GOOD, BUT NOT PERFECT - LOVE IT ANYWAY!
The detail and realism is awesome - it's as good as if they'd just shrunk the full size loco - but that's what you get (and pay for) with the 'Railways' models, as opposed to the simpler 'Railroad' ones.
However, all those tiny fiddly bits are easily damaged and even tend to drop off in use, so this is a serious modellers item, and not really for younger children.
It's a good runner too, but I have an equally detailed Railways J36 'Maude' that beats it hands down, and even a basic 'Railroad' Flying Scotsman that's smoother at slow speed, especially when coming to a stop - 'George' is slightly jerky, and for £150 that's not impressive.
So to be fair I'd give it 4 out of 5, or probably more like 9 out of 10 - but small niggles aside it's still one of my favourite locos, especially as it looks gorgeous on the track - and the TTS sound is definitely the best I've got!
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