didcot Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 30 minutes ago, McC said: Stay alive comes as standard I've got the BEE GEES on repeat in my head. 🤪 Wish others would take a leaf out of your book. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60800 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I'm really tempted by 68619 purely as a shedmate for this; I think that Station pilots / shed pets as a theme would sell really well. Cheers, 60800 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2023 Even I - even I! - saw 68619 at Liv St in its considerable glory, so a lovely model is in prospect. In an era when RTR small tank locos are selling well, but many are of industrial heritage, it is nice to see such a mainstream loco from a Pre-Grouping Company, and it is certain to sell well. 7 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Talltim said: I don't do 4mm, I don't do 4mm. I don't do steam, I don't do steam 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 This is a very brave decision. Hardly any two of these locomotives were identical particularly in the R24 series. There are different widths of cab, different widths of side tanks, different or no condensing equipment, flat topped side tanks or those with raised side tanks, wheels having differing numbers of spokes. The list goes on. Retford does have a J69 and here she is along with A3 St Gatien. This is 68519 but I don’t know the origin of the model. It may be scratch built or it may be a much modified London Road Models kit. Retford had 4 shedded there in 1957 so I could do with at least one more. Photos show that ideally it should be an R24 with widened side tanks and a raised cab roof. Unfortunately Accurascale don’t seem to be producing a model with this configuration but I it may appear in the future. 4 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2023 Delighted with this announcement. I suspect British Railways are going to transfer a certain locomotive from Dundee to run on an East Anglian light railway that didn't exist in real life… Glad it's to have stay-alive. IMHO 0-6-0Ts really need this to work well with DCC sound. Hoping it sells well so some alternative versions might be produced in future — a later period LNER one and an alternative early crest version… 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, Islesy said: That was 68619 as well @PhilJ WIt had three faux liveries; the Apple Green in the Transition era, Lined MT Black and then the Stratford Blue version. Definitely the shed pet. I wonder why it wasn’t saved ? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2023 Not my location or era, but just had to order one. Ordered 68619, the Liverpool St pet loco. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SJR Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2023 Not from my "manor" but seen the Bressingham version so very tempting... Well done Accurascale. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Johan DC Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2023 Now I'm all out of excuses not to have an AS Loco! Looking forward to this one! Great choise! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BVMR21 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Says in the History that some of these ended up in Wrecsam? Any idea what liveries etc would have been there? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy2305 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 GER No.84 pre-ordered by one happy chappy here in Norfolk! - James 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Lambton58 Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2023 Oh, very nice!! Looks like an impressive amount of detail there too. Seriously though, that's a great choice. Well done! Ralph 2 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3489gibson Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Absolutely astounded at this! Such a unique engine that other companies have glossed over. Pre-ordered SF LST pilot, and the original GER Blue one too. Can't wait to take a look at the 3D printed sample tomorrow! Nathan... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2023 Absolutely right for me. But... The only LNER one is only valid for 1923/4. I want to support it and buy one but what to do :( 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post McC Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 2 hours ago, sandra said: This is a very brave decision. Hardly any two of these locomotives were identical particularly in the R24 series. You're telling us! 2+ years of research to date and more tooling than the Deltic! 11 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) Oh my word!!!!! Have been hoping for someone to announce a J69, was not expecting it to be Accurascale however. Very very happy and have gone straight in for 68619 with sound, rule 1 will apply in that it’s been cascaded from pilot duties by the 15 a little earlier and has been reallocated to the countryside. Looking forward to my first Accurascale purchase. Might go for 68646 if that can be accurately forward-dated to early crest era, I doubt it somehow! Question on the sound-file, 68633 hasn’t steamed in preservation so have you gone for a generic sound file or have you stitched something accurate together from archive footage? Edited March 17, 2023 by NXEA! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toby_tl10 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Having escaped from all Accurascale's previous loco announcements, you've finally got me this time. 68619 pre-ordered and extremely tempted by the J68. A few things to mention: 1. I find it weird to call 68619 "Liverpool St Shed Pet" as I believe it should be "Stratford Shed Pet" or "Liverpool St Pilot" or both. Liverpool St wasn't a shed. 2. Could you clarify on 68535's class? Product name says J67 but product description says J69. 3. In 68535's description, Dundee's shed code should be 62B, not 32B. The J69 isn't complete without Quint-Arts, so we'll be anticipating (my wallet is not). Another thing I'm anticipating is a lost class. The J69 is, again, a preserved class and thus 3D-scanned. I remember you guys said you'll be doing a class that's long lost, but the J69 isn't it, so looking forward to whatever that is. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert17649 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Delighted at b…….. last 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I'd been relatively confident that this was in the running as the recently-teased O gauge loco announcement. I'll take this and give myself half marks... Looks very cute. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Bucoops said: ... The only LNER one is only valid for 1923/4. I want to support it and buy one but what to do :( Join the queue for the next batch - like the rest of us ! ................................. no that's not fact - it's wishful thinking ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) As a GE section modeller, just one question? When does its brother appear? (The J17 of course.....) Edited March 17, 2023 by stewartingram 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Johan DC Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Bucoops said: Absolutely right for me. But... The only LNER one is only valid for 1923/4. I want to support it and buy one but what to do :( Well, do as I'll do, order the GER one, and wait for the next batch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 As much as I tried and bearing in mind I don't model the GE, I resisted until I saw the rather lovely 68619. Well done all at Accurascale! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haverail Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 These look great, have a BR J69 68619 on pre order. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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