Accurascale announces 21-ton BR HTO/HTV wagons

Accurascale has revealed the latest addition to its “Powering Britain” line of coal wagons through the ages of the railway. Offered in their original and rebodied formats, Accurascale’s first release of this much-requested wagon covers the Diagram 1/146 5-rib hoppers in their unfitted guise and the 1/147 and 1/149 rebuilt 2-rib bodies both with and without vacuum braking. The tooling suite means Accurascale has the ability to fit four different styles of axlebox to match the prototype wagons, either plate or cast grease ‘boxes and SKF or Timken roller bearings. Each wagon features a wealth of separately-applied detail, from handrails on the diecast chassis and hopper ends to the intricate brake gear and hopper operating mechanism underneath. As well as a diecast chassis with full hopper detail, each wagon will ride on 26mm axles, which are 2mm in diameter, with pin points in brass bearing cups for smooth performance and ease of conversion to finescale tolerances. With the first engineering prototype models in hand for assessment for some time now, feedback has been drawn up and sent back to the factory, with improved samples with full decoration due in the coming weeks. Delivery of the models to customers is currently estimated at Q3 2025. The wagons are available in a variety of the now familiar Accurascale triple packs, featuring both BR freight grey and bauxite liveries, with various running numbers and individual markings as modelled from real photographs of each wagon, allowing modellers to build a prototypical rake. Each pack is priced at £99.95, and Accurascale is operating its usual 10% off when you buy two packs or more, along with a new offer of 15% off when you buy five or more packs directly from its website. Modellers can either pre-order directly via Accurascale or a local stockist.