What you think is the exhaust is actually the air intake for the air filter, the exhaust runs up the front left pillar of the cab. Old farm tractors had very similar air intakes, nice looking model, thank you for sharing.👍
What’s stopping you? Get some n scale track and model an industrial or mining operation. Slate, coal or zinc/ lead mining would be great for a little diesel like this!
Beautiful little model. Something very satisfying about seeing a miniscule facsimile of a real object. I thought it looked familiar - when you showed the livery options, the bright yellow one made me think of the huge semi subterranean RN ordnance depot at Dean Hill, in Wiltshire. The engines, including Hunslet 0-6-0 'Flameproof' diesels, were kept in the underground magazines.
Problem with insulfrog points and 009 is partly the short wheelbases and partly the dip in the frogs, which causes the opposite wheel to lift and lose connection. Pretty much all 009 layouts use electro points.
Ahh very interesting - I'll have to check some of those out! I thought their foray into British OO9 was pretty disappointing! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I have a 0-4-0 H0e diesel from liliput that has working lights, a decent cab, and a 6 pin DCC socket, so its not impossible to have every feature. I highly recommend to try one of those 0-4-0 Austrian diesels (I think one even has a working "blinker") I owe one from the 1st release and its my most used H0e locomotive ever since.
Bachmann has some slate wagons (as you British call them) in their Thomas narrow gauge line. Other wagons that would be appropriate for this type of locomotive would be any form of side dump or small flat bed wagon. You might even try to 3d print some with link and pin couplings, then you could use the other weight beams. Be more prototypical. Especially for a mine/tunnel operation. Great job as always.
Sam. There is a Baguly similar to that model at the Bala Lake Railway. It's called 'Bob Davies' After the longest serving Guard on the Bala Lake Railway who died several years ago. Originally, he was a GWR signalman, I think at Wrexham. The diesel was, when built, a 'fire proof' loco and worked at an ammunition works(can't remember which one?). Several years later she was bought by the later Yorkshire Engine Company. The owner of the YECompany, Geoff Briddon, was a member of the BLR and after all the fire proofing was removed she was sold to the BLR a discounted price. At first she was painted all over Grey. Later she was painted Green with yellow ends and Wasp Stripes . When she first arrived at Bala she was only driven by the General Manager, Roy Hardiman, and Roger Hine, Chief Engineer. Because of this, she was nicknamed TRIGGER. This doesn't make sense unless you knew about The 'Lone Ranger' cowboy books and TV series in the 1950s and 60s. Still confused??? TRIGGER was the Lone Ranger's Horse. The Lone Ranger in the TV series was played by ROY ROGERS!!!!
With DCC and a stay alive this should crawl even better. The native home of some of these was RNAD Chilmark which would make for an interesting layout. There was a transhipment setup from the mainline an roads to the narrow gauge which ran up a valley and into a tunnel network etc. There was also quarry track which ran along the road for part of its length. Plenty of bridges and details to model...
Can’t remember when these were announced but it must have been quite a while ago because I have seen very little updates on them, decent review overall Sam, looks like a really nice locomotive from bachmann and a great addition to their narrow gauge range, also think this is the first 009 diesel we have seen.
Sam, I think you're going to have to scenic your test track to make it look like a rock quarry or something fitting for those 009's. I like the fact that those narrow gauge locos are the same portion in scale of the 00's. Great Review Sam!
I have to say so far Bachmann have really hit it out of the park with their OO9 locos. Got this one myself, the lined maroon livery is amazing. Hoping we see some more lined liveries in the future for this, perhaps a lined dark blue and a lined green.
Sam you should build a very small shunting layout to test how good they are at just that. Tight curves slow speeds and switching even if it only has 1 or 2 switch tracks
Looks a bit more like a Ruston Shunter, if you don't mind my saying so. However, I've thrown myself in at the deep end of the pool. I've bought my first N Gauge GWR Large Prairie Tank Engine, of Graham Farish status. The track and controller are set up on my living room floor, and thanks to Alfie, I now have two open wagons and two closed vans to go with the Toad Van. The first nerve-racking test run won't commence till November, and I'm still suffering a nervous attack of the butterflies.
It does look very similar to a Ruston you're right! Wow that's very exciting - blimey that's a long time to wait - how come you're waiting so long?! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Great that you can still express your enthusiasm after all of the reviews you have done. It is a gorgeous looking model, and an interesting one in terms of hauling armaments, which would make the rolling stock a bit different!
This would be an instant-buy for my OO9 layouts if only it came with a sound fitted option. I'm not sure I'm game enough to hack it apart to put sound kit into it...
Excellent review Sam! Great to see a loco which gets a good review, works well and makes you happy. Too many dodgy, expensive releases recently, so good to have some good news.
Suggestion: you should turn the layout into a diorama that is a valley with the n scale track raised up like it’s circling the valley and have the TT track be at the bottom of the valley to make it look like it’s farther away, basically forced perspective. I think it would be a cool setup and it could be brought anywhere you wanted to bring it
That would be awesome! But unfortunately I can only store the layout in a slim space, otherwise I'd definitely do that, great idea! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Many thanks - yes, I really did enjoy watching this review! Your comment about the gearing being like a watch mechanism is interesting: actually, people have been making watches smaller than this for a lot longer than the model railway industry has been in existance - so why has it taken so long to manufacture models this intricate? Perhaps - to test the hauling ability - you could have attached it (with bit of thread) to your TT coaches. It is conceivable that, on a preserved line, if they needed their standard-gauge Pullmans to be hauled out of the shed for washing down or something, and no standard gauge loco was available, they might start up their reliable little Baguley-Drewry on the parallel narrow gauge line, to do a bit of 'rope-shunting' ... Look forward to your next video
Id love to see more Kato Models reviewed here, imo Kato's Nscale models are by far some of the best in the hobby. Another thing ive gotta ask is are you planning on creating a full Nscale layout in a similar way to your HO layout, or do you plan to just keep them on this little set of loops for the time being?
This is a great step for 009! A new locomotive, and a diesel, for a reasonably affordable price (given the usual 009 prices). Hopefully a good entry point for many into the scale.
Oh, wow, what an endearing, charming and adorable model Sam 💓 Absolutely lovely little thing. It just does show what high fidelity die-cast can actually do as well. You know, Britain once actually was mastering that industry as being the leader of it in terms of die-cast quality and fidelity; think of Lesney, Mettoy (although a German immigrant), Meccano (Dinky), etc. Cheerio.
Some years ago, I was acquainted with a similar loco on the 2-foot gauge Bala Lake Railway (not sure if it's a Baguley-Drewry). On the BLR, it was (and I believe, still is) a very useful and powerful workhorse, quite capable of hauling passenger trains if required. A lovely model, and handy to have on most 009 layouts, as long as they're set in relatively recent times!
@@SamsTrains Yes, the BLR's loco (Bob Davies) is indeed a Baguley-Drewry, regauged from metre to 2-feet. It used to be light grey, but is now in a smart dark green.
Hi Sam have some info about the locos we had some of them at RNAD Trecwn in West Wales 2 ft 6 gauge the depot closed in 1996 then they were transferred to RNAD Dean Hill when that derpot closed they where sold om two went to the Talyllyn Railway where one was named Trecwn
I do love the idea of having a light on it but I think it would be difficult to achieve without making the body removal more difficult. Their is very little space for spring loaded contacts
Hi Sam & followers, please excuse the completely irrelevant question . Is it better to run models or not? I'm guessing occasional light use is best, but how many hours of use should you expect from a Bachmann, Accurascale, Hornby, Heljan model etc? Could make an interesting show or occasional new criteria? Hours per failure rate?
14:03 To put it simply, the Scale is proportionate to the actual model/prototype, Real: Ratio... The gauge is the distance between the rails... for those who want specifics' of the difference. John
It is possible that some models do not need a flywheel. If the iron armature of the motor is heavy enough then it would act as a flywheel. Food for thought.
@@robinbrowne5419 maybe. But I mean, you’re paying 250 quid, you’d like for every feature to be included, and examples like this show space isn’t as much of a constraint
I'm tempted to do some narrow gauge, but I hesitate between OO9 and the forthcoming NG7 by Bachmann... I'll see later ! Bachmann is really upping up their game with their new toolings recently, even if there is some mishaps (tender-engine connection of the V2 anyone ?). This one is a real jewel ! By the way, Bachmann had announced a new tooling for their class 08. You can guess who's going to sell me one...
That's right - I'd say there's quite a bit more choice in OO9 at the moment, but that may change for NG7 depending on how popular it is, Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains defiantly a lot of real narrow gauge. But in terms of modeling. On30 is more popular, there was a company called Blackstone Models who made narrow gauge locomotives from the Denver Rio grande, but i think they are discontinued or out of business. And those locomotives are super expensive.
Blackstone Models made some HOn3 locomotives and rolling stock, but they’re rather pricey, and - at the time - there wasn’t any sectional track for them, though there were later releases of straight and curved sections. I haven’t seen any turnouts, though. 😢 As for OO9, I did see some in my favorite hobby store here in San Antonio, TX USA (Dibble’s.) So there’s hope. There is dual-gauge flex-track (HO/HOn3) available, but you’d probably have to hand-lay any dual-gauge turnouts yourself.
Minitrains does a few US locos and rolling stock in H0e/H0n3. I do believe they either sell directly to US customers or have a partnership with an American company. (They to the same thing with Kato.) Kato also just started selling H0e scale unitrack. It is the same as their usual n scale unitrack, but the design fits better into H0e.
While you’re reviewing n scale all of a sudden the n scale viewers have populated the comments. I’m always impressed by the fine scale pinstripping and lining on models like this. Any thicker would ruin the model
Watch it Sam Praise for Bachmann here and for Hornby in the News video. These videos will do you no good in the “He only likes Accurascale” trope. 😂😂😂😂 That’s what makes your channel great - consistent, honest reviews for good or ill, bought the same way we do - not selected and curated by the manufacturer.
Great engine great review. By the way I suspect you could fit a 009 loop inside your scenic hillside emerging to run alongside your oo. I would love to see that if you ever get the chance.
Sam, the crack pin on the front wheel of my Rapido J70 kept catching on the cylinder crosshead. I tried to bend it out of the way, and ended up breaking the whole assembly... At least it will not have anything to catch on now. 😞
@@SamsTrains Just on a side note Sam did you know the Thomas toy lines are being removed from multiple retailers in Australia. Some of these retailers have had Thomas toys since the classic ERTL's toys. It looks like the gamble to go 2D Thomas AEG has killed off the brand. The Mattel takeover was back in 2014. If you are going to look at anything Thomas related be really careful. I see the TH-cam KIDS AI bots have been set very aggressively now. If there's any sniff of entertaining kids your going to get flagged.
Unfortunately I can’t look at this model without noticing the vertical misalignment of the cab door window compared to the adjacent cab side window. It’s simply too high, and not like that on the real thing. Really spoils it for me, and hardly a subtle error either.
Whoa, Nellie! Sam, you forgot to run it at speed through the turnout from the outer track to the inner track, something you did with the other reviews. Now I feel cheated (okay, only a little bit.) 🙂 What I can’t figure out is how they expect the couplings to work?? Magnets hidden inside?
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What you think is the exhaust is actually the air intake for the air filter, the exhaust runs up the front left pillar of the cab. Old farm tractors had very similar air intakes, nice looking model, thank you for sharing.👍
I want to set up a narrow gauge track just so I can justify buying this.
😂
haha I don't blame you - a beautifully made little item!
I did that soley for this and the fairlie
You should join a club with some narrow gauge on there layout
What’s stopping you? Get some n scale track and model an industrial or mining operation. Slate, coal or zinc/ lead mining would be great for a little diesel like this!
Yay, more OO9 models! And a diesel too!
Also Sam, please get some OO9 rolling stock as well, your OO9 locos are yearning for them
Yep - really enjoyed this diesel actually - didn't think i'd like this as much as the steamer!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sounds like an opportunity for Sam to design and print some rolling stock!
Beautiful little model. Something very satisfying about seeing a miniscule facsimile of a real object.
I thought it looked familiar - when you showed the livery options, the bright yellow one made me think of the huge semi subterranean RN ordnance depot at Dean Hill, in Wiltshire. The engines, including Hunslet 0-6-0 'Flameproof' diesels, were kept in the underground magazines.
Very much so - especially one made so nicely too! Ahh I'll have to look those up, sounds awesome!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Problem with insulfrog points and 009 is partly the short wheelbases and partly the dip in the frogs, which causes the opposite wheel to lift and lose connection. Pretty much all 009 layouts use electro points.
I really like the yellow with wasp stripes livery shows at 1:24. Thanks for the review Sam.
I agree I like that scheme too
Kato Japanese Nscale has this beat hands down. They seem to be able to fit lights and dcc decoders to any loco or rolling stock.
Ahh very interesting - I'll have to check some of those out! I thought their foray into British OO9 was pretty disappointing!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Kato is mainly plastic, rattling away. They do not compare to Bachmann’s high quality models. I personally stay away from Kato.
The video quality in this review is amazing. Great work on a very small moving object.
haha thank you so much - very tricky indeed to film it moving!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I have a 0-4-0 H0e diesel from liliput that has working lights, a decent cab, and a 6 pin DCC socket, so its not impossible to have every feature. I highly recommend to try one of those 0-4-0 Austrian diesels (I think one even has a working "blinker") I owe one from the 1st release and its my most used H0e locomotive ever since.
Fantastic loco. I'll probably buy one of each livery. Brilliant work Sam!
Seen two of these Baguley Drewry Diesel Locomotives at Whipsnade Zoo last October. Both of them were dark green.
Bachmann has some slate wagons (as you British call them) in their Thomas narrow gauge line. Other wagons that would be appropriate for this type of locomotive would be any form of side dump or small flat bed wagon. You might even try to 3d print some with link and pin couplings, then you could use the other weight beams. Be more prototypical. Especially for a mine/tunnel operation. Great job as always.
Sam. There is a Baguly similar to that model at the Bala Lake Railway. It's called 'Bob Davies' After the longest serving Guard on the Bala Lake Railway who died several years ago. Originally, he was a GWR signalman, I think at Wrexham.
The diesel was, when built, a 'fire proof' loco and worked at an ammunition works(can't remember which one?). Several years later she was bought by the later Yorkshire Engine Company. The owner of the YECompany, Geoff Briddon, was a member of the BLR and after all the fire proofing was removed she was sold to the BLR a discounted price.
At first she was painted all over Grey. Later she was painted Green with yellow ends and Wasp Stripes .
When she first arrived at Bala she was only driven by the General Manager, Roy Hardiman, and Roger Hine, Chief Engineer. Because of this, she was nicknamed TRIGGER.
This doesn't make sense unless you knew about The 'Lone Ranger' cowboy books and TV series in the 1950s and 60s.
Still confused???
TRIGGER was the Lone Ranger's Horse.
The Lone Ranger in the TV series was played by ROY ROGERS!!!!
Some confusion here I think.
Trigger was the name of the horse that belonged to Roy Rogers.
The Lone Ranger was played by Clayton Moore.
Very nicely review of this amazing & cute little diesel loco 👍 It amazing to think these locos were built by manufacture that close down 40 years ago.
Thanks a lot Joe - yeah that's right - quite sad really!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
With DCC and a stay alive this should crawl even better. The native home of some of these was RNAD Chilmark which would make for an interesting layout. There was a transhipment setup from the mainline an roads to the narrow gauge which ran up a valley and into a tunnel network etc. There was also quarry track which ran along the road for part of its length. Plenty of bridges and details to model...
Yeah totally agree with you, got the yellow one and the green one and they are stunners
Absolute stunners!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Can’t remember when these were announced but it must have been quite a while ago because I have seen very little updates on them, decent review overall Sam, looks like a really nice locomotive from bachmann and a great addition to their narrow gauge range, also think this is the first 009 diesel we have seen.
Yeah I'm not sure either - only really recently I started following them!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
They were announced in January 2019, so over 5 years. But well worth the wait.
Lovely model .Not overly priced .I can see these being used as an industrial loco on a standard gauge layout. Great review Sam
Sam, I think you're going to have to scenic your test track to make it look like a rock quarry or something fitting for those 009's. I like the fact that those narrow gauge locos are the same portion in scale of the 00's. Great Review Sam!
I have to say so far Bachmann have really hit it out of the park with their OO9 locos.
Got this one myself, the lined maroon livery is amazing. Hoping we see some more lined liveries in the future for this, perhaps a lined dark blue and a lined green.
Great video Sam! This is a loveoy loco - it has so much character!
Thanks Timbervalley - Character is absolutely right!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam you should build a very small shunting layout to test how good they are at just that. Tight curves slow speeds and switching even if it only has 1 or 2 switch tracks
Rusty from the Thomas and Friends line is actually their first 009 diesel
Looks a bit more like a Ruston Shunter, if you don't mind my saying so. However, I've thrown myself in at the deep end of the pool. I've bought my first N Gauge GWR Large Prairie Tank Engine, of Graham Farish status. The track and controller are set up on my living room floor, and thanks to Alfie, I now have two open wagons and two closed vans to go with the Toad Van. The first nerve-racking test run won't commence till November, and I'm still suffering a nervous attack of the butterflies.
It does look very similar to a Ruston you're right! Wow that's very exciting - blimey that's a long time to wait - how come you're waiting so long?!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I've been very tempted by one of these
I'd recommend it - I thought it was worth the money!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Love your music and intro into this video.
Great review as always, Sam, excellent photography. Did I miss the class 40 review?
This new model from Bachmann is fantastic, Sam. It is reasonably priced and the quality of the model is top-notch.
It really is wonderful - very impressed with it!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I don’t think anyone has an excuse anymore for subpar mechanisms. Thanks as always Sam.
Absolutely not - if this tiny thing can tick all the boxes, there are no more excuses!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Good review choice.
Small but mighty.
Thanks Jimmy - absolutely! :D
Great that you can still express your enthusiasm after all of the reviews you have done. It is a gorgeous looking model, and an interesting one in terms of hauling armaments, which would make the rolling stock a bit different!
Yeah absolutely - I enjoyed this one more than most admittedly!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
This would be an instant-buy for my OO9 layouts if only it came with a sound fitted option. I'm not sure I'm game enough to hack it apart to put sound kit into it...
What a Charming full of detail Loco!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂
Excellent review Sam! Great to see a loco which gets a good review, works well and makes you happy. Too many dodgy, expensive releases recently, so good to have some good news.
Yeah absolutely - the smaller locos always seem to be best - I think they can spend more money per square mm on them!! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Suggestion: you should turn the layout into a diorama that is a valley with the n scale track raised up like it’s circling the valley and have the TT track be at the bottom of the valley to make it look like it’s farther away, basically forced perspective. I think it would be a cool setup and it could be brought anywhere you wanted to bring it
That would be awesome! But unfortunately I can only store the layout in a slim space, otherwise I'd definitely do that, great idea!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Many thanks - yes, I really did enjoy watching this review! Your comment about the gearing being like a watch mechanism is interesting: actually, people have been making watches smaller than this for a lot longer than the model railway industry has been in existance - so why has it taken so long to manufacture models this intricate?
Perhaps - to test the hauling ability - you could have attached it (with bit of thread) to your TT coaches. It is conceivable that, on a preserved line, if they needed their standard-gauge Pullmans to be hauled out of the shed for washing down or something, and no standard gauge loco was available, they might start up their reliable little Baguley-Drewry on the parallel narrow gauge line, to do a bit of 'rope-shunting' ...
Look forward to your next video
That is a really nice little model. The prorusion out of the bonnet would be the air cleaner.
You need some 009 rolling stock. Check out Roco they have 3 packs of 2 axel quarry side dumps at reasonable prices, depending on the seller.
How does this of all things have a flywheel! Amazing!
Id love to see more Kato Models reviewed here, imo Kato's Nscale models are by far some of the best in the hobby. Another thing ive gotta ask is are you planning on creating a full Nscale layout in a similar way to your HO layout, or do you plan to just keep them on this little set of loops for the time being?
This is a great step for 009! A new locomotive, and a diesel, for a reasonably affordable price (given the usual 009 prices). Hopefully a good entry point for many into the scale.
I think it is too - incredible!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Oh, wow, what an endearing, charming and adorable model Sam 💓 Absolutely lovely little thing. It just does show what high fidelity die-cast can actually do as well. You know, Britain once actually was mastering that industry as being the leader of it in terms of die-cast quality and fidelity; think of Lesney, Mettoy (although a German immigrant), Meccano (Dinky), etc. Cheerio.
Very much so - a fantastic little piece of work isn't it? Also probably some of the best diecasting I've seen!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Some years ago, I was acquainted with a similar loco on the 2-foot gauge Bala Lake Railway (not sure if it's a Baguley-Drewry). On the BLR, it was (and I believe, still is) a very useful and powerful workhorse, quite capable of hauling passenger trains if required. A lovely model, and handy to have on most 009 layouts, as long as they're set in relatively recent times!
Ahh wonderful - I'll have to look that one up and see if I can figure out what it was!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Yes, the BLR's loco (Bob Davies) is indeed a Baguley-Drewry, regauged from metre to 2-feet. It used to be light grey, but is now in a smart dark green.
Hi Sam have some info about the locos we had some of them at RNAD Trecwn in West Wales 2 ft 6 gauge the depot closed in 1996 then they were transferred to RNAD Dean Hill when that derpot closed they where sold om two went to the Talyllyn Railway where one was named Trecwn
The second one is named St. Cadfan and a third was sold to the TR to keep Trecwn and St. Cadfan running
Trecwn is also the prototype of the class
I do love the idea of having a light on it but I think it would be difficult to achieve without making the body removal more difficult. Their is very little space for spring loaded contacts
very nice! please review the bachmann 009 baldwin steam loco as well.
Hi Sam & followers, please excuse the completely irrelevant question . Is it better to run models or not? I'm guessing occasional light use is best, but how many hours of use should you expect from a Bachmann, Accurascale, Hornby, Heljan model etc? Could make an interesting show or occasional new criteria? Hours per failure rate?
Why else would you buy trains??
Could you make a triple header with e2 o8 and pannier tank freight train
Fantastic ratings Sam and nice review video of the OO9 narrow gauge diesel shunter 28:41
Thanks Dennis, glad you liked it!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains You're welcome Sam
More OO9, nice. I will always give the OO9 review videos my like.
Thanks so much for the support!
Nice review & yes the loco is top notch ,well done Bachmann .😊
Well done indeed - just the job!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Bachmann Beau has been released and he has a working light and tender pickups
You should do decoder install and let’s see how it performs with that. Let’s see if there is a difference.
I can't whait for your review of the port of par's locos
14:03
To put it simply, the Scale is proportionate to the actual model/prototype, Real: Ratio... The gauge is the distance between the rails... for those who want specifics' of the difference.
John
Kinda ridiculous this tiny little engine found a way to fit a flywheel, whilst the big Hornby black 5 couldn’t…
It is possible that some models do not need a flywheel. If the iron armature of the motor is heavy enough then it would act as a flywheel. Food for thought.
@@robinbrowne5419 maybe. But I mean, you’re paying 250 quid, you’d like for every feature to be included, and examples like this show space isn’t as much of a constraint
That reminds me of the Ruston engine on Lauries Mechanical Marvels channel.
I'm tempted to do some narrow gauge, but I hesitate between OO9 and the forthcoming NG7 by Bachmann... I'll see later !
Bachmann is really upping up their game with their new toolings recently, even if there is some mishaps (tender-engine connection of the V2 anyone ?). This one is a real jewel !
By the way, Bachmann had announced a new tooling for their class 08. You can guess who's going to sell me one...
That's right - I'd say there's quite a bit more choice in OO9 at the moment, but that may change for NG7 depending on how popular it is,
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hey Sam are you going to review the accurascale class 50
We really need some hon30/009 here in the states. Most are either brass or discontinued. And are ridiculously expensive
Yeah absolutely - is there much narrowgauge in the states??
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains defiantly a lot of real narrow gauge. But in terms of modeling. On30 is more popular, there was a company called Blackstone Models who made narrow gauge locomotives from the Denver Rio grande, but i think they are discontinued or out of business. And those locomotives are super expensive.
Blackstone Models made some HOn3 locomotives and rolling stock, but they’re rather pricey, and - at the time - there wasn’t any sectional track for them, though there were later releases of straight and curved sections. I haven’t seen any turnouts, though. 😢 As for OO9, I did see some in my favorite hobby store here in San Antonio, TX USA (Dibble’s.) So there’s hope. There is dual-gauge flex-track (HO/HOn3) available, but you’d probably have to hand-lay any dual-gauge turnouts yourself.
Minitrains does a few US locos and rolling stock in H0e/H0n3. I do believe they either sell directly to US customers or have a partnership with an American company. (They to the same thing with Kato.) Kato also just started selling H0e scale unitrack. It is the same as their usual n scale unitrack, but the design fits better into H0e.
Want one for my birthday!
While you’re reviewing n scale all of a sudden the n scale viewers have populated the comments. I’m always impressed by the fine scale pinstripping and lining on models like this. Any thicker would ruin the model
👍👍 Neat shunter with some good livery choices .
Absolutely Steve - lots of very different liveries!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Watch it Sam
Praise for Bachmann here and for Hornby in the News video.
These videos will do you no good in the “He only likes Accurascale” trope. 😂😂😂😂
That’s what makes your channel great - consistent, honest reviews for good or ill, bought the same way we do - not selected and curated by the manufacturer.
Aww its a cute little doot
Very interesting, I would like to get one.
Seeing as you’re doing more 009 models perhaps the thomas and friends range would make an appearance 😉
Great engine great review. By the way I suspect you could fit a 009 loop inside your scenic hillside emerging to run alongside your oo. I would love to see that if you ever get the chance.
I would like to - though I don't know if there'd be problems with models this tiny on the floor!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I think if it was integrated into the scenic area you could use a piece of hardboard or even card as a base.
Am I the only one that feels that sepretly fitted handrails would have made the model look much better
The model is so small, it most likely would be hardly visible. I have one here and I don’t think it would make much of a difference.
Is it meant to represent 2 ft 6in, on the closest, or are they meant to represent 2 ft 3" in OO gauge on N gauge track?
9mm in OO is 2 ft 3in.
17:13 I'm looking at you heljan, lol.
Cheers Jasper & Willow
haha yeah - this is what quality looks like!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Awesome video Sam's trains 🚆 👌 😊
Thanks Brian!
@@SamsTrains you're welcome Sam's trains 🚆
Have you considered any of the Thomas and Friends HOn3 narrow gauge engines and/or rolling stock?
Wow. Quite a collection growing... So when are you getting the Bachmann Thomas range of 009 ? Lol
I already have one I'm waiting to review! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I can feel a box file layout coming on.
Get yourself a Bachmann Ffestiniog Railway double Fairlie and Linda and Blanche too! 😉👍
I am hoping to review one soon! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I can see this model being popular with people who like to make 3D printed bodies for the chassis. Like making a simplex tractor or a Ruston 44.
Yeah absolutely - I'd actually love to make my own body for this!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Do you think you could get a big Thomas?The tank engine video
Day 2 of asking you to do hornby henry vs bachmann henry
Sam can you get any of the thomas narrow gauge Engines
Hi Sam, very nice, top. Marks. All the best Brian 😃
Thanks a lot Brian, glad you liked it!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Cool stuff I love your models
Thank you!
I'm not really into diesels Sam, but great review. Although I will admit it's a very interesting loco.
Cheers Jasper & Willow
That's fair enough - I think this has a lot of the charm of the smaller tank engines actually!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
A TCS-KA-N1 stay alive would probably fit.
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There is a Tramfabriek video where this model has sound and a stayalive. It uses a Train-O-Matic stayalive, but Zimo STACO should fit easily as well.
Sam, the crack pin on the front wheel of my Rapido J70 kept catching on the cylinder crosshead. I tried to bend it out of the way, and ended up breaking the whole assembly... At least it will not have anything to catch on now. 😞
It's so frustrating I spent a whole day trying to fix it... 😡
I need to grab a green one before they're all gone
It can't be any worse than the new Bachmann class 08/09 announced today. Can't believe there's another one Sam
Hmmm yeah - I would say there were more urgent models to make than another 08, but it sure will be cool!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam in your book you say the Bachmann Class 40 comes sixth. I can't find the review though. Is this a mistake? Cheers.
Awesome unboxing video
Thanks Justin!
It’s due time for a Bachmann Skarloey review Sam
haha yeah!! I do have a Thomas OO9 loco to review soon!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Just on a side note Sam did you know the Thomas toy lines are being removed from multiple retailers in Australia. Some of these retailers have had Thomas toys since the classic ERTL's toys. It looks like the gamble to go 2D Thomas AEG has killed off the brand. The Mattel takeover was back in 2014. If you are going to look at anything Thomas related be really careful. I see the TH-cam KIDS AI bots have been set very aggressively now. If there's any sniff of entertaining kids your going to get flagged.
What a little beauty! Sam, you need a bigger layout! As always, great watching your reviews. Cheers
haha I'd love a bigger one - one day!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Brilliant little machine 🙂
Very much so!!
Looks Like the shunting tractor if it ran on n scale tracks
Such a epic loco
Very epic!
Unfortunately I can’t look at this model without noticing the vertical misalignment of the cab door window compared to the adjacent cab side window. It’s simply too high, and not like that on the real thing. Really spoils it for me, and hardly a subtle error either.
PLEASE have a LONG AREA that you Time to Scale at 30%, 50%, 75% and 100% speed
so you can report the Scale Speed
I think that would be interestring
This really doesn’t seem wide or tall enough to be OO-scale; it really looks more like TT-scale or even N-scale.
good vid
There isn't currently a Royal Navy option. Does anyone know what the livery was like?
Very nondescript industrial yellow, with wasp stripes. The Royal Navy variant is 'DH88 RNAD Dean Hill', right there in the list 😉
@@jamfjord I saw that but didn't realise! I assumed it would be Navy Blue. Thanks for the info.
Whoa, Nellie! Sam, you forgot to run it at speed through the turnout from the outer track to the inner track, something you did with the other reviews. Now I feel cheated (okay, only a little bit.) 🙂 What I can’t figure out is how they expect the couplings to work?? Magnets hidden inside?