84 - GER J67 - GER Ultramarine - DCC Sound Fitted

A beautifully detailed model, with the GER Ultramarine paintwork looking particularly impressive. Accurascale has captured the character of this little locomotive extremely well. However, the Stay Alive performance is very disappointing, and the speaker struggles at higher volumes, with noticeable distortion and sound breaking up. The speaker quality really should be better on a premium DCC sound-fitted model. A lovely locomotive, but these shortcomings cost it a star.

A beautifully detailed little gem with good running characteristics and a lovely little Easter egg with the dcc version

Incredibly detailed model with gorgeous rendition of GER livery and excellent sound project. Unfortunately, it arrived with only one buffer attached and the other 3 loose in the packaging. Loco stopped intermittently on first use but after running in it now runs smoothly from a slow crawl to realistic top speed and is a fitting shed mate for the GER blue J15.

locomotive. The tooling and fine detail are very good, and from normal viewing distance it looks excellent on the layout.
Unfortunately, my example has been extremely disappointing. I purchased it a few months ago and had only just taken it out of the box. Straight away, I noticed it was covered in dust, one of the front buffers was missing, and the other front buffer was not even glued in properly and could simply be pulled out. That is very poor factory assembly and quality control, especially on a sound-fitted model costing £249.
The running performance is also not good enough. Despite supposedly having a stay-alive fitted, it still suffers from pickup issues and keeps cutting out. The factory-fitted sound is also weak, tinny and very limited. It is nowhere near the standard I would expect at this price point. By comparison, my Hornby J52 fitted with an HM7000 decoder and speaker in its built-in speaker box sounds vastly superior and runs far more reliably.
The real frustration is that the underlying model is lovely. The livery, accuracy and detail are all there, but the execution is badly let down by poor assembly, poor pickup reliability and poor sound. At £239.99, this is simply not acceptable and, based on my example, I do not consider it fit for purpose.
It is especially disappointing because Accurascale’s larger locomotives are generally put together much better. I now have over 55 Accurascale locomotives, and the problems I keep seeing are specifically with the sound-fitted tank engines. On every one I have had, there have been pickup issues, quality issues, or poor, tinny sound. If I could give this model minus one star, I would. At this price and with this level of quality control, I cannot recommend it.

The Accurascale Buckjumper is a truly amazing little model, featuring detail which I absolutely didn’t expect, painted parts that look almost too good even when viewed closeup, and probably the most packed detail bag I’ve ever seen.

The destinationboards are a welcome inclusion, so are the screwlink couplings (much better than those included with the Panniers!) The etched plates are sadly supplied painted in two colours (why? Let the real brass shine through!) this is luckily an easy fix, but still a weird choice (which has carried over to the Panniers…)

There are no lamps/discs included, which is a bit of a letdown considering the Pannier came with 2, but the destination boards somewhat make up for that

The sound project is once again masterful and a joy to run the engine with, although I did notice that turning the volume down by a bit has drastically improved the quality of sound (I did the same with both of my Panniers, with the same result)

I don’t want this review to seem too negative, the engine is an absolute joy to look at, and it’s a lovely runner as well! No doubt that this was a good start for Tank engines from Accurascale, though having gotten two Panniers before getting this, it’s a bit sad to see that some of the issues with this have not been fixed with the 5700/8750 family

Sounds great, looks great, packaged well and lovely presentation.
One of the best 0-6-0 locomotives if have seen running on my layout.

This model was so good, I had to buy a second one! I loved the first one so much that I could not resist a second. The detail is sublime and the reliability straight out of the box is excellent. Love the magnetic cab which makes fitting the crew a breeze. A truly lovely little tank engine, and the stay live makes running so smooth.

A brilliant model that has an amazing level of detail. I bought this along with the Liverpool Street Pilot/pet and the same points for that model go for this, my only down point, which was caused by DPD not Accurascale is that the front left buffer was loose upon delivery, this was easily rectified so no marks off.
Runs perfectly and has great sounds.

The detail and sound profile on this are fantastic. I’m very happy with it.

A truly delightful highly detailed little locomotive in a stunning livery. I have one in BR livery and this one in the GER is very welcome to my collection

I love it thank the dcc is great thank you

Absolutely gorgeous model, runs like a dream. Perfect sound features.

A magnificent model to look and to operate.

Arrived quickly , sounds great.

This arrived recently in the usual good packaging from Accurascale, and it looks very nice. I say looks very nice, as I should have been moving house about now and all my railway gear is packed away in storage. I can’t test it, or run it - all I can do is enjoy the way it looks. The house chain collapsed, and I now have to start buying and selling all over again. I have another of these models and that runs and behaves very nicely, so I am hoping this will be just as good when I eventually get to test it.Lovely looking model.

Great little model.

Stunning little model especially in its rich GER blue.

Superb model and brilliant service.

Superb loco, the design really captures the loco of this loco and the ultramarine blue livery is exquisite. What I love is the detachable roof so you can see the beautiful cab interior. The model runs superbly and the sound is crisp.

There's been debate over what "real" Great Eastern Blue actually looked like, and I don't think that debate is going to stop even now. This model is in a much brighter blue than the BR liveried Liverpool St Pilot, and the Preserved J69 from Locomotion. But my feeling from my own research, and discussion with Phoenix Precision is this is as close as is possible without someone finally finding something 100% conclusive. Which is fine, as it is a lovely colour. Not my era, although I have a Rule 1 scenario of GER Heritage trains - just need some prototypical coaches - hint hint! The J67/68/69 is an absolute minefield of different combinations from number of spokes on the wheels, reverser type, chimney type, safety valves, roof material and shape, brake types and so on - it was a brave decision to go for it by Accurascale but I am so glad they did. Roll on the next batch!

Model of the year!

Great loco and amazing livery...Sent promptly and amazingly packed

This loco is totally out of period for my modelling. But it is SO striking I couldn't resist. The livery is absolutely beautiful with extensive lining throughout and so many fine details to capture your attention. The cab is fully furnished and really should have the crew added to complete the illusion of a miniature real loco. Finally, the running quality is faultless too!