David Price
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Interested in feedback from owners of either or both versions of Live Steam Climax locomotives.
Putting aside the differences in scale (1:23 v 1:20.3) and the fact that the Aster is a 3-truck and the Accucraft a two-truck I would like comments on the pros and cons of each/both.
Youtube videos I've seen suggest that the Aster seems to run much faster than it prototypically should (like the early Aster Shay?) and the Accucraft seems to run at a more sensible speed (or perhaps that 's just the way the respective owners are running them?)
I'm particularly interested in any radio control conversions owners have done - most clips seem to just be running on nice smooth level tracks whereas some I visit can require mid-gear or reverse on the downgrade to control the train (and I have seen several posts which clarify that just because it is a geared locomotive does not mean it does not pickup speed on such lines).
The Aster appears to have more space in the rear unit for RC than would be available on the Accucraft.
Putting aside the differences in scale (1:23 v 1:20.3) and the fact that the Aster is a 3-truck and the Accucraft a two-truck I would like comments on the pros and cons of each/both.
Youtube videos I've seen suggest that the Aster seems to run much faster than it prototypically should (like the early Aster Shay?) and the Accucraft seems to run at a more sensible speed (or perhaps that 's just the way the respective owners are running them?)
I'm particularly interested in any radio control conversions owners have done - most clips seem to just be running on nice smooth level tracks whereas some I visit can require mid-gear or reverse on the downgrade to control the train (and I have seen several posts which clarify that just because it is a geared locomotive does not mean it does not pickup speed on such lines).
The Aster appears to have more space in the rear unit for RC than would be available on the Accucraft.