I wish I had time to rehearse and do a script and everything else like a professional... Sadly I am far too childish and unorganised for such intricacies 😂😂 Thanks for watching!
@@IronHorseRailways every channel has its own style and I follow too many of them… but your review was pure, honest chat and I loved it. Very refreshing and I’ll look out for more of the same. Erm… I ordered it lol!
That’s why we have choice. Accurascale is fantastic for those who want ultra detailed models that come at a price. I’ve ordered the Harry Needle Tango Tractor class 37. Only Accurascale make this model and I’m excited. Obviously however, I won’t be buying accurascale all the time. Hornby will do.
I have several Accurascale models on order and so far have only the Deltic, which like the 37, is absolutely phenomenal. Cheers for the video, can't wait for mine to arrive!
Nice one Craig, what a stunning looking/sounding loco, top notch by Accurascale. You'll get many hours of fun running your new aquisition dude, look forward to seeing more of it. All the best. Brian @ The Angels
I really like dashboard and engine bay lights, roof fans too, it adds to the realism in my opinion, I’m sure modellers share your view, the price of locos is very high especially Bachmann, Accurascale offer value for money in my opinion, great video, thanks for sharing.
Great video - got one on Ordinary BR Blue in 2nd batch crumbled - hopefully arrive for Birthday 2024, seems like right decision; although still like my BR Intercity Class 37 from Bachman.
I get the desk lights might be unnecessary but engine room lights add to the realism if you have a depot scene and operate in dark conditions to compliment coach lighting and scenic lighting for buildings and street lights etc.
Hi Craig Getting excited there..lol, So it lives upto the quality standards as per the usual Accruascale way, thats all good, enjoy the model. Thanks 👍
Once you have sound there is no going back to silent running. Even model railway shows if your looking at a fab layout but its silent well so much missing.
@@IronHorseRailways no. I've got the bachmann all green deluxe coming too. I will compare them all, including my current 21pin one, which I've upgraded big time and even has a working fan like my class 24 as well
Great overview Craig, thank you. The inclusion of any extra electronic lighting details is so inexpensive to produce that the manufactures cannot possibly ask extra for it. e.g. dash lights, engine room lights etc. It does make the loco more interesting, flexible and therefore sellable. The addition now of a built in stay alive is a fabulous and necessary new base standard a far as I am concerned (Bachmann take note!). The sheer annoyance of locos cutting out because of a slightly dirty patch or on a point needed addressing. This is especially necessary with sound locos as they can stop and then have to go through their entire engine start up procedure on every instance of a temporary power disconnection. I didn't think my stay-alive was working until I tried it on a short section of spare track, unconnected to the main layout. It needs a minimum voltage to start charging of around 13.5v. Under that voltage and the capacitors don't seem to hold any useful charge. It gave about a second of motor/sound and lights, about 3 seconds of just sound/lights and about 9 seconds of just lights on. My main gripe, other than the widely experienced erratic motor running on numerous Accurascale loco models, is their fragility, on both their locos and other rollingstock. Bits just keep falling off, even arriving with a few bits loose in the box sometimes! Some parts can be poorly glued on too, grills and footplates etc. Other parts are just too fine and fragile to be sensible on working models and so easily get knocked off. They need to be more robust. Bachmann seem to have managed to solve this conundrum and produce detailed and strong models that don't shed their parts. I'd say that the Accurascale class 37 still just beats the Bachmann on the grounds of its sound/speakers and sound file being better and by having a built in stay-alive, otherwise they are fairly comparable, both being really great models. As you said though, why the hell don't they pre-fit a driver in all their locos? This needs addressing by ALL the manufacturers. Regards Julian.
Thanks for getting involved Jules!😊 The stay alive function on my model isn't working - I've had plenty of experience with stay alives before now and some thing here is a miss! - not to worry though, Accurascale are all over it 😊 Cheers bud!
@@IronHorseRailways Hi again Craig, have you had any luck in resolving your issues with Accurascale? My 37 has now started to fail badly too. No lights (at all including the dash panel, cabs and engine room) , no stay-alive functionality and the sound keeps cutting out unless you CV the volume down to a really really quite level which is as good as useless! The motor seems to still be working fine though! Regards Julian
@@IronHorseRailways I've just discussed my issues with their customer service and it needs returning to them!....They certainly seem to have a large amount of issues with their locos. I've had 8, of which only 1 is currently problem free. 4 had to be returned for refunds! 2 seem to have intermittent , varying/inconsistent/erratic running which I'm looking into and 1 is with sound cutting out issues. Reliability seems a big problem other than their fragility! Let me know what happens with yours. Regards Julian
I have them both ( inc Bachmann).... both beautiful locos,now in 2024 Bachmann have dropped the price to try to match accurscale a bit too late Bachmann,...i will side with accurscale 👍
Agree stupid that a crew is not pre fitted! I challenged Fran at Warley 3 years ago before the release of the Deltic that crew should be fitted at manufacture but got no response!! With a brand new the last thing you want is to take the lid off!.
I agree, however I can see why they don't as they offer a range of crews too, different ends to fit them in etc - you could bet that for every combination that's possible there'd be another half million people who'd want it the other way around 😂
I am not surprised about this because Fran isn't the best when trying to communicate as he ignores you when things go wrong. Accurascale makes nice model trains overall but they suck at customer service in my experiences with them. I only buy their trains via model train stores. ScaleTrains are better than Accurascale in both customer service and the model trains but only if you like American trains 😅.
This is the 5th or 6th video I've seen with these models having issues. Funny how everyone shat all over Aurora Miniatures, and yet I see no dealers severing their relationships with Accurascale.
Craig a spot and i mean a spot of pva and nameplate fitted they are so easy, Have a wet cotton bud ready for any overspill it just wipes off, Go on go for it.
Phenominal model, after pre ordering just 1 in the last batch (not yet realeased) and only intending to have just one, Ive now got 3. My bank ballance is a car crash though. Never mind eh.🤣
while i maybe a us modler you have brought up alot of valid points and the same could be said not just about engines but coaches and rolling stock i mean example rapido makes fantastic items but 125$ usd for a coach with a extreme interior that your not gonna see most of the time or freight cars with detailed under frames that cost 70$ usd that your not gonna see unless you handle the car there has to be some room for other improvements
Hi Craig , I am a new subscriber , and this class 37 sounds so realistic and as some one who's been loco crew on one in the past at a heritage railway the spa valley , when we had 37 254 which is now back on the national rail network, I can say this sound is so realistic and fantastic.
Yes 😂 sadly I never got to drive 245 but just was a 2nd man but did get to drive our railways class 10 quite alot , which was a lovely loco to drive , but just very slow 🤣
@@ianstransporthistorystuff8175 I'd love a go in a GRONK to be fair, I'm not versed enough however to be able to pick out a class 10 over a class 08,09,11 etc .. class 13 I can though 😎😎😎🤣🤣
@@IronHorseRailways the class 10 was just the Blackstone engine version of the 08 rather than the EE 6 cly engine , but the Grongs are lovely and very forgiving too , just at a top speed of 20 mph ( if your lucky ) their no Pocket Rockets 🤣🤣🤣
I really do need to run trains more often, sadly after finishing work of an evening, I find myself wanting to do little more than just recline and watch stuff on RU-vid 🥱🥱🥱😂
Fabulous models but cannot get the lights (except auto reverse running lights) to work on Hornby Hm7000 21TX Bluetooth decoder. All the sound options work brilliantly with the HM7000 (just as good as the LokSound in my view) but Accurascale won’t help me with mapping the other lights to the Hornby decoder. I think they only want to sell their own decoders. Shame as the Hornby HMDCC app is defo the way to go.
Very nice Loco and great review Craig! The smoothness of it had me! Did you say you'd ordered the Stephen Middlemore one? So did I but have heard nowt yet...nice to see what's coming though! Cheers for the post and enjoy the new model! All the best. Cheers!
Calm down, calm down, it’s only a commercial 😮 .. But is it ? Great review, looking forward to mine being delivered... Agree with your comments on details, about useless extras, drivers would ideal.... Mine not arrived, but received an email about leaving turned on without movement for some time, to allow stay alive to function properly, Hadn’t taken much notice, awaiting my deliveries, (yes, hadn’t bought anything for a while, so have 4 on order 🙄). Hope not delivered when. “She who must be obeyed is in 😲 Regards x The Bigfella x
Well it's like I said - I can't see them 😂? It's like adding a nice interior to the inside of your engine piston barrel - you're never gonna see it in normal operation - it will add cost even if only slightly - still an absolute marvelous model though, stunning in fact!😍
@@IronHorseRailways Run the model in the dark :) There are many shots of her online in dark / dusk / on shed with the engine bay and cab lights on. :) If the model was £200 then maybe I'd moan about unrequired extras too, but at 169 quid, and loyalty points (3% off) and free post, its' hard to argue!
@@jamesthatcher4190 I'll be checking the settings more thoroughly tonight anyway when I'm home from work 🙂 if not I'll just fit one to the decoder, something I've done countless times before!
Good review matey, all Accurascale sound or non sound are pre fitted with stay alive as standard. That’s why the price they charge compared to hornby and bachmann is rediculous
I wouldn't call it ridiculous, I'd call the Bachmann ones ridiculous 😂 the accurascale ones are about average these days, sadly this hobby isn't getting any cheaper! 'new' purchases will have to be drawn back to one maybe two a year now, with the occasional second hand or used model thrown in if needed 😂 cheers mate!
The DCC System I have is comprised of the following Equipment: A Windows PC A Sprog III with power booster plug A Cheap Android smart phone / Tablet loaded with "Engine Driver" software. 😁
@@jamesthatcher4190 Ooo! That's interesting! I have been torn between the two, but I was worried by my Accurascale Deltic, which drops details like blossom. If it's better than Bachmann though, that makes me ponder!
@@chrisvaughan159 I have a first run deltic, and as a first ever loco, it's awesome, but the chains had to be chopped off! The 37 however, really shows the lessons learned - chains are fine and robust, not attached to the body, and the wealth of detailing is extremely robust. I also reckon it runs smoother and quieter than the Bach, is heavier, can haul more, and sounds a million % better too. (and its cheaper) no brainer!
Yes, far to many bells and whistles, at a price we cannot afford, this will drive the market down, not up, as Hornby have found, you can easily lose a great number of the functions, who needs carriage doors, frying the drivers breakfast and guard’s whistles, all cheese if you ask me, £350 is a once in a lifetime purchase for me anyway, but we shall see…?
