Toby is indeed a real engine! Like most of the engines in the show, Toby is based of the LNER J70 tram engine that was used on tramways where they were required to have all the hazardous parts covered, hence his boxy look. There is also a OO scale model of the engine he is based off by rapido
Great comment! Engines like Toby also existed in the US, but were referred to as “steam dummies”. Apparently, they were steam locomotives that worked within city limits. They were boxed in to make them look more like wagons, as the running gear and general features of a steam locomotive were said to spook horses during street running operations. A simple image search for “steam dummy” should bring up some nice results should you be interested.
I have a fact for you about toby here He acctually has moving siderods under his skirting on him Bachman may not be the best ever but they fit the smallest details in there models . I mean you can’t even see it unless you took him apart tho Bachman put it there anyways to give detail . And honestly that’s the coolest part about this model It’s something that the real Toby had and they replicated it on this model Tho something the real Toby could also do was remove the skirting on the sides and front and back of him to be more like a conventional steam engine for things like maintenance . Tho this model can’t do that cuz it’s all a mould it would be cool for Bachman to make a second Toby perhaps without the side skirting on to make it like the other variant of tram . Tho that’s just my thoughts . Anyways good review . And hope to see more of toby . Oh and Gordon’s Bachman model has been shown with its colour on earlier and wow dose he look good all painted up in his blue with red lines . Bye ✌🏽
I haven't purchased any Bachman locos in decades and never will again. In my old club we usually referred to them as Barfmans and shared that opinion with any new club members. I dumped all of mine into the junk box,...
Well that’s just wrong . Bachmans HO thomas that I own works completely fine and the n scale toby seems to work just fine . And the HO James that I have had since … forever … works like a dream still Heck even the non Thomas stuff like my OO pannier tank engine and it works just fine with lots of details and for a shunting layout for OO it can go at a rarther low speed And n scale grahamfarish being by Bachman . I have the class 66 and 60 diesels . They both work verry well and strong so both scales of Bachman work well . That’s all bye👋🏽
@@MaxwellTheTrainFan One of the things I learned very early on was first impressions count and it takes tremendous effort to overcome a bad reputation.
So, to clarify, Henry’s original shape was close to Gordon’s before his accident and rebuild. But Henry was always a 4-6-0 and Gordon was always a 4-6-2
You remember when you did the Percy review you said you were going to do reviews on thomas and James . They never came . But why did t they . Will we ever get there reviews ? Please respond😃
And for your ertl thomas collection your missing the twins Donald and Douglas numbers 9 and 10 Along with the other yellow 4 wheeled twin called ben to go with bill And liver the green number 11 And maybe Annie and clarabel to be with thomas and the troublesome trucks to be with James All new in the box I suppose . Tho I do ie mine to be used ike toys should be . But anyways them are your missing models
@@ModelTrainsWow fair enough . I mean I have a collection myself of the ertl thomas models Tho out of box and used from eBay and train shows and so on I have engines 1-8 and so on from there
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Toby is indeed a real engine! Like most of the engines in the show, Toby is based of the LNER J70 tram engine that was used on tramways where they were required to have all the hazardous parts covered, hence his boxy look. There is also a OO scale model of the engine he is based off by rapido
Good to know!
Great comment! Engines like Toby also existed in the US, but were referred to as “steam dummies”. Apparently, they were steam locomotives that worked within city limits. They were boxed in to make them look more like wagons, as the running gear and general features of a steam locomotive were said to spook horses during street running operations. A simple image search for “steam dummy” should bring up some nice results should you be interested.
I have a fact for you about toby here
He acctually has moving siderods under his skirting on him
Bachman may not be the best ever but they fit the smallest details in there models . I mean you can’t even see it unless you took him apart tho Bachman put it there anyways to give detail .
And honestly that’s the coolest part about this model
It’s something that the real Toby had and they replicated it on this model
Tho something the real Toby could also do was remove the skirting on the sides and front and back of him to be more like a conventional steam engine for things like maintenance . Tho this model can’t do that cuz it’s all a mould it would be cool for Bachman to make a second Toby perhaps without the side skirting on to make it like the other variant of tram . Tho that’s just my thoughts .
Anyways good review . And hope to see more of toby .
Oh and Gordon’s Bachman model has been shown with its colour on earlier and wow dose he look good all painted up in his blue with red lines .
Bye ✌🏽
Lol, this is correct. There are sidrods on Toby if you look underneath.
I haven't purchased any Bachman locos in decades and never will again. In my old club we usually referred to them as Barfmans and shared that opinion with any new club members. I dumped all of mine into the junk box,...
This is the first one I've gotten that actually "works".
Well that’s just wrong . Bachmans HO thomas that I own works completely fine and the n scale toby seems to work just fine . And the HO James that I have had since … forever … works like a dream still
Heck even the non Thomas stuff like my OO pannier tank engine and it works just fine with lots of details and for a shunting layout for OO it can go at a rarther low speed
And n scale grahamfarish being by Bachman . I have the class 66 and 60 diesels . They both work verry well and strong so both scales of Bachman work well .
That’s all bye👋🏽
@@MaxwellTheTrainFan One of the things I learned very early on was first impressions count and it takes tremendous effort to overcome a bad reputation.
So, to clarify, Henry’s original shape was close to Gordon’s before his accident and rebuild. But Henry was always a 4-6-0 and Gordon was always a 4-6-2
Huh I always thought they were the same class.
I love your videos and I hope you upload more often!😊
Thanks! Trying to get more into the swing of things and have more ideas on what to do.
He’s adorable
I think Tomix have stopped making Thomas locos, as Bachmann now has the license. I do wish I bought a Tomix Thomas while I could!
Thomas is a pretty solid engine from Tomix, works better than the Percy or James one.
The show's one had a standing train engineer and open doors. looks pretty close though
Yep, would have been better with open doors but can't really complain
You remember when you did the Percy review you said you were going to do reviews on thomas and James . They never came . But why did t they .
Will we ever get there reviews ?
Please respond😃
And for your ertl thomas collection your missing the twins Donald and Douglas numbers 9 and 10
Along with the other yellow 4 wheeled twin called ben to go with bill
And liver the green number 11
And maybe Annie and clarabel to be with thomas and the troublesome trucks to be with James
All new in the box I suppose . Tho I do ie mine to be used ike toys should be .
But anyways them are your missing models
Yep, I know of the ones I'm missing. I feel I've gotten the ones I've wanted for now though.
@@ModelTrainsWow fair enough . I mean I have a collection myself of the ertl thomas models
Tho out of box and used from eBay and train shows and so on
I have engines 1-8 and so on from there
@MaxwellTheTrainFan Still cool 😎