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37423 "Spirit of the lakes"
37423 "Spirit of the lakes"
This is an Archived Product
This item was delivered in a Previous run ( October 2022 ) from this range and is no longer available new from accurascale
    
      
      
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Class 37/4 - 37423 "Spirit of the lakes"
- 2018-present
 - DRS Simplified Compass livery
 - Centre headcode nose with plated headcode box, MW socket and WIPAC light clusters
 - Refurbished'split' nose grilles
 - Nose aerial
 - Cutaway bufferbeam cowling with squared oval buffers
 - ETH bufferbeam configuration with ETH/air/vac/control/MW pipes
 - Toughened windscreens, revised DRS control desk and centre cab partition
 - Welded roof with plated boiler exhaust and no cab roof vent
 - Fabricated bogies
 - Boiler water tank converted to long range fuel tank
 - Late EE cantrail grilles
 - Plated bodyside water filler and associated steps
 - Optional miniature snowploughs
 - Double cab door kickplate
 
Common Features:
- Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
 - Heavy die-cast metal chassis
 - Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys
 - Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
 - Bogies (Fabricated and three variations of Cast)
 - Fuel tanks (As built and with later smooth-sided long range fuel tank)
 - Early Class 37/0 features frost grille, boiler filler panel and access steps
 - Early Class 37/0 features illuminated split headcode displays with a selection of different four-character headcodes
 - Class 37/6 have operational WIPAC light clusters and top headlight and numerous different nose slides all including multiple working socket
 - Three styles of buffer: large round Oleo, oval and squared oval
 - Three styles of nose grilles: as built, refurbished ‘split’ and refurbished ‘single piece’
 - Boiler exhaust, and two styles of plated boiler panel
 - With or without bufferbeam skirts
 - With or without cab roof vents and bodyside windows
 - Nose and roof aerials and antennas (where applicable)
 - Three styles of windscreen: standard, centre toughened and all toughened
 - Three styles of cab interior: as built, refurbished and modern DRS locos
 - Four bufferbeam variations with different piping configurations
 - Door kickplates where applicable
 - Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH
 - Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas
 - Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.
 - Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille
 - Scale width wire handrails
 - Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples
 - Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework
 - Bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain
 - Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)
 - Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed!
 - RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately
 - Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs
 - Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings
 - Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam
 - Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]
 - Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound
 - DCC Sound Versions include;
 - ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip
 - Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;
 - Large accurathrash Bass Speaker
 - Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies
 - High Performance traction, to include;
 - High-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels
 - Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
 - Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h)
 - DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running
 - All wheel drive and all wheel pickup
 - Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:
 - Directional lighting on DC and DCC
 - Fully functional Headlights per prototype
 - Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)
 - WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings
 - Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
 - Switchable red tail lights
 - RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 and EM gauge
 - Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
 

