6700-Klasse – 6743 – Great Western Green – DCC-Sound ausgestattet

Visually, this is an absolutely superb model. The detail, finish and overall appearance are excellent, and in terms of looks I really cannot fault it. It captures the character of the locomotive beautifully.
Unfortunately, the DCC sound is very disappointing. Compared with other Accurascale sound-fitted models I own, including the Class 89, Class 66 and Class 60, this sounds thin and tinny. I appreciate this is a smaller locomotive with less space for a larger speaker, but I still expected better.
The bigger issue is the running. I have three different versions of this model and they all suffer from intermittent running, with the sound cutting in and out and the loco stopping at times. On a DCC sound-fitted model, reliable electrical pickup is essential because it affects the motor, sound and decoder functions.
Accurascale advised me that the colouring or coating applied to the wheel surfaces during production can be too heavy, which may prevent proper electrical contact with the rails, and that the wheels may need light attention to improve pickup.
For a premium DCC sound-fitted model, that is disappointing. However beautiful the model is, the one thing you expect above all else is reliable running, and this falls short on that side.
That said, the visual detail really is excellent. If the running and sound issues could be resolved, this would be a very impressive model indeed. If that had been addressed then this would be a five star review.

A superb runner, brilliant sound and a great perky little machine in miniature. Despite its size, the model can haul long trains and is great at scale shunting speeds too, a lovely all-rounder!

Having been totally taken in by my earlier acquisition of #5754 it didn't take long to make the decision to acquire a further model - this time #6743. What a delightful pairing they make to my collection - absolutely brilliant Models. Could there be a third...?

Really love the detail on this model. Runs like a dream.

Great little loco with realistic sound and performance.
Looks great on the layout.So glad I purchased it

Great, I now have four sound fitted. I look forward to the 8750 appearing in GWR livery.

Arrived quickly, ran smoothly out of the box. Great detail and sound. Very happy, need to buy some new coaches now!

Yet another fantastic model with all the bells and whistles we come to expect nowadays from a model well done accurascale
My Christmas wish would be that you brought out a class 153 and 154 trans pennine in oo scale please

I rather idiotically ordered two of these, fortunately with different numbers. One of them works perfectly, the other seems to have problems with consistent electrical pickup. I have yet to give the second one a thorough cleaning - I get the impression it has a bit too much oil on its wheels. Visually and audibly they are very cute indeed.

Every conceivable detail and great sound.

The Locomotive its self is amazing. Detail is fantastic and slow running speed is great! But when I received the Locomotive it was cutting out? I looked at the pickups and only 3 of the 6 were making contact with the wheels. I was able to bend the other to make contact but had to be careful not to brake them at the same time. After doing this the Locomotive ran fantastic on my code 100 track. I did put it on my display layout which has bullhead track and it was not to happy over the unifrog points? You could hear slight gap in the sound and a slight stutter? Other locomotives do run fine so not sure why this Locomotive didn't? I have mixed feelings on this Locomotive. I always thought Accurascale were the best. Not so sure now. :(

A truly stunning model from Accurascale