Class 158 productions

Mainly because he represents a large part of the hobby, just look at a lot of the comments on Bachmann videos. His fans clamouring for metal bearings etc. Anyway off topic back onto the duff, does anyone know if the tooling caters for the later style cooling grilles that some 47s now have? Not serk, the metallic ones that look a bit like the ones on a 57.

Not much progress but some more photos!

Whilst not in the market for the BEP I’ve been following this project with some interest. I own a 4TC and thought it was a brilliant model. I’ve welcomed the new era of Bachmann DMUs, the (121,117,158/9) with open arms. However this project is a slight concern, much like with the recent 150/2. A small tooling mod to a good, but ageing tooling is now costing £499 rrp. It is a shame to see no motor or coupling upgrade, my experience with the bar arrangement has been awful. However I do hope this doesn’t put Bachmann off doing units. I just hope they put full effort in, like with the 47 project.

Bodes well for the BLUE Pullman and FGW ‘purple’ in the future…

He’s also extremely inconsistent and often gets facts completely wrong. Whilst I agree that some of his opinions are valid and that he is a force for good in the hobby. His brand biases are often clear but sometimes deserved. However when he criticises a small Victorian locomotive for not being able to go round go cart corners up a scale Mount Everest at 125 mph whilst hauling an express train, I tend not to take him that seriously. I’d be interested to see his view on this new duff, he’ll probably prefer the railroad one. That’s fine.

The door locking lights mean that these can’t be used for a 70/80s blue grey set I presume? Also odd with the line.

Decided to order one, very excited. When you think about it, you are basically paying for a high quality DMU without a motor. Will be a nice train, although a modern accurascale 37 is now looking more and more tempting.

Very true, to me it seems an unnecessary addition but clearly the market is going that way. Like with the new retooled HAA wagons, a lot of focus on the underside. Luckily these were used in speedlink so you don’t need too many, a bulk train would be pricy for the length but probably reasonable for the detail. Also gives Bachmann an excuse for those who complain about delays when they can say ‘but ah, have you seen the underside Sir?’ Also in the day we visited Barwell videos, you see the amount of tooling differences. Many I didn’t even realise,it will be a stunner.

That is true, I think the main concern is that we actually haven’t seen the 59 since some battered samples in 2018. There were a few issues spotted and it is not known if they have been addressed. There’s also the question of rotating axle boxes, I hope this long gestation has provided ample testing time. Now with many of the wagons they have pulled out already, we are waiting on it. I hope it’s worth the long wait and that not all the development has gone into some pointless smoke machine.

Great video! As a DC user it’s extremely tempting to bump up my orders to at least one sound one just to give it a go! Loving these in depth chats, hope to see more in the future. Cheers

And that’s on the commonwealth bogie, on Bachmanns B4, don’t think they’ve tooled a B5 yet for normal mk1s (TPO aside etc), they sit very high.

Glad to see that they seem to sit together well. Hopefully a rake with a mixture of B/A and hopefully a C at some point will look great. As it’s been pointed out the bogie frames are a bit warped at the centre, so that seems to be pushing up the end of the coach. So in production, they should match even better with the 2A. Thank you for the photos, most welcome. Shows the step up from a detailed coach a few years ago to what is available now at a similar cost.

Personally I think in 00 people are more accustomed to having multiple locos to choose from, for example the Heljan 25. If people weren’t happy with that, they can wait for Bachmann or slw models.In 0 there is no other choices other than expensive kits, which is why any RTR is seen as a great thing even if the model is flawed. I also think many won’t notice the shortcomings, that’s fine. My main issue is that they were pointed out ages ago and nothing was done and from my perspective they weren’t even acknowledged.

I agree and I feel that this form of duplication is beneficial. People who can’t afford or don’t want the highest detail can still have a model railway with stock they want. I feel something like the 25 is excessive. 3 manufacturers all trying to do a superdetail model. Although at least with the 25 there’s so many variations. In areas where we see little or no duplication the prices also rise. Bachmann 40s v Bachmann 45s in price or the Hornby HST. Some competition is good but too much just gets boring.

And they ride slightly too high, it’s nit picking (I own a few and love them). But at £94 rrp, it is a flaw. But it’s due to the pick ups, that also make them fantastic. So swings and roundabouts I guess.

It’s like FGW MK3 roofs, blue underneath but were always coated in soot and whatever that made them look black and grey. The blue roof on the pristine model sticks out, but is correct.

Just leave that there, from 2019…

A few photos of some more modern stock!

Brings it back down to the realm of slight normality. In the recent video from world of railways when they visited barwell, they were talking about partial retools and improving the electronics of older model’s. I hope to see the 150 improved with the low floor motor, or even some more tooling variations, like the limited interior or incorrect front end on the /1s and the gangway door with the window.

Come on accurascale, you know you want to…

Fantastic! A much needed gap filler ignored by others. Very welcome, thanks to the whole team!

Latest upload! Hope you all enjoy.

Absolutely love this layout , been watching on YouTube for a while. Great to see the progress, keep up the awesome work and thank you for sharing it with us.

That’s just society at the moment. Look at the technology industry. With the influx of younger people in the hobby, who are used to having new things replace older products regularly it’s not that strange. To many newcomers they are often outraged when you tell them the age of a tooling, despite it being a good model. I agree it’s dangerous, but in the case of the 47, no model has really ever been ‘right’ and with today’s technology, it’s only really proper to do it justice. It will be interesting to see how sustainable this model is, in 5/10 years will we see a newer 47 model? Most likely, unless manufacturers continue to adapt and improve their models.

Currently switching to modern day! Running some of the XC stock!