So Sam with the potential for no flywheels; and it certainly seems there aren't any, why are you giving the mechanism 5 stars? I can understand the Performance getting 4 stars but the Flywheels are part of the mechanism. SO the Mechanism should only be 4.5 stars at the best. Come on you can't talk it down and then give 5 stars.
Way too expensive compared to the Accurascale model. The timing of the announcement and the immediate release stinks of hornby’s underhanded style of business practice.🤬
I do like new this new Class 37 diesel from Bachmann Sam but its price is too expensive. 244 pounds and 95 pence is just way beyond anyone's budget. I rather buy Accurascale Class 37 diesel for 169 pounds which is reasonable and better.
The old bachmann one still stands up. But it's always nice to have an updated version. I remember when vi trains released the 37. It was decent in its own right. But if companies are going to flood the market with a class of loco, the class 37 is the one to have lots of variety of. The prices though. I remember paying £50 for a bachmann class 37 and less than that for the vi trains one. The prices these days are why I only watch videos like this rather than partake in the hobby
@@robbiegrant5729 Bachmann has been updating their back catalogue for a while now. They've re-done their class 20, 24, 47 and 158 to very high standards recently and the class 25 is coming soon. They also re-did their Warship not too long ago, and improved the tooling on the class 40, 44/45/46...though these could have done with a full re-tool to be honest.
@@christopherstokes9393 Absolutely, I still have every intention of doing the cab glazing correction mod on the 37/0 I started before this one was announced. I'm also keeping the Accurascale pre-order in place. Having said that, if Bachmann produce one in the livery and variant I want I'll happily buy it over a SH old tool one though, unless Accura beat them to a split box Dutch one. Sam seems to have a bit of a duff one if its struggling like that, the 430 I have doesn't have any torque issues. I took it to the club today and ran out of stock at 56 bogies and it still has enough grunt for more; same as the class 47 vid I uploaded a few months back.
I’m hoping that Bachmann will end up upgrading some of their other locos, as models such as the Hall, Jinty, B1, Standard 3, 4 and 5 and several other models need a few upgrades and definitely a new chassis. Then there are the V1/3 and Ivatt 2MT Tank, which need a new body but have had the chassis upgraded, and other models such as their Peppercorn A1, A4 and 9F could probably use a complete re-tool. That’s just my opinion though…
It is a shame really because I can't afford both versions of the 37s, as I would like to be able to make a comparison between the two. I'm afraid my money will go to the Accrascale ? model. The 37 has to be my favourite UK diesel locomotive. I've even had a go with a real one
Good review , will you be reviewing the Accurascale 37?? I agree with you in part regarding 37 production. Bachmann revamped their 20s & 24s, I bought them because of directional lighting so revamping the 37 is die?? Heljan have produced a 47 & 45 which I think 🤔is okay but ho-hum. Now the Heljan class 02 is great and I'm getting 1 of those. What will Bachmann revamp next?? Watch this space....you should do a survey and see what others want to see revamped or created?? Cheers 🍻
Worthy of note is that AS use a helical cut gear set inside the bogies. This usually results in a much smoother gear train with less friction in operation.
Oh look a more expensive do it yourself model! When Hornby announced the class 91 they were raked over the coals as Cavalex dropped their Class 91. Bachmann are here doing the same thing but doesn't seem to be an issue. Also Bachmann are charging premium prices can you imagine what their models would cost if they engaged in social media, did giveaways etc like other companies do? I shudder to think. Does anyone know why Bachmanns online presence is basically crap?
Hi Sam! I agree two models of the same class so close together is a bit of a waste, but it should introduce a bit of an "arms race" and hopefully see us with better quality and better value models overall. It of course makes for some great content as well ;) With all these super crisp detail models coming out recently, have you considered 1440p or even 4k for your vids? I think most people are viewing on something at least 1080p now and even watching 1440p on a 1080p screen makes a big difference thanks to youtube compression.
Funniest thing I've heard for a while, you saying the Bachmann Class 37 is better and has the same level of detail as the Accurascale Class 55, the fidelity and accuracy of the AS Class 55 is beyond the Bachmann model and this is no way a 5 Star Rating, 4 at best and look at my other post to see why because your review simply isn't detailed enough and more of a fluff piece avoiding the issues with the tooling.
No! No! No! No! Please stop using that awful word Awesome. It smacks of laziness. It is done to death. It was repeated 7 times in a very short sentence on a radio programme recently. Here are some superlatives for you to try. Superb!; Excellent!!; Wonderful!; Thanks.
I cannot stress enough how utterly mind-numbingly stupid cab lights are on an analogue diesel. Instrument lights, yes - looking forward to more of that, but lights in the cab are the most unrealistic feature of any loco that has them!
Brilliant - competition not cartels. Let the company producing the best model at the best price win. No more monopolies where any old overpriced rubbish will do, because that is all that is available.
Excellent review as always. The pronunciation of the name of the class 37 is CUMBRAN (CWMBRAN). A Welsh town in South Wales just north of Newport on the Bristol Channel. A fantastic place for steam locomotives during the mining era. This is not far from Dai Woodhams scrapyard who saved many steam locomotives for preservation. Thanks Sam.
If direct competition can make both companies make better models for more reasonable price (yes i realize the price of this very loco has peen pointed out as too much, i mean when Accurascale releases that might motivate more comparable price from Bachmann). I do not mind competition infact i hope it will be very good indicator of what each company can do, yes i would like generation 1 steam locomotives (Coalbrookdale, Locomotion ( NOT a Kylie minogue song one ), Rocket, Puffing Billy etc.) to have more models i also realize those might be more nieche, diversifying model range into engines not yet made is something i consider a good idea if only for preservation of accurate dimensions tho i see some would be less popular than than stars, like how many people would want separate planet and planetee models?
Nice model . Yep I think you are right though , completely fails on value for money . Your having to pay the Kader premium . Will wait for the second tranche of the Accurascale model as I think the first tranche is already sold out, in any case they haven’t modelled any of the variants I want . I know it would be expensive Sam, but would be really interested in what Accurascale and Bachmann sound locos sound like on DC . I think they still work whereas Hornby ones need DCC
Hi sam Hope you are well? Not my cup of tea But full respect to bachmann for retooling the model with some great improvements Yes your right Bachmann could of retool the J39 jinty or n class or gave us a brand new announced loco Keep safe arp
The fact that they've done 430 has tempted me to order one, as it was my favourite 37/4 and the only one I've actually travelled any sort of distance behind. My bank balance is feeling a bit sore now, after the pounding it's just taken! Thanks for the review, keep up the good work.
£244 🥺😫 I paid £250 for a hattons 66 dcc sound fitted. Different train granted but same effort involved surely???? How can they look at them selves in the mirror???
Its a stunner of a model, but as you say the Accurascale model could well pip it depending on what lessons they have learned from the Deltic. I won't be cancelling my Accura 37 pre-orders any time soon, but I have succumbed and bought the DCC sound (not deluxe) version of this model as it is a simply stunning rendition of the Welsh 37/4s I remember very fondly on the sprinter replacement services of the late 80s and then the North Wales Coast trains out of Crewe through the 90s into the early 00s. I have to admit, a big bugbear of mine is working cab lights when a locomotive is in motion. Having been in a fair share of different class cabs in hours of darkness at various preserved lines, running with the lights on is a recipe for big problems as you literally can't see outside, meaning that signals (especially old semaphores) are very easy to miss. Safe to say I hate working cab lights unless the model is stationary or pottering about on shed, in service though is a HUGE no no.
Another point to consider is that Bachmann have been re-tooling their older back catalogue models to a VERY high standard in recent years having done the class 20, 24 and 47 plus the 158 DMU in the past year and the class 25 coming very soon. With that in mind, the big question about the 37 is more likely 'why not sooner?' rather than questioning whether its directly a result of competition from Accurascale. Another point to consider is Hornbys latest class 31 pricing, which makes this brand new 37 look a bargain!
Excellent model. In particular, the mechanism is outstanding - to the point where models that previously got 5-star mechanisms likely won't any more, because they won't measure up to this. I agree that the £75 difference in RRP (vs. Accurascale's model) is eye-watering. Even if you consider retailer discounts, a difference of almost £40 seems like a lot. However, there are two further caveats that I would add: 1) The Accurascale price (£169.99) was announced in 2019, before COVID and the supply chain crisis hit. I'm not sure how sustainable that price will be for them in the long run. It's great that they're honouring that price on existing orders (unlike a certain red-box manufacturer beginning with H); however, I won't be surprised if they raise the price for the second batch. 2) The Bachmann model is a known quantity: you can pay £208.20, know exactly what you're getting, and get it immediately. By contrast, all but one of the Accurascale Class 37s are showing as "Sold out on pre-order", and the people who have pre-ordered don't know what they're getting (the Accurascale 37 looks like it'll be a sensational model, but until the first examples are delivered and reviewed, we won't know for sure). You have to choose whether to pre-order or not - and either way, you're taking a risk: either you pre-order the model (and risk it not being as good in reality as it sounded on paper), or you wait for the next batch (and risk a price increase). But if Accurascale deliver a top-quality product, and they *don't* increase the price for future batches, then Bachmann will look a bit silly!
You reviewed the previous bachmann 37 less than two years ago. You rated it 9.19 -- the 6th highest rating of 40 locos reviewed over the last 3 years. This one, with less pulling power and a huge price increase, finds itself way down at 31st place out of the 40 reviews.
An interesting model. 37's should be powerhouses and shouldn't really be phased by 10+ coaches imo. Also, regarding the cab lights, it's realistic not to have them on whilst running. It's the same as having an internal light on your car on whilst driving. So, for analogue, I do get that. I do feel that it was a tad generous to give 5 stars to a mechanism which doesn't seem to have any flywheels. The RRP for accurascale's 37 with full sound is only around £20 more than the RRP of Bachmann's bottom of the range 37, with no sound, so there's that to consider value wise. It will certainly be interesting to see what happens in the future. Excellent review as always 👍
In some ways, having two companies with the same model could be good for pricing. Competition is good for consumers as it usually brings prices down. Well, that's the theory anyway. I don't see it as a waste of resources when it is two different companies releasing the same class if it promotes competition. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case in the Model Railway scene. The prices seem to just keep going up. I guess these are designed for DCC more then DC. Flywheels are not so important on DCC as it can be programmed to slow down and speed up realistically.
For Bachmann Branchline’s Fall 2022 announcements, I was hoping for a from the ground up retool of the Gresley A4 or the GWR 57XX or Hall class or the LMS 3F Jinty.
Bachmann have also retooled their 20, 24, 25 and 47. So it is not surprising they have retooled the ubiquitous class 37. And Accurascale are also releasing the later privatisation area 37/4s with detail differences including plated over side windows and front end lighting differences, so the new Bachmann 37 is an as-refurbished condition 37/4 which Accurascale haven't actually modeled yet.
Very thorough review that highlighted several things I wouldn’t have noticed. The old Bachmann 37 is a gem of a loco and for £130 would have a real place in the market to appeal to modellers wanting a nice loco on a budget - there are plenty of us. £210 for this loco compared to the old one and Accurascale’s at £170 is a crazy price. The 47s were pitched at the same price and they are now being discounted to £180. You do wonder if they are taking on Accurascale because they obsoleted the Bachmann Deltic and didn’t want the same for the 37. Not very grown up - they should have done another loco class.
Before watching this I will say that the Bachmann 37 is bullet proof. Have 14 and never had an issue. Not so with Bachmann 66 but I love the 37. Will I buy the new one?. No way, too expensive so I will grab a second hand one and check out the Accurascale one.
Bachmann has also been close to the chest on their American releases. They announced the streamlined n scale k4 Pacific about a month ago and now it's here.
It's funny I was going thru old photos from my childhood (born mid 70s) last night & found a pic of a Class 37 hauling a passenger service we were travelling on. Don't know location we went everywhere by train as lived in NSE region & dad worked for BR so we had free travel everywhere, God I miss my priv card I used to go to station as a teen & travel all over the place just because I could. Anyway serendipity found a Class 37 last night & now this, spooky. Also found a photo of a train with a cinema coach too.
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Looks like a very very good model, there is something very robust and even rugged about the 37,you can See why so many were produced, a real workhorse. Looks like Bachman have a superb model of to match the original. Like most modern locomotives it is very expensive, so I can't see me being able to afford it any time soon. Really good and enjoyable review Sam take care Eddy xx
I do applied Bachmann for the quilty of how it looks how its easy to get to the bearings and how the body is screwed instead of clipped the wiring for the body yeah that could be different but thats fine but the part they still need work is the price point of 245 pounds (double that for dollars) if I had that much I would go for the accurascale as its price is less then the Bachmann one
With Deluxe sound, advanced weathering, D6710 was 279.95245 GBP less VAT = 233.29GBP. My shipping to US was 22.50 for a total of 258.25 GBP. At today's exchange rate of 1.00 GBP = $1.27, cost in dollars was $327.98. (Generally speaking, shipping to me is about equal to the VAT deduction for most items of locomotive pricing.)
So my two cents on this is that you need to look at the wider picture. There are only a handful of locos that could support two manufactures. The class 37 is very much up there. 70+ years in service and every livery under the sun. Plenty of double heading and they get everywhere. It'd be a bold claim for even a single mile of track in the UK to have never seen one. Almost every layout can justify them and they are incredibly popular with enthusiasts. Bachmann was already developing the class 47 new tool before Accurascale came to market with the Deltic and the 37 was the obvious next target to update with similar technology. I don't think this was a cynical stab at Accurascale unlike the Rails Terrier saga. The release schedule lines up well with the Class 47 last year being the major retool and this being this years. It was due for a retool anyway with the tooling being quite old. Ultimately, neither Accurascale or Bachmann will lose money on their investment and each has it's own merits. The Accurascale guys have already completely sold out of batch 1 before it's even landed. Batch 2 looks set to get some upgrades with a working fan and should be even more profitable as the tooling is paid off. I doubt Bachmann's examples will remain on the shelves long and neither will Accurascales batch 2.
That being said why oh why are bachmann doing 37043 as well in the same livery... ...would have been so easy to pick a different name in the same condition for double heading (i.e. people could have bought both).
Interesting that Bachmann were able to keep this secret. I wonder if that's because they already had all the drawings - etc - that they needed. If Accurascale decided to produce a new Inter-City 125 - which would be good! - they would have to go to the NRM to measure the preserved one (etc). You can guarantee word would get back to Hornby. As you say though, the price of this may be a mistake. An obvious reason for people to wait.
Hi Sam. One of your most fascinating reviews, especially when drawing comparisons with Bachman’s previous 37 and the Accurascale Deltic. Agree with most of your sentiments though, as regards your ‘conspiracy theory’, one of my old bosses once told me: ‘People think what happens here is 90% conspiracy 10% cock-up whereas it’s more like 90% cock-up, 10% conspiracy’. Would be interesting when they’re released to see you review the Dapol and Accurascale Manors where the price differential is the other way around.
The accura and Dapol Manor RRPs are the same, despite the accura having twin speakers and a stay alive and more features and a fully die cast chassis, running board and boiler
Honestly, even if Bachmanns model isn’t as good as acurascales, honestly they have brand loyalty on their side. There are people that stick to brands almost blindly. Like Hornby, I just happened to be on their website, and saw some reviews of the railway children 4f, and they were all 5 stars, which means either those reviews are fake, or I think some people may be blinded by brand loyalty. One of the reviews mentioned “Hornby’s usual level of precision.” For one of the airfix era models?
I purchased the Rocket Mail Train from Hornby and they asked we to write a review. I submitted one rating it four stars and it never appeared on their site. The model has 99 reviews and they are all five stars. Suspicious
I don't think it will hurt accurascale class 37 as it has already sold out and they are on about releasing a 2nd run I think the price has a lot to do with the price of the accurascale compared to bachmann which is significantly dearer.I also believe at the moment Bachmann have no plans to cover the BR green era so I will stick with my order from accurascale
(May 27, 2024) Rails is listing the Class 37 at 259.99 GBP with DCC sound, 169.99 without DCC. Accurascale themselves list them at 283.00 and 189.00 respectively.
Nice loco shed load of money though,but most are these days! Regarding it slowing down on the hill,well in the real world trains do slow down on hills ;) so that wouldn't worry me...i will stick to my Lima class 37s,lets say the average nice Lima is £40-£50 (my fav only cost me £28) i could buy 5-6 loco's to this 1. :) :)
You rated the Bachmann 37 from two years ago at 9.19 -- the 6th highest rating of 40 locos reviewed over the last 3 years. This one, with less pulling power and a huge price increase, finds itself way down at 31st place out of the 40 reviews.
I prefer the Bachmann over the Accurascale at the right price. With Bachmann you know you're getting a quality and reliable mechanism, but Accurascale is new to the game and I think they prioritise detail over running.
We know from how Hornby operates that manufacturers don't like it when another company takes one of their staple products - and we also saw that when Hattons made their Class 66 as that is another Bachmann product. It is frustrating to see this when there are other trains that have never been made or have no recent tooling but we have to remember that this is all about the business - they have to know their investment into tooling will produce a product that will sell and also keep their existing staple products relevant. Sometimes competition can be a good thing for the customers with price drops but with the product specs being similar, it's a shame as we often end up criticising one company because of another. It was looking good before when we had 3 different class 37 options - hornby (cheap), bachmann (mid range), accurascale (brand new). With accurascale 37s still not here and also sold out, Bachmann will benefit from getting theirs to market. Again, that's business.
I hope for more variety in the coming years because the last 2 and a half years haven’t been kind to humanity, especially with my life, your life and the business.
@@mytinplaterailway It is that way now based on price. Before this new version from Bachmann, their previous offering should have been the mid range one price wise.
'Coombe-bran' 'w' is a 'oo' sound. Cwmbran. If we have to except the higher pricing of railway models, then it goes without saying the quality of the model has to vastly improve. I'm seeing a highly detailed model here. Which goes a long way towards excepting the price.
Nice video Samuel this is probably a affect of Secret see when they start it before they say they are going to release it and by the time another company says they are going to make the same model both companies sunk so much money into it they can’t back down from releasing the model I am speaking from experience as you do not want to keep people waiting for your experience you may think this response is stupid but we have are own experience Jaywatchtravel
Very cool Sam :) and I have some suggestions maybe you could review some Hornby and Bachmann diesels such as the class 47 and the class 55 deltic diesel and maybe some Hornby diesels with TTS sound cheers :)
I'm a bit puzzled by the cab lights not working on Analogue, given that Bachmann's Class 85 electric does have working cab lights regardless of whether it's on DC or DCC.
Working cab lights on analogue control is representing something that would NEVER HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. Train drivers are instructed NOT to have the cab lights on when in motion (with the possible exception of some slow shunting movements as it adversely affects their ability to see signals. As such Bachmann may have decided that working cab lights under analogue control is not a feature they wish to continue with following feedback from proper modellers (who care about accuracy rather on whether their toy has lots of gadgets)
I do think while the Bachman model looks great it could have done better with possibly some crew to fit into the cab and having it dcc fitted as standard, I do like it tho even with its extreme price
Very surprised that you would get one of these Sam especially with the price, to me it’s fantastic and I definitely would pick one up, if I do get one in the future I might look for a large logo one because this version you have looks fantastic.
As for the lights, there at the beginning of the video, you did take the instructions out and there was a bit about some switch settings for the lighting, I believe. Maybe the cab interior is set for DCC, rather than analog?
Missed the live on Sunday but caught up afterwards, I've purchased my first set, I went for the Valley drifter set which was £70 on amazon, I've bought my first extension too and will pick up the rest as and when I can! Cant wait to get to the full making of everything! Not sure what loco to go with tho, the valley drifter isn't a powerful engine but a good start!
hi sam.. i got to hand it to bachmann on this model..it is close to be a perfect model...very user friendly. hope the buzzing sound goes away after the run in..this could be my first bachmann..
Sam I do believe that you are right in having your suspicion of Bachmann's 37 release, although you have very cleverly disguised your beliefs. One question that's resin from this is why British models still have couplings attached to the bogies and not the body? Maybe you can find out ? But like you, I'm very interested in seeing Accurascale's 37 which I'm very excited to get my Hands on soon. Keep up your great work 👍
As a US modeler of UK railways, I want the couplers on the bogies. Look at some of the videos of longer locos, like the 37, on a Radius 4 curve (22.5" radius) and consider that overhang coupled to a wagon, and you'll probably see a wagon pulled off the track if the couplers are body mounted. You can just see this if you slow the video down and watch it at abut 30:03. Unfortunately, the buildings blank the worst of the curves. At 38:56, you can really see the difference on these Second Radius curves. Note how much of the coach end is exposed. (That also illustrates why direct reverse curves are not suggested). This is similar to why the big articulateds, i.e.. Challenger and 4000, have the couplers on the front engine, not the body, as the overhang is awful.
So sorry to hear about your Dad my friend, hope you and your family are doing okay. Really glad this video could make you feel a bit better :) Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Nobody buys Bachmann at full price most of my sound fitted cost no more than £230 bearing in mind chips cost £100 plus for sound so the loco is less than £130.
All my Bachmann diesel's and ive quite a few crawl very nicely under DCC its not good enough to keep saying they dont on analog! Ps my Accurascale locos do as well.
As Matt says ,I too have a Bachmann 37 I brought from hattons brand new in 2005 for £39 still running just a clean and oil it’s been on my layout 17 years to me it looks great although this batch red strip railfreight they said the cab look odd ,I too have an accurascale deltic bit bits falling off has made me cancel my 37 I think fir the extra I’ll buy the Bachmann Mary queen of Scot’s and hopefully have piece of mind it won’t deconstruct it self
When you say bits falling off, was it just the tiny detail parts that like most locos, should have been in the accessory bag, or has it physically fallen apart and doesn't work any more?
@@mccarronfamily no it’s just the detail but why do we have to put up with it would you buy a car if little bits fell off but it still ran you but a product and not expect to glue parts back on ,anyway let’s leave it at that
@@marksinthehouse1968 I agree, and I'm sure accurascale will have learned from their first UK model, and the forthcoming models will not have the small details attached
chains on bogies..... meanwhile at Hornby headquarters: *"WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN! WE NEED TO FIT OUR NEW CLASS 66's WITH THESE CHAINS ON THEIR BOGIES LIKE THE REAL THING!"*
So Sam with the potential for no flywheels; and it certainly seems there aren't any, why are you giving the mechanism 5 stars? I can understand the Performance getting 4 stars but the Flywheels are part of the mechanism. SO the Mechanism should only be 4.5 stars at the best.
Come on you can't talk it down and then give 5 stars.
Way too expensive compared to the Accurascale model. The timing of the announcement and the immediate release stinks of hornby’s underhanded style of business practice.🤬
I do like new this new Class 37 diesel from Bachmann Sam but its price is too expensive. 244 pounds and 95 pence is just way beyond anyone's budget. I rather buy Accurascale Class 37 diesel for 169 pounds which is reasonable and better.
The old bachmann one still stands up. But it's always nice to have an updated version. I remember when vi trains released the 37. It was decent in its own right. But if companies are going to flood the market with a class of loco, the class 37 is the one to have lots of variety of. The prices though. I remember paying £50 for a bachmann class 37 and less than that for the vi trains one. The prices these days are why I only watch videos like this rather than partake in the hobby
Soo right why don’t companies design or update other locos
@@robbiegrant5729 Bachmann has been updating their back catalogue for a while now. They've re-done their class 20, 24, 47 and 158 to very high standards recently and the class 25 is coming soon. They also re-did their Warship not too long ago, and improved the tooling on the class 40, 44/45/46...though these could have done with a full re-tool to be honest.
Yeah, the old one still stands up well. It doesn't stand up as a premium model any more - but at the right price, it still has its place in the hobby!
@@christopherstokes9393 Absolutely, I still have every intention of doing the cab glazing correction mod on the 37/0 I started before this one was announced. I'm also keeping the Accurascale pre-order in place. Having said that, if Bachmann produce one in the livery and variant I want I'll happily buy it over a SH old tool one though, unless Accura beat them to a split box Dutch one. Sam seems to have a bit of a duff one if its struggling like that, the 430 I have doesn't have any torque issues. I took it to the club today and ran out of stock at 56 bogies and it still has enough grunt for more; same as the class 47 vid I uploaded a few months back.
I’m hoping that Bachmann will end up upgrading some of their other locos, as models such as the Hall, Jinty, B1, Standard 3, 4 and 5 and several other models need a few upgrades and definitely a new chassis. Then there are the V1/3 and Ivatt 2MT Tank, which need a new body but have had the chassis upgraded, and other models such as their Peppercorn A1, A4 and 9F could probably use a complete re-tool. That’s just my opinion though…
It is a shame really because I can't afford both versions of the 37s, as I would like to be able to make a comparison between the two. I'm afraid my money will go to the Accrascale ? model. The 37 has to be my favourite UK diesel locomotive. I've even had a go with a real one
Good review , will you be reviewing the Accurascale 37?? I agree with you in part regarding 37 production. Bachmann revamped their 20s & 24s, I bought them because of directional lighting so revamping the 37 is die?? Heljan have produced a 47 & 45 which I think 🤔is okay but ho-hum. Now the Heljan class 02 is great and I'm getting 1 of those. What will Bachmann revamp next?? Watch this space....you should do a survey and see what others want to see revamped or created?? Cheers 🍻
In case no one has already mentioned it, Bachmann's new policy is only to announce new models when they are about to be released.
This is a B grade model at an A grade price
Worthy of note is that AS use a helical cut gear set inside the bogies. This usually results in a much smoother gear train with less friction in operation.
Oh look a more expensive do it yourself model! When Hornby announced the class 91 they were raked over the coals as Cavalex dropped their Class 91. Bachmann are here doing the same thing but doesn't seem to be an issue. Also Bachmann are charging premium prices can you imagine what their models would cost if they engaged in social media, did giveaways etc like other companies do? I shudder to think. Does anyone know why Bachmanns online presence is basically crap?
@@NotSoSpookyGuy I wasn't expecting Sam to say anything. I was just made a general observation that I saw happen on Facebook groups.
i found your channel through a hornby documentary.
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👍Great video but I think I'll stick with the Accura one! :)
Hi Sam!
I agree two models of the same class so close together is a bit of a waste, but it should introduce a bit of an "arms race" and hopefully see us with better quality and better value models overall. It of course makes for some great content as well ;)
With all these super crisp detail models coming out recently, have you considered 1440p or even 4k for your vids? I think most people are viewing on something at least 1080p now and even watching 1440p on a 1080p screen makes a big difference thanks to youtube compression.
Bogie mounted couplers. No close coupling then.
Funniest thing I've heard for a while, you saying the Bachmann Class 37 is better and has the same level of detail as the Accurascale Class 55, the fidelity and accuracy of the AS Class 55 is beyond the Bachmann model and this is no way a 5 Star Rating, 4 at best and look at my other post to see why because your review simply isn't detailed enough and more of a fluff piece avoiding the issues with the tooling.
unless bachmann paid sam to say their train is better
No! No! No! No! Please stop using that awful word Awesome. It smacks of laziness. It is done to death. It was repeated 7 times in a very short sentence on a radio programme recently. Here are some superlatives for you to try. Superb!; Excellent!!; Wonderful!; Thanks.
I cannot stress enough how utterly mind-numbingly stupid cab lights are on an analogue diesel. Instrument lights, yes - looking forward to more of that, but lights in the cab are the most unrealistic feature of any loco that has them!
Brilliant - competition not cartels. Let the company producing the best model at the best price win. No more monopolies where any old overpriced rubbish will do, because that is all that is available.
Expensive. Imo it should have DCC and basic sound for that in my opinion. Cant imagine buying one of these new. :)
Bachmann vs Accurascale Class 37, Dapol vs Accurascale Manor, Bachmann vs Heljan Class 47... Many competitions going on
Also makes me laugh that manufacturers say the motor is so cheap it adds nothing to the cost yet the version with the moving fan is £30.00 more.
The trains from hornby's UK and the USA stores are they Compatible to each other I want ther trains?
Excellent review as always. The pronunciation of the name of the class 37 is CUMBRAN (CWMBRAN). A Welsh town in
South Wales just north of Newport on the Bristol Channel. A fantastic place for steam locomotives during the mining era.
This is not far from Dai Woodhams scrapyard who saved many steam locomotives for preservation.
Thanks Sam.
If direct competition can make both companies make better models for more reasonable price (yes i realize the price of this very loco has peen pointed out as too much, i mean when Accurascale releases that might motivate more comparable price from Bachmann).
I do not mind competition infact i hope it will be very good indicator of what each company can do, yes i would like generation 1 steam locomotives (Coalbrookdale, Locomotion ( NOT a Kylie minogue song one ), Rocket, Puffing Billy etc.) to have more models i also realize those might be more nieche, diversifying model range into engines not yet made is something i consider a good idea if only for preservation of accurate dimensions tho i see some would be less popular than than stars, like how many people would want separate planet and planetee models?
Yes please. Planet #9 and Patentee #33 as unique, separate models!
Bachmann 37s now same price as Accuruscale.
Nice model . Yep I think you are right though , completely fails on value for money . Your having to pay the Kader premium . Will wait for the second tranche of the Accurascale model as I think the first tranche is already sold out, in any case they haven’t modelled any of the variants I want . I know it would be expensive Sam, but would be really interested in what Accurascale and Bachmann sound locos sound like on DC . I think they still work whereas Hornby ones need DCC
Hi sam
Hope you are well?
Not my cup of tea
But full respect to bachmann for retooling the model with some great improvements
Yes your right Bachmann could of retool the J39 jinty or n class or gave us a brand new announced loco
Keep safe arp
The fact that they've done 430 has tempted me to order one, as it was my favourite 37/4 and the only one I've actually travelled any sort of distance behind. My bank balance is feeling a bit sore now, after the pounding it's just taken!
Thanks for the review, keep up the good work.
£244 🥺😫
I paid £250 for a hattons 66 dcc sound fitted.
Different train granted but same effort involved surely????
How can they look at them selves in the mirror???
Its a stunner of a model, but as you say the Accurascale model could well pip it depending on what lessons they have learned from the Deltic. I won't be cancelling my Accura 37 pre-orders any time soon, but I have succumbed and bought the DCC sound (not deluxe) version of this model as it is a simply stunning rendition of the Welsh 37/4s I remember very fondly on the sprinter replacement services of the late 80s and then the North Wales Coast trains out of Crewe through the 90s into the early 00s. I have to admit, a big bugbear of mine is working cab lights when a locomotive is in motion. Having been in a fair share of different class cabs in hours of darkness at various preserved lines, running with the lights on is a recipe for big problems as you literally can't see outside, meaning that signals (especially old semaphores) are very easy to miss. Safe to say I hate working cab lights unless the model is stationary or pottering about on shed, in service though is a HUGE no no.
Another point to consider is that Bachmann have been re-tooling their older back catalogue models to a VERY high standard in recent years having done the class 20, 24 and 47 plus the 158 DMU in the past year and the class 25 coming very soon. With that in mind, the big question about the 37 is more likely 'why not sooner?' rather than questioning whether its directly a result of competition from Accurascale. Another point to consider is Hornbys latest class 31 pricing, which makes this brand new 37 look a bargain!
You can switch the cab lights off.
Excellent model. In particular, the mechanism is outstanding - to the point where models that previously got 5-star mechanisms likely won't any more, because they won't measure up to this.
I agree that the £75 difference in RRP (vs. Accurascale's model) is eye-watering. Even if you consider retailer discounts, a difference of almost £40 seems like a lot. However, there are two further caveats that I would add:
1) The Accurascale price (£169.99) was announced in 2019, before COVID and the supply chain crisis hit. I'm not sure how sustainable that price will be for them in the long run. It's great that they're honouring that price on existing orders (unlike a certain red-box manufacturer beginning with H); however, I won't be surprised if they raise the price for the second batch.
2) The Bachmann model is a known quantity: you can pay £208.20, know exactly what you're getting, and get it immediately. By contrast, all but one of the Accurascale Class 37s are showing as "Sold out on pre-order", and the people who have pre-ordered don't know what they're getting (the Accurascale 37 looks like it'll be a sensational model, but until the first examples are delivered and reviewed, we won't know for sure). You have to choose whether to pre-order or not - and either way, you're taking a risk: either you pre-order the model (and risk it not being as good in reality as it sounded on paper), or you wait for the next batch (and risk a price increase).
But if Accurascale deliver a top-quality product, and they *don't* increase the price for future batches, then Bachmann will look a bit silly!
I already have an older Bachman 37 and have the Accurascale on pre order so will give this a miss ,nice looking loco though.
You reviewed the previous bachmann 37 less than two years ago. You rated it 9.19 -- the 6th highest rating of 40 locos reviewed over the last 3 years. This one, with less pulling power and a huge price increase, finds itself way down at 31st place out of the 40 reviews.
An interesting model. 37's should be powerhouses and shouldn't really be phased by 10+ coaches imo.
Also, regarding the cab lights, it's realistic not to have them on whilst running. It's the same as having an internal light on your car on whilst driving. So, for analogue, I do get that.
I do feel that it was a tad generous to give 5 stars to a mechanism which doesn't seem to have any flywheels.
The RRP for accurascale's 37 with full sound is only around £20 more than the RRP of Bachmann's bottom of the range 37, with no sound, so there's that to consider value wise.
It will certainly be interesting to see what happens in the future.
Excellent review as always 👍
In some ways, having two companies with the same model could be good for pricing. Competition is good for consumers as it usually brings prices down. Well, that's the theory anyway.
I don't see it as a waste of resources when it is two different companies releasing the same class if it promotes competition. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case in the Model Railway scene. The prices seem to just keep going up.
I guess these are designed for DCC more then DC. Flywheels are not so important on DCC as it can be programmed to slow down and speed up realistically.
For Bachmann Branchline’s Fall 2022 announcements, I was hoping for a from the ground up retool of the Gresley A4 or the GWR 57XX or Hall class or the LMS 3F Jinty.
Bachmann have also retooled their 20, 24, 25 and 47. So it is not surprising they have retooled the ubiquitous class 37. And Accurascale are also releasing the later privatisation area 37/4s with detail differences including plated over side windows and front end lighting differences, so the new Bachmann 37 is an as-refurbished condition 37/4 which Accurascale haven't actually modeled yet.
Bachmann doesn’t make 37423 or the 37/6s with Wipac lighting, or the magnetic roof panel which makes DCC fitting easier than ever
It's such a shame they have gone to war with another maker.
i like bachman but for me it's got to be accurascale
Very thorough review that highlighted several things I wouldn’t have noticed. The old Bachmann 37 is a gem of a loco and for £130 would have a real place in the market to appeal to modellers wanting a nice loco on a budget - there are plenty of us. £210 for this loco compared to the old one and Accurascale’s at £170 is a crazy price. The 47s were pitched at the same price and they are now being discounted to £180. You do wonder if they are taking on Accurascale because they obsoleted the Bachmann Deltic and didn’t want the same for the 37. Not very grown up - they should have done another loco class.
Probably be some very good used models around soon too if not already
i’m commenting to this video in school lol
Great review Sam, I will wait until my Accurascale 37 arrives before I take the plunge on the Bachmann 37 should I need too.
Bachmann are pricing there 37s same as Accuruscale now.
Before watching this I will say that the Bachmann 37 is bullet proof. Have 14 and never had an issue. Not so with Bachmann 66 but I love the 37. Will I buy the new one?. No way, too expensive so I will grab a second hand one and check out the Accurascale one.
I'd love to see another review after DCC fitting to see if that augments it's enjoyment.
Bachmann has also been close to the chest on their American releases. They announced the streamlined n scale k4 Pacific about a month ago and now it's here.
It's funny I was going thru old photos from my childhood (born mid 70s) last night & found a pic of a Class 37 hauling a passenger service we were travelling on. Don't know location we went everywhere by train as lived in NSE region & dad worked for BR so we had free travel everywhere, God I miss my priv card I used to go to station as a teen & travel all over the place just because I could.
Anyway serendipity found a Class 37 last night & now this, spooky.
Also found a photo of a train with a cinema coach too.
Hello, what is the weight of this model?
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“Diesels Revolutionary is completely un-nonce.”
Rail Network be like: - (1980’s)
“We got to have, “M o n e y.”
“But what about the environment, man.”
BR: “Nope” - Engineer
Majesty Rail Authority be like:
“Well uh. Yes, maybe, but no.”m
High Speed Rivalry be like: - (2000’s)
“Huzzah, The man of quality.”
Fans and Y/N: - (2010’s - 2020’s present day)
*B r U h* Ain’t not matter.
Looks like a very very good model, there is something very robust and even rugged about the 37,you can See why so many were produced, a real workhorse. Looks like Bachman have a superb model of to match the original. Like most modern locomotives it is very expensive, so I can't see me being able to afford it any time soon. Really good and enjoyable review Sam take care Eddy xx
I do applied Bachmann for the quilty of how it looks how its easy to get to the bearings and how the body is screwed instead of clipped the wiring for the body yeah that could be different but thats fine but the part they still need work is the price point of 245 pounds (double that for dollars) if I had that much I would go for the accurascale as its price is less then the Bachmann one
With Deluxe sound, advanced weathering, D6710 was 279.95245 GBP less VAT = 233.29GBP. My shipping to US was 22.50 for a total of 258.25 GBP. At today's exchange rate of 1.00 GBP = $1.27, cost in dollars was $327.98. (Generally speaking, shipping to me is about equal to the VAT deduction for most items of locomotive pricing.)
So my two cents on this is that you need to look at the wider picture. There are only a handful of locos that could support two manufactures. The class 37 is very much up there. 70+ years in service and every livery under the sun. Plenty of double heading and they get everywhere. It'd be a bold claim for even a single mile of track in the UK to have never seen one. Almost every layout can justify them and they are incredibly popular with enthusiasts.
Bachmann was already developing the class 47 new tool before Accurascale came to market with the Deltic and the 37 was the obvious next target to update with similar technology. I don't think this was a cynical stab at Accurascale unlike the Rails Terrier saga. The release schedule lines up well with the Class 47 last year being the major retool and this being this years. It was due for a retool anyway with the tooling being quite old.
Ultimately, neither Accurascale or Bachmann will lose money on their investment and each has it's own merits. The Accurascale guys have already completely sold out of batch 1 before it's even landed. Batch 2 looks set to get some upgrades with a working fan and should be even more profitable as the tooling is paid off. I doubt Bachmann's examples will remain on the shelves long and neither will Accurascales batch 2.
That being said why oh why are bachmann doing 37043 as well in the same livery... ...would have been so easy to pick a different name in the same condition for double heading (i.e. people could have bought both).
Interesting that Bachmann were able to keep this secret. I wonder if that's because they already had all the drawings - etc - that they needed. If Accurascale decided to produce a new Inter-City 125 - which would be good! - they would have to go to the NRM to measure the preserved one (etc). You can guarantee word would get back to Hornby. As you say though, the price of this may be a mistake. An obvious reason for people to wait.
Hi Sam. One of your most fascinating reviews, especially when drawing comparisons with Bachman’s previous 37 and the Accurascale Deltic. Agree with most of your sentiments though, as regards your ‘conspiracy theory’, one of my old bosses once told me: ‘People think what happens here is 90% conspiracy 10% cock-up whereas it’s more like 90% cock-up, 10% conspiracy’.
Would be interesting when they’re released to see you review the Dapol and Accurascale Manors where the price differential is the other way around.
The accura and Dapol Manor RRPs are the same, despite the accura having twin speakers and a stay alive and more features and a fully die cast chassis, running board and boiler
A gorgeous loco this one. I myself have a Bachman 37/0 37251 in BR blue that my grandpa and I Will soon run on the layout when it’s complete.
Honestly, even if Bachmanns model isn’t as good as acurascales, honestly they have brand loyalty on their side. There are people that stick to brands almost blindly.
Like Hornby, I just happened to be on their website, and saw some reviews of the railway children 4f, and they were all 5 stars, which means either those reviews are fake, or I think some people may be blinded by brand loyalty.
One of the reviews mentioned “Hornby’s usual level of precision.” For one of the airfix era models?
I purchased the Rocket Mail Train from Hornby and they asked we to write a review. I submitted one rating it four stars and it never appeared on their site. The model has 99 reviews and they are all five stars. Suspicious
I don't think it will hurt accurascale class 37 as it has already sold out and they are on about releasing a 2nd run I think the price has a lot to do with the price of the accurascale compared to bachmann which is significantly dearer.I also believe at the moment Bachmann have no plans to cover the BR green era so I will stick with my order from accurascale
(May 27, 2024) Rails is listing the Class 37 at 259.99 GBP with DCC sound, 169.99 without DCC. Accurascale themselves list them at 283.00 and 189.00 respectively.
Nice loco shed load of money though,but most are these days! Regarding it slowing down on the hill,well in the real world trains do slow down on hills ;) so that wouldn't worry me...i will stick to my Lima class 37s,lets say the average nice Lima is £40-£50 (my fav only cost me £28) i could buy 5-6 loco's to this 1. :) :)
You rated the Bachmann 37 from two years ago at 9.19 -- the 6th highest rating of 40 locos reviewed over the last 3 years. This one, with less pulling power and a huge price increase, finds itself way down at 31st place out of the 40 reviews.
Hi Sam i'm almost done with my RWS Thomas, it just needs a chassis & some buffers, but it looks great
Cheers Jasper & Willow
Sounds awesome! Good luck with the rest
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I prefer the Bachmann over the Accurascale at the right price. With Bachmann you know you're getting a quality and reliable mechanism, but Accurascale is new to the game and I think they prioritise detail over running.
We know from how Hornby operates that manufacturers don't like it when another company takes one of their staple products - and we also saw that when Hattons made their Class 66 as that is another Bachmann product. It is frustrating to see this when there are other trains that have never been made or have no recent tooling but we have to remember that this is all about the business - they have to know their investment into tooling will produce a product that will sell and also keep their existing staple products relevant. Sometimes competition can be a good thing for the customers with price drops but with the product specs being similar, it's a shame as we often end up criticising one company because of another. It was looking good before when we had 3 different class 37 options - hornby (cheap), bachmann (mid range), accurascale (brand new). With accurascale 37s still not here and also sold out, Bachmann will benefit from getting theirs to market. Again, that's business.
I hope for more variety in the coming years because the last 2 and a half years haven’t been kind to humanity, especially with my life, your life and the business.
Price wise Accurascale's 37 is the mid range one.
@@mytinplaterailway It is that way now based on price. Before this new version from Bachmann, their previous offering should have been the mid range one price wise.
'Coombe-bran' 'w' is a 'oo' sound. Cwmbran.
If we have to except the higher pricing of railway models, then it goes without saying the quality of the model has to vastly improve. I'm seeing a highly detailed model here. Which goes a long way towards excepting the price.
It's pronounced, cumbran mate, I'm welsh so thats how I know! love your video's, start doing 009 please! Much love, Iori
Nice video Samuel this is probably a affect of Secret see when they start it before they say they are going to release it and by the time another company says they are going to make the same model both companies sunk so much money into it they can’t back down from releasing the model I am speaking from experience as you do not want to keep people waiting for your experience you may think this response is stupid but we have are own experience
Jaywatchtravel
Very cool Sam :) and I have some suggestions maybe you could review some Hornby and Bachmann diesels such as the class 47 and the class 55 deltic diesel and maybe some Hornby diesels with TTS sound cheers :)
Thanks for the suggestion Paul! I'll take a look at those
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains your welcome and great :)
Honestly cannot wait for showdown
Hi
Sam
Brilliant vid like always also
Any other bachmann diesels you highly recommend for buyers like me similar to the 37
Many thanks 👍
I'm a bit puzzled by the cab lights not working on Analogue, given that Bachmann's Class 85 electric does have working cab lights regardless of whether it's on DC or DCC.
Working cab lights on analogue control is representing something that would NEVER HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. Train drivers are instructed NOT to have the cab lights on when in motion (with the possible exception of some slow shunting movements as it adversely affects their ability to see signals.
As such Bachmann may have decided that working cab lights under analogue control is not a feature they wish to continue with following feedback from proper modellers (who care about accuracy rather on whether their toy has lots of gadgets)
Saw two 37s today a WCR one and DRS 37422 Victorious in York Parcel sidings, they use class 37s with network rail test trains as well as HSTs.
Hi Sam
I had 2 of these with sound fitted, sent them both back, strange noise when running, very disappointing, i like you prefer the old 37
I find it interesting that you are a fan of truck mounted couplers. That's usually a knock against a model over here stateside
Hi Sam, thanks for another fine comparison video, I really need you as my accountant so you can purchase appropriate stock for my model railway 😁
I do think while the Bachman model looks great it could have done better with possibly some crew to fit into the cab and having it dcc fitted as standard, I do like it tho even with its extreme price
Sam the class 37 is crap for the price of over 200 pounds will not be buying the Bachman model.
Very surprised that you would get one of these Sam especially with the price, to me it’s fantastic and I definitely would pick one up, if I do get one in the future I might look for a large logo one because this version you have looks fantastic.
With this being a major release I decided to check this one out!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Round & round in circles keep making the same 6 locomotive types. Every product launch another snooze fest.
Agree. It’s like all those endless film sequels. Do something original guys and perhaps not another boring (lol totally my opinion) diesel!
As for the lights, there at the beginning of the video, you did take the instructions out and there was a bit about some switch settings for the lighting, I believe. Maybe the cab interior is set for DCC, rather than analog?
Missed the live on Sunday but caught up afterwards, I've purchased my first set, I went for the Valley drifter set which was £70 on amazon, I've bought my first extension too and will pick up the rest as and when I can! Cant wait to get to the full making of everything! Not sure what loco to go with tho, the valley drifter isn't a powerful engine but a good start!
Lots wrong with that company I think
are the buffers spring loaded please ?
Yes they are!
hi sam.. i got to hand it to bachmann on this model..it is close to be a perfect model...very user friendly. hope the buzzing sound goes away after the run in..this could be my first bachmann..
Sam I do believe that you are right in having your suspicion of Bachmann's 37 release, although you have very cleverly disguised your beliefs. One question that's resin from this is why British models still have couplings attached to the bogies and not the body? Maybe you can find out ? But like you, I'm very interested in seeing Accurascale's 37 which I'm very excited to get my Hands on soon.
Keep up your great work 👍
As a US modeler of UK railways, I want the couplers on the bogies. Look at some of the videos of longer locos, like the 37, on a Radius 4 curve (22.5" radius) and consider that overhang coupled to a wagon, and you'll probably see a wagon pulled off the track if the couplers are body mounted. You can just see this if you slow the video down and watch it at abut 30:03. Unfortunately, the buildings blank the worst of the curves. At 38:56, you can really see the difference on these Second Radius curves. Note how much of the coach end is exposed. (That also illustrates why direct reverse curves are not suggested). This is similar to why the big articulateds, i.e.. Challenger and 4000, have the couplers on the front engine, not the body, as the overhang is awful.
You should do a review of the new Bachmann Acella train
Hi Sam, Nice review looks a good engine, I think both are trying to get it right, (shame about the price), All the best Brian 😃
Bachmann 37s are now same price as Accuruscale.
Bloody hell !!!!
I live in Cwmbran 😲
Been here for 20 years !
Sam's trains,
Can you compare hornby class 47 vs bachmann class 47
This video is really gonna lift my spirits. Thanks for being so...you. My dad passed yesterday from cancer
Sorry to hear that
:(
Sorry to hear that.
So sorry to hear about your Dad my friend, hope you and your family are doing okay. Really glad this video could make you feel a bit better :)
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
You take care❤
large logo and full yellow ends, dreadful livery, totally ugly! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I got mine from TMC for £169.99 nice £75.00 off RRP
Nobody buys Bachmann at full price most of my sound fitted cost no more than £230 bearing in mind chips cost £100 plus for sound so the loco is less than £130.
All my Bachmann diesel's and ive quite a few crawl very nicely under DCC its not good enough to keep saying they dont on analog! Ps my Accurascale locos do as well.
As Matt says ,I too have a Bachmann 37 I brought from hattons brand new in 2005 for £39 still running just a clean and oil it’s been on my layout 17 years to me it looks great although this batch red strip railfreight they said the cab look odd ,I too have an accurascale deltic bit bits falling off has made me cancel my 37 I think fir the extra I’ll buy the Bachmann Mary queen of Scot’s and hopefully have piece of mind it won’t deconstruct it self
When you say bits falling off, was it just the tiny detail parts that like most locos, should have been in the accessory bag, or has it physically fallen apart and doesn't work any more?
@@mccarronfamily no it’s just the detail but why do we have to put up with it would you buy a car if little bits fell off but it still ran you but a product and not expect to glue parts back on ,anyway let’s leave it at that
@@marksinthehouse1968 I agree, and I'm sure accurascale will have learned from their first UK model, and the forthcoming models will not have the small details attached
@@mccarronfamily I hope so too my friend 👍🏻😊
The sales dept must be barmy releasing the 37 at the same time as Accurascale.
5:28 'Almost a little bit arrogant'? You're too kind Sam...
sam your wrong. problem with the snow plough they dont fit.
Today I finished off this hall class loco in virtual reality for a game imma make
Awesome video today Sam beautiful modle might have to get one
Aren't diesel locomotives just as cool as they can be?
Coom-brahn. It's in Gwent.
chains on bogies.....
meanwhile at Hornby headquarters: *"WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN! WE NEED TO FIT OUR NEW CLASS 66's WITH THESE CHAINS ON THEIR BOGIES LIKE THE REAL THING!"*