My grandfather started making one of these from scratch...the boiler and parts are on my garage shelf! I'd love to finish his project! I've never seen his dream come alive like this it's incredible! I'll post back when finished
Hi Jonathan My uncle Mike fairburn....... actually built RUSSELL When the Welsh Highland acquired here , she was in a real bad way my uncle spent years on that engine I have cleaned her stood on the foot plate and....released the brakes ..... What a beautiful model you gave made Respect
@@GandyDancerProductions Its incredible craftsmanship that Bang in in detail ......" RUSSELL" is a girl !!!!!!! Im only joking ... Its a shame what happened at the welsh highland .....i got a pic of my uncle stood on Russels boiler ...steam trials ...b4 paint
@@matthewc.419 The Welsh Highland story is certainly a strange one from it's creation to its' revival. It's a pity there was such animosity between it and the Ffestiniog. I don't know if there still is.
You came up as suggested video. As I'm infatuated with steam and steam powered models l just had to watch your wonderful video. And I subscribed. What a beautiful piece of machinery you have. GOD bless you and your hands and heart!
Wonderful video! I really enjoyed hearing you explain how you prep for running and the post run maintenance. The experiment with the 5in car will be neat to see. Those little engines can pull as long as they have the weight for traction. Folks with heavy brass coaches and rolling stock end up pulling what would be an average weight human regularly.
I haven't seen any of his videos for a long time or uploaded anything in over 2 years and I'm glad to see he's still operating his steam engines and I'm glad he moved to the new home and I'm hoping he can start building his railroad again.
sensational, I love the live steam model train, here in Brazil only 1 person in the whole country that makes functional steam locomotives similar to this model of yours, very interesting congratulations
Amazing, beautiful thanks this helps me with my faith in humanity. Russell is Fantastic and astounding micro engineering. Having some idea of the problems with both going up and down scale in mechanics my hat goes off to you in this labour of love.
Hello from a new subscriber, just found your channel, fascinating. The pure luxury of having a vacuum cleaner to empty the smoke box, which I found to be the dirtiest job when prepping & disposing steam locos on the shed. I had long hair, onto my shoulders but after a week on nights prepping & disposing six locos a night I had it all cut off, mainly due shovelling still hot embers out of the smoke box when the wind was blowing. Thank's for bringing back some great memories.
If I may offer a "cheating" solution. Make a train of conjoined air tanks disguised as oil or water tanks that can be filled with an air compressor for quick and easy long term running. (or even just a bottle hidden in a tender for increased steam capacity) Still, as a lover of steam tech, this was astonishing to watch. You are awesome.
I have gone from knowing the loco. From a 009 gauge brass kit, in the middle of a 5” gauge version. Blackgates drawings in 3 1/2 scaled up to 5. The story so far has been most informative. Happy steaming.
Hi Kris, I have those Blackgate drawings too and contemplate building Russell in 5" gauge version but after i remember how long it took me to build my Simplex and how heavy it would be I decided against it.
Excellent to see another post so soon :) I like your editing style, it keeps me engaged and I can easily watch the whole thing without getting distracted.
Regarding having Russell pull you around the 5" track, my idle speculation is that it might have the power, but not likely the traction. Having said that I am looking forward to seeing what happens!
I look forward to your experiment. There is an excerpt in an old Model Engineer mag from the 70s or 80s of a Japanese fellow being pulled by a gauge one coal fired 0-4-0. He made a riding car to go on 45mm gauge track. Apparently it went well. All the best. It will be great to see all the same. It is great how you go to effort in your videos to cover all aspects. Keep up the excellent work.
Yo, this is great! Just looking at that beautiful brass engine made my day! Also, about 5 minutes in, I suddenly thought of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. To any other Thomas fans in the comments, can't you just imagine Mr. Conductor driving that little engine? Beautiful work, you absolutely have my sub for this!
@@GandyDancerProductions thank you for making these beautiful engines! I'm currently binging the older videos of your Russell's construction, and enjoying it immensely. I hope that I can do this sort of thing one day, although as a collage student I have neither the money nor the workshop space for this sort of project.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I was like you once. Couldn't afford a ready make loco so I scraped together some money and bought a lathe, a drill and a propane torch and learnt by talking to people and reading Model Engineer.
@@GandyDancerProductions one of these days I need to bite the bullet and try something. My buddy has a cheap lathe, although neither of us have much experience with it. I think that's the biggest thing holding me back, the lack of skill, especially with the torch. My buddy isn't as into trains as I am, he's more of a general all interests handyman, but maybe I could talk him into helping me try something simple this summer. Any suggestions for an easy first engine, something that has more motion and stuff than the basic one cylinder demo steam engines, but not as complex as this? I don't want to go strait into an accurate model, but I want something that will require the same sorts of skills to try my hand at.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 You should take a look at the Roundhouse Engineering site they build engines, have loads of information and lots of spares and kits to build your own. The site will give you a good look at what's inside an engine and the people there are enormously helpful. You can buy some bits and build the rest yourself however far your pocket will stretch to. Also join the Association of 16mm narrow gauge modellers they have lots of helpful stuff plus if you live in the UK contacts for modellers close to you.
This is the most satisfying video that I have seen this year so far, a bloody amazing job, Gandy!
Well the year just started hahah
I'm not a train enthusiast, but I'm amazed at the workmanship and attention to detail, very well done!
This little bugger moves way faster than I would have expected! Incredible engine you've made.
Russell is actually made by Roundhouse and this is a coal conversion.
Nice little engine what gauge would that be.
The bugger moves faster than me!
@@keefbrown This one is not a Roundhouse actually. I made it from scratch and you can see that in my earlier videos.
The close-up shots of Russel certainly do your workmanship justice. Nice film, great channel, nice to see you again!
My grandfather started making one of these from scratch...the boiler and parts are on my garage shelf! I'd love to finish his project! I've never seen his dream come alive like this it's incredible! I'll post back when finished
"I will finish what you have started" vibe going on, would love to see ur finish product. Lots of luck to you.
I enjoy how professionally made this video is and how much you enjoy your hobby. the train looks amazing.
Enjoyed the Russell build. Lovely to see it going so well. Loved the long shot down the straight, showing the track undulations.
These camera angles when the locomotive is running on the track is priceless
yes , and in general an awesome camera handling!
I’m a big fan of 16mm gauge and have a loco myself! I can’t wait to see more of Russel in the future! Happy new year!
It's 32 mm gauge
TH-cam: "Want to see a man fill his tiny train up with coal?"
Me: 😍
Why don't you say that to my face you RACIST! "Coal?" WTF does that mean? Do you hate the blacks that much???
I've been getting recommended this video for awhile now, and I'm really glad I checked it out! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Hi Jonathan
My uncle Mike fairburn....... actually built RUSSELL When the Welsh Highland acquired here , she was in a real bad way my uncle spent years on that engine
I have cleaned her stood on the foot plate and....released the brakes .....
What a beautiful model you gave made
Respect
Thanks Mathew, it's my favourite narrow gauge engine and I had to make an accurate looking model of him.
@@GandyDancerProductions
Its incredible craftsmanship that
Bang in in detail ......" RUSSELL" is a girl !!!!!!! Im only joking ...
Its a shame what happened at the welsh highland .....i got a pic of my uncle stood on Russels boiler ...steam trials ...b4 paint
@@matthewc.419 The Welsh Highland story is certainly a strange one from it's creation to its' revival. It's a pity there was such animosity between it and the Ffestiniog. I don't know if there still is.
You came up as suggested video. As I'm infatuated with steam and steam powered models l just had to watch your wonderful video. And I subscribed. What a beautiful piece of machinery you have. GOD bless you and your hands and heart!
Russel : Do not do that with your engine in your home
Me : I do not have that engine in home
I’m so pleased that you’re starting back up again
This channel apparel in my suggested list and I have gone back and watched a lot of the older videos and look forward to more
Greeting from Taiwan.
Thanks for good video.
Good to hear from Taiwan, thanks Frank.
Beauty toy for old boy! Passion isn't discussing.
This hobby is so cool! I love it!
That's is something I dreamed all my life to do ...
Me too
The funny thing is I was thinking about it the other day
Wonderful video! I really enjoyed hearing you explain how you prep for running and the post run maintenance. The experiment with the 5in car will be neat to see. Those little engines can pull as long as they have the weight for traction. Folks with heavy brass coaches and rolling stock end up pulling what would be an average weight human regularly.
Wonderful comeback to youtube. I'm looking forward to the experiment with Russel hauling a passenger (perhaps!) All the best.
The minute I saw you put Russell on the 5” track I knew what you were going to do as I would do the same haha 😆
Amazing to see Rusell running once again!
It's amazing how steam locomotives could be built that small!
So This is why they never let Freddie back on to Thomas and Friends...
Yes i remember that and i notice that duke and friede is no longer in the modern thomas and friends
Of course that's Fearless Freddie's basis.
@@CrystalClearWith8BEDing! ding! thats correct!
I wonder if our children will appreciate things like this. Amazing engine. Good work Sir.
Nice to see you posting videos again. Russell is looking very nice , running very well. Thanks for sharing the video.
Unbelievable! Thank you, I watched it with great pleasure!
Super camera work what a great film!
I haven't seen any of his videos for a long time or uploaded anything in over 2 years and I'm glad to see he's still operating his steam engines and I'm glad he moved to the new home and I'm hoping he can start building his railroad again.
sensational, I love the live steam model train, here in Brazil only 1 person in the whole country that makes functional steam locomotives similar to this model of yours, very interesting congratulations
Amazing, beautiful thanks this helps me with my faith in humanity. Russell is Fantastic and astounding micro engineering. Having some idea of the problems with both going up and down scale in mechanics my hat goes off to you in this labour of love.
Thanks for your comment.
Hello from a new subscriber, just found your channel, fascinating. The pure luxury of having a vacuum cleaner to empty the smoke box, which I found to be the dirtiest job when prepping & disposing steam locos on the shed. I had long hair, onto my shoulders but after a week on nights prepping & disposing six locos a night I had it all cut off, mainly due shovelling still hot embers out of the smoke box when the wind was blowing. Thank's for bringing back some great memories.
Yup this is just really cool.
Really satisfying video to watch 👍
I'd like to see this run at night, with the fire lighting the cabin of the steam engine. That'll look cool!
Wow, Russel’s one impressive loco for one so small.
This was quite an achievement! I love watching these. I will still use my n-gauge prototype locos from Bachmann though. I liked this.
great video, you have a nice calming voice that explains what you do/doing/done
I love the live steam toy trains. They are so cool. This one looks great!
Not a toy
If I may offer a "cheating" solution. Make a train of conjoined air tanks disguised as oil or water tanks that can be filled with an air compressor for quick and easy long term running. (or even just a bottle hidden in a tender for increased steam capacity) Still, as a lover of steam tech, this was astonishing to watch. You are awesome.
Nice and amazing work!
train looks amazing.Absolutely amazing job, totally like it
you are great
This is so cool :)!!! Amazing work!
its so beautiful I love this
Wunderschöne Dampflokomotive - beautiful steam locomotive.....thumps up!
definitely a satisfying vid - thanks
Fantastic to see it in action again. Hope to see you soon, your tips on driving my Locomotive were invaluable
Потрясающе!!! Смотрел с открытым ртом))) Игрушки для серьёзных дядей)))
I'm glad the youtube algorithm brought me to this amazing vid.
I have gone from knowing the loco. From a 009 gauge brass kit, in the middle of a 5” gauge version. Blackgates drawings in 3 1/2 scaled up to 5. The story so far has been most informative. Happy steaming.
Hi Kris, I have those Blackgate drawings too and contemplate building Russell in 5" gauge version but after i remember how long it took me to build my Simplex and how heavy it would be I decided against it.
Russel is a Golden and beautiful little engine
Excellent to see another post so soon :) I like your editing style, it keeps me engaged and I can easily watch the whole thing without getting distracted.
What a labor of love and passion
What a lovely piece of machinery.
Badass engine and badass music
Absolutely amazing job, totally like it!!
i love your passion sir, thankyou for sharing this. +respect
Mind blowing work out of universal
That is very impressive, I would like to see some of the empty coal cars filled with some weight to see how really strong the Loco. is
He is going to try pulling himself along, if you watch the end of the video.
wow imagine this thing in 200 years with Patina on it ! absolute lovely, it deserves a museum !!!!
It's nice to see you back and I look forward to more videos. I'm building a 7 1/4" LMS 3F tank engine.
Good for you Ian. Not a task to be taken on lightly. Just slowly chip away at it and in the end you'll have so much fun running it.
Happy new Year! I Realy enjoy your comeback that way!!!!
Did I now enjoy this speedy steemer and your presentation is very entertaining...propper👍
WOW THAT' Locomotive it's beautiful. Such of perfect kraftmann Ship BRAVO BRAVO AMAZING
very impressive engine and video.
This train is flippin glorious. Bravo. My youngest would go crazy since hes nuts about the Polar express
Regarding having Russell pull you around the 5" track, my idle speculation is that it might have the power, but not likely the traction. Having said that I am looking forward to seeing what happens!
This man know what he is doing. Wonderful
Wonderful Locomotive! I have to agree I would prefer no music, just the wonderful steam engine noises!
You seem like you’d be one cool grandpa, man! Nice video!
Nice to watch, nice to listen too. Thank you!
I look forward to your experiment. There is an excerpt in an old Model Engineer mag from the 70s or 80s of a Japanese fellow being pulled by a gauge one coal fired 0-4-0. He made a riding car to go on 45mm gauge track. Apparently it went well. All the best. It will be great to see all the same. It is great how you go to effort in your videos to cover all aspects. Keep up the excellent work.
So relaxing.
I could hear the sound of the locomotive, but this music got in the way
its not his music
@@johnschool It doesn't matter who's music it is. It sucks.
@@arabcadabra8863 I made it 1:07 until the 'music' made me leave.
@@arabcadabra8863 agreed shitty free music
I loved this small loco it’s so Beautiful
Wow, that is amazing!
Dios! , lo veo y es para maravillarse , que ternura más grande de locomotora , es una preciosidad ,la amas de inmediato, gracias un hermoso vídeo .
WOW INCREDIBLE
Yo, this is great!
Just looking at that beautiful brass engine made my day!
Also, about 5 minutes in, I suddenly thought of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. To any other Thomas fans in the comments, can't you just imagine Mr. Conductor driving that little engine?
Beautiful work, you absolutely have my sub for this!
Thanks for your support.
@@GandyDancerProductions thank you for making these beautiful engines! I'm currently binging the older videos of your Russell's construction, and enjoying it immensely. I hope that I can do this sort of thing one day, although as a collage student I have neither the money nor the workshop space for this sort of project.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I was like you once. Couldn't afford a ready make loco so I scraped together some money and bought a lathe, a drill and a propane torch and learnt by talking to people and reading Model Engineer.
@@GandyDancerProductions one of these days I need to bite the bullet and try something. My buddy has a cheap lathe, although neither of us have much experience with it. I think that's the biggest thing holding me back, the lack of skill, especially with the torch. My buddy isn't as into trains as I am, he's more of a general all interests handyman, but maybe I could talk him into helping me try something simple this summer. Any suggestions for an easy first engine, something that has more motion and stuff than the basic one cylinder demo steam engines, but not as complex as this? I don't want to go strait into an accurate model, but I want something that will require the same sorts of skills to try my hand at.
@@bow-tiedengineer4453 You should take a look at the Roundhouse Engineering site they build engines, have loads of information and lots of spares and kits to build your own. The site will give you a good look at what's inside an engine and the people there are enormously helpful. You can buy some bits and build the rest yourself however far your pocket will stretch to. Also join the Association of 16mm narrow gauge modellers they have lots of helpful stuff plus if you live in the UK contacts for modellers close to you.
Great video, Bravo!
Greetings from Slovenia!
just amazing
Interesting discovery in the end!
Wow, what a great little engine, you'd rightly be chuffed about it.
Get out. NOW.
Wow~ Wonderful !!!
i imagine seeing this in a Disney Live action film for small people.
Or Ant Man
That is some cool stuff
A great video!
That’s awesome 👏
the things we used in our past have become our toys, the things we use today will become some kid's toy in the future
Basically already have if you think about it. Alot of people have model jetliners.
great job, sir!!. respect!!
ohh nice Qashqai! My sister has the same color! Really sweet ride. i love the 360 camera view inside lol
BIG HELP for the up coming generation for them to witness how it works and how it look like.
Hi Jonathan. My friend and traction engine crew Dom fires the full size Russell on the WHHR.
What a beautiful steam locomotive :-)
Das ist sehr schön, the briten steam mashine.
Wow, looks great!
Very cool and lots of work building that. Yes camera angles was cool like real train passing :)
Some people can build really good yes :) .
Amazing!
well it is good, and amazing piece of hobby
I love it!