I have the Chippewa Milwaukee Road Pacific, very detailed and painted excellently, easily pulls my full fox valley passenger set along with several Athern box cars. They out did themselves again.
Thanks for doing the reviews! For Steam Locomotives it would be good if you tested them on tracks that 'matter'. eg Show what they do per radius. OK at 18" radius? etc. But also, a LOT of steam locomotives de-rail going through turnouts. Some cope very well, but many/most will all too often de-rail there. So including that demonstration/information would help people work out what is viable for them to run on their own layout - and which would need a 'large' layout (and radius's) to cope. This is the biggest problem with all steam locomotives.... the issue of IF you will even be able to run them remotely reliably!
Looking at the front of each of these side by side, it’s interesting how much bigger and wider the heavy pacific is than the light pacific. Surprised that wasn’t noted in more depth.
I have loved that RBMN 425 train since I was three years old and I’ve always wanted a company to make a model of it then bli made one and I found that out 6 months ago and I’ve gotten everything for Christmas for it and I have saved up all my money for it then I found out that there is no more left and I am crying soo hard right now.😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺😖😖😖. I have looked through all of trainworld and it’s not there. I’ve looked all through tower hobbies and it’s not there. I’ve looked at eBay and sooo many other sites but there is no more of them🥺😭
As James said, these are not 100% accurate, so if your nitpicky, I'm not, you will probably not want these. 425 for example, has no shade on the headlight & neither whistle sounds like ones 425 has had in my opinion.
True, also on the right side, the air compressor is in the wrong spot. But I got this model, dremeled off the light shade, and moved the compressor up about 2 mm. Then added on and decking over the compressor. Also I put tcs wow sound v4 in it. It has the appropriate reading g2 Pacific whistle. Also the decoder has a reading northern 425 chuff set recorded from the actual engine itself. So now other than the change of paint scheme in 2011 mine looks and sounds pretty darn close to the real thing
And yes I realize there are other discrepancies I didn't mention, but I wasnt going for brass quality detail. The compressor just bugged me for whatever reason
I think of the USRA pacifics and mikados as tge "entry lebel" BLI steamers. If you want a steam engine to pull 16 car trains up a sustained 3% grade gor under $300 these will do it (about $240 from refurb)
There are ho scale decals for her current paint scheme. As for the coloring, it's not that difficult of a scheme to do. Dark blue with silver accents on the front of the piston chamber and trim around the engine.
All I have to say is, if Broadway Limited would add operating market lights to all of their trains, and more diesels with smoke units I might have stuck with HO scale. Oh well, onto O scale for me! Cool model though!
They have been adding to some. I bought a consolidation from them (C&O 161) and it has working classification lights. What's odd is it looks like smoke boxs on these are larger than the consolidation, but these don't have smoke but the 2-8-0 does. IDK. Good engines none the less
@@zakkessler3579 the smoke box diameter is an excuse the real reason is that they reuse the tooling on the light/heavy USRA models and when they put smoke units into those originally they had a serious weight problem and couldn't pull anything. If they change the tooling the might put some units in them one day.
@@gettonmoreorless3741 true the prr consolidation had smoke and have the same boiler diameter. It's a matter the reusing tooling from previous generations of the locomotive. Also, smoke units are expensive and dont give the engine any weight. They just take up half the boiler room. Also the only reason the the consolations pull so much is because they are made with di-cast metal. But you can I believe shove some sooth smoke units in there if you really want to. I dont simply because the wife doesn't like the basement smelling like fake smoke.
Good to know before im buying this spectacular locomotive !!!
I have the Chippewa Milwaukee Road Pacific, very detailed and painted excellently, easily pulls my full fox valley passenger set along with several Athern box cars. They out did themselves again.
Great sound and gorgeous loco colors etc. Must smoke to keep up with mth.
I think I'm gonna wait for one of these to pop up in the refurbished store, like the peasent I am.
Me too.
Cool. How my get it soon till after C&O J3A Greenbriar comes out.
Nice. I wonder if an N scale version is in the works.
Thanks for doing the reviews! For Steam Locomotives it would be good if you tested them on tracks that 'matter'. eg Show what they do per radius. OK at 18" radius? etc. But also, a LOT of steam locomotives de-rail going through turnouts. Some cope very well, but many/most will all too often de-rail there. So including that demonstration/information would help people work out what is viable for them to run on their own layout - and which would need a 'large' layout (and radius's) to cope.
This is the biggest problem with all steam locomotives.... the issue of IF you will even be able to run them remotely reliably!
Beautiful locomotives.
Looking at the front of each of these side by side, it’s interesting how much bigger and wider the heavy pacific is than the light pacific. Surprised that wasn’t noted in more depth.
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Your videos inspired me to build the layout on my channel
I want DC, are these models available in DC . Thank you
Thanks for the review
2:30 I was able to ride this loco!
i like the colors
RBMN is Reading and Blue Moutain RR
I have loved that RBMN 425 train since I was three years old and I’ve always wanted a company to make a model of it then bli made one and I found that out 6 months ago and I’ve gotten everything for Christmas for it and I have saved up all my money for it then I found out that there is no more left and I am crying soo hard right now.😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺😖😖😖. I have looked through all of trainworld and it’s not there. I’ve looked all through tower hobbies and it’s not there. I’ve looked at eBay and sooo many other sites but there is no more of them🥺😭
Have you tried contacting BLI ,to see if they will have another run??.
www.ebay.com/itm/274275732849
There you go Pal, hope you see this and get one
I have the rbmn loco it was this video that made me want to get it
I love this train because it has my favorite color and it's old fashion
Nice James
As James said, these are not 100% accurate, so if your nitpicky, I'm not, you will probably not want these. 425 for example, has no shade on the headlight & neither whistle sounds like ones 425 has had in my opinion.
True, also on the right side, the air compressor is in the wrong spot. But I got this model, dremeled off the light shade, and moved the compressor up about 2 mm. Then added on and decking over the compressor. Also I put tcs wow sound v4 in it. It has the appropriate reading g2 Pacific whistle. Also the decoder has a reading northern 425 chuff set recorded from the actual engine itself. So now other than the change of paint scheme in 2011 mine looks and sounds pretty darn close to the real thing
And yes I realize there are other discrepancies I didn't mention, but I wasnt going for brass quality detail. The compressor just bugged me for whatever reason
I think of the USRA pacifics and mikados as tge "entry lebel" BLI steamers. If you want a steam engine to pull 16 car trains up a sustained 3% grade gor under $300 these will do it (about $240 from refurb)
I wish they painted 425 in her current scheme
There are ho scale decals for her current paint scheme. As for the coloring, it's not that difficult of a scheme to do. Dark blue with silver accents on the front of the piston chamber and trim around the engine.
6.7 ounce pulling power? that's a lot. How come the Diesel's don't even come close to that? I would figure the diesels would have even more power.
Diesels are weaker the GP 9s are rated for 1,500 horsepower it's the torque mainly on diesels thats a problem
Wow good models but that's my opinion
BL makes amazing engines these ones are no exceptions.
I went to the reading and blue mountain railway this summer
I rail fan there all the time. So much fun every time I go.
How much is it
$300 on ebay. I got mine from a local store for around $260
Sweet
I really want a 425
Omg I’ve seen the 425, I personality know the engineer
Slick FakePlace which engineer lol and these are already hard to find
NS Reading Line Railfan I met Shane I don’t know his last name. I haven’t seen him in a while
nice
That IS a beautiful engine, HOWEVER, the 425 has walschearts valve gear - Not baker valve hear :)
The blue is Gordon the express engine.
Ive been in 425 before its beutyful
YESSSSSS 425!!!!!!!!!!!
SIRR Productions good luck finding one!
They are still around, but you gotta dig a bit
$300 on ebay if u still want one
All I have to say is, if Broadway Limited would add operating market lights to all of their trains, and more diesels with smoke units I might have stuck with HO scale. Oh well, onto O scale for me! Cool model though!
My best experience with BLI is the out of box settings for prototypical operation on decoders, without having to run them through decoder pro.
They have been adding to some. I bought a consolidation from them (C&O 161) and it has working classification lights. What's odd is it looks like smoke boxs on these are larger than the consolidation, but these don't have smoke but the 2-8-0 does. IDK. Good engines none the less
I only have a few diesel units
@@zakkessler3579 the smoke box diameter is an excuse the real reason is that they reuse the tooling on the light/heavy USRA models and when they put smoke units into those originally they had a serious weight problem and couldn't pull anything. If they change the tooling the might put some units in them one day.
@@gettonmoreorless3741 true the prr consolidation had smoke and have the same boiler diameter. It's a matter the reusing tooling from previous generations of the locomotive. Also, smoke units are expensive and dont give the engine any weight. They just take up half the boiler room. Also the only reason the the consolations pull so much is because they are made with di-cast metal. But you can I believe shove some sooth smoke units in there if you really want to. I dont simply because the wife doesn't like the basement smelling like fake smoke.
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