New Accucraft UK Live Steam Flying Scotsman

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I am very pleased to be able to now tell you Accucraft UK are currently developing a 1:32 scale live steam version of their very successful electric LNER A3 Class ?Flying Scotsman?. The model will be gas-fired and have all the features the Gauge 1 fraternity have come to expect from an Accucraft locomotive. The chassis is constructed from stainless steel. Boiler, cab and tender are constructed from etched brass. The target full list RRP will be £2495.00.

Specification:
Fuel: Butane gas fired
Minimum Radius: 2m (6? 6?)
Construction: Copper boiler, brass boiler jacket, brass cab, brass tender, steel drivers
Features: Walschaerts valve gear, safety valve, water level glass, pressure gauge, lubricator, gas tank in tender (water bath), axle water pump with bypass valve, water hand pump with check valve, two slide valve cylinders.

What do you think?

Happy steamings,

John

 
Sounds nice but in these economic times a very basic loco is called for. A loco where interchangeable and ad on parts can be applied as funds become available would make more sense IMHO of course.
 
I like it, but I think the price is too high! we need a a decent model at a reasonable price if they can produce there other Loco's at the very good price they do then why would a Scotsman be so much more? I guess it's a case of pricing at what the market will bare.......................
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Ferrysteam said:
Sounds nice but in these economic times a very basic loco is called for. A loco where interchangeable and ad on parts can be applied as funds become available would make more sense IMHO of course.
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Not to the Gauge 1 fraternity it wouldn't. Unlike us narrow gauge steam folks who are happy to go with "if it looks right then it is, and even if it doesn't look quite right, well I like it anyway so there", most G1 enthusiasts prefer to be a leetle bit more realistic, at least so far as locos & rolling stock are concerned. That means the right wheels, wheelbase, motion and cylinders, the right size and shape boiler etc etc, so no chance of a generic chassis, and restrictions on track geometry too. Personally for this kind of thing I think that's the way it should be- a generic industrial saddle tank based on the B4 chassis might be another matter however!

Oh, and for a high quality, well detailed, ready to run scale model of a Pacific in gauge 1 I think that's a pretty good price compared to what else is availiable.
 
Most G1 enthusiasts prefer to be a leetle bit more realistic, at least so far as locos & rolling stock are concerned. That means the right wheels, wheelbase, motion and cylinders.
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If thet were the case who's going to buy an A3 with only two cylinders?
Perhaps what's really needed is a 3-cylinder version where the owner can slightly vary the timing of the third cylinder to give the authentic Gresley syncopated exhaust.
David
 
LTfan said:
Most G1 enthusiasts prefer to be a leetle bit more realistic, at least so far as locos & rolling stock are concerned. That means the right wheels, wheelbase, motion and cylinders.
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If thet were the case who's going to buy an A3 with only two cylinders?
Perhaps what's really needed is a 3-cylinder version where the owner can slightly vary the timing of the third cylinder to give the authentic Gresley syncopated exhaust.
David
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I'm with you, David. I already have an electric Flying Scotsman, but I would certainly buy a three cylinder live steam with the authentic exhaust sound.
 
You cant keep everyone happy can you.
Some want cheap and cheerful, others want three cylinders - presumably at greater cost.
With all the extras over the typical 16mm jobbie, like water pumps and bypass valves, let alone the scale outline and tender, it sounds pretty good value to me.
 
Nothing wrong with the loco or the price,the problem is,will enough be sold to justify production?
 
LTfan said:
Most G1 enthusiasts prefer to be a leetle bit more realistic, at least so far as locos & rolling stock are concerned. That means the right wheels, wheelbase, motion and cylinders.
Click to expand...
If thet were the case who's going to buy an A3 with only two cylinders?
Perhaps what's really needed is a 3-cylinder version where the owner can slightly vary the timing of the third cylinder to give the authentic Gresley syncopated exhaust.
David
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Pedant! I should probably have said "looks more realistic", realism is a state of mind of course ;)

Aster, of course, make (or made) a three cylinder A3 with full Gresley conjugated motion. It was slightly more expensive than the Accucraft one will be...
 
Seems a good move for Accucraft, the price is certainly a plus against Aster for those in the G1 world, hopefully the detail will match that of Aster. If i was in the market for a G1 loco i would certainly snap a Scotty up at that price. Maybe Tornado will follow in 2013/14 ?
 
Regarding the question of 3 cylinders versus 2 Accucraft advise me that the feedback from their market research is that the majority of people want a relatively simple loco at a mid range price. The key thing here is the word 'majority' - Accucraft could have gone for 3 cylinders, but then the price would have been out of the reach of more people. What you are seeing here is the arrival of quality scale gauge 1 locos at more affordable prices.

This project is a definite, and I am sure anyone who has seen the previous electric model will already be thrilled at the prospect of this level of accuracy and detail turning up on the live steam version some time in 2012.

Happy steamings,

John
 
Tom, it looks like you already have a set of coaches and they look really good. Who made the coaches and what does the consist contain?
 
The coaches were made by Pete Comley of http://www.sierravalleyenterprises.com/index.html < Link To Sunset Valley Railroad. Unfortunately he does not make coaches any more.
The coaches are laser cut aluminum, with teak wood overlays, and full interiors. The eleven car train, according to Pete, is the train that originally set non-stop service in 1928 between Kings Cross Station and Waverly Station in Edinburgh.
I wasn't even that interested in the Aster Scotsman until I laid eyes on those magnificent Comley teak wood coaches. I hope somebody comes up with suitable coaches for the Accucraft Scotsman.

p.s. Ian, You can use my coaches to demo the Scotsman when you bring it to DH.
 
Tom, do you have pictures of the individual types of coaches in the consist? If so, please post them. Pete did a beautiful job on the cars.

Thanks.
 
I have just recently purchased the Accucraft 1/32 G1 Live steam Flying Scotsman. My first venture into live steam garden railway. I am very pleased with the purchase, the attention to detail is superb. I have 4 BR MK1 coaches on order due for delivery end of July beginning of August. I am still constructing the track at the moment and only had a short run on a straight track. But i am very happy with the purchase and can't wait to get up and running. When I do i will post some photos. Cheers all.
 
Seems Accucraft UK have fully immersed themselves in the G1 world. Must be where the money is. Now,how about delivering that rather nice #14 W&L Hunslet we have been promised (and shown) for so long. Placed and order, got fed up and cancelled it. Change of heart, reinstated order. If it don't happen soon it'll get cancelled again. All very well announcing new stuff for their "new best market" but what about the one where they made their name and its merry retinue of loyal customers. Grump over. Max.
 
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