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@@timlong7289 I'll just copy it from the description here: drivetribe.com/p/what-type-of-hobby-content-would-HmAsUUSqQKatRq-izmHCZg?iid=SDTAMfQbSwCQd3mO3LY1Bw
That truly was special. A LOT probably don't get it but guys inheriting a toy or ?? that their father owned and probably played with IS something truly special. My father had an old Lionel O scale (I think, whichever is the HUGE one) that I haven't been able to get my hands on because my mother won't let anything go. I haven't seen it for easily 55 years.
@@VascoCC95 I'm not complaining either! I'd actually love a follow-up showing the building and running of a full train set-up. Wonder if Richard or Jeremy do model building?
@@jeandiatasmith4512 I was not complaining, I was giving you even more reason, I do agree with you! About the other 2 blokes: the only hobby I now they all share in common is sitting in the pub for a pint and arguing nonsense about something not important. Richard and May both like bikes but in different ways. I think that its good that they separate work from this video version of they being themselves. I see no point in mixing them in other context other than Top Gear / Grand Tour...
@@ReclinedPhysicist technically it was because Jeremy hit the back of his car while James was standing in front of said car. So there was more of a reason.
This is proper meditation. In this age of fast-moving streams of content, it’s just so nice and relaxing to watch some slow-paced, nerdy videos of someone rebuilding something. More of that, please!
James is calm and relaxed. Watching James work on a model train was great. Talking and making sure the other dude knew what he was doing. It’s pure bliss.
I would find it cool if u were to visit old repair shops with James such as a shop for repairing old cameras or watches and then talk to the technicians about their tools and tricks etc.
I can picture it now. TV announcer: "You're watching 'Interesting Tunels and Bridges' on BBC Old. Up next, 'Tools of the Trade' with James May" Every youth in the room: *groan* Me: "Oh, lovely"
In Estonia you will be lucky if you can find a proper watchmaker who can make parts for old watches, I have a Swiss Emperor watch that needs a new spring for the date change and no one can repair it, the day changes but not the date. It would be nice to have it working properly. I need the Repair Shop, as on BBC, but it's a long way to go.
7:51 what I used to do is get a broken ballpen and roll it between the edges of the faces of the commutator in order to make them less sharp. This also greatly reduces the sparks created when running the motor.
Will Kinkade (or anyone else), what are all those bikes in the background? I think I spot a Honda Cub & NSR 250, A Donnington Norton, an FZR Yamaha (EXUP?), the Guzzi, some sort of 1960's Honda Dream & "various others". James definately needs to do a tour of his bikes.
I wish James May only did this. Like a kind of podcast, but instead he reassembles stuff. It is so calming and soothing. I have watched the reassembler once, but by now, I have listened to is 2 times during work, just because I like to listen to him. More reassembling please!
Excellent restoration, the nice thing about stuff from this era is that it was made very simple without too many parts that can go wrong. Glad to see it run again
I really enjoy these shows. It reminds me of watching my dad work on things. I can do this type of thing myself as well (since I used to watch my dad work on things), but there's something special about these videos.
Loved the adventure of James trying to mend a piece of toy history! Have confidence James, there are others that love fiddling with trains, legos, air-fix etc. Thanks for the fun in the shop
Amazing! This series not just entertaining and informative but will save you money. I used to subscribe to Calm to help me sleep. Now I play this and before James has finished pondering his first sentence I'm gently pushing out my first snore. Well done
Just told my wife that I watched nearly 2 hours of video featuring James May repairing an old electric train. Her comment was I should have spent the time watching paint dry as it would have been more exciting. But I still love her and I was thoroughly fascinated watching these three videos.
Noooooo the V11 is much more classy even though it is not a LeMan Rosso Corsa version. A vid on doing a big guzzi twin service is a must, and James can explain why Moto Guzzi thought it was a good idea to use a cartridge oil filter, but put within the sump!
39:57 - That satisfaction look on May's face! Been such involving videos on the train. You really feel like you are a part of the rebuild. More content like this, please!
Agreed! And with James May: Our man in Japan behind me he's just absolutely my favorite. The orangutan has his moments for sure, and the hamster has always been up there, but Captain Slow is for sure my top man in the trio now!
Can we please get a video or videos of James talking about his motorcycles please? He is the best. Him discussing the history and fun facts is so comforting. He's the funniest of the OG 3 in my opinion.
Airfix have announced an upcoming release of a ‘Cromwell’ Mk VI 1:35 model tank. They state the kit will be all new tooling...pretty big in the modelling world. So there’s a story to chase...get hold of Airfix and do an interview with them about it. 😘
Ctuchik ....There are a million and one people building model kits on TH-cam already. I was thinking that seeing the process of how model kits are designed and manufactured would be interesting. He could always build one in another episode.
One of the best things I've watched in an absolute age! I know you shouldn't have favorites, but I always love James' contribution... he's just so droll and informative!
Finally, the last part. I've been waiting for the end to this repair. This 3rd part finally finishes fixing her friend's train. I'd like to see more model train repairs.
More model trains with James May please! There is so much potential content that is relevant to cars and automotive engineering with respect to electronics and mechanics. So many crossovers. If not that, just get him to repair model trains. This is a joy to watch.
James May's talents are extremely under-rated. These three videos were fascinating. I thought I was the only person who placed parts on a table in their relative position as I disassemble things ("geography of parts").
We hope you've enjoyed our model train series! Cast your vote through the link in the description to decide what hobby content we do on the channel next!
Um, what link? There are plenty of links but none of them goes to a poll
*Cough cough* show the motorbikes *cough cough*
Truly enjoyable. Would love to see James work on older motorcycles.
@@timlong7289 I'll just copy it from the description here: drivetribe.com/p/what-type-of-hobby-content-would-HmAsUUSqQKatRq-izmHCZg?iid=SDTAMfQbSwCQd3mO3LY1Bw
Hobbytribe
Next episode: James May fixes BBCs Top Gear
Jim Bob I don’t think anyone can fix that anymore 😂😂
Nope thats done beyond repair
maybe fixing Lego Top Gear Racing Car with BuWizz and older Lego Engines
Doesn't need fixing, even James May himself said Top Gear is "almost as good as us"
@@aaronm1246 May is very polite.
Top gear: COME WATCH OUR SHOW GUYS!
Everyone: That's alright we'd rather watch James May fix a model train.
@Иван Ангелов Evil People.
Incredible how much care James gives about someone's else's family heirloom. One of my favorite videos of all time.
favourite*
That truly was special. A LOT probably don't get it but guys inheriting a toy or ?? that their father owned and probably played with IS something truly special. My father had an old Lionel O scale (I think, whichever is the HUGE one) that I haven't been able to get my hands on because my mother won't let anything go. I haven't seen it for easily 55 years.
@@JohnyG29 favorite in America units
He cares about making videoes to promote Drivetribe, which he has invested a lot of money in. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
For James this is ZEN ... and he can "lecture on quite esoteric stuff" too.
Watching someone mend a model train for 40 minutes can only be interesting with James May
40 minutes? You must have missed the earlier installments.
we must be somewhere near 2:30 by now...
@@VascoCC95 I'm not complaining either! I'd actually love a follow-up showing the building and running of a full train set-up. Wonder if Richard or Jeremy do model building?
@@jeandiatasmith4512 I was not complaining, I was giving you even more reason, I do agree with you!
About the other 2 blokes: the only hobby I now they all share in common is sitting in the pub for a pint and arguing nonsense about something not important. Richard and May both like bikes but in different ways. I think that its good that they separate work from this video version of they being themselves. I see no point in mixing them in other context other than Top Gear / Grand Tour...
You should watch his previous series on BBC, "The Re-assembler". It's exactly like this.
I don't think I've ever seen Mr. Slowly get more upset than when Mike said sandpaper @4:00. And I've seen him throw a rock at Clarkson
Came to the comments looking for this 😂
Who wouldn't want to throw rocks at him for some snarky remark? There are very few Australians that would not throw rocks at Jeremy.
FEERRRNIEEEEE!!!!!
@@ReclinedPhysicist technically it was because Jeremy hit the back of his car while James was standing in front of said car. So there was more of a reason.
Rock or dildo
There is definitely a market on TH-cam for James May building models
Just james doing anything that would otherise be slightly boring
This trilogy is better than the latest Star Wars films.
Makes a lot more sense anyway.
Better character development. May has a beard.
Adverts for toilet rolls are better than the latest Star wars film.
It's better than all the Star Wars films.
Making a better trilogy is no hassle really. But this is brilliant.
Beautiful work Bim!
Hey Bim!
Guess What?
Bim! I got it!
The ladies are going wild over this content.
Clean tweezers on trousers, I do that with my kitchen knives.
I mean, James May with a goatee. His sex appeal went up 2.5%
Sploosh!
they're hot for James May - Richard Hammond.
Absolutely (y). It´s James after all.
This is why we need another season of The Re-assembler.
This is proper meditation. In this age of fast-moving streams of content, it’s just so nice and relaxing to watch some slow-paced, nerdy videos of someone rebuilding something. More of that, please!
James is calm and relaxed. Watching James work on a model train was great. Talking and making sure the other dude knew what he was doing. It’s pure bliss.
Finally i can sleep at night now many nights ive tossed and turned not knowing if james fixed it.
TH-cam search bar must be sick of me always looking for this episode
The Matrix trilogy's got nothing on this...the tension...the drama!
It's amazing that James May can take something that would normally bore anybody to sleep and keep me on the edge of my seat with it for 3 episodes.
We will pretty much watch James doing anything he's interested in.
I love the attention to detail and the in-depth breakdown of everything from James. Superb
When you think bout it, James is a Genius ;)
Me: "My desires are unconventional"
My GF: "Show me"
Me: *Presses play"
I can now see why james gets the shits with jeremy and hammond when they dont do stuff properly. Hes such a perfectionist, i love it!
James May is so funny. I can see how he would drive Clarkson crazy with his next level nerdyness.
I could see Adam Savage sitting next to him during a project like this...
I want to see the two of them work on a project together
I've always said they should team up it would be epic on another level.
I would find it cool if u were to visit old repair shops with James such as a shop for repairing old cameras or watches and then talk to the technicians about their tools and tricks etc.
I can picture it now.
TV announcer: "You're watching 'Interesting Tunels and Bridges' on BBC Old. Up next, 'Tools of the Trade' with James May"
Every youth in the room: *groan*
Me: "Oh, lovely"
Like The Repair Shop (where they dont give away the trade secrets)
In Estonia you will be lucky if you can find a proper watchmaker who can make parts for old watches, I have a Swiss Emperor watch that needs a new spring for the date change and no one can repair it, the day changes but not the date. It would be nice to have it working properly. I need the Repair Shop, as on BBC, but it's a long way to go.
Watching James reassemble something is never a waste of time.
Those model trains always have a very specific old electric model train toy smell. I love it
I'm not sure why, but there is a satisfaction in seeing all the care that Dr. May takes with all the fiddly bits and the eventual success.
Love the NSR! The Rothmans livery has to be one of the coolest liveries ever.
Just picturing James May as the next Doctor. He'd spend his whole time trying to "fix" the TARDIS so that it ran smoothly and silently.
yup and Hammond as the companion
@@whizadree And Clarkson as a Dalek armed with a hammer!
Would that make Jeremy "The Master"?
I would absolutely watch that.
James mays comments section full of only love and no hate, on youtube that is rare. It shows how much this man is loved. Literally.
It's a shame James doesn't have any children. He would have been an amazing dad.
He had two kids for over 20 years. One wouldn't shut up and the other kept crashing into things
40:10 Thanks for fixing my train James, now can you replace the screen on my iPhone!
I was expecting the train to go off, you could see it coming
7:51 what I used to do is get a broken ballpen and roll it between the edges of the faces of the commutator in order to make them less sharp. This also greatly reduces the sparks created when running the motor.
I never regret watching videos with James in. He always has interesting conversation and that is why watching his content is brilliant.
Perfect bed time viewing the soothing James may
G Willis yes I’m watching in bed 😂
James: You can do this bit
Also James: Proceeds to do it himself
Proper dad showing you stuff mode
I absolutely love the y11 sport moto guzzi in the back ground. Can u do a tour of James bikes
Agree
Excellent idea! I couldn't stop looking at the bikes.
that NSR 500 is cool too... a bike tour would be amazing
Not his garage. Though I'd like to see them too
Will Kinkade (or anyone else), what are all those bikes in the background? I think I spot a Honda Cub & NSR 250, A Donnington Norton, an FZR Yamaha (EXUP?), the Guzzi, some sort of 1960's Honda Dream & "various others". James definately needs to do a tour of his bikes.
YAS!!! this afternoon is a snow storm here in Vermont,
so excited to watch this!!!
Good afternoon!
James may looks like he uses one of those belt clip phone holders
Hey, they're extremely practical, and James is a practical man.
@@Metal-Possum have you heard of pockets?
@@Irrenhaus1234 Yes, but things fall out of pockets. James May doesn't waste time with such nonsense.
im 17 and ive just spent 1hr and a half watching two middle aged men fixed a model train
I love my life
Welcome to lockdown.
Really wish y’all would do more content like this. I love it
I wish James May only did this. Like a kind of podcast, but instead he reassembles stuff. It is so calming and soothing. I have watched the reassembler once, but by now, I have listened to is 2 times during work, just because I like to listen to him. More reassembling please!
Watching James cleaning or explaining things could quite possibly be the most therapeutic things in existence.
Excellent restoration, the nice thing about stuff from this era is that it was made very simple without too many parts that can go wrong. Glad to see it run again
I love these vids from James. Shows that Jeremy and Richard were serious when they took the piss out of him. he really was the opposite of Jezza
James, it’s midnight eastern time and I’m watching because I’m really enjoying this. Great to see you fix this little train.
Amazing sound clarity. You could hear James's digestive system groaning.
In stereo
The reverberation at the bunker is absolutely beautiful!
Superb trio of videos! Well done James & Mike, great to see some proper British engineering working again..
I really enjoy these shows. It reminds me of watching my dad work on things. I can do this type of thing myself as well (since I used to watch my dad work on things), but there's something special about these videos.
James' collection of bikes is amazing!
Loved the adventure of James trying to mend a piece of toy history! Have confidence James, there are others that love fiddling with trains, legos, air-fix etc. Thanks for the fun in the shop
I just watched an entire feature film's worth of time of James May repairing a model train, and loved every second.
The very definition of “Slow TV” and its great!
Amazing! This series not just entertaining and informative but will save you money. I used to subscribe to Calm to help me sleep. Now I play this and before James has finished pondering his first sentence I'm gently pushing out my first snore. Well done
4:05 exactly my reaction. 🤣 Loved it!
So glad James is taking a break and getting to work on stuff he enjoys :D
Skipping to the end for the best bit and then watching again from the start
Just told my wife that I watched nearly 2 hours of video featuring James May repairing an old electric train. Her comment was I should have spent the time watching paint dry as it would have been more exciting. But I still love her and I was thoroughly fascinated watching these three videos.
That NSR in the background is effin' awesome. Please do a vid on that. Just run it for a bit please!
Noooooo the V11 is much more classy even though it is not a LeMan Rosso Corsa version. A vid on doing a big guzzi twin service is a must, and James can explain why Moto Guzzi thought it was a good idea to use a cartridge oil filter, but put within the sump!
@@grahamariss2111 yeahnah 2-stroke!
I was thinking the same. Looks a gorgeous machine 😍
Spent the whole video staring at it, absolutely beautiful machine
WHAT HE SAID ALL CAPS OVER
Oh the joy! Two of my old Hornby trains that I have been afraid to fiddle with for years now running beautifully. Thank you Mike & James.
Just imagine Clarkson sitting next to James ?... ha in a throwaway society its great that we still have those with patience and love to mend .
Surgeons.
Patience*. Hospitals have patients!
We know what he would say... "Just hit it with a hammer".
Good job on the locomotive repair! 29:17 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean? Excellent taste, Mr. May!
Well since James has no interest in a train layout, I think its settled. We need a series of videos on building a train layout.
39:57 - That satisfaction look on May's face! Been such involving videos on the train. You really feel like you are a part of the rebuild. More content like this, please!
I’ve been looking forward to this far more than seems reasonable
So when did James May become my favorite of the three?
Agreed! And with James May: Our man in Japan behind me he's just absolutely my favorite. The orangutan has his moments for sure, and the hamster has always been up there, but Captain Slow is for sure my top man in the trio now!
Probably the wine adventure with tv's Oz Clarke?!
SPOTTED in the background: James's scooter from TG's Vietnam Special! Nice to know he's kept it
The beard makes James look like that guy on Ancient Aliens.
The reason why this train was in the attic since 1960's: ALIENS!
Wow! Is it safe admitting one knows what he looks like?
No, it doesn’t.
@@mortechrome Google "David Childress"
Nicholas Ward I know who he is, seen a few episodes. The beard is similar but the similarity ends there for me😚
Superb.....Of all the famous people on TV , James May is my favourite ..he actually knows about things and treats everybody with respect...thanks..
I'd love to see Airfix builds, I come from a family of Airfix nerds 👍
I have been strangely excited for this. Didn't even have a model train as a kid.
Thank you for the therapeutic video lads.
I never realized that James May was so young.
genuinely envious of this "father son moment"...
Definitely more especially trains and a layout.
I'm quite happy to watch any of these types of videos. It's therapeutic to watch James mend things and listen to him and Mike converse.
Please do a video on James’ watch collection.
Can we please get a video or videos of James talking about his motorcycles please? He is the best. Him discussing the history and fun facts is so comforting. He's the funniest of the OG 3 in my opinion.
I love James May :)
Who doesn't? Greetings from Estonia!
He's everybodies granddad, isn't he?
I've got about 10 of these various trains from 50s 60s in a box in the garage. Inspired me to get them in the house and repair them..nice video..!!
Richard and Jeremy can shove it. Listening to James explain how things work is kinda relaxing. What a beautiful brain that man has.
I watched this in the entirety yesterday for interest, and then I put it on last night and i fell asleep to it. Thank you for helping me sleep james
Airfix have announced an upcoming release of a ‘Cromwell’ Mk VI 1:35 model tank. They state the kit will be all new tooling...pretty big in the modelling world.
So there’s a story to chase...get hold of Airfix and do an interview with them about it. 😘
Why? They should just get the tank kit and build it.
Ctuchik ....There are a million and one people building model kits on TH-cam already. I was thinking that seeing the process of how model kits are designed and manufactured would be interesting.
He could always build one in another episode.
One of the best things I've watched in an absolute age! I know you shouldn't have favorites, but I always love James' contribution... he's just so droll and informative!
Next episode: James May fixes iphone.
;-)
And yeas please do a layout!! :-)
Dr. May is not only handy, but a good soul for helping out a friend!!!
"hello stoners!" xD
😁🙋🏿♂
Bro AHAHAH YES
Finally, the last part. I've been waiting for the end to this repair. This 3rd part finally finishes fixing her friend's train. I'd like to see more model train repairs.
Can we have a tour of all James’s bikes?
Great job! That was a lot of work. Glad they got it working!
I thought this was the new episode of James May: The Reassembler
More model trains with James May please! There is so much potential content that is relevant to cars and automotive engineering with respect to electronics and mechanics. So many crossovers. If not that, just get him to repair model trains. This is a joy to watch.
Can we get a video about your watch collection?
& oh my Gosh the Bikes!! What a Beautiful Collection of Motorcycles!!! ❤
Rothmans NSR... 😍
Jacob Newsome its motorcycle pornography
coenijn 💯
The reason I clicked
I need to know more about Mays motorcycle collections. That Rothmans Honda is amazing.
imagine clarkson doing this
*where is my hammer?*
The poor model train would be going to model train heaven once the hammer is used.
ME262MKI “not the exhaust manifold”
@@ME262MKI Hammer is the tool of a pikey.
Clarkson would use his shot gun...dduuuhhh
I’d watch James May fix model trains all day long. Strangely satisfying 🚂
Mike is living all of our dreams. A fan getting to be friends with James.
James May's talents are extremely under-rated. These three videos were fascinating. I thought I was the only person who placed parts on a table in their relative position as I disassemble things ("geography of parts").
lol thats some class A mechanics ASMR XD
Love it. Didn’t know anything about wee trains till I watched this. Janes you’re a talented chap, please keep sharing.