Thanks this really brought a smile to my face. Whoever the eight people are that gave a thumbs-down need to grow a sense of humour. I myself really appreciate well-detailed to scale models but these are just crazy fun.
Thanks Mike. I usually try to keep the camera still and let the trains pass by, but as it was at Peter's railway, I had to grab photos as and when things happened and so a lot of shots were taken off the cuff.
Thanks folks. But all credit must go to Peter Butler for such imaginative and intricate modelling, based on the cartoons which Emett produced through the years. I've always loved Emett's eccentric drawings and it's great to see them brought to life in such detail.
What an amazing collection of quirky machines. Fascinating! I imagine Dr. Seuss was among the crew :) Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for sharing.
Imagine if they tried to build a life-sized replica of 'hero', that would possibly be the first 0-2-0 locomotive ever!! Of course, it has to be able to balance itself, but if it could be done (particularly with the tender propping it up), it would be a big feat of engineering.
Thanks John As it wasn't my railway I had to capture passing locos 'on the fly' rather than setting up shots. I must confess, that I too am rather pleased with the outcome. Rik
Does anyone remember the 'real' Roland Emett engines'? I was taken to the 1951 Exhibition on the Southbank - with the 'Skylon' and the Dome of Discovery' etc. - I am pretty sure there were live steam, passenger hauling Roland Emett styled locomotives there and they may have appeared in Battersea Park some while afterwards, They always stuck in my mind. I must google them now.
As ever, memory is quite powerful, but fragile on details. Given that I was five at the time, I think I can be forgiven. There were three locomotives to Emett's extraordinary design and the 'Far Tottering & Oyster Creek Railway ran in Battersea Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain and for some years after. The engines were not, however, live steam, but driven by reciprocating engines. A five year old fascinated by steam engines, would not understand the concept of a 'steam engine' having a diesel engine. The Emett design was fine, diesel engines were not.
That must have been a great experience. I was born in 1951 and so missed out on seeing it. I've always been fascinated by Emett and his creations which is why my visit to Peter Butler's railway and watching his marvellous recreations was a real treat.
I'd imagine the technicalities of making them live steam would have been tremendously difficult. Marvellous though that somene had the foresight and imagination to construct the railway for the Festival.
@@rikbennett9 Jago Hazzard and a few others have TH-cam vids going into the details and source of the Battersea trains. Was hoping that Hero was one of them , but all disguised existing Pacifics.
No, not Gn15..... it is built to run on 'SM32' track (similar to '0' gauge) but to a larger scale, approx. 1:12 (ish). Difficult to scale something which didn't exist!
Hi Jeff and thanks for your interest in my models. Rik has messaged me about your question and I presume it refers to 'Hero', so the answer is.... height 268mm, length 255mm, width 93mm. Although tall it is a stable locomotive running on 32mm ('0' gauge) SM32 track. In the video it is powered by batteries in the trailing wagon with a speed controller operated by twisting one of the barrels. The other barrel is an on/off switch. Hope this helps, Peter.
Sorry Brian. I thought, as there were no steam engine sounds, just the grinding of gears and the hum of motors, some sort of music would be good. I thought this track sounded quirky and in keeping with the subject matter. I suppose you can always turn the sound down if it annoys you so much.
Amazing whimsical trains, and clever how he got them to balance so precariously.
It is obvious someone has a sense of humour.. I loved this little episode.. great looking engines and carriages..
I love them. They look straight from a children's book or show!
Fantastic and very humorous too!
Absolutely beautiful, creative genius. Somewhere Rowland Emett must be smiling over this. Thank you all concerned.
Whar a cute and funny railroad! Well done!
MAGIC!!!
Absolutely fekin’ brilliant ! Thank you. Cheers 🍻🤓👍
These are hilarious!! Proper high quality modelling too.
Hello!
This funny, little vehicles are quite lovely. I like it a lot.
Greetings, Tobias.
Thanks this really brought a smile to my face. Whoever the eight people are that gave a thumbs-down need to grow a sense of humour. I myself really appreciate well-detailed to scale models but these are just crazy fun.
Good camera work and well chosen sound track. Well done. Cant believe how good the trains are too.
Thanks Mike. I usually try to keep the camera still and let the trains pass by, but as it was at Peter's railway, I had to grab photos as and when things happened and so a lot of shots were taken off the cuff.
Thanks folks. But all credit must go to Peter Butler for such imaginative and intricate modelling, based on the cartoons which Emett produced through the years. I've always loved Emett's eccentric drawings and it's great to see them brought to life in such detail.
These are wonderful!
Gorgeous! Love the subtle weathering as well!
Would love to see more. Great Loco's
These are kinda cool, especially Snail, Hero, and the rail taxi
What an amazing collection of quirky machines. Fascinating! I imagine Dr. Seuss was among the crew :) Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for sharing.
Imagine if they tried to build a life-sized replica of 'hero', that would possibly be the first 0-2-0 locomotive ever!! Of course, it has to be able to balance itself, but if it could be done (particularly with the tender propping it up), it would be a big feat of engineering.
Really cool Hero, Nellie, etc.! Perfect work! Many thanks for sharing!:-)
Great photography. You really captured those amazing locos well.
Thanks John
As it wasn't my railway I had to capture passing locos 'on the fly' rather than setting up shots. I must confess, that I too am rather pleased with the outcome.
Rik
This is brilliant! Such fun.
Very gud, always admired the humour of those :) cool shunter at the end too!
These trains would fit well in a discworld movie!
These are impressive self-built models! Congratulation! Greetings from Austria Peter
Llareggub. The original spelling. Excellent.
Very Tim Burton-ish, love them!!!
Heath Robinson and Emmett were many many years ahead of burton
Man model like these it’s like claymation steampunk fantasy week
Thanks . This ist super .😆😂😂😂
I'm just suprised that they function as models, let alone real engines.
Very inttesting 0-2-0 steamer
Spitzenmäßig !!
vielen Dank
Hero !!!😀
Way cool!
Does anyone remember the 'real' Roland Emett engines'? I was taken to the 1951 Exhibition on the Southbank - with the 'Skylon' and the Dome of Discovery' etc. - I am pretty sure there were live steam, passenger hauling Roland Emett styled locomotives there and they may have appeared in Battersea Park some while afterwards, They always stuck in my mind. I must google them now.
As ever, memory is quite powerful, but fragile on details. Given that I was five at the time, I think I can be forgiven. There were three locomotives to Emett's extraordinary design and the 'Far Tottering & Oyster Creek Railway ran in Battersea Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain and for some years after. The engines were not, however, live steam, but driven by reciprocating engines. A five year old fascinated by steam engines, would not understand the concept of a 'steam engine' having a diesel engine. The Emett design was fine, diesel engines were not.
That must have been a great experience. I was born in 1951 and so missed out on seeing it. I've always been fascinated by Emett and his creations which is why my visit to Peter Butler's railway and watching his marvellous recreations was a real treat.
I'd imagine the technicalities of making them live steam would have been tremendously difficult. Marvellous though that somene had the foresight and imagination to construct the railway for the Festival.
@@rikbennett9 Jago Hazzard and a few others have TH-cam vids going into the details and source of the Battersea trains. Was hoping that Hero was one of them , but all disguised existing Pacifics.
MAGIC
The engines and wagons look so spindly and top-heavy, I'm surprised they stay on track.
come over from tippy ashwood thanks
I like the coffee pot engine
Is this Gn15?
32mm track - not sure of the scale. I'll check with Peter
No, not Gn15..... it is built to run on 'SM32' track (similar to '0' gauge) but to a larger scale, approx. 1:12 (ish). Difficult to scale something which didn't exist!
HOW TALL IS THE LOCO?
Hi Jeff. I'm not sure, as I only filmed the models for Peter. I'll drop him an email and ask.
Rik
Hi Jeff and thanks for your interest in my models. Rik has messaged me about your question and I presume it refers to 'Hero', so the answer is.... height 268mm, length 255mm, width 93mm. Although tall it is a stable locomotive running on 32mm ('0' gauge) SM32 track. In the video it is powered by batteries in the trailing wagon with a speed controller operated by twisting one of the barrels. The other barrel is an on/off switch. Hope this helps, Peter.
@@peterbutler1820 Thanks Peter. My guess was going to be 20-25cm tall - so I wasn't too far out.
model great and good I can mute the music
0:22 i thought hiro was a japanese engine not a narrow gauge engine
its Hero. not Hiro... they're different engines
Lovely trains, good video but the music is superfluous and annoying.
Sorry Brian. I thought, as there were no steam engine sounds, just the grinding of gears and the hum of motors, some sort of music would be good. I thought this track sounded quirky and in keeping with the subject matter. I suppose you can always turn the sound down if it annoys you so much.