Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST 14" 'Efficient' in gevoerd groen

Having already bought the SECR P Class 0-6-0T A556 in SR lined green, which I loved, I had great hopes for this locomotive. I was not disappointed. The detail and finish are of a very high standard and it ran smoothly straight from the box.
Another great product.

This is a nice looking model that could be so much better.
To put a DCC chip in remove two screws an loco comes apart,
No it did not two very fine bits of plastic still held it in (nothing in leaflet
showed they were there)got there in the end though.
Plus could do with a stay alive

Great little loco. Well made and a good runner. I’ve managed to fit a sound decoder in

Delivery was very ‘efficient’ ( do you see what I did there). The locomotive will become Winston.. An Earl of Dudley / Pensnett railway locomotive. Need to amend front smoke box hand rail, name plate and buffers. Buffers from ‘Planet Industrials’. Andy

Nice model, very pleased with the detail and final running. Fitting the decoder was a challenge. Found that the frame supporting the RHS connecting rod and piston movement had been pushed in. The motion was totally affected. I managed to get the frame back into position and all running OK. Removing the body presented 2 problems. The 2 pipes under the boiler got caught on the body removal and one of the pipes broke. The pipework under the frame fouled the body removal and droped off. I have managed to superglue the the pipe under the boiler and have refitted the pipework (not glued for future removal) under the frame. The instructions could be clearer. I would class my skills as semi competent and still get it wrong !! with these issues I have scored as 4*.

Great little loco at a decent price!

This is an excellent model for less than £100, it looks great runs great has great detail. Can't complain at all for the price. I really like the shade of green this one is in.

Runs smoothly and silently on DC. Could not get a micro decoder to fit and all those tiny interferences made it more of a challenge, only to fail. I ended up breaking the side rod bracket while trying to be careful with all of the extra handling required to clear all of those fine rigging parts. Luckily, the running board has a notch in it to align the side rod bracket, so a small dab of glue easily fixed the issue. I also found a pinched wire during my initial disassembly and made sure that I tucked it away during reassembly.

Slight inaccuracies (notably the cab) to the real Efficient, but the price and the sheer amount of quality in every aspect (mechanism, detail, performance, assembly, construction) make this an absolute bargain for everything you get.

Great little locomotive.