My Best Budget DCC Sound Loco! | Hornby A1 Tornado | Unboxing & Review
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Sam, you're the main reason that I want to become a train collector. Also the Class A1 Tornado is a beautiful train in real life and in a Hornby form.
Very glad to hear that mate - yeah I agree, a really lovely loco! :D
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There are several different types of LNER A1 pacifics! Gresely, Thompson, Peppercorn...
@@Wolfric_Rogers Ya I know but this one is the coolest looking.
I think that the cylinders on the Thompson pacifics are too far back, but I like Gresley's and Peppercorn's more.
@@Wolfric_Rogers cool
I love this engine. I saw it flying through my home of Dundee a few times and it's one of the most incredible sights I've ever witnessed.
Thanks a lot Ross - that does sound amazing!! :D
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That one seems like a lot of fun to run! It's a shame, though, that the chuffs aren't properly synchronized.
A few of the other sound fitted steam locomotives also suffer the same issues according to other reviewers.
drew22 no, it can’t. Doesn’t bother me though.
Thankfully they can easily be changed with either a cv change or slight adjustment to the location of censors
Also because of video you don’t really get a proper sound to visual representation
Yeah definitely - a lot of fun, but not very realistic - it's just the way these are sadly :(
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I literally looked for a review of this this morning and now it’s here! Excellent video, seriously thinking about getting this! Thanks!
haha awesome - hope you do mate, they're awesome! Just a few left on Amazon now!! :D
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I need to know is that an Irish railways loco on your profile pic?
It is indeed, the Hyundai Rotem ICR Class 22000 DMU
"Some of you are a bit sadistic I suppose" 😂 Sam's Trains looking deep into our souls in a very special episode! Beautiful train. I may have to finally take the plunge and get a digital set.
haha sorry Jimmy, lol! ;D
I can recommend it - it's a lot of fun! :D
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As always, a great review Sam! I have the same model without sound, and it is a flawless runner, probably one of the best railroad tender engines. With regards to the livery, it is correct for the introduction of the class, but by 1950 they began repainting them into either BR blue or green
Thanks a lot mate - yeah they're amazing runners aren't they?! :O
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Hi Sam. Love the video as always. I think that TTS sound locomotives are some of the best. They always seem to bring the locos to life 😀😀
Thanks very much mate - yes they are amazing!! :D
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I love the a1s they look so smart
The sounds seem to be better one this then some others great value for money i would say better then the standard railroad range
Me too Lewis - yes this is the best one I've had so far! :D
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Wow that’s one beautiful loco if I’ve ever seen one. I also have that one at home
Thanks mate - yeah I agree they're lovely!! :D
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I got the tornado set but i broke the loco after about 2-3 weeks 😥
@@Artomotive I have the Hornby Tornado with the Pullman coaches
@@Artomotive but when I got it for Christmas one of the smoke deflecters broke
However it's ok now I fixed it
Hi Sam
I remember I was on holiday in the lake display and we cought the train to Carlile and we saw 2 black 5 locomotives and then we were heading back to our caravan and on the motorway there was a railway line next to the motorway and we saw a load of steam and we thought it was a house on fire bu it turns out it was tornado steaming up and making a lot of steam and that was a coincidence
Thx
Ben
:)
Ooh nice Ben - that must have been a real treat - fantastic!! :O
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@@SamsTrains I was at the NRM and saw the flying Scotsman
I love how you reviewed this model, Sam, I first saw and fell in deep love with Tornado when I first watched Paddington 2, the movie with my most favourite train chase! Yay!
Great video Sam. I have been on the footplate of the Tornado. It was amazing to see all that goes into moving such machinery. Keep safe Sam.
Ooh lucky you - that's pretty awesome!! :D
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14:50 it can run slower than that. Mine is run by a Hornby elite controller and I have coded it to accelerate slowly (100 steps) and it runs perfectly slow even over points. It runs so slow that the noise can’t go that slow so the noise jumps a bit. But I would never run it THAT slow on my layout!
Ahh interesting - I'll have to try that on a different controller then!
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soon sam you will be unboxing and hopefully reviewing your very own silver play button:).
callum
haha don't speak too soon mate, lol! Still a loong way to go!
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I want the train 🚂
I like the train 🚊
Best train 🚞.
omg your so close to 80k subs! great work! 0-80k wow. and not that long ago you hit 75k! your blowing up mate! great work! and keep up the good work!!
Thanks so much Davis - yeah getting crazy close to it now!! Thanks so much for all your support! :D
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Geniunely love ur videos, You upload so frequently and you really inspire me to grow my model railway collections
Thanks so much, that's really lovely to hear!! :D
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ive literally just bought this loco yesterday lol
Awesome Mike! Good choice! :D
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This Famous Locomotive Tornado Is Also Started In The 2017 Warner Bros Movie Paddington 2 The Squall To Paddington The Movie In 2014. X
Thanks Luke - I'd forgotten about that! :O
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Such a beautiful loco and the sound just makes it better. what a deal. great video looking forward to the next live stream
Thanks Liam - yeah I agree!! Hope you like the next stream! :D
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Many thanks, I’ve ordered one via your link, can’t wait to see and hear it running.
No problem Jonathan, thanks a lot for the support - hope you enjoy it! :D
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you gave me some major anxiety for dangling that tender like that haha!
haha sorry about that! ;D
this 'tender' anxiety is a common feeling i think! :D
Sam when he has another a1 with no tender pickups: my day is ruined
Sam when he has this one: xmas has came early
haha absolutely right!! ;D
Wow! A railroad locomotive higher then the most expensive one of the year! Great work Hornby, and great video Sam!
haha absolutely - really impressed with this! :D
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Great video sam. Really like the history of locomotive. Really like the wide variety of sounds that the locomotive used. Enjoy your new locomotive. Take care of yourself
Thanks so much Luke - yeah me too, great sound on this one! :D
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Sam: "going to try and not cut my thumb. Don't think ya want to see that. Tho most of you might"
Me: noooo don't get hurt! We don't want that scary caterpillar train showing up!
haha!! Glad you're on my side, lol! ;D
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Everyone needs at least one sound locomotive. Mine is the New tooling bachmann Jupiter. My favorite locomotive. The tornado is a nice looking engine! Only gripe with it is the boiler handrail. All locos ought to have that one handrail seperate, budget or not.
Yeah I agree, they are great fun! Ooh nice - Jupiter must be awesome!! :D
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Again, a very nice clean and professional video! I love the sounds in that locomotive even though it is limited in size. (Note: I run Lionel O gauge trains.) Me being in the U.S. I am a bigger fan of our type of steam locomotives but I have always admired y'all's three-cylindered 4-6-2's. The only thing I wish our country will do is to start building locomotives that were lost to the cutting torch. Oh well, I can only dream. Thanks again Sam and have a nice day!
Cheers for that mate - haha yeah that would be awesome to see in the US - fingers crossed!
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Excellent review of this amazing Hornby Railroad TTS Sound Tornado Sam 👍👍
I have to say I'm impressed that the model does have fantastic basic details as well fantastic sounds from the real Tornado. I'm also glad that this model have cab windows unlike your other Hornby Railroad non-TTS Sound Tornado (BR Blue version) which doesn't have any windows on it cab.
Thanks a lot Joe - yeah I agree - the detail was pretty great for a Railroad model! :D
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Hi Sam. Great video, it was this review that accually made me spend my money on one of these and I will tell you this, it is by far the best loco I have ever owned!! I managed to find mine at rails of sheffield for 114 pounds!! ( this was before they stopped selling Hornby products)
Thanks so much mate - really glad you got one too, and that you're happy - great price as well! :D
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Great video Sam once again! You have a Tornado collection! I have this one aswell but without TTS sound! It's a superb loco :) Cheers, Luca
haha thanks Luca - yeah they are really good actually, overall really happy with my Hornby ones! :D
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You're right about the lining, Sam; the white lining against the green just pops so well
Yeah absolutely!! :D
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Tender pickups should be a minimum on all locomotives in my opinion so was pleasant to see this had them. It’s a lovely looking model and sounds mighty good as well. Great video and informative as usual. All the best, Clint
Yeah I agree - no good reason not to have tender pickups these days! Cheers Clint!
Thank you for doing a review on this, i got one for myself just a few days ago and am very happy although this quarantine has stopped me from being able to go to my local train club and i dont have a dcc controller lol
No problem mate - great to hear that, they are awesome models! Sorry to hear you've not been able to go to your local :(
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Sam great video as usual that is one great looking engine the Tornado has always been my favorite. I have three of them .One is tender driven but I still like. This is why I love British trains . I have quite a collection know of them. Keep them videos coming your friend in the USA.
Thanks Louis - yeah me too, just love these! I didn't know there was a tender driven one?! :O
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TODAY MY Bday, I got the new Hornby Princess Coronation. I love the improvement, your review made me want it!!!
That's amazing Marco, hope you had an amazing day! :D
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Ooh tornado! I’ve always wanted a one! Maybe I’ll start saving up! Great review!
Thank you! I can highly recommend this! :D
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I have 2 one in green like this and the other one in blue
That does look quite amazing, I'd like one of the Railroad Tornado's in BR Blue with the sound, though I don't know if Hornby makes that. In any case, it certainly seems worth the money.
Thanks a lot Patrick - ooh yeah the blue ones would be awesome with sound! :D
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Hi Sam, Nice review , wouldn't mind it myself, when you had enough of it could go well on my layout, All the Best Brian 🤗
Thanks Brian, haha I'll see about that!! ;D
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One of my favourite oo gauge A1 peppercorn lovely loco. I mainly like it in BR green but still a lovely loco
Glad to hear that Marco - yeah the BR liveries are lovely too! :D
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Good one Sam. Nice looking loco..with amazing sounds. Well worth it.
Thanks very much Tim - I thought so too!! :D
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Well after that view, it’s now on my wish list. Great video again
Ahh fantastic - really hope you're able to get one some day! :D
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Another great review good job Sam
I am hopefully going to get my first train ever if I win the auction
( a J72 from hornby)
Thanks so much mate - ooh awesome, good luck!! :D
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I discovered your channel a few days ago and this has transported me back to being a kid again with my train set ! Inter City 125 was my favourite that I owned and the holy grail was the Duchess of Sutherland ...that I never got!
How come you are setting up tracks and putting your locos on the carpet - that was always a big 'no no'. ?
Great videos, very detailed keep up the good work!
Ahh that's lovely Russell - ahh yeah, I hear those were coveted engines back in the day! I guess that's just the way I like it - I keep everything clean, and have never had a problem!
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Lovely model and great value for money. (Oher manufacturers should take note.) Super review, thank you Sam.
Cheers Mike - glad you thought so! Agreed! :D
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Wow that's brilliant, I've been looking at getting that loco
Thanks!! I can recommend it for sure! :D
I've got a Hornby Tornado myself. They really do look smart with the crimson and cream coaches you coupled it up to
Great to hear that - thanks Cameron! :D
Keep it up sam 80k subs is almost there
Thanks so much mate - oh wow you're right!! :O
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Awesome video today Sam beautiful locomotive I might have to get one lol and I hope you are staying safe
Thanks so much James - hope you are too! I can recommend it! :D
Wow nice review love the content keep up the amazing work
Thanks very much Michael! :D
When I went to the UK, I bought a TTS Mallard there. But I almost got Tornado because he’s such a beautiful locomotives. Great Review
Ahh the Mallards are awesome too though - for sure! :O
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Thanks for that Sam. It’s definitely going on my long list of locos to buy when funds permit. I prefer the blue liveried version for the colour, but the TTS sound was much better quality than we have seen before with Hornby. Perhaps they will now provide higher quality TTS sound on all new models. I particularly liked the “chime” horn, sounded great.
Regards,
Jim
Thanks Jim - yeah this one is well worth it actually!! Great sound too! :D
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I would definitely buy this if I had dcc but I don’t, great review Sam!
Thanks Jared! The DC versions are still decent! :D
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Many new models and Hornby have programmed their DCC chips well with what you would think be a cheaper motor. and true, And from what I could tell on a few others geared them just right with the driving wheels.
So lucky they have a real example to record and do the sounds
Yeah you're right - I was quite amazed to see a 3 pole motor run that well!!
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A beautiful loco, they both are really.I saw Tornado at Llangollen a few years ago with Britannia.
Thanks a lot Philip - ooh fantastic, lucky you! :D
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Beautiful loco and runs very well it seems! :)
Thanks very much mate!! :D
The railroad range have been really good lately and a relatively cheap way to expand the collection. This one looks awesome.
That's a very impressive loco Sam, for many people the level of detail and performance is perfectly adequate....Great review as always...Bob
Thanks a lot Bob - yeah I'd agree with that! :D
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Haven't seen you do a tts sound locomotive in a while good review plus I did have the dc railroad model
Thanks King - ooh very nice, those are decent too! :D
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Lovely locomotive! Loved the video
-Ollie 😃
Thanks very much Ollie!! :D
A vast difference over the last loco reviewed for sure! This model has a much better value for the money,especially the performance.Even with basic detailing,I would buy this engine for my railroad! Cheers!
haha that's very true actually - fantastic value for money! ;D
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Beautiful loco and great video!
Thanks a lot mate! :D
Wow it’s so sleek and smooth with the detail! I was considering getting it a while ago but the price was too high for me. Maybe one day I’ll get it because it is a very nice loco!
Thanks mate! Yeah sounds good - they are well worth the money! :D
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Great review. I love that Engine
Thanks mate - me to!! :D
I was gonna get the standard dc tornado. Like this model without the sound but I found a deal at Argos. Br green tornado with two Pullmans with a pretty big layout. Got a good deal there.
Also lovely review there mate.
Sorry it's late.😁
Ahh sounds awesome - yeah that is a deal!! :D
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I bought mine about a year ago and i was amazed how good it was, specially about performance. So nice to see that you think the same about it. I think it is the best railroad loco of Hornby. What do you think? Or do you know an even better one. And it keeps funny how much you like soms Heljan loco's.
Great to hear that mate - yes the performance blew me away really! Easily one of the best, agreed!
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as to which model the choice is fairly simple if you run dcc then the tts loco doesn't require any thinking about, but if you run dc then the one with out the chip is the one for you. For those who run both I would go for the tts loco and turn the sound off when some peace and quiet is required. Thanks for another brill review
Yeah I'd agree with that Dave - good point!
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Great value for money Sam.
I have a Bachmann Tornado it doesn’t have tender pickups either, like the non railroad Hornby.
I’ve added some myself & now she runs over points, pretty poor considering it’s supposed to be a “better” model🤔
Great vid 👍
Cheers John B
Thanks a lot mate - yeah I have a Bachmann A1 too - the mechanism is pretty rough for sure!! :O
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wow the tornado what an honner awesome vid sam sorry im late hope your well
Thanks a lot Ethan - hope you're well too!! :D
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An excellent review as always
Thanks very much Matthew! :D
Ah, Tornado is such a grand sight. Tornado came to Cardiff last year on December 10th, but never knew about it until it was too late. I was in uni, so all I saw from the window was a line of express coaches and a class 47 in West Coast colours.
Thanks Tomas - I agree mate, just fantastic!! :D
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I love the tornedo so much. Such a amazing locomotive
Me too Rowan! :D
Hi Sam, great review as always. This was my first loco actually (Although mine has weathering). I love the Peppercorn A1's ...
Could you please do a review on the Hornby LNER War Time Black A3 Flying Scotsman?. I would really love to see that.
Thanks a lot mate, that's awesome! I'd love that, sure!! :D
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Do any of these create smoke from the funnels?
I have a fre of my dad's old ones and a few of them have an element you put a liquid in and it puffs smoke.
As a kid I going 3 in 1 oil worked really well.
Great review Sam and great product !
I just wish the 3 cylinder sound (6 chuffs per rev) was maintained at high speed. Hopefully this will come in time.
Does anyone know of an 00 gauge loco that has 6 chuffs per rev at all speeds ?
I bought the original railways range Tornado, limited edition R3070 in BR Apple Green. She runs well despite the lack of tender pickups, but twice I've tried to fit TTS to her and twice the chip has blown, so she's plain DCC now. The tender pin isn't quite long enough so sometimes comes loose. The detail is fantastic, but the buffers are plastic on mine, and it was involved in a few derailments on my old layout so 2 of the 4 are cracked. Cost me £70ish plus the chip.
Gotta love the colour of that BR Express Passenger Blue one though.
Sounds good mate - blimey it's been blowing chips? That's not good! Mind you, £70 is just fine! :D
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I have a Hornby tornado. unfortunately it was faulty and broke down after a few days, love the vids
Ahh dear - sorry to hear that mate - hope you managed to get a refund or replacement on that!
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Hi Sam i purcahsed on these off Amazon last Sunday and it arrived on Monday, great model the sound is very loud even on lowest setting working on how to fix that.
Very nice! You have to change the volume CVs, the lower ones should be really quiet!
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Tornado is one of my favourite steam trains,
But nice video sam!
Thanks Oliver - I can certainly see why! :D
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Another good honest review and I agree for a railroad loco it's excellent. Quick question pal. New to the digital stuff and I recently purchased the excellent hornby train set with two loco's and digital controller. Will this loco work on this including sounds?
Quick answer. Yes. :-)
Yes it will indeed! :D
Going onto the potential birthday present list but without the dcc.
It looks beautiful to me!
Awesome! You can pick these up way cheaper without the DCC! :D
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I have got the TTS Flying Scotsman. My only criticism of the sound is that it that the volume does not change as the train pulls away. It just goes chuff chuff chuff in a rather toy-like way. It probably needs to have an option for 'close' and 'distant'. Thanks for uploading.
Yes that's true actually Allen - still pretty good for the money though! :D
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Already got Tornado. It’s a railroad version but in an enhanced special edition version of that livery so has better lining including the wheels and other symbols such as the overhead electricity warnings etc and even etched name plates included. Cab is still not painted but I can do that, wonder if that tender chassis could be bought separate so I could add tender pick ups though it runs fine without.
Very nice Rob - yes I too have one like that! Yes that would be worth looking into re the tender!
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Beautiful model! I may be American but I sure wish I had a model of Tornado!
Thanks Ryno - yeah they are awesome videos - I can recommend it if you ever find one! :D
60163
Built: 2008
Numbers: 163, E163, 60163
Names: Tornado
Class: Peppercorn A1
Configuration: 4-6-2
Withdrawn: N/A
Status: Preserved
Thanks for this Luke! :D
Hi Sam,, I am sure you know by now how much I enjoy your videos, and look forward to each new one as they come out. This is in no way a criticism, but I would so much have preferred to see Gadwall (LNER pre-war, with valances) with a train of contemporary teak effect teak carriages, and the very smart BR blue Tornado with the crimson and cream BR teak coaches. I know Tornado is a replica and never existed in those days, but the rather short-lived (I think) blue livery goes so well with the "blood and custard" coaches. All best wishes - keep up the good work. Peter T.
Thanks for the comment Peter - that's fair enough, I'll try to do that some time too! :D
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Nice video mate!
Thanks very much!! :D
Good Lord.. this model of "Tornado" is impressive! I have 2 DCC-equiped ON30 Locomotives, which run incredibly good as well! (To be fair, I don't run them on DCC, as I don't have a DCC Controller.)
I agree - for the money, it was awesome!! :D
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Brilliant review as always Sam. As said in a few other comments the only thing that was a let down for me on the loco was the slightly out of sync chuffs, but other than that its an amazing model. I wonder what fictional livery's would look good on tornado? Thanks again,
Finn
Thanks Finn! Yes that's fair - very typical of TTS unfortunately - it's very inexpensive, and not really intended to be super accurate!
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Great video as always. I have a question: where do you get information? You mention things like the Tornado having been released in Railways with different lining. Is this just stuff you've seen, or is there some great index of information out there? I'd love to know so I can do some learning of my own. By the way, here's your daily reminder to try N Gauge.
Cheers Dan! The info comes from all over - online usually, but some just from stuff I've heard or read elsewhere!
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Thanks for lovely video.
Please explain difference between TTS sound vs DCC sound. Please make video on this if possible.
Thank you! And that's a great video idea - I'll consider doing that! :D
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Hey Sam! Great review! Tomorrow I have a math test! Wish me luck! 😀😅
Ooh good luck mate - I'm sure you'll do fantastic! :D
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I have a Edward Thompson a1 in 00 gauge and the only thing she beats tornado in is the sprung buffers as she has them and tornado doesn’t but both the locos are still lovely
Be a good test to see if any of your other 3 pole motors run better on dcc. The tornado is from my home town of Darlington we have models of it on our roundabouts and also a huge brick A4 mallard for people to see.
Yes it would be interesting to know whether the decoder was responsible for the awesome running!!
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Hi Sam, a fine looking model that sounds good on my phone & even better on blu-tooth speaker, can only imagine how good it sounds live _ sorely tempted to go digital after this_ Dave
Glad to hear that David - yes the sound was amazing from this - probably the best TTS one I've heard!
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I find Sam's unboxing satisfying
hey sam rember me! i think i commenet ages ago about my a1 tornado having its front bogey wheels broke on my engine got ant ideas on how i can fix it? and oh here a video idea if you want to try it showing off well what is the most piece engine you paid for to maybe the cheapest? its just a idea and i love watching your videos!^^
Hey Aaron - the only thing I'd suggest it to try and source a new bogie - maybe Ebay has some?!
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I really love the a1 class, the tornado and belmond pullman are my to fav engines...
Altho I prefer the tornado in the blue livery
Ooh good choice - I love those too!! :D
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I have multiple videos of Tornado with really amazing whistle which were loud and long
Looks just fine to me. It is the sort of thing I would buy as I would be happy to add in the cab detail. I have two sound locomotives and love it, reminds me of some of my long train journeys. Just one thing though, are the wheels a slightly different colour (you see I am bilingual)?
Thanks Ian - yes the cab would make a nice project actually! I'll have to look into the wheels!!
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You have sold it to me , another great review
Cheers for that Nigel, hope you like it! :D
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