Peckett 560 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi all, I am interested into buying one of the Hattons Andrew Barclay models for 00 gauge. They seem to be a good runner, according to my internet research. Do the models run like the Hornby Peckett or (very) similar? In terms of layout control I am not sure weather to run it DC or DCC. Has anyone made experiences with theese models? Cheers Peckett 560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRman Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 My two don't get a great deal of running, but their running qualities are similar to those of Hornby's Pecketts - i.e. they are very good. I cannot report on longer term running, but the mechanism apears to be quite robust. Fitting a DCC chip can be a little fiddly. I broke one of the clacks on the red 'Katie', in spite of being very careful and knowing what to watch for, but fortunately it was hidden by the ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Apart from having a Smokey Joe type top speed they run very well - or at least, mine does. DCC can sort that but shouldn’t have too. Adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 I have the GWR version from Hattons and she is beautiful, can’t fault these lovely locos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 No problems running one on DCC just reduce the CV that controls max speed and should solve any speed issues. As regards the Peckett/Barclay comparison the only area to watch is slide rod (Piston) guides, metal on the Peckett but plastic on the Barclay , the Peckett I found to be more robust. apart from that no problems and I have 3 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 I have two of them and straight out of the box, one is definitely smoother than the other. Same with the Hornby Pecketts. Sometimes you can rectify these quirks, sometimes you can't. Not everyone is bothered by them, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckett 560 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Many thanks for your comments! They help a lot. I think I might place an order on an example. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dud spud Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 they're very good but be careful if you try to take the chassis out from the shell, there's a few bits that are fiddly to remove which you need to remove to take out the chassis. other than that I cant reccomend them enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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