Considering what I paid for the model its a bargain. I did buy it with the quality warning in mind but I was surprised how many parts fell off of it even after getting it out of the box. Better glue is required for further releases. also better instructions I needed to remove the cab to refit the glazing pieces but there is nothing about cab removal in the instructions and refitting the doors was a pain and when I was doing this several other parts away from the cab fell off. other than that its a good model, good performance etc.,,
I would recommend picking one up but only if you're happy about refitting parts to it given its cost I think its worth a go at least, the OO gauge versions of the class on the market right now are way more expensive than this is now.

An excellent model which has obviously been let down by some final assembly and shipping. But, it's the easily fixed variety. Mine had; rear windows out; harp dropped off, one buffer in bits.

An hour or so with a few types of glue and it is as new. I'd have been happy at the full RRP, but this is really good.

Just need some cheap wagons to go with it now.

Very good purchase
beautiful engine

I was aware this offer has some faults and no warranty.
After fixing several flaws the loco is now complete and is running like a dream.
What i am missing is a face plan, in relation of the lights, what pin of the 21MTC is dedicated to which LED.

Ordered this on a whim, as the price was right, but what wasn't mentioned in the listing was that this wasn't 'new' stock, but was actually either 'return', or 'QA Rejected' stock.
A number of parts were loose on arrival, especially the glazing panels, the front Harp board was detached (and was noted as being such on the box) and the Windscreen Wipers were missing (although I eventually found these as loose items within the foam packing).
The removable bonnet section was very stiff to remove, and care needed to be taken not to damage the handrails whilst doing so. The PCB is poorly attached, and moves alarmingly when trying to take out the blanking plug. Thankfully, this only needs to be done once, having fitted the decoder, although that was trial and error, needing a Google to establish which fitting was required, as nowhere on the box, or in the paperwork, did it state which decoder should be used.
The model runs well enough, and improves with running in, but it feels very underwhelming as a purchase - fortunately, in this instance, the price reflected the quality.