Accucraft 2-8-0 consolidation

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Does anyone have 1 of these or know anything about it. I may get the opportunity to buy 1 at a 'good' price but this will be my 1st live steamer and I want to get as much info as possible before committing.

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Paul
 
I have 3 but all are electric.

You will need reasonably wide curves and well maintained track as the they have rigid chassis and don't like bumps and twists.
 
I have 1 of the electric versions and I find it a really good loco. But I really want a live steamer and this may be available, brand new, for a good price. I'm trying to find out if it a good loco to start with or should I go for something smaller. I am very limited on budget and having to save hard for this so I want to get it right and not be disappointed. Any advice would be very welcome (that opens it up to every varied idea ;D). My 1st question is, is it possible to re-gauge this loco?

Thanks

Paul
 
I have their live steam Mikado (K-28) and the Mogul. They are only made to run on 45 mm. Other gauges are a bit of an alien concept to their natural market in the US. I have seen one of their 2-8-0's running and it looked very capable. They seem to have a good reputation on various forums (I looked in the past at buying one too).

The locos are well built and, in the case of the K-28, quite powerful. Support and advise from Accucraft in the US is generally good (see Cliff). There are UK based service agents that will work on them and I would suggest one checks your proposed purchace over before buying. The are just like any other live steamer to run - oil, gas,water, light her up, wait for it to boil then off you go. Note - Some US Accucraft locos need care with their valve timing, they are not locked in place like Roundhouse products, or so I am told. Had a little problem in that area with my K-28 after running it only a couple of times.

These big locos appreciate wide open spaces, say 5ft min' radius (bigger if reverse curves are involved) but can be got round a 4 ft at a pinch. If you have got inclines I would suggest going for a smaller UK/Colonial outline made by Roundhouse or Accucraft e.g. Countess 0-6-0, Darjeeling 0-4-0, as in my experience they seem to work better in those environments.

Max
 
is the roundhouse 2-6-2 no24 re gaugeable,,,, there worth a consideration too

ritchie has a c19 i think,, he may chip in with some info
 
Roundhouse 2-6-2 Baldwin main driving wheels are re-gaugable but you need dedicated sets of pony truck wheels 32/45 mm. Note there are Mk1 and more recent Mk2 (post 2003)versions. Shown as current model on Roundhouse site. Says Mk 2 will run on LGB R1's. 2nd hand, good condition, seem to be going at £2K +. As a first live steamer I would go for a Roundhouse. They are pretty much bulletproof and have very good factory support for spares and a good repairs network.
Max.
 
Hi I have an immaculate Roundhouse 2-6-2 # 24 for sale in the classifieds if you are interested fitted with full radio control. This will run comfortably on LGB R1's.
Thanks,
Mark
 
Hi Paul
I have two Accucraft live steam loco's a C-16 #268 Bumble Bee and a K-27 #463 . My line is all LGB R3 radius and both loco's run fine round them . Out of the 2 the K pulls very well several Accucraft wagons the C-16 struggles on my grades and do get a lot of wheel slip on my grades and tends to run with 3 LGB coaches . My C-16 was the early model that was made and tha tender is very heavy fills like a train load with out any stock I also had to have the front pony truck replaced with a smaller wheel set to run round R3 as the model has scale wheels and found that they wouldn't swing past the frames on uneven track and grades . Have had a friend run his live steam C-19 and that run round fine pulling 5 freight cars . Have seen a C-25 they look like a very nice model would say they might be as powerful as a K .
 
rich,,,, one day i will have to get to yours for a visit,,,,, ( nearly said,, "steamy session" !! oer er mrs etc,, ) as i do hanker for a live steam engine

should have bought that k28 that steve had a while back,,,

that was sooo tempting,,,
 
Welcome anytime Dave if your ever down this way, I'm only a stones throw from Steve's shop if your down shopping . That K-28 was a lovely model nearly had it but a new bathroom came first . Here's a video of the C-16
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QcY5QMHczx8
And video of K-27
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wwTs-SkhmKI
 
nice vids rich,,, garden is looking great,,,

still hoping to move down to stafford in the next year or two,, spent a year at cosford too,,, back in the day,,,

do you still run lecky locos too,,,, my k28 needs to stretch its legs,,
 
Yes I still run electric loco's Dave , a move to Stafford would be very close to me then would be nice to see a K-28 on my line .
 
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