Do you really think Sam pays that much for a model then scraps it? Mind you if he keeps the creature in his cupboard he may be branching into Hammer territory.
Hi Sam, just a thought: would very much enjoy seeing a video where you choose a good static model train and transform it into a working locomotive model train complete with motor etc.
Thank you for continuing to champion the consumer rights of railway modellers, we need you more than ever these days as some manufacturers seem intent on squeezing as much money out of us as they can. And as for criticism from the likes of RM Web, the nasty individuals who inhabit that dark place (and especially those who run it) do not speak for the majority of us modellers. I gave up on them long ago. Well done keep up the good work, and happy modelling for 2023.
I couldn't agree with you more Howard. RM is a despicable forum. One member on their insulted me using despicable language and rather than reply I took it up with the moderator, which is what you are supposed to on most forums. However the moderator thought that what the guy had said to me was "acceptable". So I sent the Mod a reply back saying that on any other forum that word would have lead to a ban. I didn't realise at the time that the Mod was the main person in charge of RM. I got another message from the forum, but when I tried to log in I was locked out, so I worked out that I had been banned and couldn't read why🤐 I had posted a great deal of information on the site including pictures. But when they ban you it deletes all the threads and comments you make. An odd thing to do as deleting a member who's contributed a great deal of good stuff would be lost. The only posts of mine that survive is the ones were other uses have quoted me, on threads not started by me.
@@graham76man Unfortunately I found RM Web to be increasingly dominated by a number of intolerant, obsessive, self-appointed 'experts' who were only too ready to launch really nasty vitriolic attacks upon anyone who they disagreed with and really suck the joy out of our hobby. Which is where the role of the moderator comes in, unfortunately in my experience, rather than curb the worst excesses of this 'hard core' he is more concerned with defending the reputation of the big model railway manufacturers. I found that any criticism of them, particularly as regards high prices and value for money, are immediately jumped upon and not tolerated. Which is why I really value Sam's Trains for speaking out on such issues.
Sam, I just wanted to say, thank you, for giving me something to look forward to at the end of this year. At a time when I’m normally at my lowest and dreading the holidays. Something like this, just gives me something to look forward to. Sorry for Rambling but keep up the fantastic work and here’s to 2023. I hope it’s the best for you.
Ahh no problem my friend - so glad these are able to give you a bit of a lift! Thoughts very much with you, hope you're doing okay! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I guess it's too late for this years christmas, but you should try to get your hands on a Lionel H0 scale Polar Express and do a unboxing/review for that. I recently received the train set from the United States and happened to find the 2 additional coaches on a UK webshop and I absolutely love it. The detailing isn't great, but the overal look and sounds bring back so many memories of the 2004 movie. I think it's a must have for people who are into the hobby and love The Polar Express.
Nice one! I was looking at the bachmann polar express to go with my bachmann jingle bell express. Where did you find the extra coaches, I must look into the Lionel one,. Cheers
Cheers Sam, thank you for the fun, entertainment and honest reviews in the last year. Our hobby is great but is becoming very expensive. Therefore we should be given value for money and get what we pay for. You call out the shoddy and overpriced, with humour and integrity. See you in 2023. Bless you 🙏
LMAO, you almost had us keeled over from laughter 😂 Our list would firstly and above all include the faulty ones at arrival we were thinking, e.g. the faulty Hornby B12s, the Hush Hush disaster, King Class, Heljan Class 15 to name a few. You have set your criteria of course but should a loco first of all not be able to function at least? 🤔But that's us and how we expect thingies. Jolly good fun this one HAHAH 😂
haha glad to hear that Linda - yes the B12 and the King is a good call - thing with those is that they only fell down on the mechanism/performance categories, so their overall scores weren't too bad! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Oh my, but Bachmann certainly was well represented in this list, eh? And the punishments were hilarious, Sam. Thanks for making me giggle. Happy Christmas and cheers from Wisconsin!
Yeah they sure were - they're one of the worst for model recycling without sufficient updates! Glad to hear you got a laugh out of it! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I just watched the 2MT video the other day. I was not expecting it to be sentenced to death by Scrapman... Seems like it was a rough year for British Bachmann. Also, Sam, you should get your hands on a more modern American engine one of these days, like an SD70ACe or an ES44AC. I'd like to see what you think of our heavy duty 6-axle units. Have a Merry Christmas!
I laughed so hard at this video, it was genuinely hilarious. I can’t wait for the top 5 best, and maybe as a little bit extra, you can give the top five best locos some rewards.
Hi Sam, I managed to get one of the Bachmann 8750 panniers back in 2020 for about £90 from Rails of Sheffield (I believe the RRP was around £120). The detail seems to be at the same level as the 64xx you've got, the mechanism is identical but the performance is quite a bit better on mine. It's probably one of my favourite locos in my collection. Great video, nice to see the scrapman again!
I got a Bachmann 64xx for Christmas last year, I really loved it although all I noticed with it is that it struggles to go over points. Never had a look mechanically m.
It is true, they are not as bad as last year, but it is also true that overall the prices of models, good and bad, have dramatically increased. It's almost like the manufacturers want to price people out of this hobby and make it exclusive for people with a lot of spare money.
They've gone up far and away beyond inflation or RPI Brendan. It's obscene greed and definitely pricing all but the wealthy out of the hobby. When manufacturers cease to charge what the models are worth, but instead charge what they think they can get away with, they're on a slippery slope. In that respect Hornby are the biggest culprits. If these models were built in the UK and supporting UK businesses I would pay a premium, but not one British hand has gone into manufacturing these models. It's very sad where we've got to now.
I find it kinda surprising that Bachmann was responsible for 4/5 of these locomotives, now I will be nice to the ivatt 2mt and say it is nice… to scrap as parts for my custom Bachmann Ho scale Nia. Good video Sam and keep up the good work.
I don't think that that Bachman loco deserved to be scrapped. It was still a working model. I sure hope it was just for show and that no loco were harmed during the filming of this episode.
Watching both of these videos again really makes me think how Bachmann had a great year, but also one of the worst years ever. So many great new models and annoying ripoff older ones.
I think your gripes about cab detail are very odd because here in the US we don’t get a lot of that. The diesel cabs tend to be less easily visible inside and so often a simple molded assembly with figures already in is pretty good. Of course, most American steam locomotives have more enclosed cabs than the very open British ones, so it makes sense that American manufacturers tend to skimp out on that kind of detail.
Yeah - I decided the Railroad locos could get let off, as they're supposed to be basic... wouldn't be right to shame them for not being detailed when that's the idea! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Want to see a rip off, the bachmann standard 5 costs £194.95 and as far as I can make out its still the same tooling as the 2004 loco. All I can tell is that screw link couplings have been added and painted the cab. And changed the safety valves. I got the body and tender for £12 brand new and then the chassis for just over £40. Much better than the £194 bachmann was charging.
I have a class 35. Triang. It was... Donated to me in a non-working and damaged condition. I got a another Motor bogie from EBay, and used that to repair the one it came with, and had to 3D print a replacement piece to fix the dummy bogie.
Sam I thought you were done for a couple weeks for Christmas and New Year. Glad to see you dropped in another video Thanks from across the pond. Just a note if you think BACHMAN is bad there you should see them here n America. I would place them in the category of dog chew toys. If you can find anyone that carries them you will find that 99% of them only run with plastic trucks AND plastic wheel sets on any thing but the engines where they need metal pick up. In 50 years of modeling the ONLY thing I have used BACHMAN cars for is very heavy weathering in junk yard lay outs. I use them because I can not justify the use of my blue box (ATHREN) rolling stock to just junk it. Over the years my Blue Box and MARX equipment has served me well in all scales. I do also use different scales on the same layout just to get depth and separation. My personal favorite is using HO and N scale. HO in the fore ground with N scale in higher mountain layout where I want to make it look like you are looking at ground level and into the high Sierras of Donner Canyon using the N scale at a height of 1 meter and back against the wall to give the appearance of distance. Again thank you for the sarcastic, but funny, review of the worst of '22 and I do have to say the final engine to the crusher was a great choice (if it were me I would have been glad to really crush it even at the price point you paid)
Not yet! I take my break after new years, to return mid-January - got plenty more videos still to come! Thanks for sharing your approach - very interesting stuff! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Heljan has proved they can make some great diesels. The class 07 and class 52 are great examples of this, so it doesn’t make sense that they can make some very bad models. Still better than EFE Rail though.
I think you were unlucky with your Ivatt. Mine arrived the day after your review was released. Whilst I agree that the detailing isn't what you would expect from a loco costing £165, I was able to get mine for less than £130, which softens the blow somewhat. Also, I believe others mentioned it in your review that your copy seemed to be suffering from a misaligned crosshead, which probably contributed to the initial jerky running, whereas mine ran really sweetly straigh out of the box. Keep up the good work, and here's looking forward to seeing what comes out in 2023, and whether the manufacturers take any notice of reviews such as yours.
Hi Sam purchased the EFE Hymek D7016 in Full BR Blue. I got it for £104.00 from rails of sheffield. I run it on DCC and it runs very well in slow speed and the lights in my opinion are bright enough.
What really twines me more than anything is that some manufacturers are charging ridiculous prices for old models. A new dmu with all the cad work, new tooling costs in todays climate I can understand. Bachmann however seem to be taking the piss a bit when they are charging 450 pounds ish for the old southern emu from 10 years ago. Personally the hymek is one of my favourite models although mines the original heljan from when it was released & it wasn't as expensive as these efe ones. It might be getting on a bit but it's still the only option. The 64xx is again 7 nearly 8 years old, a nice model but ageing too.
Used to love Bachmann when I had a model railway; my opinion has definitely changed... Don't think the quality is any better than all the other cheap crappy stuff made in China but they charge a LOT more for it!
Hello Sam - thanks for the reviews. However I will pick only one example as a rebuttal and there are plenty. It is unreasonable that you should pick out sprung buffers as a mark of merit for any model. On the real engines they are sprung because they touch the opposing buffers and help to keep the coupled train tight. These dynamics are not workable on a model. I think it would be a good exercise for you to design and build a model from scratch to put these sorts of reviews in perspective. Let us see how that works. Model trains cost money if you cannot build your own. If you cannot build yourself you accept the good with the bad. And thanks for the fun sound and bits. Yes I enjoyed it. And a happy Christmas or festival. It may be good idea to add a disclaimer that no models were harmed or disfigured in the making of this video. Have a great 2023!!
I quite like them too... though I'd like them even more if I'd been able to buy them for what they were worth... and not double, as was the case for the BR green one! ;D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
to be fair about number 5, the one you reviewed was a reissued model, to give the engine justice, you might want to look into the spectrum version of the same engine, i speak from experience when i say, the spectrum engines are leaps and bounds above to one you reviewed.
Ahh polystyrene balls, I used to like putting polystyrene balls on my Tomy Plarail layout to simulate snow, much to the dismay of my mum, it did get quite messy lol.
i feel like i need to say this. the CURRENT Bachmann 4-6-0s aren't that great and there's a reason for that. back when Bachmann's spectrum range was first made the original 4-6-0 had a 5-poll motor and i think a spring in it, after they took a lot of these items out of the spectrum range the 4-6-0 suffered the most with the 5-poll motor being downgraded to a 3 poll one. if you were to get one of these ids look for the old spectrum ones as they have the good motors. also, the stuttering isn't noticeable on DCC. i know this cause the one i have is fitted with DCC and sound and Shes one of my best runners. (it's not a spectrum one) granted i do need to get her a new plug but that shouldn't be a problem.
Amazing video sam, it was absolutely hilarious, especially that Christmas advert. My family thinks im a psychopath know because i laughed that hard. True Entertainment
Great laugh, as always, Have a great Christmas and new year, What year was the Hush Hush actually released, no not the first ones that didn't run but the ones that actually worked? sort off. Time flys.
After watching the whole video, I'll be honest - I'd be happy to own any of these models - *BUT* only if they were charged at a decent price. None of them worth more than £50 each if we're honest about it, but a crappy fifty quid pannier tank would be a nice addition to the layout of someone on a budget who doesn't care too much about the detailing.
When you get a good chassis with a poor body like that I always wonder if you could get a better body on it. If its the same scale it should look correct and some of the ornament type models are pretty convincing these days.
It’s happened, Sam has finally snapped and gone mad after that intro
hahaha! xD
I think he’s been mad for a while
@@SamsTrains 4:33 for me it’s not a punishment
@@SamsTrains 6:47 the punishment is a joke
Do you really think Sam pays that much for a model then scraps it? Mind you if he keeps the creature in his cupboard he may be branching into Hammer territory.
10:56 “So I’ve got my BALLS on the floor with a mat underneath them so that they don’t make a huge mess everywhere.”
-Sam’s Trains 2022
oh.
*B A L L S?*
*D E E P*
Watching these fluctuations in Sam’s sanity is like watching an erupting volcano. Dangerous and terrifying yet beautiful and awe-inspiring.
hahaha very glad to hear it... be careful now ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam, just a thought:
would very much enjoy seeing a video where you choose a good static model train and transform it into a working locomotive model train complete with motor etc.
That would be awesome actually - very cool idea!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I Have done this with a static plastic of Evening Star 2--10--0 required scratch built chassis wheels plus a lot of time to get a running model
@@SamsTrainsyou should not do it with a locomotive, but instead with a carriage.
@@SamsTrains Another idea... use your 3D printer, a small coreless motor etc to make a decent Gandy Dancer. :)
Thank you for continuing to champion the consumer rights of railway modellers, we need you more than ever these days as some manufacturers seem intent on squeezing as much money out of us as they can. And as for criticism from the likes of RM Web, the nasty individuals who inhabit that dark place (and especially those who run it) do not speak for the majority of us modellers. I gave up on them long ago. Well done keep up the good work, and happy modelling for 2023.
I couldn't agree with you more Howard. RM is a despicable forum. One member on their insulted me using despicable language and rather than reply I took it up with the moderator, which is what you are supposed to on most forums. However the moderator thought that what the guy had said to me was "acceptable". So I sent the Mod a reply back saying that on any other forum that word would have lead to a ban. I didn't realise at the time that the Mod was the main person in charge of RM. I got another message from the forum, but when I tried to log in I was locked out, so I worked out that I had been banned and couldn't read why🤐 I had posted a great deal of information on the site including pictures. But when they ban you it deletes all the threads and comments you make. An odd thing to do as deleting a member who's contributed a great deal of good stuff would be lost. The only posts of mine that survive is the ones were other uses have quoted me, on threads not started by me.
@@graham76man Unfortunately I found RM Web to be increasingly dominated by a number of intolerant, obsessive, self-appointed 'experts' who were only too ready to launch really nasty vitriolic attacks upon anyone who they disagreed with and really suck the joy out of our hobby. Which is where the role of the moderator comes in, unfortunately in my experience, rather than curb the worst excesses of this 'hard core' he is more concerned with defending the reputation of the big model railway manufacturers. I found that any criticism of them, particularly as regards high prices and value for money, are immediately jumped upon and not tolerated. Which is why I really value Sam's Trains for speaking out on such issues.
Sam, I just wanted to say, thank you, for giving me something to look forward to at the end of this year. At a time when I’m normally at my lowest and dreading the holidays. Something like this, just gives me something to look forward to.
Sorry for Rambling but keep up the fantastic work and here’s to 2023. I hope it’s the best for you.
Ahh no problem my friend - so glad these are able to give you a bit of a lift! Thoughts very much with you, hope you're doing okay!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Great video as always - these worst and best are probably my fave videos of the year! And that bit about RMWeb..... Brilliant....
haha thank you so much! Glad you liked that, lol! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
"Ive had bowel movements that have constituted more value than this locomotive "
🔥 sam really destroyed that locomotive in one sentence
I guess it's too late for this years christmas, but you should try to get your hands on a Lionel H0 scale Polar Express and do a unboxing/review for that. I recently received the train set from the United States and happened to find the 2 additional coaches on a UK webshop and I absolutely love it. The detailing isn't great, but the overal look and sounds bring back so many memories of the 2004 movie. I think it's a must have for people who are into the hobby and love The Polar Express.
That would be awesome - I've always wondered what those are like!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Just don't buy the G-Scale ones, seeing as they aren't even G-Scale!
Nice one! I was looking at the bachmann polar express to go with my bachmann jingle bell express. Where did you find the extra coaches, I must look into the Lionel one,. Cheers
Cheers Sam, thank you for the fun, entertainment and honest reviews in the last year. Our hobby is great but is becoming very expensive. Therefore we should be given value for money and get what we pay for. You call out the shoddy and overpriced, with humour and integrity. See you in 2023. Bless you 🙏
It's a pleasure David - agreed, value for money should always be a given!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
LMAO, you almost had us keeled over from laughter 😂 Our list would firstly and above all include the faulty ones at arrival we were thinking, e.g. the faulty Hornby B12s, the Hush Hush disaster, King Class, Heljan Class 15 to name a few. You have set your criteria of course but should a loco first of all not be able to function at least? 🤔But that's us and how we expect thingies. Jolly good fun this one HAHAH 😂
haha glad to hear that Linda - yes the B12 and the King is a good call - thing with those is that they only fell down on the mechanism/performance categories, so their overall scores weren't too bad!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
NOW THAT's a WRAP!! Sam - your commentary brought loads of laughter-tears and appreciate all your "seasonal" gestures! Thanks Mate!!
Oh my, but Bachmann certainly was well represented in this list, eh? And the punishments were hilarious, Sam. Thanks for making me giggle. Happy Christmas and cheers from Wisconsin!
Yeah they sure were - they're one of the worst for model recycling without sufficient updates! Glad to hear you got a laugh out of it!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I just watched the 2MT video the other day. I was not expecting it to be sentenced to death by Scrapman... Seems like it was a rough year for British Bachmann.
Also, Sam, you should get your hands on a more modern American engine one of these days, like an SD70ACe or an ES44AC. I'd like to see what you think of our heavy duty 6-axle units. Have a Merry Christmas!
haha yeah - guess that was pretty extreme! A more modern US loco would be awesome to try - great idea!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I laughed so hard at this video, it was genuinely hilarious. I can’t wait for the top 5 best, and maybe as a little bit extra, you can give the top five best locos some rewards.
haha very glad to hear that! Some rewards would be nice actually - I'll think about that for next time!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam,
I managed to get one of the Bachmann 8750 panniers back in 2020 for about £90 from Rails of Sheffield (I believe the RRP was around £120). The detail seems to be at the same level as the 64xx you've got, the mechanism is identical but the performance is quite a bit better on mine.
It's probably one of my favourite locos in my collection.
Great video, nice to see the scrapman again!
I got a Bachmann 64xx for Christmas last year, I really loved it although all I noticed with it is that it struggles to go over points. Never had a look mechanically m.
This is the first time I actually seen the scrap man sing, wearing Christmas stuff, and eating an engine.
It is true, they are not as bad as last year, but it is also true that overall the prices of models, good and bad, have dramatically increased. It's almost like the manufacturers want to price people out of this hobby and make it exclusive for people with a lot of spare money.
They've gone up far and away beyond inflation or RPI Brendan. It's obscene greed and definitely pricing all but the wealthy out of the hobby. When manufacturers cease to charge what the models are worth, but instead charge what they think they can get away with, they're on a slippery slope. In that respect Hornby are the biggest culprits. If these models were built in the UK and supporting UK businesses I would pay a premium, but not one British hand has gone into manufacturing these models. It's very sad where we've got to now.
*Dank Engines are built by Dank Memes Railway!😂😂*
Ayy! ;D
From my season to your season I wish you a happy holiday season - filled with gobs of seasonings.
Hahahaha the Bachmann Gandy Dancer commercial... loved it! Sam, Thank you for doing what you're doing.
Easily the most entertaining thing you've made, Sam! Bravo! 🤣
hahaha thanks a lot Jonathan, glad you liked it!! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I love how chaotic the punishments are and how they're all reasonable
That Intro tho….
The OhHhHhHhH!
Had me Dying! 😂😂
hahaha! Apologies for your premature death ;)
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Oh its Fine! 😉
Bachmann: Worst excretion engine 2MT. Heljan designers: Hold our beers!
I find it kinda surprising that Bachmann was responsible for 4/5 of these locomotives, now I will be nice to the ivatt 2mt and say it is nice… to scrap as parts for my custom Bachmann Ho scale Nia. Good video Sam and keep up the good work.
Lol!
I don't think that that Bachman loco deserved to be scrapped. It was still a working model. I sure hope it was just for show and that no loco were harmed during the filming of this episode.
Informative and hilarious. With your comments and back round sound effects I laughed almost to the verge of pooping my pants. Capital job!
Watching both of these videos again really makes me think how Bachmann had a great year, but also one of the worst years ever. So many great new models and annoying ripoff older ones.
I was hoping you'd have thrown the final one across the room against the wall, in a seething rage ! (I had the Q.E. II celebration loco in mind).
The Gandy dancer is probably the most goofy looking loco in the entire range
Yeah it totally is! ;D
Some of these trains remind me of Thomas characters
I think your gripes about cab detail are very odd because here in the US we don’t get a lot of that. The diesel cabs tend to be less easily visible inside and so often a simple molded assembly with figures already in is pretty good. Of course, most American steam locomotives have more enclosed cabs than the very open British ones, so it makes sense that American manufacturers tend to skimp out on that kind of detail.
I thought the SE&CR E2 was gonna be in this, with it being in the intro, but I'm kinda glad that it isn't in the video, I kinda like the E2
Yeah - I decided the Railroad locos could get let off, as they're supposed to be basic... wouldn't be right to shame them for not being detailed when that's the idea!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Want to see a rip off, the bachmann standard 5 costs £194.95 and as far as I can make out its still the same tooling as the 2004 loco. All I can tell is that screw link couplings have been added and painted the cab. And changed the safety valves. I got the body and tender for £12 brand new and then the chassis for just over £40. Much better than the £194 bachmann was charging.
haha that is crazy - I'd love to cover that and expose it... but I'd also rather keep the £200 ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I think you aren't using the adjustment tool as these couplings require that the tails hanging down from the coupling do require shaping and trimming.
The hoooo at the end of the intro 😂
I have a class 35. Triang.
It was... Donated to me in a non-working and damaged condition.
I got a another Motor bogie from EBay, and used that to repair the one it came with, and had to 3D print a replacement piece to fix the dummy bogie.
I actually have the UP version of the 4-6-0. my main issue is the fact that the wires and tender drawbar are clashing with each other.
The Scrap Man has been hungry. It hasn’t had much to eat lately
The Bachmann 64XX £140! The motor looks exactly like the one's you get in the little handheld fans with the floppy blades from the pound shop. 😮
Sam, any chance of you getting the TT120 stuff?
Yes! I'll be covering most of it :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
16:55 to 17:49 this was even better than I imagined it would be, can it be a recurring Christmas segment?
hahaha! I will ask the scrapman for you! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
With these cheap rehashes of outdated toolings Bachmann tries to sell at stupid prices I think they should start doing their own budget range
Sam I thought you were done for a couple weeks for Christmas and New Year. Glad to see you dropped in another video Thanks from across the pond.
Just a note if you think BACHMAN is bad there you should see them here n America. I would place them in the category of dog chew toys. If you can find anyone that carries them you will find that 99% of them only run with plastic trucks AND plastic wheel sets on any thing but the engines where they need metal pick up. In 50 years of modeling the ONLY thing I have used BACHMAN cars for is very heavy weathering in junk yard lay outs. I use them because I can not justify the use of my blue box (ATHREN) rolling stock to just junk it. Over the years my Blue Box and MARX equipment has served me well in all scales.
I do also use different scales on the same layout just to get depth and separation. My personal favorite is using HO and N scale. HO in the fore ground with N scale in higher mountain layout where I want to make it look like you are looking at ground level and into the high Sierras of Donner Canyon using the N scale at a height of 1 meter and back against the wall to give the appearance of distance.
Again thank you for the sarcastic, but funny, review of the worst of '22 and I do have to say the final engine to the crusher was a great choice (if it were me I would have been glad to really crush it even at the price point you paid)
Not yet! I take my break after new years, to return mid-January - got plenty more videos still to come! Thanks for sharing your approach - very interesting stuff!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
when you said inappropriate i got scared lol
Same. Lol 😂
Heljan has proved they can make some great diesels. The class 07 and class 52 are great examples of this, so it doesn’t make sense that they can make some very bad models. Still better than EFE Rail though.
The gandy dancer is comedy gold!
I am way too old to laugh at humour like that, but you made me do it nonetheless :D Well done, and merry christmas, I mean, seasonal time... sigh...
I think you were unlucky with your Ivatt. Mine arrived the day after your review was released. Whilst I agree that the detailing isn't what you would expect from a loco costing £165, I was able to get mine for less than £130, which softens the blow somewhat. Also, I believe others mentioned it in your review that your copy seemed to be suffering from a misaligned crosshead, which probably contributed to the initial jerky running, whereas mine ran really sweetly straigh out of the box. Keep up the good work, and here's looking forward to seeing what comes out in 2023, and whether the manufacturers take any notice of reviews such as yours.
Very funny. Merry Christmas Sam!
Did you get that 2P back from the jaws of the scrap man?
Hi Sam purchased the EFE Hymek D7016 in Full BR Blue. I got it for £104.00 from rails of sheffield. I run it on DCC and it runs very well in slow speed and the lights in my opinion are bright enough.
Yeah but Sam wants to run it on his carpet 1st radius settrack with a Hornby controller.
The Scrapman got an early Christmas dinner
What really twines me more than anything is that some manufacturers are charging ridiculous prices for old models. A new dmu with all the cad work, new tooling costs in todays climate I can understand. Bachmann however seem to be taking the piss a bit when they are charging 450 pounds ish for the old southern emu from 10 years ago. Personally the hymek is one of my favourite models although mines the original heljan from when it was released & it wasn't as expensive as these efe ones. It might be getting on a bit but it's still the only option. The 64xx is again 7 nearly 8 years old, a nice model but ageing too.
I want a full version of the scrapmans jingle bell s
A moment of silence for Sam's sanity
Remember leokimvideo modifiyng the Gandy Dancer into little thomas'
The 64xx I've got is a great runner and better value as it was only £85 when I got it, it's in a weathered late BR livery and is the same tooling.
Sure, for £85 it's a much more reasonable purchase! Thanks for sharing,
Sam :)
Used to love Bachmann when I had a model railway; my opinion has definitely changed...
Don't think the quality is any better than all the other cheap crappy stuff made in China but they charge a LOT more for it!
Hey, where was the E2 on this list?
It was on the thumbnail.
Looks like the Scrapman got his second meal after the Dock Shunter. A fitting punishment for that 2MT.
17:43 the scrap man is like Audrey 2 from Little Shop of Horrors!!
hahaha! ;D
Hello Sam - thanks for the reviews. However I will pick only one example as a rebuttal and there are plenty. It is unreasonable that you should pick out sprung buffers as a mark of merit for any model. On the real engines they are sprung because they touch the opposing buffers and help to keep the coupled train tight. These dynamics are not workable on a model. I think it would be a good exercise for you to design and build a model from scratch to put these sorts of reviews in perspective. Let us see how that works. Model trains cost money if you cannot build your own. If you cannot build yourself you accept the good with the bad.
And thanks for the fun sound and bits. Yes I enjoyed it.
And a happy Christmas or festival.
It may be good idea to add a disclaimer that no models were harmed or disfigured in the making of this video. Have a great 2023!!
I like the bachmann pannier tanks
I quite like them too... though I'd like them even more if I'd been able to buy them for what they were worth... and not double, as was the case for the BR green one! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Where's the hornby version of ertl bluebell
Hahaha! Loved it. Well done Sam keep up the great reviews and have a great Christmas and New Year.
Hey Sam, great video as always but surprised Type 15 isn't on this list, that piece of junk didn't even work!?
17:33 been awhile since we saw him
That was good! Merry Christmas, or Buon Natale as they say over here in Italy!
to be fair about number 5, the one you reviewed was a reissued model, to give the engine justice, you might want to look into the spectrum version of the same engine, i speak from experience when i say, the spectrum engines are leaps and bounds above to one you reviewed.
Ever since that Halloween video sam has gotten a lot darker
Excellent video again , Thanks Sam Honest review 👍 👏 😀 👌
great video... I am still laughing ... Merry Christmas Sam n Chloe and scrapman
hahaha glad to hear that - a very Merry Christmas to you too!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
When it comes to Bachmann US Locomotives. Its 50/50 on if it will be a good or bad runner
@17:10 is a cheese induced nightmare.
I have a hejian 35 under heljian its very good. Got for around £80 so very happy for it.
i feel that next year the worst one of then will be hit with a hammer until there is nothing but broken plastic and metal
10:56 you what??
Scrapman made a cameo, that totally made the show Sam. Bravo 👏
Ahh polystyrene balls, I used to like putting polystyrene balls on my Tomy Plarail layout to simulate snow, much to the dismay of my mum, it did get quite messy lol.
haha fantastic - it actually did a good job of simulating snow... and making a huge mess!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam, have you thought about 3D printing a base keeper plate for the Gandy Dancer.
I could actually - that's a really sound idea!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
i feel like i need to say this. the CURRENT Bachmann 4-6-0s aren't that great and there's a reason for that. back when Bachmann's spectrum range was first made the original 4-6-0 had a 5-poll motor and i think a spring in it, after they took a lot of these items out of the spectrum range the 4-6-0 suffered the most with the 5-poll motor being downgraded to a 3 poll one. if you were to get one of these ids look for the old spectrum ones as they have the good motors. also, the stuttering isn't noticeable on DCC. i know this cause the one i have is fitted with DCC and sound and Shes one of my best runners. (it's not a spectrum one) granted i do need to get her a new plug but that shouldn't be a problem.
model train:is bad
scrapman: NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM
are you going to try and review the TT120 line??
Amazing video sam, it was absolutely hilarious, especially that Christmas advert. My family thinks im a psychopath know because i laughed that hard. True Entertainment
hahaha thanks very much Jake - oops, sorry if I've ruined your reputation among your family ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@Sam'sTrains trust me you have not ruined my reputation they know that I can laugh incredibly Loud when something hilarious happens
I have a second hand ivatt 2mt and I have no issues with it
Great laugh, as always, Have a great Christmas and new year, What year was the Hush Hush actually released, no not the first ones that didn't run but the ones that actually worked? sort off. Time flys.
What about the fell by kr models
Wow Bachman had a lot of spots this year
Video idea: Do a video like this, but it’s ranking all Thomas & Friends Bachmann models!
That'd be awesome - nice idea!! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I live in South Africa and with our monopoly money and the way these look it is just not worth it
After watching the whole video, I'll be honest - I'd be happy to own any of these models - *BUT* only if they were charged at a decent price. None of them worth more than £50 each if we're honest about it, but a crappy fifty quid pannier tank would be a nice addition to the layout of someone on a budget who doesn't care too much about the detailing.
When you get a good chassis with a poor body like that I always wonder if you could get a better body on it.
If its the same scale it should look correct and some of the ornament type models are pretty convincing these days.
Definitely!! It could be fun to try building one for sure!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam very truthful and honest opinion very funny video sam merry Christmas to you and your family have a great Christmas
11:10 😂😂😂😂
Genuine laugh out loud moment
Genuinely made me laugh! All the best Sam.
P.S. Please take a look at some N gauge stuff with your unique style.
haha that's good news Mike - N scale is definitely something I want to cover in the future :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
17:39 the first time Sam has ever destroyed a model
hahah nahh - it's okay! ;D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Experience your mandatory seasonal time also.