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Looks nice. I'll look if I can find the new Kato Christmas train. Thanks!

Thanks I really appreciate it! The extra battery can be wroth it. Like I said in the video, I put the extra battery in my eBay Wish list and Vtoman made me an offer after a few days. FYI I am testing their latest Flashspeed 300 at this time. So far, beside the form factor, I would say that the Jump 600x is better for the price I paid.

@ thanks for helping me make a decision.

With track plan B, that sure makes it wayyy more interresting to use. Good idea!

Thanks!

I might try something similar some day! Thanks for the idea.

Indeed there is. So far some of these basic starter sets prices were almost the same price that the included loco by itself!

Guilty as charged 😅! I do have a tendency to say that a bit too much, especially when speaking English!

@@leewaymodels no issues i meant it in a good way lol

Thanks for the question. My Jump 600x do not behave like that. Once the extra battery is empty, it just start to drain the main unit. Have you tried to contact Vtoman support to see if this is normal ?

This is the 2nd I have a vtoman 2200 and a 1500x But it's the same and I saw the reviews on Amazon, it's normal everyone complains...

Strange behaviour indeed. Let me run another test to confirm but I do not think I ever saw mine doing that.

Nice, Thanks ​@@leewaymodels

@@leewaymodels Vtoman confirms it to me, yes it can turn off. Well the price capacity size power ratio is great all the same. The 2200 v2 recharges at 400w that changes everything :)

Il my case, I had a problem with my first unit after 6 months and they swapped it completely. They, however do not supply most models to Canada so I have not tried any other product from them.

@ thank you that really helps a lot

No problem! Thanks for watching!

Wow! Never expected such a basic trainset locomotive to be: 1- a real prototype 2- Someone to tell me their history. I am impressed! Massive tank you for sharing your comment!

Thanks! I can see what you mean. I was never dissatisfied yet with Tomix quality.

Hopefully some more are coming. I still don't think I can do OO stuff yet but maybe some N scale would be possible.

@leewaymodels yeah because of the flood

I looked at 91036. I can see both sets working together quite well!

Yes it is. I will add it in the description. Thanks!

yes

I guess it really depends on your usage and availability. Both Anker products seem nice but they are not available here sadly.

Hi Jer!

Made sense! Did you noticed if this set had the same open wagon that you showed on your channel?

​@@leewaymodelsI did notice

Thanks!

N gauge might be ambitious! I am thinking Z gauge!

@leewaymodels yeah probably

I do not think that there are compatible from when I've seen

Indeed it could be possible. I wouldn't be surprised as it is so much a mismatch of so many different things! But yes I also found this an very interresting set. Thanks for the comment!

Good question. The main reason is convenience. These portable power station have several advantage. First, they are all wired in. No configuration or installation are needed. Second, the portability factor is unmatched compared to the other solution you mention, they are much easier to use, move and store. Third, The one in this video is relatively small, but you have some that can supply 3 or more kw of power and expension batteries can provide many kw/h of total reserve capacity. When you take everything into account, price is higher but not by that much, unless you go with a very large system. Even in that case, if you are not a DIYer and have to pay to install a custom designed system, it might be cheaper to go with a large system that is plug and play that you can hook up yourself, VS having to pay for installation. Hopes this helps. Thanks for your question.

@@leewaymodels Wow, thanks for that brilliant full reply - that's really helpful and given me food for thought!

I tent camp, hard to move battery, inverter and you will need a controller to charge, so for me this is the way to go, it all depends on your needs. My second home is solar and I do have all that but for tent camping this is what works best for me. If I was doing Van living I’d probably go your route.

Thanks @Trainaregreat365! I'll try! I had an opportunity here that didn't required me interior space to film. It was supposed to be a 5 minutes video to document a few broken things but old habits are hard to kill😂.

Hi fellow Solis owner! Good call you had! I hear that such list of issues are really the norm for any new RV! I guess one of the advantage of buying used is that someone else took care of them! Thanks for the comment!

Happy you liked it! Thanks for watching.

Don't worry about it man, I am not offended. FYI, My house is being reconstructed right now because it was partially demolished by mother nature last summer. Believe me... With AI around the corner, I do think that the day of being a professional "TH-camr" are counted. I do these for fun and at this time, do not make any money out of it.

Ok, I just looked out of curiosity to those TH-camrs you are talking about... So sad to see these guys... I do these videos just for fun. They are just making it for cash... I really prefer to share happiness with model trains and other interresting stuff not making money then do miserable stuff for cash like them.

@@leewaymodels see now i respect that and im sorry i thought you where one of those scumbag yutubers who only sell shit all day long to people and get paid by youtube and other companies just sto sell somethign you dont need on here since when DID youtube because a store where you can pick and choose what you want to look up to buy anything that has to do with selling shit shouldnt be aloud on youtube just saying

@@leewaymodels yeah your cool sorry for judging you

That's fine man, no hard feelings. It is really the most expensive thing I ever got, so it makes me laugh when they call this 59p a "starter van" . If you must know, I used to be in the Navy, then had an accident during an emergency drill that had me fall a bridge wing. I never fully recovered. I started in current company I work for cutting grass on the premises. Then I worked my way in that company on operation shifts for many years. Shop was closed during the winter so I discovered road trips by buying a 10 year old used minivan and putting a mattress in the back. And a port-a-potty near the passenger seat. It all started from there.

Not sure I understand 100% what you mean, I am not in the USA.

Hahaha! I have to do it if I make a follow-up video.

@leewaymodels good luck

Thanks!

Thanks for the information. I have not tested vtoman solar panels yet!

@leewaymodels Having a Beaudens 600w power station with a Swarey 200w solar panel, I find the VTOMAN 600X the better on the power stations, mainly because of the extra battery to step power up. But on the solar panels, I find the Swarey is far the best of the two with a support for each panel, thicker cables, and with built in USB charging built into the panel. Both being around the same price... VTOMAN really need to step up their game on the panels. P.s. thanks for the reply👍

Nice! I will take a look!

I understand that Model Power bought Mantua, I guess they used the same tooling.

I would've expected something from Dolorama to be clockwork instead but it seems they made it electric.

- There is an adapter kit that exist - you can either keep the analog control or use special decoders and motors - if you keep the analog controls, you can provide power to them either with one of those power supply. Alternatively there is another accessory that you can use to power kato switch controls.

Some of those models can get very expensive indeed! As for the Bandai kit, this is a fun project. The best advice I can give you is to make sure you have all your parts to assemble it powered to begin with. The snaps worked much better the first time they are used and it will be much easier to assemble.

Nice! Do you have any picture or video?

I got this one at Rails of Sheffield :)

I would think no for both as per other comments on this video. Maybe contact vtoman to see what they say about it.