New Accurascale Class 31 in Blue 😳

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

A nice addition to your fleet, and great ride on views. I see the driver had to stop for some of Dylington's finest at the kiosk... Cheers James 🙂👍

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY They couldn’t get enough of the famous Dylington Custard 🤣 Thanks for the comment. Stu

[@_RandomPea]

Ohhhhh noceeeeeee 🎉 love this layout, only one I really watch with dirty diesels 😊 what's the camera setup here, just a GoPro attachment?

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@@_RandomPea Cheers mate, dirty diesels 😂🤣 I will explain all on the Nov update re the camera, but no not a GoPro, if only 🙂

[@_RandomPea]

@@Kingscleremodelrailway I've a few Hornby mazac rot rescues of the 31. Accurascale clearly much better quality

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@ I like this Accurascale loco, but it’s the only class 31 I have, so cannot really compare! TBH I really don’t want to say what’s best, there are plenty of other KZbinr’s that will give their opinion, sometimes not always that well either! 🙄😂🤣

[@_RandomPea]

@Kingscleremodelrailway hahah well my experience of trying to fix them is that the hornbys are brilliant runners but let down by the dodge metal casting, which tbf isn't necessary just a Hornby issue. I feel the need to go and dig them out for a run and see if my repairs have lasted

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@ I do like that you repair or buy to repair non runners, maybe you could video the repairing process or showing your viewers areas to look at to get older or non runners to works, I am sure that would be a hit, as everyone has running issues but a lot don’t have the knowledge to resolve 🤔 similar to my DCC sound fitting videos, I wish I had seen these before I blew up a few decoders and saved myself a load of money! 🙄😡🤬

[@stretchedits]

Hi, very nice. I will look forward to seeing your green Class 30 when it arrives. Have you ordered the sound for it, as I believe it sounds quite different from the English Electric engine in the Class 31. I was hoping they might have done a Skinhead BR green loco, maybe next time in batch two. I like your stretching of time slightly to fit a blue loco into the layouts time frame................Funny I have convinced myself to do the same in order to accomodate an Accurascale Class 50 when they arrive. Anyway, always a pleasure to see your layout. All the very best Dave.

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@@stretchedits Cheers Dave, funnily I was hoping that they would have done a green Class 30 skinhead too, but as you said; I am sure it will be in the second batch! I will be getting the Legomanbiffo sound when the loco arrives and yes there is a different between the engine sounds. I too also have a 50 on the way 😳 however, I got the LL with gray roof, it’s my favourite loco and it’s the livery I grew up with. As for the blue loco’s, you would really need a some of blue and gray stock and then the bank manager and better half would really, start moaning 🙄😂🤣 And thank you your comment re the layout, really appreciated. Regards Stu

[@stretchedits]

@@Kingscleremodelrailway Oh yeah, about those blue grey coaches for the 50. So I saw some archive photos of 50's when they first entered service hauling a rake of maroon coaches with just two blue grey ones, coach 1 and 3 in the train, thought that might be easy to do and not too expensive. I'm not too bothered about new Mk1's as my own maroon stock comes from the initial Bachmann ones way back, so similar aged Mk1 in blue grey would be fine. That will keep the wife happy too. I really like the LL with Grey roof that you have gone for, my favourite livery too but struggled to justify that on my steam/diesel layout so went with D423. Hope I made the right decision...................

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@ I was very tempted with the blue 50 too; but went with the LL, which won’t fit the timescales for Kingsclere, that’s if I turn into a rivet counter, but nor does the Class 66, but I as say, it’s my model railway and I can run whatever I fancy 😂🤣, I also have a Lion, a Kestrel, a Falcon and the prototype Deltic awaiting, chips, but these maybe non sound runners.

[@stretchedits]

@@Kingscleremodelrailway I guess your going to have Kingsclere through time with a 50 and 66 on the layout. I'm interested in your Heljan Prototypes, and Deltic, do they appear in any videos to date? I have Lion and DP2, both have sound Jamie Goodman class 50 in DP2 and Lion came off Ebay with sound, I think it's Olivias models sound originally. Kestrel would be a good one to get as it's a Machbach engined loco and originally ran on the ECML, I wonder if it sounded anything like a Western?

[@Kingscleremodelrailway]

@ I haven’t to date, however, I am always looking for extra content that will interest modellers, thanks you the idea 🙂 these Heljan loco do look good.