Great model. Certainly a step up from my old Hornby version.

Like most of Accurascale’s products, this tooling has been thought out carefully, with the design of the mechanism, the bodyshells and the detailing up to their usual high standards.

There’s no two ways about it: the Accurascale Austerity is beautifully austere. It is simple, plain, and perfectly formed.

A 1/76th scale model of the real thing right down to the plain coupling rods, welded tanks, and other items that betray the wartime origins of the class. If it looks a simple model, it is a simple prototype.

Yet look closer at the cab and the top of the boiler, and you see a wealth of additional details, put together beautifully.

The safety valve and whistle arrangement on top of the boiler together with the absurdly perfect back head in the cab look perfect compared to the prototype, just requiring weathering to finish.

The wooden floor in the cab also looks convincing, and the windows are finished with glazing that look very much like glass. Not sure how that has been achieved but it seems to distort in just the right way for the cab inside, looking in.

There’s a nice representation of the valve gear between the frames.

The model is mostly diecast metal and comes in at 230 grams.

Testing my Austerity - finished in the wartime sand livery as the LNER’s no.8008 - the mechanism was smooth running through all speeds and it easily handled my recent oil train build of 20 tankers, two barrier wagons and a brake van without breaking a sweat. It is obvious that it could have taken a lot more.

The livery is well applied, including the branding and numbering, with the desert sand colour a pleasing colour of - well - sand! It looked a bit garish in the promotional images online and in the flesh is more subdued, with a satin fashion to the model all round.

The bit which sticks out most for me is the face of the model. It really captures the shape and the character of these locomotives.

Stunning coach, looks amazing, top quality again from Accurascale, looking forward to running these at Exeter Riverside 👍🏻

Stunning coach, looks amazing, top quality again from Accurascale, looking forward to running these at Exeter Riverside 👍🏻

Stunning coach, looks amazing, top quality again from Accurascale, looking forward to running these at Exeter Riverside 👍🏻

Last but not least, the same high build standard as the others in the range, very happy with all of them

as the others in the range, great wagons with fine detail and very free running

doesn't disappoint, another great pair of the ICI hoppers, perhaps a little more weight, but that can be remedied by adding a load, which Accurascale also make

Not surprised these wagons are now sold out, they are really excellent as were the originals

These lovely ICI hoppers originally made for Hattons by Oxford Rail and now re-issued under the Accurascale banner. I order the whole set. The packaging is a vast improvement from the original .

I ordered 2 coaches, a TSO and a TSO(T), and both arrived together, in the same delivery box. These are my 1st Mk2's from Accurascale and they look absolutely fantastic, especially when put behind my Network SouthEast Class 50 (also from Accurascale)

The body is made out of metal and the craftsmanship of this model is second to none. The model is the best of the Hunslet Austerity I have got.

The model is made of metal and is the perfect example of a Hunslet Austerity saddle tank I have got.

When i heard that wilbert was being made i thought nice and thought since i wasn't having to pay straight away i might aswell i am very happy i did. Especially since they sold out shortly after i preordered

Very nice and heavy
Cool manual
Great detail
Best box design i have seen ever

I made the mistake of buying a non-sound version of the Hunslet Austerity with intention of using a Zimo next 18 decoder I already had with the Hunslet Austerity sound file installed. BUT the Zimo decoder was incompatible with the stay alive and firebox flicker.
The Accurascale sound decoder is naturally fully compatible. The sound is superb and the stay alive is essential for complicated pointwork.
Very easy to fit with no need for disassembling the model. Sorted.