Very nice. I remember hearing somewhere that in addition to having a passion for trains (and they feature prominently in some of his earlier works), Disney did not want to be called the "Company CEO", "Chairman/Head of the Disney Organization", or other grandiose titles while walking around the park. Instead, he preferred to be known as the "Chief Locomotive Engineer" and would sometimes run the trains himself.
The gold parts on the valve chest aren't flag holders, they're gravity-feed lubricators, a lot of the older locos had them. Little crudely rendered on this model, but a nice touch.
Quite correct about the lubricators, but I think there is a mix-up here- there ARE flagholders, but they are on the pilot beam where they should be. Bachmann got it wrong- not the first time I've seen loco parts misidentified by manufacturers. Hope I'm not being too pedantic!
Good, thorough review! I probably would've been a little harsher, about some of the poorly applied details for instance, but maybe I'm too picky! Overall nice looking model- a good addition to Bachmann's 4-4-0 variations. Anyhow, I liked your review and look forward to the next one!
Very nice. I remember hearing somewhere that in addition to having a passion for trains (and they feature prominently in some of his earlier works), Disney did not want to be called the "Company CEO", "Chairman/Head of the Disney Organization", or other grandiose titles while walking around the park. Instead, he preferred to be known as the "Chief Locomotive Engineer" and would sometimes run the trains himself.
I knew he would run the trains but never knew he would refer to himself as that. That's hilarious.
Wonderful video! Excellent work!
Walt Disney had one heck of an imagination also enjoyed going to Disneyland when I was a kid my favorite ride was the Lilly belle trains
i've been trying to get this set forever i love it.
The gold parts on the valve chest aren't flag holders, they're gravity-feed lubricators, a lot of the older locos had them. Little crudely rendered on this model, but a nice touch.
Hey thanks for the info. I try to get as accurate as possible and knew those weren’t flag holders, but I couldn’t figure out what they were.
No prob, happy to share what I know.
Quite correct about the lubricators, but I think there is a mix-up here- there ARE flagholders, but they are on the pilot beam where they should be. Bachmann got it wrong- not the first time I've seen loco parts misidentified by manufacturers. Hope I'm not being too pedantic!
Good, thorough review! I probably would've been a little harsher, about some of the poorly applied details for instance, but maybe I'm too picky! Overall nice looking model- a good addition to Bachmann's 4-4-0 variations. Anyhow, I liked your review and look forward to the next one!