What a glorious little loco! It had to be the GER Ultramarine livered special edition, as I live in East Anglia, where the ghosts of the Great Eastern still stalk the railways.
I've seen the prototype on which it's based at Bressingham on several occasions, and to my amateur eye it's a very faithfully reproduction. The cab detail is outstanding, as is the livery application. Its hauling capability is just awesome, and it has a track presence that belies its diminutive size.
I was so impressed with mine that on delivery, I went straight to the Accurascale
website to buy the other special edition version in BR Blue, but it had sold out. He who hesitates is lost, I guess...
Another Accurascale success.
I had my doubts about this livery, but when I realised the loco had spent the majority of its BR life in South Wales, I just HAD to buy it. As a boy growing up in the Valleys, it seemed like there was a class 37 lurking around every curve in the track during the 1970s.
It's a breathtaking model. The livery just pops, and its performance is superb. Accurascale chose a real crowd pleaser when it selected the 37 for mass production, and I for one an extremely happy it did.
The detail & features are second to none. Bachmann's 37 is an excellent model, but this raises the bar, and for substantially less money (although its success has forced Bachmann to cut its price). It can haul pretty anything and everything I throw at it, and runs as smooth as silk.
Hats off to you, Accurascale
A Triang class 30/31 was the very first loco I was given by my parents as part of a Freightmaster train set. My dad and I used it as the basis to build a substantial model railway.
Decades later I've come back to the hobby, and acquiring this state-of-the-art version of the class was a must for me, especially in this superb Golden Ocre livery. These were ubiquitous in the BR Eastern Region, where I now live, and I have photos of them working on the long closed Waveney Valley Line that passed through the town.
The model is fabulous. Accurately detailed both inside and out, with an excellent sound/lighting suite, even when using a non-ESU chip. The authentic A1A power set up is a plus point, IMO.
Buying such things is not just about how the look, or how they work - both of which are faultless on this model - but also about how they make you FEEL, and this brown beauty delivers on that score in spades.
Looks great and runs smooth
Great details, runs smooth and looks great on track.
Excellent details and great looking coaches.
Great finish and details.
Excellent details, looks great and runs smooth
Looks excellent on layout. Runs very well.
Great looking wagons with excellent detail and presence. Highly recommended!
Great looking wagons with excellent detail and presence. Highly recommended!
Great looking wagons with excellent detail and presence. Available in Tops and Pre Tops versions. Highly recommended!
Great looking wagons with excellent detail and presence. Highly recommended!
Great looking wagons with excellent detail and presence. Highly recommended!
Great looking wagons with excellent detail and presence. Highly recommended!
I have now fitted the crew into my Accurascale class 55 The Black Watch but only the second man as l had a 3d model U printed 4mm figure of me which l have used as the driver both of them sat in the cab in front of the illuminated dials looks amazing
This a stunning model of the class 31. Now the 4th member to join my layout. Runs perfectly out of the box. Brilliant detailing. The sound is so authentic
Thanks for producing such a model.
As expected these wagons are perfectly designed and made, the tarpaulins are excellent - please supply these as separate accessories as I have a number of fitted versions from the "other" manufacturer and modelling the transition period I should not have any with hoods on! My only other comment is that these should really be in the pre 1964 darker grey.
These decoders work perfectly. I have tried other brands, but still come back to Esu. Well worth paying the extra.
