Ruston Arrival - Our First O Gauge Locomotive Is Here!

[Warbonnet]

Great news! Our first ever O gauge locomotive, the Ruston 88DS Diesel Mechanical shunter, has arrived and is now in stock on our website and with your local accurascale stockist!

Our first run is a colourful bunch of models, signifying the long and varied careers of these industrial little powerhouses. From BR to a wealth of industries, they offer a wild variety of possibilities of new and fun small O Gauge layouts, as well as fitting in on your established railway, shunting some industrial or engineering workings. n

Colourful and perhaps (?) even cute, check out what you get when you purchase an Accurascale O gauge locomotive! 

With a powerful motor and diecast chassis, these little beauties can also haul well beyond the capacity the real locomotives were expected to move, ensuring excellent performance on your layout. With our powerbank capacitors on board too, you can be guaranteed that the mighty little Ruston will perform without interruption across pointwork, despite its short wheelbase (works on DCC only).

With all liveries offered in straight DC/DCC Ready as well as DCC sound fitted guises, and liveries which cover a wide range of industries, there really is something for every O gauge enthusiast, or someone looking for something new or different to do with their modelling ideas!

Order yours now via your local stockist, or direct via the link below. We are the only place to get your Tarmac locomotive in special presentation packaging too, so don't miss out on that!

Order today direct via the link below!

Order Your Ruston 88DS In O Gauge Here!

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[Mol_PMB]

Fortunately, mine seems to have survived being thrown over a 6' high gate by the courier, and sitting in the rain for most of the day. A credit to Accurascale packaging (though it took a while to properly dry out the cardboard box). 

I've just given it a test run on 'Boysnope Bump' with a few trucks, and it sounds and runs very nicely. I'm impressed! 

I haven't done much with this layout for a year or so (and of course it's not finished, though probably more advanced than most of my layout attempts). One of those things about long lead-time pre-orders - this is the first of 3 locos I ordered in advance to actually turn up! When I get back to O gauge it will need some serious weathering to represent the Lancashire Tar Distillers 88DS!