I dont agree with the face,Its So bad,if you want a good Thomas face,get a trackmaster or a Wood Thomas,take off the face throw the rest in the trash and put it on bachmann and there ya go BUT i highly suggest you go with the Wood version not the trackmaster
@@SamsTrains Oh Sam, i know its late for you probably, but do you think you could review an American Locomotive like the N&W Class J 611 or any U.P. Loco type just to mix thinhs up?
@@merlinandmurdoch7837 and yet LBSC Thomas Was crrated for the 70th anniversary special. Probably wouldve sold better had it come out at the same time. Oh well theyll still sell well. Ife already got mine.
Thomas is a E2 class tank engine intended for shunting and short-distance freight trains. Ten examples were built between 1913 and 1916, and all were withdrawn from service and scrapped between 1961 and 1963. In case you were wondering
@@InventorZahran well, not really. The thomas show is basically a depiction of real life, except with locomotives instead of people. So, in this case, henry has a special condition for which he has to take special medicine, or his special coal, to treat his disease. Later, henry has his firebox fixed and replaced after an accident, or basically has a surgery, that will correct his problem
Decent little model! Though I must say I thought you'd have this LBSC Thomas pulling your 3 new Hornby LBSC coaches-- it'd be a great matchup I think :)
In the RWS, Thomas arrived in 1915 along with Edward to help with the railway's construction. His arrival was supposedly due to a wartime mix-up. His crew got on well with the local people and married Sudrian women, and neither wanted to leave Sodor or their engine by 1920. In this fashion, he likely would've been umber, like your Hornby Thomas, and as he has extended tanks, likely would've been numbered 105-9. (I believe 108 is the usual fan acception, like T1E2H3's NWR Origins) As Thomas was always shown on Sodor since the start of Season 1, this mix-up logic could probably be applied, and likely would be how fans thought is was during the run of the first 18 seasons before The Adventure Begins came out. In that movie, Thomas was depicted in a teal green, likely to match the original toy, and numbered 70, to coincide with the anniversary in 2015. The show has never been that specific with time periods, though a good guess would probably be 1925. Thomas was depicted as having arrived after James, and became the new #1 in place of Glynn, a vertical boiler 'coffee pot' engine who later returned in Season 20.
Even in a green and white livery, we all know that Thomas is a really useful engine. Mattel might not care about the fans and the show, but Bachmann and said fans will never disappoint us.
@@theaverageteleporter7435 Exactly. I have even been working on what I like to call Thomas Tuesdays, where I release an adaptation of one RWS book on my channel.
I noticed that Bachmann recently started making the Skarloey engines in the HOn30 scale. HOn30 is a neat scale that works for smaller spaces. Finding stuff for it is really tough though. Sure, the track is not too hard to find--given that it uses N scale track-- but the actually locomotives and wagons are really hard to find and quite expensive.
Don't hate me but if they make Diesel 10 they have to make lady from the Thomas and the magic railroad as well. If not it would be a waste of time Making a diesel 10. No lady to run after.
I absolutely love this model. I remember this livery and I found it pretty interesting. Unlike the busy bee James the quality of the livery is excellent. The wheels are so beautiful. I feel like they could have given it a diecast running plate which would justify a 70£ price. I was very surprised with the mechanism. The face is weird but it's okay I think. Great review, Sam 👍
The blister pack with collectors items is a crafty trick used on Star Wars figures collectors for decades. If you have a reusable presentation pack, you could remove the item and play with it, then put it carefully back in the box. With blister packs you end up buying the same item twice if you want to enjoy the contents. One for display/collecting, one for playing with. They know exactly what they’re doing over at Bachmann.
Amazing review on the Bachmann LBSC Thomas from The Adventure Begins! I have to say, this LBSC green livery looks really amazing! I love the lining it has on the green along on the wheels! The face is pretty good although kinda creepy as well. And as for the price, it’s way too expensive if I were to afford one. Overall, he looks great but I’m grading him a C-.
When I bought my thomas starter set. It was made for the 75 anniversary of the show. Both models look the same except for color and pin striping on the coal bunker.
Looking back at this. It might be fun to do a review on the Bachmann 'Stuart' and 'Greg'. Both of which are essentially Faceless variants of the Thomas and Percy tooling and are from the Bachmann digital starter set. Might be interesting to see what you think of them. Although I would be lying through my teeth if I said there wasn't a bunch of sets with that name already. Hornby had an awful habit of reusing the "night mail" name for example lol
Sam, I've worked in a hobby store for a little while, and it seems all the RRPs for Bachmann USA products are about double the dealer price! I'm not sure if that applies to Bachmann Europe as well, and I'm not sure if they want to make sure the dealers get some profit or what, but it is absurd!
i have to admit Sam, you have every right to bang on about prices of these models, regardless if they are collectors additions or not, children/younger collectors and users are definitely in the target market, putting that to prospective when it comes to money and child, £80 pounds is alot, shame manufacture companies dont put that into prospective.
I THINK the front coupler is missing to accommodate a snow plow. A snow plow that is impossible to actually find. I wonder if they updated the chassis of the blue Thomas as well. The older one I have had wires running through the chassis to the bottom plate which makes it a nightmare to service, so that update would be great - the motor maybe not. Let us know if the noise improves after servicing. If I remember right my blue Thomas got a lot smoother and quieter after the first time I took it apart, cleared off the goopy dried grease, and oiled everything properly.
Yeah I've heard that - supposedly that was for a plow to be fitted! Thanks a lot for sharing! Sure, I'll see how the servicing goes! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
“The price is way too expensive and it is way too light” Ruined expectations, Bachmann has.. mhmm *in Yoda’s voice* Edit: good lord I never got this much likes
my birthday's wishlist before watching samstrains: nerf guns, lego's, pc games my birtday wishlist after watching samstrains: model train rails, bachmann a4, horby turntable, bachmann e2
I have a few theories. 1: he was forced to watch his brothers get oofed. 2: he looked into the dead lights of Pennywise. 3: he watched the trailer to season 25. 4: he accidentally hit or ran over a child. 5: he has PTSD from WW2. 6: he found out what happened to Boco, Murdoc, Billy, and all the other sentient locomotives and rolling stock that mysteriously disappeared during the classic and Hit eras of the television series. Whatever the reason, it does look like Thomas has been scared for life.
Holy. Moly. This is my favorite thomas livery and The Adventure Begins is my favorite Thomas movie. It’s so incredible to see this model. Thanks Sam! Nice vid!
Great Video Sam And Bachmann Finally Released An LBSC Thomas And I Remember There Was A Busy Bee James And Now There's An LBSC Thomas And Trackmaster Should Release One Too That Would Be Awesome
Not great for a thomas model but then again it’s Bachmann so I don’t know what I expected, Thomas looks a little crazy, shame bachmann can’t invest some money into improving their Thomas range! And Sam you’re getting so close to 100K! Honestly you deserve it, can’t wait to see the silver play button! -TheImperialDiamondSpinosaurus
It's going to sound weird, but I really like the middle axle being the only one driven, with the connecting rods actually being what turn the other two axles, because that's how the actual E2 worked, and it makes a nice subtle functional detail.
I recently picked up the Bachmann Thomas with analog sound and it uses the same motor as the LBSC Thomas, and the motor wasn’t actually working out of the box. I did luckily get it working, I guess it just ceased up which is unfortunate, but it does have a lot more weight which is nice. I have the original Bachmann Thomas that I got around 12 years ago and even though I’ve had to replace the motor and it’s been properly run in and serviced, it’s a far better runner. Very strange. I hope Bachmann will make the motors better on these, especially since it’s going to be mainly bought by new hobbyists. But enough ranting. Great video and great review, Sam!
Hornby told me the licencing fees are what is part of the problem. its the same reason why some persevered railways don't bother doing days out with thomas. It's only a matter of time until mattel work out a way for them to manufacture their own versions of this? maybe, maybe not. Hornby have also done a Thomas in this livery, probably to do with his 75th birthday last year. keep up the good work Sam
It is interesting to see how these engines compare to others you've reviewed. But in the logbook, I'm not sure if this was just a mistake, but in 4th place is the LMS 10000 with the score 6.45 but then in 5th place is the Webb Coal Tank with a score of 7.76. Sorry if I sound like I'm being nitpicky but I just thought I should mention it. Great review as always though!
Next time you run either of the Thomases, you should have one of them pull your new LBSC coaches since Annie and Clarabel are actually slightly modified LBSC coaches in the TV series.
Hi Sam - love your work. Don't know if you have any control over the adverts but your video about a child's toy was interrupted by an ad for an app to find a lady to spend the night with - glad I didn't have to explain to my son what the lady was doing! Not your fault but thought you should know! Keep up the good work.
@@SamsTrains Yep - doing my best to tell you. Thanks again for the great vids - no apology necessary! PS - my toddler LOVES the train time Theme (we watch that a LOT!).
I actually did realize this ever since I was a kid, the side rods on the bachmann thomas slightly move to a more of this ^ that also happened when the wheels go down
My LBSC Thomas was also very noisy like yours, but I fixed him by swapping his internals with one from a damaged Analog sound Thomas. Now I have a working LBSC Thomas with Analog Sound that doesn’t have such an awfully noisy mechanism. 😀🚂
Yes, This looks awesome. I look forward to seeing bachmann Black Livery James whenever that time comes. I never noticed how weird his face looked up close. It has a nice paint job, looks even better on the thumbnail.
I bought mine from amazon for a amazing price of $60.79, the reason why it was so cheap was because it was brand new in its packaging but the packaging was damaged, but the model is fine.
Bachmann Thomas the Tank Engine should be updated with First Season Version of His Face with Front Coupler and Lining on His Back Bunker in the future! That would be interested!
Sam - at 23.45, the Bachmann LMS 10000 should be in 6th place, mate, with its score of 6.45. Thanks for the review of Thomas - you're spot on with your comments. Lionel.
I bought one of these and it doesn’t make half the noise that yours does. But I a few years ago purchased a Mavis that sounds just like your Thomas makes and know matter what I did it is still very noisy . Great video keep them coming.
I've seen some other people with this model, and it runs quietly for them. Meanwhile, in your Mavis review, she ran nice and quiet, while mine's growled since day 1. I guess it's just a quality control issue Bachmann has. Great review, as always, love your reaction to the face! XD
Strange to say that the N Gauge Bachmann Thomas they've recently put out does far better than this one, recently done the review of it and managed to pull 8 Mk1 coaches, it was a 29g loco pulling a 200g train! (just about, did struggle a bit on the slight incline) Unfortunately does cost the same but it's typical for N Gauge. Great video as always Sam!
@@SamsTrains It seems that way from what I can tell, might even be a tiny flywheel inside from the way he acts. True he's still not perfect in N Gauge, but does at least pull most things you put behind him.
“he’s a really useful engine you know. All the other engines will tell you so, He huffs and puffs and whistles, rushing to and fro, He’s a really useful you know. He’s the one, he’s the one you know, Thomas the tank engine. He’s the really useful engine we adore”
Whats odd, is that the number chosen forLBSCR Thomas , belongs to the LBSCR Terrier "Poplar" BR 32670 (Preserved on the Kent and East Sussex) as well as a LBSCR B4 4-4-0 named Holyrood (withdrawn in 1951)
Obviously I don't know when this was filmed but you have some lovely Hornby LBSC 4 wheel coaches now. Would look good with either Bachmann or Hornby Thomas'.
I don't know much about licensing for model railways, but if you compare it to football shirts it isn't a big surprise. Most of the big brands will have 'teamwear' ranges of generic kits that any amateur team can buy. However, some professional teams will use the same template designs, and adding a club badge and sponsor logo can add £20 to the price. The Adidas Campeon 19 teamwear design had an RRP of £35.00, whereas a Leicester City away shirt from last season which used the same basic design had an RRP of £55
Thanks a lot for sharing Graeme - the royalty rates seem to vary massively, it'd be fun to guess, but ultimately, who knows? Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Honestly I think the licensing is one of the bigger factors of the price, Mattel charge extortionate amounts for licensing, to a point that a heritage line that can only run 2 trains or 1 at a time end up running on a loss or the smallest amount of profit for a Thomas and friends event
I don't know about that - I'd estimate £3-£5 per Thomas (based on the typical industry standard of approx 10% wholesale cost), do you think it'd be more then? Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I find that blue Thomas with the 5 pole motor very interesting. I’ve never seen one with that mechanism. My Blue Thomas is quite a bit different than my LBSC Thomas. Like the bottom plate with the pickups is hardwired on my Blue Thomas, and it runs a lot worse than the LBSC Thomas. I am expecting my Thomas is much older than the one you have. The price you paid surprises me, here in the states you can get these models for $40 or $50 off of RRP.
Thomas, we love you. I much prefer him in blue. We're all different in our own way, Good to know I'll be purchasing the Bachmann Thomas train set one day.
I actually have the adventure begins and I was absolutely mind blown to see Thomas wearing his prototypical LBSC lettering.
Awesome Ronan - yeah it's amazing to see this isn't it?! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains will you ever get the Bachmann Annie and Clarabel?
Looks pretty good, love the face - I think the expression is such as he has just seen the Bachmann price list!
Should have pound notes or dollar sign on eyes
Haha XD
I dont agree with the face,Its So bad,if you want a good Thomas face,get a trackmaster or a Wood Thomas,take off the face throw the rest in the trash and put it on bachmann and there ya go
BUT i highly suggest you go with the Wood version not the trackmaster
haha thanks Ian - I reckon you've cracked it there, lol! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Yeah.... $400+ for a diesel with sound or $500+ for the new run of the decapod. Bachmann is going nuts with the prices.
Sam: uuh, Thomas, are you ok?
Thomas: NO! CALL AN AMBULANCE!
haha he's definitely not okay! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Shed 17 and project g1 feelings with this
THOMAS: NO I MADE A MISTAKE...
SAM: WHAT
THOMAS: I GOT A HELJAN LOCOMOTIVE
SAM: WOW I WOULD HAVE THAT FACE TOO IF I HAD ANOTHER HELJAN LOCO
Thomas: but not for me *pulls gun on sam*
@@SamsTrains Oh Sam, i know its late for you probably, but do you think you could review an American Locomotive like the N&W Class J 611 or any U.P. Loco type just to mix thinhs up?
5:13 That’s the face when Thomas thinks he’s really pulling the passenger train, when in reality he still left them behind.
This is accurate
I see that you are a man of culture as well
haha!! Love it!! xD
I thought it was the face from "Thomas and the unexpected coal bunker inspection".
@@SamsTrains nah I think the lbsc Thomas is on crack cocaine
My problem with this model, is that bachmann waited until 3 years after the adventure begins was aired
Isnt it 5 almost 6 years?
@@craigthe yah 5 years
This whas made for the 75th anniversary of the first railway series book
@@merlinandmurdoch7837 you remember they released this model, several years after the special
@@merlinandmurdoch7837 and yet LBSC Thomas Was crrated for the 70th anniversary special. Probably wouldve sold better had it come out at the same time. Oh well theyll still sell well. Ife already got mine.
Thomas is a E2 class tank engine intended for shunting and short-distance freight trains. Ten examples were built between 1913 and 1916, and all were withdrawn from service and scrapped between 1961 and 1963. In case you were wondering
5:12 I think Thomas overdosed on Henry’s “special coal” 😂
haha!! That must be it! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Now I'm convinced that Henry has a drug-like addiction to the special coal, and just can't function (physically or mentally) without it...
@@InventorZahran well, not really. The thomas show is basically a depiction of real life, except with locomotives instead of people. So, in this case, henry has a special condition for which he has to take special medicine, or his special coal, to treat his disease. Later, henry has his firebox fixed and replaced after an accident, or basically has a surgery, that will correct his problem
The LBSC Thomas is my favorite version of thomas in the series, I admire the realism and the white lining on the wheels
Great to hear that - it is epic isn't it?! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Me to
Decent little model! Though I must say I thought you'd have this LBSC Thomas pulling your 3 new Hornby LBSC coaches-- it'd be a great matchup I think :)
That's what I was thinking when he reviewed those coaches.
Yeah absolutely - I'll have to do that some time - I didn't have them when I filmed this unfortunately! :(
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
5:13 Get in my cab kids, I have candy!
oh no...
Uh oh!! A Thomas-themed child catcher?!?
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Them tinted windows sure makes it more cozy in there too!
19:42
Emily: "Hi Thomas." seconds later... "Hi Thomas. Wait a minute..."
haha!! ;D
"Hi, Thoma- hang on."
All three in tandem: "Are you okay?"
Emily: (What IS in this coal?!)
@@RedShocktrooperRST "I thought Henry's special could would just help me keep my steam up... but this is ridiculous!"
Green Thomas? Now we need Blue Percy!
Joking lol
No we need that XD
haha that'd be awesome actually!! xD
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
You're wish has come true my friend.
The blue speed activated sound version is ever so slightly more cute in my opinion because of the cute little whistle that it blows periodically.😊
Yeah I've heard about that - would love to give that a try! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
In the RWS, Thomas arrived in 1915 along with Edward to help with the railway's construction. His arrival was supposedly due to a wartime mix-up. His crew got on well with the local people and married Sudrian women, and neither wanted to leave Sodor or their engine by 1920. In this fashion, he likely would've been umber, like your Hornby Thomas, and as he has extended tanks, likely would've been numbered 105-9. (I believe 108 is the usual fan acception, like T1E2H3's NWR Origins) As Thomas was always shown on Sodor since the start of Season 1, this mix-up logic could probably be applied, and likely would be how fans thought is was during the run of the first 18 seasons before The Adventure Begins came out.
In that movie, Thomas was depicted in a teal green, likely to match the original toy, and numbered 70, to coincide with the anniversary in 2015. The show has never been that specific with time periods, though a good guess would probably be 1925. Thomas was depicted as having arrived after James, and became the new #1 in place of Glynn, a vertical boiler 'coffee pot' engine who later returned in Season 20.
Many thanks for sharing this Vincent, appreciate it mate! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Even in a green and white livery, we all know that Thomas is a really useful engine. Mattel might not care about the fans and the show, but Bachmann and said fans will never disappoint us.
Yeah absolutely right - well said Joshua! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Adleast the TH-cam Thomas community is making original episodes
@@theaverageteleporter7435 Exactly. I have even been working on what I like to call Thomas Tuesdays, where I release an adaptation of one RWS book on my channel.
Here's an idea for opening blister packs, use a can opener to cut the edges.
haha tried it, didn't work! Maybe mine's too blunt or something?! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I noticed that Bachmann recently started making the Skarloey engines in the HOn30 scale. HOn30 is a neat scale that works for smaller spaces. Finding stuff for it is really tough though. Sure, the track is not too hard to find--given that it uses N scale track-- but the actually locomotives and wagons are really hard to find and quite expensive.
Early squad!
Yes it was the adventure begins if bachmann ever realese a desiel 10 will you do a review on it?
Very early!! Oh sure, I'd love that! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Don't hate me but if they make Diesel 10 they have to make lady from the Thomas and the magic railroad as well. If not it would be a waste of time Making a diesel 10. No lady to run after.
@@fastoutnotforkids7192 it's 2013 trainz all over again those remakes they were so bad but so good and nostalgic at the same time
@@dustynutz2175 that reply was over 3 weeks ago. Sooo im going to pretend you got the wrong reply box. Good luck finding the one was replying to.
Personally I’d recommend removing the gears to the eye mech. Gives the motor less stress and should improve running.
If i was you i would do a video about it. Just so everyone can learn how to just in case the eye movement is the problem. But thats just me.
That's a good idea - they'd definitely last longer that way!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Awesome Sam! Maybe in the future, Bachmann will update Thomas’ regular model with the right eyebrows or entire face and add his back bunker lining!
Thank you Ryno, yeah maybe they will do! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I've been quite addicted to your videos recently, keep up the good work :)
Thanks so much - really glad you like them! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I remember when I was younger I watched so many episodes of Thomas but I don’t think I remember this one haha
Great video Sam
haha awesome!! I hadn't seen this either to be fair! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains haha
I absolutely love this model. I remember this livery and I found it pretty interesting. Unlike the busy bee James the quality of the livery is excellent. The wheels are so beautiful. I feel like they could have given it a diecast running plate which would justify a 70£ price. I was very surprised with the mechanism. The face is weird but it's okay I think. Great review, Sam 👍
Glad to hear that! Yeah the livery was spot on this time, can't fault it! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I AM tHe FirST lIkE O
2:58 "Rusty is to the rescue" Was that an intentional reference to the show, or just a coincidence?
Glad I wasn't the only one to have the same thought.
@@dinowhizz444 same
haha I literally didn't mean it that way! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I just love seeing thomas models like this!
Me too! :D
The blister pack with collectors items is a crafty trick used on Star Wars figures collectors for decades. If you have a reusable presentation pack, you could remove the item and play with it, then put it carefully back in the box. With blister packs you end up buying the same item twice if you want to enjoy the contents. One for display/collecting, one for playing with. They know exactly what they’re doing over at Bachmann.
“Edward couldn’t believe his eyes!
The new engine had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dome”
And the face of a mad man
haha that's awesome!! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Amazing review on the Bachmann LBSC Thomas from The Adventure Begins! I have to say, this LBSC green livery looks really amazing! I love the lining it has on the green along on the wheels! The face is pretty good although kinda creepy as well. And as for the price, it’s way too expensive if I were to afford one. Overall, he looks great but I’m grading him a C-.
Thanks so much mate, really glad you liked it too! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
When I bought my thomas starter set. It was made for the 75 anniversary of the show. Both models look the same except for color and pin striping on the coal bunker.
Ooh fantastic - thanks for sharing! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
You should defiantly try the bachmann Annie and Clarabel. They are amazingly similar to the tv show.
Yeah I've heard that - I'd like to!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Looking back at this. It might be fun to do a review on the Bachmann 'Stuart' and 'Greg'. Both of which are essentially Faceless variants of the Thomas and Percy tooling and are from the Bachmann digital starter set. Might be interesting to see what you think of them. Although I would be lying through my teeth if I said there wasn't a bunch of sets with that name already. Hornby had an awful habit of reusing the "night mail" name for example lol
that is definetely gonna be our new profile picture
Thomas: *HYPER*
Also Thomas: YEAH BOIIIIIIIII
haha!! xD
5:26 He hasn't seen Satan but he has seen the diseased caterpillar train, which is close enough.
Ahh of course - I suppose they will have met eachother by now! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
That LBSC Thomas’s face looks like the face on one of the older Trackmaster Thomas’s.
Sam, I've worked in a hobby store for a little while, and it seems all the RRPs for Bachmann USA products are about double the dealer price! I'm not sure if that applies to Bachmann Europe as well, and I'm not sure if they want to make sure the dealers get some profit or what, but it is absurd!
Yeah that does seem true Zachary, though because I'm in the UK, £70 was the best I could find! :(
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
i have to admit Sam, you have every right to bang on about prices of these models, regardless if they are collectors additions or not, children/younger collectors and users are definitely in the target market, putting that to prospective when it comes to money and child, £80 pounds is alot, shame manufacture companies dont put that into prospective.
Thank you, glad to hear that! It's just getting silly isn't it?!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
@@SamsTrains it is a little silly but will they listen to the customers and reviews. Who knows
Thomas: can you take me out of here sam
Sam: I am working on it Thomas
haha!! ;D
Bachmann Thomas in LBSC green livery looks fantastic.
I agree Arek! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Thomas looks really different in that livery by the way first her
Why should we care?
haha totally - very cool isn't it?! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
That HO scale LBSC Thomas model is so cool.
Thomas: put me back on the track and let me explore the place!!!!!!
haha!! ;D
I THINK the front coupler is missing to accommodate a snow plow. A snow plow that is impossible to actually find.
I wonder if they updated the chassis of the blue Thomas as well. The older one I have had wires running through the chassis to the bottom plate which makes it a nightmare to service, so that update would be great - the motor maybe not.
Let us know if the noise improves after servicing. If I remember right my blue Thomas got a lot smoother and quieter after the first time I took it apart, cleared off the goopy dried grease, and oiled everything properly.
Yeah I've heard that - supposedly that was for a plow to be fitted! Thanks a lot for sharing! Sure, I'll see how the servicing goes!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
“The price is way too expensive and it is way too light”
Ruined expectations, Bachmann has.. mhmm
*in Yoda’s voice*
Edit: good lord I never got this much likes
That sounds more like exactly what I expect from Bachmann...xD
communist
@@lovropirkl2672 bruh i am a Russian you know
@@radzieckigraczproductions3 I thought that was Polish name
@@Tank_Driver4822 it is a Polish name, I am a Russian who knows Polish and English as foreign languages :D
5:13
Thomas saw that nighmare caterpillar thingy from where ever, in his dreams and is now scared of everything
Thomas: finaly I am out of that carrier thingy
haha yeah - phew! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
my birthday's wishlist before watching samstrains: nerf guns, lego's, pc games
my birtday wishlist after watching samstrains: model train rails, bachmann a4, horby turntable, bachmann e2
haha that's amazing! Steer clear of the Hornby turntable though - they're horrible useless things! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hey Sam bachmann have even bothered to put the price on the side of the Locomotives cab .£70 the loco is number 70
Be careful, or they'll get ideas, and start charging £92220 for Evening Star...
@@christopherstokes9393 I doubt that bachmann will do that
@@lewiscartwright3609 I wouldn’t be so sure about that, Bachmann is capable of selling a 25 year old model for £150 (N class)
Yeah true - nice attention to detail! I think Christopher is right though! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains OK
Even if it was made in 2020, LBSC Thomas is a worthy edition to any Bachmann collection, and part of The Adventure Begins range.
Yeah it's pretty awesome looking isn't it?! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hey Sam's train I've seen LBCS 70 he look like it could still be really, I would watching the adventure begins
Thanks a lot Llesh, good to hear that! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I have a few theories. 1: he was forced to watch his brothers get oofed. 2: he looked into the dead lights of Pennywise. 3: he watched the trailer to season 25. 4: he accidentally hit or ran over a child. 5: he has PTSD from WW2. 6: he found out what happened to Boco, Murdoc, Billy, and all the other sentient locomotives and rolling stock that mysteriously disappeared during the classic and Hit eras of the television series.
Whatever the reason, it does look like Thomas has been scared for life.
haha I like that... I wonder if it could be a mixture of all of them?!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
10:27 wait till he gets bachmann Percy....
haha so I hear! ;D
Holy. Moly. This is my favorite thomas livery and The Adventure Begins is my favorite Thomas movie. It’s so incredible to see this model. Thanks Sam! Nice vid!
Glad to hear that Cole, it looks good doesn't it?! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Sams trains to everyone who said «first»: Ooh close!!! :D
Me reading the comments: Lol XD
haha! ;D
@@SamsTrains hehe
Great Video Sam And Bachmann Finally Released An LBSC Thomas And I Remember There Was A Busy Bee James And Now There's An LBSC Thomas And Trackmaster Should Release One Too That Would Be Awesome
I’m not normally a fan of Thomas models from bachmann but I was very impressed when I saw the pictures of it , glad to see you review it Sam 👍
Yeah it does look great doesn't it? I must admit! :D
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Not great for a thomas model but then again it’s Bachmann so I don’t know what I expected, Thomas looks a little crazy, shame bachmann can’t invest some money into improving their Thomas range! And Sam you’re getting so close to 100K! Honestly you deserve it, can’t wait to see the silver play button! -TheImperialDiamondSpinosaurus
haha yeah absolutely! Pity they're not willing to invest in the range properly, I agree! :(
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It's going to sound weird, but I really like the middle axle being the only one driven, with the connecting rods actually being what turn the other two axles, because that's how the actual E2 worked, and it makes a nice subtle functional detail.
I recently picked up the Bachmann Thomas with analog sound and it uses the same motor as the LBSC Thomas, and the motor wasn’t actually working out of the box. I did luckily get it working, I guess it just ceased up which is unfortunate, but it does have a lot more weight which is nice. I have the original Bachmann Thomas that I got around 12 years ago and even though I’ve had to replace the motor and it’s been properly run in and serviced, it’s a far better runner. Very strange. I hope Bachmann will make the motors better on these, especially since it’s going to be mainly bought by new hobbyists.
But enough ranting. Great video and great review, Sam!
Ahh sorry to hear you had trouble - well done fixing it up! Interesting that they're heavier too!
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great honest review Sam... the livery for the 70th edition is stunning... But what a stoned face lol ... the eyes ! cheers
Thanks so much! Yeah it's a great livery isn't it?! ;D
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Hornby told me the licencing fees are what is part of the problem. its the same reason why some persevered railways don't bother doing days out with thomas. It's only a matter of time until mattel work out a way for them to manufacture their own versions of this? maybe, maybe not. Hornby have also done a Thomas in this livery, probably to do with his 75th birthday last year. keep up the good work Sam
Yeah that's the accepted reason for Hornby discontinuing theirs, pity about it really! :(
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I can't wait to buy one!!! I'm going to buy him when Ryan gets released to I don't have to pay shipping twice!
Ooh fantastic - that sounds a good way of doing it!
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It is interesting to see how these engines compare to others you've reviewed. But in the logbook, I'm not sure if this was just a mistake, but in 4th place is the LMS 10000 with the score 6.45 but then in 5th place is the Webb Coal Tank with a score of 7.76. Sorry if I sound like I'm being nitpicky but I just thought I should mention it. Great review as always though!
haha yeah, the scores were messed up for a time - being fixed in later reviews though! :D
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Thanks for taking me back to the happier of my childhood memories...
It's a pleasure Jonathan! :D
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Next time you run either of the Thomases, you should have one of them pull your new LBSC coaches since Annie and Clarabel are actually slightly modified LBSC coaches in the TV series.
Definitely!! That'd be awesome to try! :D
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Hi Sam - love your work. Don't know if you have any control over the adverts but your video about a child's toy was interrupted by an ad for an app to find a lady to spend the night with - glad I didn't have to explain to my son what the lady was doing! Not your fault but thought you should know! Keep up the good work.
Are you who tweeted me about this? Sorry again - please do report any such ads, I'll do the same!
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@@SamsTrains Yep - doing my best to tell you. Thanks again for the great vids - no apology necessary! PS - my toddler LOVES the train time Theme (we watch that a LOT!).
Sam: But I think that this actually looks better than the blue Thomas
Me: "Types aggressively"
haha sorry about that, lol! ;D
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I actually did realize this ever since I was a kid, the side rods on the bachmann thomas slightly move to a more of this ^ that also happened when the wheels go down
Ooh interesting - good spot there! :D
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I picked up a hornby j15 for less money 😬 It has bearings, tender pick ups, fine details, flywheels...
Exactly - they're insane asking £70+ for this!
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Looks like that new secr green e2 hornby just announced
Yeah it does actually.... that can't be a coincidence! ;D
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Not seen Thomas on this channel for a couple months loved it sam keep it up👍👍👍👍
haha yeah! Thought it was time to do this again! :D
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My LBSC Thomas was also very noisy like yours, but I fixed him by swapping his internals with one from a damaged Analog sound Thomas. Now I have a working LBSC Thomas with Analog Sound that doesn’t have such an awfully noisy mechanism. 😀🚂
That's very interesting - thanks for sharing! Reckon it is those new motors then!!
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Yes, This looks awesome. I look forward to seeing bachmann Black Livery James whenever that time comes. I never noticed how weird his face looked up close. It has a nice paint job, looks even better on the thumbnail.
Thanks so much! I'd love that too - maybe! :D
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@@SamsTrains Your very welcome.
I bought mine from amazon for a amazing price of $60.79, the reason why it was so cheap was because it was brand new in its packaging but the packaging was damaged, but the model is fine.
I was so tempted to buy this (despite disliking Thomas himself) but those eyes are an absolute dealbreaker. Jesus.
Bachmann Thomas the Tank Engine should be updated with First Season Version of His Face with Front Coupler and Lining on His Back Bunker in the future! That would be interested!
Sam - at 23.45, the Bachmann LMS 10000 should be in 6th place, mate, with its score of 6.45. Thanks for the review of Thomas - you're spot on with your comments. Lionel.
Yeah you're right - it's being fixed in future reviews! :D
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I bought one of these and it doesn’t make half the noise that yours does. But I a few years ago purchased a Mavis that sounds just like your Thomas makes and know matter what I did it is still very noisy . Great video keep them coming.
Yeah my old one doesn't either - it seems some of them make much more noise for no good reason :(
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Hey Sam, did you know that when you put Bullard on, it slowed down near stall around your grade.
I've seen some other people with this model, and it runs quietly for them. Meanwhile, in your Mavis review, she ran nice and quiet, while mine's growled since day 1. I guess it's just a quality control issue Bachmann has.
Great review, as always, love your reaction to the face! XD
Sure! My old one runs really quiet too... and yet my Mavis is really quiet... strange!
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The funny thing is that U can hear the other Tomas coming for the other side of the layout 😂 but a great review Sam ❤️ loved it
haha I know right, haha!! ;D
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Strange to say that the N Gauge Bachmann Thomas they've recently put out does far better than this one, recently done the review of it and managed to pull 8 Mk1 coaches, it was a 29g loco pulling a 200g train! (just about, did struggle a bit on the slight incline) Unfortunately does cost the same but it's typical for N Gauge.
Great video as always Sam!
Are they really?! I'd be really interested to see them then!
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@@SamsTrains It seems that way from what I can tell, might even be a tiny flywheel inside from the way he acts.
True he's still not perfect in N Gauge, but does at least pull most things you put behind him.
That's why in the TTTE Fandom, EVERYONE changes the face if given a chance
Planning on getting this model for Christmas, really want this one! Also, great review!
“he’s a really useful engine you know. All the other engines will tell you so, He huffs and puffs and whistles, rushing to and fro,
He’s a really useful you know.
He’s the one, he’s the one you know,
Thomas the tank engine.
He’s the really useful engine we adore”
haha so I hear!! Love it!! :D
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Whats odd, is that the number chosen forLBSCR Thomas , belongs to the LBSCR Terrier "Poplar" BR 32670 (Preserved on the Kent and East Sussex) as well as a LBSCR B4 4-4-0 named Holyrood (withdrawn in 1951)
Ooh very interesting! I think it's just to celebrate 70 years of Thomas though, but your research is awesome!! :D
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This is just reminding me of how much I miss the Hornby range. At least the face looked somewhat the same as what appeared on TV unlike Bachmann's!
Yeah I know what you mean - they didn't look great, but they were quality!
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at 11:29 I could practically hear your Triang 3Fs saying "Keep it down!!". And given how noisy THEY are, well, that's quite a feat from this Thomas XD
haha I know right - literally as noisy as those!! xD
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Obviously I don't know when this was filmed but you have some lovely Hornby LBSC 4 wheel coaches now.
Would look good with either Bachmann or Hornby Thomas'.
I do! Didn't have them at the time of filming unfortunately though :(
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Your Hornby LBSC Thomas, actually an E2 with a face stuck on, has got wheel bearings, and that model came out in 1979 !!!
Yeah absolutely right - shocking isn't it?!
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I just realised your so close to 100k!
I know!! I can't believe it!! :O
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I don't know much about licensing for model railways, but if you compare it to football shirts it isn't a big surprise. Most of the big brands will have 'teamwear' ranges of generic kits that any amateur team can buy. However, some professional teams will use the same template designs, and adding a club badge and sponsor logo can add £20 to the price. The Adidas Campeon 19 teamwear design had an RRP of £35.00, whereas a Leicester City away shirt from last season which used the same basic design had an RRP of £55
Thanks a lot for sharing Graeme - the royalty rates seem to vary massively, it'd be fun to guess, but ultimately, who knows?
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Love the livery. The lining work looks great on this. Miles better than that Busy Bee James!
Me too - yeah definitely better than James!
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Honestly I think the licensing is one of the bigger factors of the price, Mattel charge extortionate amounts for licensing, to a point that a heritage line that can only run 2 trains or 1 at a time end up running on a loss or the smallest amount of profit for a Thomas and friends event
I don't know about that - I'd estimate £3-£5 per Thomas (based on the typical industry standard of approx 10% wholesale cost), do you think it'd be more then?
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I find that blue Thomas with the 5 pole motor very interesting. I’ve never seen one with that mechanism. My Blue Thomas is quite a bit different than my LBSC Thomas. Like the bottom plate with the pickups is hardwired on my Blue Thomas, and it runs a lot worse than the LBSC Thomas. I am expecting my Thomas is much older than the one you have. The price you paid surprises me, here in the states you can get these models for $40 or $50 off of RRP.
Yeah it is interesting - so they've changed the mech quite a lot over time then?!
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I would be interested in seeing a review of Hornby's R30039 OO SE&CR 0-6-0 Tank Engine No. 326 when it comes out, to see how it compares...
That would be very interesting - I hope to do that! :D
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There are 2 kinds of Thomas (not the paintwork but factories). Which have different faces because they are made at different factories.
haha absolutely, you might be right!! :D
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You Gotta Admit The LBSC Is A Very Nice Touch To A Model
It is! And it's very well done too! :D
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5:15 Thomas as seen the preview for season 25 of Thomas and friends
haha!! xD
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His face when he sees season 25. also great video sam.
Patrick
haha I bet that's what he'd seen, lol! ;D
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Thomas, we love you.
I much prefer him in blue.
We're all different in our own way,
Good to know I'll be purchasing the Bachmann Thomas train set one day.
haha that's fair enough Kelly, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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