Hi I'm Ryan and I'm a model railway enthusiast and a real railway enthusiast.
This is my channel for just trains. So my model railway is the main focus , however trainspotting and gaming stuff could be uploaded. Everything will be train based.
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I have an Instagram account @ryanjohnball23 where you can see my photographs that I take of my model railway locomotives.
Hi. Please forgive me (I am a self confessed rivet counter) but the front number plate is too high. If you look at the loco side on it should be just slightly above the name plate. Not your fault obviously but a bad fault by Hornby spoiling what otherwise appears to be an excellent loco. Sorry, it would drive me crackers!
Awesome video Ryan, a beautiful loco I must say, I'd love to get either this loco or sir nigel gresley from the new dublo range... I subscribed by the way, as I recently found your channel, hope this helps :), I believe I'm your 600th!
Dapol cater for N Gauge too. I have a Dapol N Gauge SR Gunpowder Van in my collection to prove it. I've already followed in Alfie's footsteps with N Gauge. My new railway won't be operating till November. If you'd like an N Gauge railway of your own, go ahead.
It's not really something I could afford for a long time with all the other collecting I do. But I was surprised by how nice N gauge is. I have always said I'd prefer to go down the route of O gauge rather than N though. Thanks for watching :-)
Would Ceylon like to meet her sister, Leander, next year sometime? Ceylon is very beautiful and I love her very much. What's not to love about the LMS Jubilee tender engine, who is slightly larger than the Black 5?
so you prefer less smooth ride? 🤣 No HST is in my collection anymore , I don't see one arriving for a long time either , maybe the Grand Central one I'll get but other than that I won't have one for a while Kelly. Thanks for watching :-)
Who doesn't love No. 9? Sadly, we will never see the real engine on our main line network again. It would be good if you could find the other four preserved A4s, two of which reside in America, but it all depends whether we will see them in model form. Sweet & Steamy.
@@kellyashfordtrains2642 I've seen 3 of the preserved A4s in real life and have 2 in model form so far. My intention is to eventually have all 4 of the UK preserved ones in model form. Thanks for watching :-)
@@ryanjohnball23 The other 2 you're looking for are Bittern and Sir Nigel Gresley. My Dad affectionately nicknamed No. 7 Sir Nigel Greasebag, don't ask me why. I hope you find them in whichever order you fancy.
As there are only two brands being compared, it should be "Who makes the better Manor Class Locomtive?" If you want to ask "Who makes the best.." you would need to compare the versons made by all brands that produce a Manor Class locomtive.
As explained in the video , I have done a video prior to this featuring the Mainline version and Bachmann version , therefore covering 4 different manufacturers. I just did it in two separate videos because I didn't have the Accurascale version back then Thanks for watching :-)
Imagine if a steamy had come by on the railway line, at the same time as one of the aeroplanes came flying overhead. Which do you think would have grabbed your attention most?
In terms of looks the Accurascale wins hands down as it looks like a manor - the Matterhorn boiler/firebox situation and the boiler looking too high in the frames kills the Dapol manor for me.
Just a thought, slow speed running is important for shunters; High speed for mainline work. Yes, a good total range would be best, but that is not always an option.
Yes this is certainly true , and the Accurascale does run very smoothly at a more realistic speed for what it would do with coaches or goods. Thanks for watching :-)
I have a Hornby HM2000 and Hornby classic non-feedback for locomotives which need it I am going to be changing these both down the line though Thanks for watching :-)
@@ryanjohnball23 youll see a huge improvement even switching to the basic gaugemaster combi matey - 40 ish quid will be the best youve spent. Cheers and great video
I suspect that the "which is better" depends on what you want to do with it. I buy for running on exhibition layouts, and my stuff has a hard life. NOTHING from Accurascale in my collection (13 items so far) has yet failed to have bits drop off in use- to the extent my Accurascale Deltic has been sold on as I daren't run it. Dapol stuff is still in front line service- and that means well over 50 locos in two scales. Why not run them intensively and look for the better survivor?
My locomotives do get run pretty often so maybe in the few years my judgement will change. But both seem to run well and the Accurascale Manor seems pretty well built , or at least my example is anyway. Thanks for watching :-)
Interesting comparison. However, you have not mentioned the one glaring and obvious visual difference between these two models. The taper on the boiler of the Dapol version is exaggerated between the firebox and the safety valve bonnet and down to the smokebox completely ruining the appearance of the loco. Visually the Accsc. is the better looking model. That inaccuracy rules out the Dapol model for me. I also note that the tenders on both models appear to be unrivetted. The tenders on the Manors were left overs from Churchward designs are were fully rivetted, some being modified with slightly greater capacity. I have seen unrivetted Churchward tenders behind Manors on the West Somerset Railway but they look to have been complete welded tank rebuilds undertaken in recent years.
Oh that's a good point , thankyou foe raising it! It does seem that the Accurascale is the better locomotive visually. What I like about this video is it brings people's points of view together , I could make a follow up video about it with people's comments. Thanks for sharing your view mate , the Dapol does seem slightly less accurate than the Accurascale model on the whole. Thanks for watching :-)
