Hi Spottydog.
I can only comment on GWR locos but here goes anyway.
Personally I can't discern very much difference between the GF and Dapol Pannier tank locos when it comes to 0-6-0s. Mine all seem to run very smoothly at slow speeds under DCC control.
I also have 4 No. 2-6-2 Prairies, 2 GF & 2 Dapol. On balance I think the Dapols are slightly better.
Having heard mixed reports of the Peco Collett I was almost afraid to put it on the track but so far I have found no problems. I will, nevertheless be adding some weight to the tender to increase its traction/pulling power.
The only larger locos I have at the moment are the GF King and Castle. Both run well enough though the front bogie looks b***** awful. I have some replacement bogies on order from NBrass which will dramtically improve their appearance.
The ones I'm really waiting to get my hands on are the new Ixion Manors (I have 2 on order). The spec is very impressive and the level of detail looks to be excellent. I'm hoping these will be the equivalent of Rolls Royces but as someone cocked up at Ixion (they ended up the wrong scale) they are presently being re-tooled.
Hope this helps.
I can only comment on GWR locos but here goes anyway.
Personally I can't discern very much difference between the GF and Dapol Pannier tank locos when it comes to 0-6-0s. Mine all seem to run very smoothly at slow speeds under DCC control.
I also have 4 No. 2-6-2 Prairies, 2 GF & 2 Dapol. On balance I think the Dapols are slightly better.
Having heard mixed reports of the Peco Collett I was almost afraid to put it on the track but so far I have found no problems. I will, nevertheless be adding some weight to the tender to increase its traction/pulling power.
The only larger locos I have at the moment are the GF King and Castle. Both run well enough though the front bogie looks b***** awful. I have some replacement bogies on order from NBrass which will dramtically improve their appearance.
The ones I'm really waiting to get my hands on are the new Ixion Manors (I have 2 on order). The spec is very impressive and the level of detail looks to be excellent. I'm hoping these will be the equivalent of Rolls Royces but as someone cocked up at Ixion (they ended up the wrong scale) they are presently being re-tooled.
Hope this helps.