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100%. It is the same mentality for animation media. Adults can have fun too.

I found a similar issue with the first edition and fixed it with new wipers. A cool and unique train set I would like to see offered again.

@@officialpennsyjoe I absolutely agree, specially considering how hard it is to find coaches for it, I personally got really lucky with the fact my set already had two extra pairs, and I already owned another pair myself. (And even then, I'm still missing 3 coaches in order to have a full train) It's not exclusive to the Pato either, finding cars for the S100 is near impossible, and don't get me started on the Civia...

​​@@Raul_MP Ehem.... talking abt my Civia are you?

@@steveashcraft718 They are and yes you can find them on eBay, or the new BLI run coming this fall.

@@officialpennsyjoe , thank you!

Hello, the images were given to Collector's Club members via email of a newsletter, so there is no link. Speaking of the CAD files, this news is now outdated since BLI has official rendering images of their S1 now available on their website as place holders for their pre-ordering as well as the models available for preorder at retailers. A quick Google search or web browsing will get you what you are looking for. Cheers!

You know, you do have a point lol. I just do not want to invest into a used DC controller. That, and I want to have an "X" sound decoder plugged in so I can check the speaker quality all in one go with the rest of the review. Though performance may vary depending on the decoder of choice. I want to do those RF-16's at some point, because I have some criticisms to give about the DCC ready board, but alas, they will have to wait until after my Proto2K E6's are complete and their video is done.

Yeah, this video is quite old now. They show up from time to time used, but now Broadway is bringing back the Q2, so it will probably be more cost effective to buy the newer run coming this fall.

In November comes the next run. So just be patient for a few more months and buy a brand new one

The FOM scheme was supposed to be Tuscan red as the main color. Also, I have a BLI S2 in the Tuscan red and it looked just like the GG1 Tuscan, if not slightly off. It was not bright red like Lionel's actual offering. Which yes, we agree looked awful. You do have a point though, that we will have to wait and see once they arrive. I have a Bronze K4 as well, and it looks handsome compared to the original renderings they used to do a few years ago. Also, Lionel is getting DGLE wrong lately as well, so I have more confidence in BLI to do their colors properly.

Indeed, TCS has the correct prime movers for GE locomotives. I could get SS speakers to bring more base out of them so they would boom more, but that may be at a later date.

Every Paragon 3 that is not the L1s or J1 I have has had their motors replaced with the latest motors from BLI. And of course, I do the hard wiring TCS WOW treatment to all my BLI engines even the diesels by BLI. Motor control becomes a lot more smoother and therefore a more dependable model. I personally have no care for smoke. People are luckier than others and that is really the main issue with BLI is that compared to the best manufactures for HO, their consistency in terms of product quality has been wavy ober the last 20 years. On the basis of smoke, I generally do not want to deal with potential problems hence why I gut the smoke units out and install my decoder of choice and add additional lighting features to the model if I am able to do so. That is me and some others in the hobby. When you hang around car mechanics in a train club, you tend to get their itch about wanting minimal problems to happen over the years and not waste money. Sure, there is the warranty, and I have never had to send any of my new engines I have bought to BLI to send them in, because after I do the decoder conversion, I never had any issues. The only issues I came across are of my own doing during the conversion process and I have only had total failure twice. The most I had to pay was 30$ for a brand new motor for the model and do the repair work myself. Now before I do any conversion on any Paragon 3 model, I would buy a new motor first before the conversion. Reason why is motor failure. Paragon 3 really was early Paragon 1 days 2.0. Paragon 4, was a better step in the right direction although, I have seen early Paragon 4 engines with jerky motors, but no issues with what comes out recently and even now. Back to smoke, I am glad BLI brought back DCC ready amd even more happy that I do not have to take out smoke units amymore. I have yet to get my first DCC ready BLI engine from the returned stealth line as of yet. Still waiting on my RF-16's and the new tooling Q2's I have pre-ordered and soon to be pre-ordering DCC ready B6 switchers. I think it is great to have more consumer choice. Some people may disagree, but I much rather there be smoke for the smoke fans and DCC ready no smoke for modelers like me and others who want a more customizable offering. Anyways, that I am glad tp see different views on subjects such as smoke, DCC ready, and quality of products. Helps me get a better understanding of other people's experiences and broaden's my knowledge. Have a great day!

Every Paragon 3 that is not the L1s or J1 I have has had their motors replaced with the latest motors from BLI. And of course, I do the hard wiring TCS WOW treatment to all my BLI engines even the diesels by BLI. Motor control becomes a lot more smoother and therefore a more dependable model. I personally have no care for smoke. People are luckier than others and that is really the main issue with BLI is that compared to the best manufactures for HO, their consistency in terms of product quality has been wavy ober the last 20 years. On the basis of smoke, I generally do not want to deal with potential problems hence why I gut the smoke units out and install my decoder of choice and add additional lighting features to the model if I am able to do so. That is me and some others in the hobby. When you hang around car mechanics in a train club, you tend to get their itch about wanting minimal problems to happen over the years and not waste money. Sure, there is the warranty, and I have never had to send any of my new engines I have bought to BLI to send them in, because after I do the decoder conversion, I never had any issues. The only issues I came across are of my own doing during the conversion process and I have only had total failure twice. The most I had to pay was 30$ for a brand new motor for the model and do the repair work myself. Now before I do any conversion on any Paragon 3 model, I would buy a new motor first before the conversion. Reason why is motor failure. Paragon 3 really was early Paragon 1 days 2.0. Paragon 4, was a better step in the right direction although, I have seen early Paragon 4 engines with jerky motors, but no issues with what comes out recently and even now. Back to smoke, I am glad BLI brought back DCC ready amd even more happy that I do not have to take out smoke units amymore. I have yet to get my first DCC ready BLI engine from the returned stealth line as of yet. Still waiting on my RF-16's and the new tooling Q2's I have pre-ordered and soon to be pre-ordering DCC ready B6 switchers. I think it is great to have more consumer choice. Some people may disagree, but I much rather there be smoke for the smoke fans and DCC ready no smoke for modelers like me and others who want a more customizable offering. Anyways, that I am glad tp see different views on subjects such as smoke, DCC ready, and quality of products. Helps me get a better understanding of other people's experiences and broaden's my knowledge. Have a great day!

Indeed!

​@@officialpennsyjoe I wish I could've gotten one, but despite being the newest kit they made, they shut down all steam kit manufacturing and I even heard they scrapped all the toolings. What a waste!

Actually, they never announced what the price will be because they are not even sure if the engine will be brass hybrid or not.

The title is misleading in a humorous way. We all know the S1 is one of the most wanted prototypes to be made in RTR HO.

@@officialpennsyjoe well I guess it worked lol

​@officialpennsyjoe also could you send a link to that bli news post?

@@doge_sevens News post is Conductor's Club. A member if that club shared the info with me from their e-mail. Last month's regular monthly e-mail announced the PRR S1 project along with a UP Bull Moose and a few Santa Fe engine projects for HO.

@@officialpennsyjoe ah I see

100%.

Wah wah wah, I’m old and I can’t possibly fathom that people like things I don’t so I’m bitter and angry! Wah wah wah!

@@mildly_miffed_man1414 Large scale steam locomotives don't look right going around streetcar curves That is for toy trains. (needs 38" radius and above)

Nice gatekeeping bro. But maybe if you didn’t cut the video short you might have seen you kind of agree with the video.

@@JeffDM I made my point, scale is scale modeling, fact not fiction.

@@MartinSBrown-tp9ji Does that mean you don't even do selective compression? My point is that your attitude doesn't reflect well on your hobby, fact not fiction. You are demonstrating that age doesn't mean wisdom.

I have a BLI T1 4-4-4-4 and it is not articulated. Runs just fine on my 24" min. radius layout. Both inner drivers are blind.

@@johnbusby5614 Ah yeah, you're right! I'm not sure why I thought they articulated it. The screenshots they sent did show articulation on the S1, so they were likely trying to compensate for the extreme length.

@@DarthSantaFe You might have been thinking about the Bowser T1. It was definitely articulated. Looked kinda stupid when going around corners though.

​@@DarthSantaFe How much larger is the driver wheel base on this than the T1? I'd think if the T1 can do it without articulation, than so could the S1. I'm wondering if maybe they aren't blinding the center drivers since the prototype S1 had flanges on it's four middle drivers unlike the T1.

@@drosera88 The wheelbase of the drive wheels alone isn't much different (maybe 1/4"), but including the pilot and trailing truck wheels, it's about 2" longer.

Yes indeed. I think there is a few more engines of the PRR to be made and I would personally be happy that they would do re-runs over time afterwards. The G5, Q1, B1, A5, N1, and maybe a CC-1/2 or HC-1.

I don’t know how to interpret it any other way

Oh no, they did not make a mistake at all making the S1 in HO. The actual blunder was not making the S1 sooner! Lol.

My pleasure. Standard Gauge is one of those staples that helped pave the wide diverse range we have today. I have heard of other early gauges, but I have not deep dived into them. Personally, I am interested in the 1920's and 1930's style Standard Gauge trains as they were a very colorful and climax point in my view of that era of toy trains. Some of the most interesting and coolest pieces I have seen thru historic videos and news videos were of the vintage European tin plate trains with ticket booths and full interior buildings. Very extravagant pieces that in my view should have some reproduced as toys like they used to. Modern Ops and toy trains of old were rather similar in terms of making the miniature world somewhat believable. I plan on doing more Standard Gauge in the future as I plan to build a "dogbone" loop under my HO layout. I want to add retractable curtains to make it feel like a stage-like play, but can be played with and fun for future kids and neighbors. I have nothing against refurbished original pieces as long as they do not have modern electronics in them. I understand keeping things original, but at the same time making them look their best should be a priority for preservation and future play for generations to come. I do not plan on restoring original pieces, but if I get that itch, then I may try it. Thank you for commenting and I hope you've enjoyed my videos!

I used Bachmann E-Z track. It is Code 100. I have ran this train on a club layout that had a mixture of both Code 83 & Code 100. Ran well on both.

I still think about buy set with 9 cars. And make both locomotives powered. You ever try to open passenger cars to get lighting in?

@@ronaldshobby7829 I think it is possible, but I have not tried it.

Standard Gauge is the gauge these trains are platformed on, yes. These vintage style trains are well known for their numerous scenes in "I Love Toy Trains". Both reproduction models and originals are present.

@@officialpennsyjoe yes but i love locomotives since i was kid

That was how the original standard gauge comet supposed to be

100%. I really think they should do that.

I do not own Mehano track, but if it is HO Mehano track and the track is to standards, then it should likely run on it.

I get all my TCS WOW 1517 kits from eBay. They cost between 115$-130$.

Hello Stan, I appreciate the history and background that your family has been involved with railroading. That really sounds like an interesting time to model. The BP-20's I found were from a time I saw a number of the Tuscan scheme ones and unpainted brass showing up on e-Bay for fair prices compared to what I have come across on Brass Trains.com. I have not yet chosen a time when I want to dive into working on them, but perhaps sometime either later this year, or next year. Just recently, I finished installing TCS WOW DCC sound decoders to my Broadway Limited Imports ABBA set of Blueline PRR EMD F7's. Unfortunately, I did not get to document how I hardwired them, but I can say the least they were not difficult or confusing compared to some other BLI models I have worked on. That being said, I need to buy more decoders as per usual with the never ending projects with the plans of hopefully constructing the bench work for my layout near the end of the year. In time, with a lot of interest of other viewers about these Oriental Limited BP-20's, I will get to them, and do a video on how I will hard wire them. Currently, I have no plans on window details at the moment, since they are not a primary concern, but getting them to run reliably first without shorting is a first I want to achieve before getting into the finishing up details. I have done a video on the history on my railroad universe in my basement, and PRR is the core of it with a big twist. I am glad you enjoyed what I have to offer and I hope you continue to enjoy and see my eventual plans with the BP-20's. (Yes, they sucked in real life, but on my railroad, they got upgraded with the twin 608A prime movers that the RF-16's used. So, they would produce 3'200HP each unit. An AB set would have made more than Centipedes! Although, I am playing a bit with the history and what was available at the time of their creation and existence.)

@@officialpennsyjoe good size, right now my biggest are 22-24

Actually, it is the Original Buffalo & Maryland 3 chime, but sounds a lot like a PRR 3 chime.