Accurascale 37027 BR Blue (White Stripe) Class 37/0 Locomotive

Accurascale "Loch Eil" Class 37/0 Locomotive 37027

OO Scale/ 1:76

Details:

• Mid 1980s period

• BR blue with white bodyside stripe

• Split headcode nose with plated headcode boxes

• Scottish 'car style' headlight (fully working)

• Original nose grilles

• Cutaway bufferbeam cowling with oval buffers

• Steam heat bufferbeam configuration with air/vac/control/MW pipes

• Original windscreens with as built cab layout

• Early double-riveted roof with boiler exhaust and large cab roof vent

• Fabricated bogies

• Original fuel tank configuration

• Late EE cantrail grilles

• Plated bodyside water filler and associated steps

• Optional miniature snowploughs included

Common Features:
 

• Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2

• Heavy die-cast metal chassis

• Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys

• Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;

  • Bogies (Fabricated and three variations of Cast)

  • Fuel tanks (As built and with later smooth-sided long range fuel tank)

  • Early Class 37/0 features frost grille, boiler filler panel and access steps

  • Early Class 37/0 features illuminated split headcode displays with a selection of different four-character headcodes

  • Class 37/6 have operational WIPAC light clusters and top headlight and numerous different nose slides all including multiple working socket

  • Three styles of buffer: large round Oleo, oval and squared oval

  • Three styles of nose grilles: as built, refurbished ‘split’ and refurbished ‘single piece’

  • Boiler exhaust, and two styles of plated boiler panel

  • With or without bufferbeam skirts

  • With or without cab roof vents and bodyside windows

  • Nose and roof aerials and antennas (where applicable)

  • Three styles of windscreen: standard, centre toughened and all toughened

  • Three styles of cab interior: as built, refurbished and modern DRS locos

  • Four bufferbeam variations with different piping configurations

  • Door kickplates where applicable

• Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH

• Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas

• Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.

• Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille

• Scale width wire handrails

• Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples

• Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework

• Bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain

• Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)

• Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed!

• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately

• Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs

• Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings

• Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam

• Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]

• Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound

• DCC Sound Versions include;

  • ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip

  • Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;

    • Large EM2 Style Bass Speaker

    • Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies

• High Performance traction, to include;

  • High-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels

  • Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running

  • Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h)

  • DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running

  • All wheel drive and all wheel pickup

• Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:

  • Directional lighting on DC and DCC

  • Fully functional Headlights per prototype

  • Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)

  • WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings

  • Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement

  • Switchable red tail lights

• RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 and EM gauge

• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)