paul delany
Registered

Hello can I ask here please do live steam shays come for sale from time to time please??
Though I wonder if they will get round to one, your message here may just be the inspiration they are looking for.Sorry my mistake, Accucraft make them, but not Roundhouse, can we blame the remnants of the New Year booze?
The new Accucraft 13T shay is a beauty. There are 2 or 3 threads on Mylargescale.com (US site, also known as MyLiveSteam) including one on building the kit version. Plus there is Terry on Youtube waxing poetic about his new 13T shay, and showing you how to install r/c and a headlight.live steam shays
Yes, to keep the others company. Besides, your tastes might change againHave to say I also find Shay’s irresistible. Over the years I have had 3, 2 electric jobs a Bachman G scale one, an HO one make forgotten and a Merlin Loco Works live steam one. All have been subsequently sold. But the new Acccy one is very tempting but totally out of place for my German based line. As I already have 7 live steam locomotives that hardly get used one year to the next except one or two of the Roundhouse ones at Xmas day, do I really need another live steam shelf queen?
Hello thankyou for the info ,I agree I think the accucraft is a true replica,,I missed out on one last year,il just have to be patient and find a preowned one .The new Accucraft Shay is the only one that can be regauged to 32mm, something to consider for those in the UK were 32mm lines are more common than 45mm like over here in the USA. All of them run well, but the 3 cylinder models go thru boiler water like a drunken sod. So goodall valve is very important on them. The Mich Cal deuce is quite a sweet runner, my best friend has one. I have also gotten to see the Mike Chaney built Catatonk Loco Works 24T Shay run. It has one nice feature which is proper full Stephenson valve gear. The Aster 2 and 3 truck, 3 cylinder Shays also have proper Stephenson valve gear. That is one aspect that Accucraft have failed to deliver on thus far on their Shay models. But all run good.
I am confused.,I missed out on one last year,
something to look out for in the future,
The latest 13T Shay is now in the hands of many US owners, and Terry on YouTube has a series of videos about it. Accucraft UK are advertising it, 13 ton Shay | Accucraft UK Ltd so I don't understand the references to pre-loved and pre-owned. I imagine shipments to the UK are imminent, so you can have a nice new one.
I have to admit my preference is for my Accucraft Climax. Can pick up its skirts and do a bit of speed, but still has the good adhesion and low down "tourque" of a Shay.
I have seen the new Accucraft 2 cylinder 13 ton running. I was present when it was being tested for a review published in the current edition of the 16 mm NGM Association's quarterly house magazine, 16 mm Today. It could haul quite a heavy consist, on a line with a 1 in 50 gradient. Just chugged along at a steady speed with, all Accucraft, 3 loaded logging disconnects, a short caboose and a couple of loaded short flat cars. Uphill, on the flat or downhill the speed did not vary. Impressive. Max
I think he's talking about the Accucraft Climax.If you are talking about the live-steamer,
I think he's talking about the Accucraft Climax.
ACCUCRAFT TRAINS
'the 3 cylinder models go thru boiler water like a drunken sod. So goodall valve is very important on them.'