Warbonnet Posted February 4 Posted February 4 The new arrivals keep rolling off the production line and into our hands here at Accurascale Towers as we continue to catch up on our backlog and finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. Back-log is rather apt, as today we reveal our production sample Class 50s! Demand for our hoovers has been huge. So much so, we had to extend the size of the first production run of these iconic beats twice over. This resulted in the delivery delay (as well as some tooling refinements throughout the process) but we are delighted to announce that production is now complete on our EE Type 4s! We received the production samples just before Chinese New Year began last month, and have been assessing them ever since. Overall, the decoration, fit and finish, as well as build quality and performance are excellent and we are delighted with how they have turned out. We have observed some minor fettling points such as fit of the removable roof hatch and some smaller details, and have asked for these to be improved before delivery. This will be fed back to the factory once they open next week, but we do not foresee it causing any major delivery delays. Once we hear back from the factory as they assess our feedback and make a plan of implementation, we will have a confirmed delivery date which we will then share with you. But, they're very close to setting off from the factory to our warehouse! In the meantime, let's check oogle our vacs! With the recent arrival of our Mark 2c coaches, these 50s make a very timely appearance in our quest to build out full train formations in a joined up range of models. We are currently sold out pre-order, but will likely have some stock back on sale after they arrive with us, and your local stockist may still have availability too, so be sure to check them out! Watch out for a more accurate delivery date within the next two weeks, but look forward to a spring delivery for your hoover! View the full article 6 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Nice - were these your longest prototype? Longer than the Deltic? Quote
Galteemore Posted February 4 Posted February 4 15 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Nice - were these your longest prototype? Longer than the Deltic? Deltic is 1’ longer 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 27 Posted March 27 I couldn't help noticing this over on RMweb: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/172809-the-class-89-by-accurascale-with-rails-of-sheffield/?do=findComment&comment=5792988 The Class 50 shipment fills multiple 40' containers. Even with generously sized AS boxes, that's a seriously large number of locos! A rough estimate based on box volume suggests there might be about 15000-20000 locos (sale price about 5 million quid) per container. I can see why the business crossed the water, and very pleased that it's helping to cover overheads to keep the Irish models coming too. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Multiple 40's of Class 50's... That stretches the mind beyond it's imaginative capabilities. Struggling with the correct grammatical multiple of a 40'.... 40''s looks so wrong! 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 28 Posted March 28 4 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Multiple 40's of Class 50's... That stretches the mind beyond it's imaginative capabilities. Struggling with the correct grammatical multiple of a 40'.... 40''s looks so wrong! It got me thinking about the forthcoming * AS Class 40's! Except they still haven't been announced. Maybe the pairs of 20s will be coming first? (*unfounded speculation warning) 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 28 Posted March 28 54 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: It got me thinking about the forthcoming * AS Class 40's! Except they still haven't been announced. Maybe the pairs of 20s will be coming first? (*unfounded speculation warning) Multiple 40’’s of 40’s? Quote
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