of these (the other one being 7808 Cookham manor DC) at the moment and I would love a couple more, time for batch 2?
On that note, why not make the GWR Saint Class to the same standard? I would get at least five!

Not run it yet, but looks a lovely model

Delivery from England to Townsville Qld. Aus. 9 days. Great looking engine and well presented. Operation very smooth and quiet, no derailment in 30 min run forward or reverse. Unlike Dapol version of a few years back. Can already tell it’s going to be a favourite. Will get further from this brand.

This is my first purchase of a steam loco produced by Accurascale and I have not been disappointed. It is weighty, intricate and runs and sounds beautifully. Having already 55 steam locomotives in my collection, it was not my intention to add to same, but the Black Friday price was a no brainer. I was also able to my reward points which were about to expire. I often have the loco running round the layout, while on my desktop. The huffing and puffing are very therapeutic.

This is the second Manor I've purchased as the first was so good! This one has DCC sound which is excellent and adds another dimension to running the loco. An all round outstanding model.

Super value for money.The detail is exquisite

I cannot believe I picked this up in the Black Friday sale. It’s simply beautiful with incredible detail. It runs soo smoothly.

This is my 4th Manor Class from Accurascale - a credit to the manufacturer and the model! I finally decided to go for the seemingly less popular unlined black livery and find myself very surprised with how smart it looks. I think it's now a favorite of mine. The model is excellent as always!