Having a bit of money to spend from my birthday, I decided to take a punt at one of those ViTrains 37s'. It arrived this morning, and initial impressions are very good. It's heavy, and feels well made.
Considering the cost (£45), the detail is very good I think, not that I've seen many models to compare against, but it looks good enough to my eyes. It even has coloured lights that light up according to the direction of travel.
Power wise, it has twin flywheels, and drives the outer wheels on both bogies. A first run was good too, it feels powerful, and even managed my Radius 1 curves without any trouble.
The box comes with a kit of super detailing parts, some of which are super fiddly to fit, and not all of the holes and pegs are well moulded. A little scraping with a craft knife soon fixed that though.
The version I ordered was the Caerphilly Castle 37/411, and was a Limited Edition. On opening the box I find I have the very last loco on the run, No. 1000 of 1000.
Overall, astonishing value for money.