BR Klasse 50 - Hanson+Hall/Rail Adventure - 50008 'Thunderer' - DCC-geluidsinstallatie

50008 'Thunderer' carries the contemporary livery of Hanson+Hall/Rail Adventure and can be seen all over the country. As such it is right at home on my layout whether I choose to run stock from the south, in the north or Scotland. Nice and heavy locomotive giving great haulage. Fitted with a great sound decoder/file and speakers. Also fitted with a stay alave. Highly recommended.

Very well detailed, a perfect locomotive in miniature. Great throaty sound just like the real thing

Worth the wait for yet another superb Model from Accurascale.

I purchased 10

While there were couple of minor niggles with the new Class 50 from Accurascale, the overall package is a brilliant model which is undoubtedly the most detailed Class 50 to date in 'OO' gauge. It also sounds fantastic! Like other recent models from Accurascale, the Class 50 serves to push the boundaries of what we can expect for a ready-to-run locomotive. A highly recommended model, at a competitive price. Looking forward to the GBRf variants!

A great model once again from Accurascale! The detail on this model is fantastic. Has very fine speed control and sounds very nice indeed, especially when thrashing around the layout!

Incredible modelling, I love it and have already made moves to expand my collection

The perfect sound when it comes to replicating a diesel engine thrash. Accurascale has perfectly done it in my 37608, 609 and 606, class 66, and this one is just extending that. I don’t want to compare but just for reference, the best diesel or electric sounds I have seen almost always came from Accurascale. I am an audio buff myself who perform and compose music and also build sound projects for my ESU fitted locomotives, I really appreciate the work that goes into the design process of such complex performance and sound feature designs.

The livery is very accurately rendered, full marks there!
The body shell feels bit brittle though, but I have seen worse.

The lighting is another area that needs separate mention. The lights could be tuned to bring in specific characters if one is so inclined (with LokProgrammer).

Now the improvements that could improve it even more-

There is a screeching sound coming when it moves on forward direction (both at curve as well straight) it is a metallic sound like something is rubbing against each other. Maybe the underbody or the bogie is touching the wheel arch. Maybe a simple fix of checking the screws.

The other thing is the performance of the fan, while it runs and looks awesome, the fan sound gets overshadowed by the overpowering engine sound, maybe that could be balanced better. Also the Hoover sound does not kick in if the fan is not on,is that prototypical? The fan, once starts does not stop till the speed drops below 30 or the trash is changed to idle mode. Maybe that is the way it works. I was expecting it to come on and go off while the engine sound is on. Generally the engine cooling fans operate irrespective of the speed but driven by the sensors that checks the temperature of the engine. That needs improvement, but many won’t care about this, and for general use, this gives a lot of reasons to have a wide smile for a long time to come.

After seeing 2 examples at my club I was disappointed I didn’t order one myself.
Then an email arrived from Accurascale to say they had some stock . After noticing that Hanson & Hall run rail tours I chose that option.
The livery is excellent and the sound was probably the best of my Accurascale locos .
Straight out of the box it ran superbly even on my less than perfect track !!
Overall I’m delighted to add it to my roster, now do I get the LT 4-TC to go with it ….

Was gutted to miss out on this but managed to pick one up from the spares. Powerhouse of sound and will be heading a charter train for me

Definitely worth the extra money in comparison to Accurascales other sound loco offerings. A real beefy model, a lot of time, care and pride has been taken in designing and manufacturing 50008!

Just a shame H+H changed the logo just before release! Nevermind!

Amazing detail, wonderful features! Look forward to seeing what's next!

Had some motor issues with this loco , was fixed quickly good weight and detailed well , I have two of the Class 50s they do run well and smooth

The best.

Superb loco and does exactly what it says on the tin. Excellent haulage capability and being all wheel drive adds to the superb traction this loco has.

This is a truly excellent model the detail and thought that have gone into this loco is fantastic after running in it pulled without effort all my 23 revolution 100t tank Wagons the sound is very life like and after adjusting the volume, bass and treble cvs to my preference it is even better well done accurascale team looking forward to my 5 class 60

My first model to get back into railway modelling and I am amazed by the details, features and combinations of sounds and modes available. It has very fine speed control right out of the box. Look forward to more current era models in the future.

The usual shrinking ray quality from Accurascale. Few loose bits in the box but easily fixable. Sounds immense!

Top marks for packaging, the diesel itself from me top marks too, the livery crisp and clean, it's motion is smooth right out of box, continuing through running, my ears tingled from the sound this beast produces.....

Fantastic model expertise in detail and sound and holds great presentation on my model railway

Great model again as we have come to expect. Could you possibly talk me through how to get the fan working. I understand it is set up on f1 but how. Sorry to be hopeless but I don't want to risk messing up anything. For info I am using a Gaugemaster Prodigy control system.
Thanks in anticipation. Chris Pinn.

100 percentage in every department,well done.

Beautiful loco let down again by parts falling off. One front step had fallen off and also the metal checker plate on the top of the step had come away on delivery. Also the Orange electric cable part on one corner that should just push into the chassis was hanging loose and no way could I relocate it back into the hole which seemed too small. It seems to be the norm now to expect parts falling off this is not right I am 75 years old now with doddery hands and not too good eye site to be able to relocate such small parts.
Don Robson.

This is an honest report of my recent experiences
The loco is superb although due to my DCC layout it ready I have not run it
When it arrived 3no fittings were loose in the box
Namely the fault of the hard piece of sponge at the front end on both sides of the loco
I must know say that the contact between accurascale and myself has been excellent
I decided to sent the loco back snd am awaiting a replacement and I suspect the packaging would have been sorted out
There were some difficulties during the return process which Accurascale sorted out
An excellent company with excellent communication and product