School n gauge loco

[rogerdee]

Hi I'm interested in getting one of these when they arrive, what's people's opinions of them?.

I had a B17 before and it was a pile of junk so I don't want to be stung again by buying a dud.

Thx

 

[dpgibbons]

Superb model but flawed bogie design that is prone to derailment and chewing up the delicate valve gear. Hopefully they will have fixed this for the new batch.  

Edited April 4, 2021 by dpgibbons

[gedlee]

Brilliant model and runs beautifully. I had a problem with the front bogie as well. I unscrewed it, inserted a thin washer, screwed it back on and had no further problems. I have another on order.

cheers,

Ged.

 

[Crepello]

9 hours ago, rogerdee said:

Hi I'm interested in getting one of these when they arrive, what's people's opinions of them?.

I had a B17 before and it was a pile of junk so I don't want to be stung again by buying a dud.

Thx

 

My B17's fine, so you must have been unlucky. I've learned the lesson that you must always return an unsatisfactory model to the retailer rather than trying to sort it out yourself.

[Kris]

Might be worth having a read through the original thread about this loco.