It's old, it's French, it's Jouef = it's gonna be problems! Steam Locomotive Model Railway Repair

In this video we take a look at an older model from Jouef, number 8355.
This is a 231K 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive that we unbox, then look at close up of the details. We then open up the model and show the mechanism. I'll then give you a recommendation if you should consider buying this model or not.
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[@bugler75]

Beautiful older model, worth fixing up

[@forrestrobin2712]

Typical Jouef from this period 😂. It certainly runs so much better at the end. I wonder how it copes with insulfrog points though ? No doubt it would benefit from pickups in the loco.
I have a 140C (2-8-0) which is loco drive, but with a rubber band « transmission ». What were they thinking?