Accucraft Countess/Earl

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:27 pm

Well im thinking of buying one of the last of this loco in manual from track shack, although im stuck on what colour!!! Could anyone post some pictures of each color they have as i cant find any decent ones on the web!

Also watch this space for when i do buy one!!

Scratch that The green one is sold out so if i want a green one new ill have to source it else where!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:57 pm

Regardless of colour they are a superb loco & very powerful. Well mine is anyway. My fav loco especially as mine is in green. :D

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:04 pm

Ahh thanks! I'm a GWR guy, so preferably would have it in green, but the black is very very tasty i think as i can recall from the cover of the a SMT last year i think.

How easy are they to convert to RC at a later date ?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:07 pm

Not sure how easy TBH, I have heard stories of detail bits flying off when you take the bodywork off though. TBH my mate has given me a good quote to RC mine (ot done yet though) so I will trust him with it. Having said that, this is the only loco I own that will plod along at a semi realistic speed untouched even though my line has typically narrow gauge gradients. Doesnt run away down banks & yet still makes it up them, superb machine. It also makes too much steam!!

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:12 pm

Ooooo, i really hope i can cough up the cash before the last few go!!!

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:39 pm

Ohhhh dear now im having trouble deciding! brand new Earl(Black) that's manual, or a Green Countess with rc from Simon at anything narrow gauge, as i just received the pictures of it its its rather yummy!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:10 am

This one used to be green, but then she went to Berry Hill Works and came back all better!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:35 am

No Greg, that one of yours used to be lovely GW green & then you sent it off to Matt who painted it into derby freight black. Not all good. :roll: :twisted: :twisted:

Oh & you have the wrong dome, chimney & added top feed to be cambrian. LOL HAHAHAHAHA

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:00 am

Pendo Pilot:67231 wrote:Oh & you have the wrong dome, chimney & added top feed to be cambrian. LOL HAHAHAHAHA

Phew! - that's a relief!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:03 pm

LOL Greg, rubber ruler in full effect like it should be. So no plans to get Matt to alter yours then? I wonder if anyone has modified one?

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:17 pm

Pendo Pilot:67241 wrote:LOL Greg, rubber ruler in full effect like it should be. So no plans to get Matt to alter yours then? I wonder if anyone has modified one?

How can you modify a piece of art

, although you could always fine a way of making opening spectacles

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:02 am

Update on the countess

,

Waiting to call Simon from Anything Narrow Gauge, as im most likely buying it off of him!,

But PPS is looking very appealing for there Manual Countess thats going for £990 at the moment just thought id let you guys know

Post by **-steves-** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:16 pm

Sammmm:67361 wrote:Update on the countess ,

Waiting to call Simon from Anything Narrow Gauge, as im most likely buying it off of him!,

But PPS is looking very appealing for there Manual Countess thats going for £990 at the moment just thought id let you guys know

Ring PPS first before assuming their prices are correct, just a helpful hint

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:35 pm

-steves-:67362 wrote:
Sammmm:67361 wrote:Update on the countess ,

Waiting to call Simon from Anything Narrow Gauge, as im most likely buying it off of him!,

But PPS is looking very appealing for there Manual Countess thats going for £990 at the moment just thought id let you guys know
Ring PPS first before assuming their prices are correct, just a helpful hint

I have no need to as the Countess im buying off of Simon already has RC in it which when you put to costs of RC equipment ontop of buying from pps its about the same + The secondhand one will be already run in

Only reason id buy it from PPS is if i for anyreason couldnt buy it from Simon , as i only live 15mins from Alan

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:10 pm

Thanks to Simon at anything Narrow gauge, im now the owner of this beaut

should get here on thursday

Photos courtesey of Simon

And also its in the RIGHT colour

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:47 pm

Sammmm:67485 wrote:
And also its in the RIGHT colour

for being repainted to black

Anyone seen my coat?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:55 pm

Very nice, I like the red painted sight glass top.

SapperAnt · Post by **SapperAnt** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:41 pm

It's a shame they dont do models of them as they Beyer, Peacock before the Green Wet & Rusty brigade got their hands on them!

Interesting fact: the church I am a member of and preach at was built by Richard Peacock as an act of thanksgiving for one of his daughters recovering from scarlet fever. The eight bells in the tower are named after his children!

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:22 pm

Pendo Pilot:67534 wrote:Very nice, I like the red painted sight glass top.

Its not actualy the sight glass top! its a valve for something i do not know yet! I forgot to ask simon but he said it had some mods done by Barry Milner

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:28 am

Sammmm:67545 wrote:
Pendo Pilot:67534 wrote:Very nice, I like the red painted sight glass top.
Its not actualy the sight glass top! its a valve for something i do not know yet! I forgot to ask simon but he said it had some mods done by Barry Milner

oooh, a blow down valve??

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