Damn bro I thought it wasn’t possible for someone to go this far with this project cause the galaxy railways, harlock, or the galaxy express series aren’t popular and not many people know about it. And I like how your putting your heart into this project and not just build it for content for example the many details you put on it and I hope you keep making different other trains from the galaxy railway universe
Thanks! I really appreciate the compliment! This is purely a passion project for me since I'm a fan of a lot of Leiji Matsumoto's work, I've been wanting to do this for a couple years now 👌 I wanted to get all the details right. So far I've made the GE888 train (the funky american styled 4-4-0 from galaxy express) and soon enough I will be making GE999!
I wish they looked at your project and made a toy train big one. Just like they made with 999, i really want to see your train club someday, it looks awesome
Finally got around to watching this, and I must say: You did an excellent job capturing the look of Big One down to a tee! I haven't watched a lot of "Galaxy Railways", and I really need to watch more of it. Keep up the good work!
I remember you hinting this months ago, it was worth the wait. That is the best model of Big One that I have seen! Well done man, you've done a fantastic job! Also, welcome back!
Kupferbergbahn thanks! I appreciate the compliment! The project took a little while since I have a full time job and such but I finally was able to get it done! I’m back better than ever!
Their is a way to do it, it's not too expensive, basically an MP3 player based sound board ($60) that can have 5 custom sounds installed, I plan to install one in the loco and have the whistle, and a few additional sounds from the anime 😎👍
@@BaltoRiveraplaysguitar701 I had the locomotive upgraded to Protosound 3 and having custom sound files made for the locomotive (MTH Protosounds you can do this) so i didn't need the custom sound chip like I stated above. This process has been done. When this video was made, the locomotive had only a whistle (as it was a very early release)
This is awesome! I've been tossing around the idea of converting an early Genesis or Rivarossi BB into Big One for a while now...Time and a lucky cheap engine will tell if I can get it knocked out! Glad to see you bring this to fruition!
Sorry for the late reply! The decals were cut from screenshots from the anime, printed on decal paper and applied to the loco, I forget what exact program I used to size it up I'll have to look and see, in the future I might make available custom Big One decals available for free for everyone to use.
What an excellent bit of work good sir! Your old Revell project inspired me to want to build one myself. Unfortunately I had the absolute worst luck and somehow managed to buy 3 Revell Big Boys all missing the exact same parts! After a while I gave up on that project, but the idea of a custom Big One was always there in the back of my mind. Fast forward to earlier this year and I find a Rivarossi Big Boy almost mint in box for only $200. I grabbed it right up and now it's in the process of being converted to my dream model, a fully functional HO Big One. Still needs a lot of work (stack, second headlight, lettering, front numberboard, Sirius Platoon badge, etc.) but it's better than nothing.
Hello Otaku Railfan. My name is BirdTrainExpress 2020. And I have watched your videos since 2011-2012. I always liked to watch the 2 Echo Classic Rail train videos and the Scientific Toys Silverado Express train before it disappeared afterwards. I am interested in G-scale trains and recently HO scale. I collect LGB, Bachmann, Piko and other electric sets. I also really like the battery range like New Bright, Echo, Scientific Toys, and the lionel g-gauge stuff. I would post videos of them on my channel, but due to RUclips’s broken FTC and COPPA management that’s really setting people off, I will be moving to Vimeo. Awesome job on the Big Boy One. It looks exactly like the show. I also like the Lionel LionCheif stuff. But their really expensive, so I only have one of them. Also, welcome back.
Thanks for the compliment! Luckily I only do RUclips for fun and don't upload a lot so I'll stay here (for now unless they change more in the future) the rules are getting harder latley, wow 2011 I forgot I've been on that long 😂 sounds like your just like me I like a little if everything and collect quite a bit (I have no brand loyalty at all) Lionchief I'm not a big fan of manly since I'm mostly a conventional operator but I do have some lionchief sets, the locos I feel are rather expensive but hell Lionel is getting to expensive 😂 ahh yes the battery G scale trains always been a favorite of mine! Still have them all and operate them! Yes Big One was a fun project! Stay tuned for more like it 👌
I appreciate the compliment! It's rather stunning In person, the best part is people seeing it and not knowing what it is, I get funny looks 😂, I've been planning a 999 loco but unsure how to tackle it, I know there are O gauge brass C-62 locos out there (hard to find) if I ever come across one I'll be on business! My other plan was to Kitbash one using a Lionel semiscale Hudson (like a lionchief loco) and make a custom body or something. All in due time I guess.
@Otaku Railfan I have a friend who made an O gauge 999 by taking a postwar Lionel Hudson, such as a 665, and swapping its front with a postwar Pennsylvania front. Just add on the smoke deflectors and some custom paint, should work pretty well.
@@tygrstryke3492 sorry for the late reply, I thought of doing that too, but recently I decided to go that route after talking with someone who did the same thing! I'm going to do something similar with a MPC reissue of the 2055 hudson and customize the locomotive to look like a JNR C62 as close as possible 😎👍
Something cool you could do to Big One in the future is add it’s NEO redesign, but this is the best one you’ve done so far. It’s truly the best engine of Galaxy Railways!
Thank you for the kind compliment! I have future plans to make a seperate Neo redesign locomotive, utilizing a spare boiler shell I have on hand, and swap shells whenever (cheaper then buying a seperate loco)
@@Simba-1996 not just that, but the whole take off sequence seen in the anime! Definitely the whistle heard in the show as well, I have to teach myself how to change the sounds but theirs videos on RUclips on how to do it. I would love to make a GE 999 train, I haven't decided if I should find one of those Japanese made brass O gauge C-62 locomotives that are out there or to Kitbash a C-62 using a c-62 model kit and a Lionel semiscale Hudson chassis. Whatever comes first I guess 😎
This is freaking amazing! This was my first anime and to see big one in O scale is a dream I never thought anyone would tackle. Points to you and keep up the awesome work! Would love to see more Galaxy Railways customs if ya ever decide to pursue this more!
Thanks!! It was a fun project to do, galaxy Railways wasn't my first but it's up there! So far I'm the only one who's done it on RUclips at least. Currently I'm working (at my own pace) the passenger cars and eventually the main battery car. In the future I would love to make an o scale Galaxy Express 999, I've seen O scale c-62 locos (made in Japan, brass) someday I'll find one 👌🔥
After seeing your vid I binged the second season so thank you for getting me to fall in love with this series all over again. I wish you the best of luck with the cars and I’m so excited to see what you come up with!
And somehow, every story has a happy ending. Apparently this one wasn't over JUST yet. Ironic enough I think I've been waiting for closure on all this stuff since about 2012 as well lol
Terminator fan2003 the whistle isn’t very good, this particular railking big boy doesn’t have a sound system , only an electronic whistle which is incredibly dated hence why it wasn’t heard in the video. However within the next few weeks I’m sending Big One out to be upgraded to full protosound 3 with all the bells and whistles so it will be quite the change! I’ll make a comparison video in the future once the job is complete :D
@@Terminatorfan1984REAL about a year ago I got a lot of 9 Lionel baby Madison cars cheap, they will become the passenger cars for Big One. After that I will make the main battery/gun car using a broken MTH Railking caboose as the base.
When I would test the loco before it was finished it many asked what was I doing with it, once I explained to a few of them they thought it was awesome or odd! Just wait till I have the whole train there! XD
@@Jakbiecrane88 I'd probably take a video when it's being run for a public open house when people are visiting, my club members or most of them have seen it by now, so reactions would be normal 😂
That's awesome!! I want to create one to go with my N scale Galaxy Express 999. Great find on the MTH, too, Lionel Legacy Big Boy's cost to much to modify!
That's awesome! I've seen a lot of people make an N scale version, both the season one and season 2 variations! You would also be able to have the accurate cars from the anime as well. When I decided to make an O scale Big One I would use one of the cheaper semi-scale big boys since it's more affordable for me. If someone customizes a scale/legacy one that would be awesome to see 😎
Big One is doing ok, the main battery car is pretty much finished, the turrets still have to come off on the sides when running on certain layouts. Currently planning to replace all the decals on the train with all new ones that look better.
Also now seeing this I wonder what the Galaxy space defense Force or whatever in Galaxy railways does with like cargo trains. Do they like ship them in like a normal space shuttles or are there specific space trains designed to take cargo.
@@BaltoRiveraplaysguitar701 the decals for the front (number and shield) I printed myself using photos online. The tender numbers are standard numbers from a sticker sheet.
Yoooo I remember that video! And you're alive! It's great to see that galaxy railways isn't dead yet. I await the matching coaches and fighter coach! I actually made an ho big one out of a revell as well, however it's incredibly dated. Perhaps I'll take it out and redo it.
Haha yes! I've been intending on posting new content for a long time and this is just the beginning! Coaches are coming together, next video will probably be of them 👌 I'm sure it looks better than mine I haven't changed a thing on it since I first made it all those years ago 😂
@@otakurailfan nah, yours is still better. Mine is currently being stripped of its old paint, when I get it all done I might do a video on it. Looking forward to your coaches. Will it be a shortened consist or the entire rake?
@@Alerrecks I'm going to use a junker MTH Railking caboose as the base, then basically build a superstructure around it based on the design seen in the show, that will take some time to do but will be worth it on the end, I'll do that after all the passenger cars are finished 😁
That is freakin' awesome and one of the best O-Gauge customs I've ever seen by you! Although I've noticed some details left out like the pop valves that were near the smoke stake. Do you plan to include the corridor doorway on the tender later on when you do the passenger cars, plus the rail-gun, and make custom figures after?
Thanks! Yeahhh I forgot to add those valves, next video I have the loco in it have them! I've thought about adding the corridor on the back, I'll wait till I have the sound upgraded before I tackle that. Currently I'm working on passenger cars as I write this comment! The gun car too will be a future project! Stayed tuned for when I make video on that!
@@chaselaurence8783 yup! 999 is a JNR C-62 class locomotive, which is Indeed a 4-6-4 Hudson! I've been debating how to build it in O scale, I know their are o scale brass models out there but they are expensive and hard to find. Other trains within the universe I have to see!
@@otakurailfan well I can't wait to see what's next. Keep up the amazing work. I've started writing a non-canon book about an original big boy that worked for the sdf before big one and it's life as a passenger train after big one replaced it
Thanks! I appreciate the compliment. At the time this video was made I did not have passenger cars, I later on custom painted passenger cars for the locomotive, they are shown in later videos.
The song used is the main Galaxy Railways theme song, the full version. The full Japanese name is credited at the end of the video. You can find it right here on RUclips as well!
Thanks! There is a brass model made in Japan during the 1960s-1970s, offered in either 2 Rail or 3 rail but they are pretty rare. I've bid on a few to no avail. I kitbashed a basket case Lionel 8206 locomotive into a somewhat close looking semi scale C62.
@@otakurailfan Interesting. I've kicked around the idea of finding a plastic model kit and motorising it, or making a cardboard C62, just haven't had much luck making cardboard trains that'll run on O gauge track.
I might tackle another Galaxy Railways loco one day! I think my next ideas were Vega platoons "ironberger" or the Galaxy express 999 train. Time will tell!
@@otakurailfan It's your call, my Otaku GR fan! Glad to see that in the future. You'll have a new badge of trains like you've said: Iron Berger, GE999, Big Zero, & Fortune. But time will tell, I'll leave this request for you to decide. *Salutes in SDF*
@@otakurailfan Also I would give you a request to do "Big Zero" & "Fortune" in your future videos of Galaxy Railways! it would be a chance to show 2 new kinds of Big Boy's along side you OG Big One Model there, I hope you understand; if you're so inclined to make the two trains. I'd be happy to know that from you. Thank you!
Damn this makes me want to get a old Rivarossi Big Boy and make it big one since I do HO Scale but if I got O scale Big Boy for Cheap and it wasn't 4014 I would make Big One aswell
@@luisromatus1777 the season two variation of Big One? I might do that in the future, If I ever come across another Big Boy locomotive for a good enough price that is.
A vision line Big Boy exceeds the budget I had in mind for this project. Even if I owned a vision line big boy I wouldn't have modified it into Big One, since it's a very expensive Locomotive, I'd leave it as a regular Union Pacific Big Boy. Passenger cars would have been triple the price as well. Also I planned to run this at club events on our modular layout, which is meant for semi-scale trains. The Railking Big Boy (or Lionel's Lionchief big boy) is much more suited for this kind of project.
*this piece of 2000s weeb culture is yes* also do you plan to make the passenger cars and the cannon car at one point? edit: *why am i imagining a NEO Big Boy/One?*
Nice 👍 I would make an o scale one but im broke 😂 And I probably won’t find the time to do it. But damn I don’t know what to make the consist from the movie Runaway Train 1985 or the Unstoppable units or Big One
That's quite the choices! I said that for years too about making an O gauge Big One, that's why I decided to go for the Railking version, it was more in my budget range, and could run on tighter track!
@@kdtrproductions4983 this particular locomotive only has an electronic whistle, since it's one of the first ones MTH produced, however I'm going to send Big One out to have a new sound system installed (MTH protosound 3) it will be pricy but worth it!
Nope I always planned to make the original season 1 Big One since that's my favorite version, however one day I might tackle on making the upgraded season 2 Big One since it's such a cool design.
@@otakurailfan I'm actually surprised that you did the OG Big One Model magnificently! And I'm the guy who made a video about [ACC01] - Big Zero & [000] - Fortune! and you deserve a sub from me! Well done.
Since this video I have added coaches (repainted Lionel baby Madison cars) and I did build a main battery car, (using a damaged MTH caboose as a starting basis) however the one I built is not very good, and is way to wide. Plans are to reuse the chassis and have a new battery car "shell" specifically made.
VERY IMPRESSIVE. You turned MTH's junk into a treasure. I'd never risk my Lionel version but if I were to get a Big Boy from Mike's Trash House, I'd probably do the same thing. Is it possible to rig up a different sound effect for the whistle? If so I'd change it too.
Thanks! Lol the roasts made me laugh too hard 😆 currently the loco has that elderly electronic whistle, however I'm having the loco upgraded to protosound 3. I picked the mth version since it was cheap and I happened to find one at York, the price was perfect!
@@otakurailfan I'm glad Mike's Train House is now out of business. It's hard to support a business that's as ruthless as MTH was to the company that it split from. Give me a Lionel, a Weaver, or anything else except Mike's Traitor House. Which is now shut down, gone forever! The hobby will never be the same now that that traitor is forever off the market.
Way ahead of you, I'm just about done with making the coaches! I've made 10 coaches. I just have a few small things left to do plus I'm already editing the video 👌
Hey i am going to do an Lego Big one by using a LetBricks Big boy by MoriningStrummer for big one and i will post a picture once it it done so you can see it
This is probably easy cuz all you got to do is take big boy give it the gb00001 name plate on the smoke box store add the Galaxy railways logo in place of the Union Pacific one and then repaint the tender and then you're good to go.
Otaku I think you should look up "ho scale big one" and on one of the pages the is a 3d printed version of big one"s front of the boiler along with the lamp next to the Sirius Platoon Logo. It looks just like the boiler of big one it includes the modified funnel and the thing behind the funnel in the 3d print actually. You can order it. Edit: oops! I forgot this was a o scale big one!
Damn bro I thought it wasn’t possible for someone to go this far with this project cause the galaxy railways, harlock, or the galaxy express series aren’t popular and not many people know about it. And I like how your putting your heart into this project and not just build it for content for example the many details you put on it and I hope you keep making different other trains from the galaxy railway universe
@Charles Calvin Gaming maybe its because i just sent it neither way i will probably get it later idk
Thanks! I really appreciate the compliment! This is purely a passion project for me since I'm a fan of a lot of Leiji Matsumoto's work, I've been wanting to do this for a couple years now 👌 I wanted to get all the details right. So far I've made the GE888 train (the funky american styled 4-4-0 from galaxy express) and soon enough I will be making GE999!
speak for yourself
i have friends and family who whatched and liked the show
Beautiful work! Captain Bulge would be proud
Doug R. Thanks!! I bet he would be!
@@otakurailfan Even Captain Wataru Yuuki would be proud of u
Yeah I agree
Great work @Otakurailfan also try making flame swallow
I wish they looked at your project and made a toy train big one. Just like they made with 999, i really want to see your train club someday, it looks awesome
Finally got around to watching this, and I must say: You did an excellent job capturing the look of Big One down to a tee! I haven't watched a lot of "Galaxy Railways", and I really need to watch more of it. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the compliment 😁
Wow! That is one impressive locomotive! The amount of detail you added on the Big One here is amazing! You guys did great!
Thanks! It was quite a fun project to do 😊
Do the coaches next pls
@@markgonzales1015 I am currently working on them now! 😏👌
Thanks
how is the fire coach coming along
I remember you hinting this months ago, it was worth the wait. That is the best model of Big One that I have seen! Well done man, you've done a fantastic job! Also, welcome back!
Kupferbergbahn thanks! I appreciate the compliment! The project took a little while since I have a full time job and such but I finally was able to get it done! I’m back better than ever!
All you need now is a custom sound chip for big ones whistle! Though that would be crazy expensive, you did a great job!
Their is a way to do it, it's not too expensive, basically an MP3 player based sound board ($60) that can have 5 custom sounds installed, I plan to install one in the loco and have the whistle, and a few additional sounds from the anime 😎👍
@@otakurailfanwhen will you get it?
@@BaltoRiveraplaysguitar701 I had the locomotive upgraded to Protosound 3 and having custom sound files made for the locomotive (MTH Protosounds you can do this) so i didn't need the custom sound chip like I stated above. This process has been done. When this video was made, the locomotive had only a whistle (as it was a very early release)
Thats one great locomotive! Cant wait to see more! Great job!
Thanks 😎👌 I have a lot more planned with this locomotive and it's matching cars.
This is awesome! I've been tossing around the idea of converting an early Genesis or Rivarossi BB into Big One for a while now...Time and a lucky cheap engine will tell if I can get it knocked out! Glad to see you bring this to fruition!
Do it! It's a rather easy conversion 😆
@@otakurailfan Glad to hear that! Will definently give it a shot if I'm able to find a cheap engine. Did you source the decals from anime screengrabs?
@@SCL3618 I think so, however most of them could probs be easily made in PS or a similar program.
Sorry for the late reply! The decals were cut from screenshots from the anime, printed on decal paper and applied to the loco, I forget what exact program I used to size it up I'll have to look and see, in the future I might make available custom Big One decals available for free for everyone to use.
@@otakurailfan All good! Let me know if you do, definently would be interested in them!
What an excellent bit of work good sir! Your old Revell project inspired me to want to build one myself. Unfortunately I had the absolute worst luck and somehow managed to buy 3 Revell Big Boys all missing the exact same parts! After a while I gave up on that project, but the idea of a custom Big One was always there in the back of my mind. Fast forward to earlier this year and I find a Rivarossi Big Boy almost mint in box for only $200. I grabbed it right up and now it's in the process of being converted to my dream model, a fully functional HO Big One. Still needs a lot of work (stack, second headlight, lettering, front numberboard, Sirius Platoon badge, etc.) but it's better than nothing.
Really cool model and video. Thanks for sharing
LJL RailYard thanks! 😁
@@otakurailfan no problem man keep up the good work
Hello Otaku Railfan. My name is BirdTrainExpress 2020. And I have watched your videos since 2011-2012. I always liked to watch the 2 Echo Classic Rail train videos and the Scientific Toys Silverado Express train before it disappeared afterwards. I am interested in G-scale trains and recently HO scale. I collect LGB, Bachmann, Piko and other electric sets. I also really like the battery range like New Bright, Echo, Scientific Toys, and the lionel g-gauge stuff. I would post videos of them on my channel, but due to RUclips’s broken FTC and COPPA management that’s really setting people off, I will be moving to Vimeo. Awesome job on the Big Boy One. It looks exactly like the show. I also like the Lionel LionCheif stuff. But their really expensive, so I only have one of them. Also, welcome back.
Thanks for the compliment! Luckily I only do RUclips for fun and don't upload a lot so I'll stay here (for now unless they change more in the future) the rules are getting harder latley, wow 2011 I forgot I've been on that long 😂 sounds like your just like me I like a little if everything and collect quite a bit (I have no brand loyalty at all) Lionchief I'm not a big fan of manly since I'm mostly a conventional operator but I do have some lionchief sets, the locos I feel are rather expensive but hell Lionel is getting to expensive 😂 ahh yes the battery G scale trains always been a favorite of mine! Still have them all and operate them! Yes Big One was a fun project! Stay tuned for more like it 👌
Man, I would love to see this model IRL, it looks amazing! All you need to do now is make a 999 to go with it
I appreciate the compliment! It's rather stunning In person, the best part is people seeing it and not knowing what it is, I get funny looks 😂, I've been planning a 999 loco but unsure how to tackle it, I know there are O gauge brass C-62 locos out there (hard to find) if I ever come across one I'll be on business! My other plan was to Kitbash one using a Lionel semiscale Hudson (like a lionchief loco) and make a custom body or something. All in due time I guess.
@@otakurailfan nice!
@Otaku Railfan I have a friend who made an O gauge 999 by taking a postwar Lionel Hudson, such as a 665, and swapping its front with a postwar Pennsylvania front. Just add on the smoke deflectors and some custom paint, should work pretty well.
@@tygrstryke3492 sorry for the late reply, I thought of doing that too, but recently I decided to go that route after talking with someone who did the same thing! I'm going to do something similar with a MPC reissue of the 2055 hudson and customize the locomotive to look like a JNR C62 as close as possible 😎👍
Something cool you could do to Big One in the future is add it’s NEO redesign, but this is the best one you’ve done so far. It’s truly the best engine of Galaxy Railways!
Thank you for the kind compliment! I have future plans to make a seperate Neo redesign locomotive, utilizing a spare boiler shell I have on hand, and swap shells whenever (cheaper then buying a seperate loco)
@@otakurailfan Whatever works best. Keep up the good work. :)
It’s Fantastic! You did a Spot on job on every single detail! That would cool if you added the whistle sound effect some how.
Thanks! Oh just wait that's next, I paid to have the loco upgraded to Protosound 3 , so custom sounds will be done 😎
I guess it’s time to say “Let’s move out ahead full!”
Also are you thinking about doing galaxy express GE999
@@Simba-1996 not just that, but the whole take off sequence seen in the anime! Definitely the whistle heard in the show as well, I have to teach myself how to change the sounds but theirs videos on RUclips on how to do it. I would love to make a GE 999 train, I haven't decided if I should find one of those Japanese made brass O gauge C-62 locomotives that are out there or to Kitbash a C-62 using a c-62 model kit and a Lionel semiscale Hudson chassis. Whatever comes first I guess 😎
This is freaking amazing! This was my first anime and to see big one in O scale is a dream I never thought anyone would tackle. Points to you and keep up the awesome work! Would love to see more Galaxy Railways customs if ya ever decide to pursue this more!
Thanks!! It was a fun project to do, galaxy Railways wasn't my first but it's up there! So far I'm the only one who's done it on RUclips at least. Currently I'm working (at my own pace) the passenger cars and eventually the main battery car. In the future I would love to make an o scale Galaxy Express 999, I've seen O scale c-62 locos (made in Japan, brass) someday I'll find one 👌🔥
After seeing your vid I binged the second season so thank you for getting me to fall in love with this series all over again. I wish you the best of luck with the cars and I’m so excited to see what you come up with!
@@Audamus no problem! I myself binged the series again after finishing this 😆
Por favor haz a Iron Berger del Pelotón Vega! 🙌🏻
I might tackle Iron Berger in the future, that will be quite the project, but I'm up for the challenge!
@@otakurailfan Iron Berger is based off Pennsylvania Railroad S1 #6100
@@otakurailfan good luck and also upgrade the gun car on big one to make it look like in galaxy railways
Dang, that's really good!
Thanks!! 😆👌
@@otakurailfan You're welcome!
And somehow, every story has a happy ending. Apparently this one wasn't over JUST yet.
Ironic enough I think I've been waiting for closure on all this stuff since about 2012 as well lol
ROKMAN 1445 haha I wasn’t satisfied enough with the Static model, took a while but I finally did it!
@@otakurailfan are u ganna make the train set for big one as the full set or just the locomotive
@@GALAXYEXPRESS-cc4lb he will be making the full set.
Where bigone coache ? I want to seeing
What does the whistle sound like Otaku?
Terminator fan2003 the whistle isn’t very good, this particular railking big boy doesn’t have a sound system , only an electronic whistle which is incredibly dated hence why it wasn’t heard in the video. However within the next few weeks I’m sending Big One out to be upgraded to full protosound 3 with all the bells and whistles so it will be quite the change! I’ll make a comparison video in the future once the job is complete :D
@@otakurailfan So what will you use to make Big One's coaches and fighter coach
@@Terminatorfan1984REAL about a year ago I got a lot of 9 Lionel baby Madison cars cheap, they will become the passenger cars for Big One. After that I will make the main battery/gun car using a broken MTH Railking caboose as the base.
@@otakurailfan You know I am planning on making Big One in a Trackmaster II with soare coaches lying around
That sounds really cool! Make a video when you do! I've seen it done before a few years ago combining Tomy chassis and a revell big boy model kit.
Good job I can only imagine the looks on the other club members face seeing that running
When I would test the loco before it was finished it many asked what was I doing with it, once I explained to a few of them they thought it was awesome or odd! Just wait till I have the whole train there! XD
@@otakurailfan Yes you should see if theyll let you film there reactions to see it operate a full train that would be so funny to see there reactions
@@Jakbiecrane88 I'd probably take a video when it's being run for a public open house when people are visiting, my club members or most of them have seen it by now, so reactions would be normal 😂
That's awesome!! I want to create one to go with my N scale Galaxy Express 999. Great find on the MTH, too, Lionel Legacy Big Boy's cost to much to modify!
That's awesome! I've seen a lot of people make an N scale version, both the season one and season 2 variations! You would also be able to have the accurate cars from the anime as well. When I decided to make an O scale Big One I would use one of the cheaper semi-scale big boys since it's more affordable for me. If someone customizes a scale/legacy one that would be awesome to see 😎
Hey
Otaku Railfan how is your big one doing and how is the fire coach coming along
Big One is doing ok, the main battery car is pretty much finished, the turrets still have to come off on the sides when running on certain layouts. Currently planning to replace all the decals on the train with all new ones that look better.
@@otakurailfan ok the fire coach is going to look nice on Big One
Yo this is absolutely amazing!!! I personally model in HO, but this looks great in O scale!!
Thanks!! I appreciate it! Big One looks awesome in both O and HO scale 👌
@@otakurailfan yup! Ive wanted to get a revell big boy and customize it to big one.
Also now seeing this I wonder what the Galaxy space defense Force or whatever in Galaxy railways does with like cargo trains. Do they like ship them in like a normal space shuttles or are there specific space trains designed to take cargo.
Amazing build! Did painting the drive wheels affect electrical flow at all, or did you use a special kind of paint?
Only the rims on the front were painted, the tires weren't painted since it would come off over time (and dirty my track or my clubs track).
@@otakurailfan Good thinking, thank you for your reply! Can't wait to see the coaches
How did you get the waterslide decals?
@@BaltoRiveraplaysguitar701 the decals for the front (number and shield) I printed myself using photos online. The tender numbers are standard numbers from a sticker sheet.
Yoooo I remember that video! And you're alive! It's great to see that galaxy railways isn't dead yet. I await the matching coaches and fighter coach!
I actually made an ho big one out of a revell as well, however it's incredibly dated. Perhaps I'll take it out and redo it.
Haha yes! I've been intending on posting new content for a long time and this is just the beginning! Coaches are coming together, next video will probably be of them 👌 I'm sure it looks better than mine I haven't changed a thing on it since I first made it all those years ago 😂
@@otakurailfan nah, yours is still better. Mine is currently being stripped of its old paint, when I get it all done I might do a video on it. Looking forward to your coaches. Will it be a shortened consist or the entire rake?
@@Alerrecks I am going all out on this, full rake of cars including the gun/battery car! I feel it's the only way to do it 😆
@@otakurailfan wow, what are you using for the battery/armoured coach?
@@Alerrecks I'm going to use a junker MTH Railking caboose as the base, then basically build a superstructure around it based on the design seen in the show, that will take some time to do but will be worth it on the end, I'll do that after all the passenger cars are finished 😁
That is freakin' awesome and one of the best O-Gauge customs I've ever seen by you! Although I've noticed some details left out like the pop valves that were near the smoke stake. Do you plan to include the corridor doorway on the tender later on when you do the passenger cars, plus the rail-gun, and make custom figures after?
Thanks! Yeahhh I forgot to add those valves, next video I have the loco in it have them! I've thought about adding the corridor on the back, I'll wait till I have the sound upgraded before I tackle that. Currently I'm working on passenger cars as I write this comment! The gun car too will be a future project! Stayed tuned for when I make video on that!
@@otakurailfan yes, yes, yes! This is going to be awesome!
Are there any plans to make 999 or 825?
Maybe 999 in the future, pending on available supplies. I have an idea for the 888, an American style train.
@@otakurailfan from my short research 999 is a 4-6-4 Hudson with an 8 wheel tender. Does that help?
@@chaselaurence8783 yup! 999 is a JNR C-62 class locomotive, which is Indeed a 4-6-4 Hudson! I've been debating how to build it in O scale, I know their are o scale brass models out there but they are expensive and hard to find. Other trains within the universe I have to see!
@@otakurailfan well I can't wait to see what's next. Keep up the amazing work.
I've started writing a non-canon book about an original big boy that worked for the sdf before big one and it's life as a passenger train after big one replaced it
Hello.
very nice.
Every detail is realistically expressed.
The running image is wonderful.
Do you not attach a passenger car?
Thanks! I appreciate the compliment. At the time this video was made I did not have passenger cars, I later on custom painted passenger cars for the locomotive, they are shown in later videos.
AWSOME I’ve always wanted to see this done in o scale
Same here! It's a rather easy project to do, and it's a lot of fun to run 😎🔥
Otaku Railfan I’d do it, but not do the smoke cowl, and I’d keep it as is big boy appearance with big one details
YES!!! HE RETURNS!!!!!!!!!
So will you do rolling stock?
Btw, how is the 999 project doing? Is it finished yet?
My 999 project is pretty much finished, sans a few minor details. That's due to be in a video at some point 👌
@@otakurailfan Awesome! I feel like this is a perfect way to pay homage to the trains from the shows that did their work. You are a legend!
Great job👍👍👍.
A&WP 290 thanks Little bro 😎
@@otakurailfan your welcome man bun
Could you also make the Big one from season 2 NEO Big one
I do have future plans for Neo Big One, whenever I aquire another big boy for a decent price 👌
What is the song? Can you send me a link to the music you used in this video?
The song used is the main Galaxy Railways theme song, the full version. The full Japanese name is credited at the end of the video. You can find it right here on RUclips as well!
Awesome work, wish there was a C62 in 3 rail O so I could build a 999 replica.
Thanks! There is a brass model made in Japan during the 1960s-1970s, offered in either 2 Rail or 3 rail but they are pretty rare. I've bid on a few to no avail. I kitbashed a basket case Lionel 8206 locomotive into a somewhat close looking semi scale C62.
@@otakurailfan
Interesting. I've kicked around the idea of finding a plastic model kit and motorising it, or making a cardboard C62, just haven't had much luck making cardboard trains that'll run on O gauge track.
I was wondering if you would do a Big Zero or Fortune model? Just asking, I'm nothing against about you!
I might tackle another Galaxy Railways loco one day! I think my next ideas were Vega platoons "ironberger" or the Galaxy express 999 train. Time will tell!
@@otakurailfan It's your call, my Otaku GR fan! Glad to see that in the future. You'll have a new badge of trains like you've said: Iron Berger, GE999, Big Zero, & Fortune. But time will tell, I'll leave this request for you to decide. *Salutes in SDF*
Oh wait, Don't forget about Ozt! [ G1000 ]
Great job😍
Thanks! I appreciate the compliment 😊
but it doesnt matter! :D im inpressed!
G-Man TrainMan thanks :D
@@otakurailfan Also I would give you a request to do "Big Zero" & "Fortune" in your future videos of Galaxy Railways! it would be a chance to show 2 new kinds of Big Boy's along side you OG Big One Model there, I hope you understand; if you're so inclined to make the two trains. I'd be happy to know that from you. Thank you!
@@aikohimutji107 maybe one day I'll tackle making those trains, I know they are much different from Big One, similar but different.
@@otakurailfan Indeed, do what you can. Also; you can what my videos of knowing Big Zero and Fortune anytime.
@@aikohimutji107 I'll check them out!
Damn this makes me want to get a old Rivarossi Big Boy and make it big one since I do HO Scale but if I got O scale Big Boy for Cheap and it wasn't 4014 I would make Big One aswell
Mini Soul it’s a fun project to do! Either scale Big One will look awesome 😎
@@otakurailfan yep if i had the money i would do Big One in G Scale
@@minisoul01 if I had the money and space I would too!
@@otakurailfan if you were to do it i recommend the MTH G Scale Big Boy Cheapest out of all G Scale Big Boys
i love the model! it would've been cooler if you also had the coaches
I'm currently finishing a set of 9 passenger cars for the loco, soon enough I'll upload a video on that as well!
Could all this also be done to a Lionel Lionchief Big Boy?
@@jaydenfox9586 yes, most of the mods here are purely cosmetic. It can be adapted to the lionchief big boy
@@otakurailfan How about the Lionmaster version?
Pls make the coaches 👍also best custom if ever seen😀
Coaches are almost done! Thanks I appreciate the compliment!
Hey! Hace u ver thought of making a NEO Big one?
@@luisromatus1777 the season two variation of Big One? I might do that in the future, If I ever come across another Big Boy locomotive for a good enough price that is.
Butt why didn't you use a lionel vision line big boy?
A vision line Big Boy exceeds the budget I had in mind for this project. Even if I owned a vision line big boy I wouldn't have modified it into Big One, since it's a very expensive Locomotive, I'd leave it as a regular Union Pacific Big Boy. Passenger cars would have been triple the price as well. Also I planned to run this at club events on our modular layout, which is meant for semi-scale trains. The Railking Big Boy (or Lionel's Lionchief big boy) is much more suited for this kind of project.
YOUR ALIVE
He definitely not dead and he my brother
Mason Liskai I am lol XD
*this piece of 2000s weeb culture is yes*
also do you plan to make the passenger cars and the cannon car at one point?
edit: *why am i imagining a NEO Big Boy/One?*
Haha thanks! Yes I'm currently working on the passenger cars now just waiting on some new parts, the cannon car will be done in the future as well!
What parts did you use for this?
The smokestack was copper tube, headlight was a Lionel 0-8-0 headlight. Everything else you see was scratchbuilt by me 👍
I LOVE IT
Thanks! I appreciate it 😎👍
they both have similar designs to big one.
WOW, COOL! :D
Great model of big one
Thanks!!
This is amazing
Thanks 😁
Nice 👍 I would make an o scale one but im broke 😂 And I probably won’t find the time to do it. But damn I don’t know what to make the consist from the movie Runaway Train 1985 or the Unstoppable units or Big One
That's quite the choices! I said that for years too about making an O gauge Big One, that's why I decided to go for the Railking version, it was more in my budget range, and could run on tighter track!
Otaku Railfan btw does it have sound?
@@kdtrproductions4983 this particular locomotive only has an electronic whistle, since it's one of the first ones MTH produced, however I'm going to send Big One out to have a new sound system installed (MTH protosound 3) it will be pricy but worth it!
I thought you were gonna make big zero or the train the "surpreme commander" owns
or even the upgraded big one
Nope I always planned to make the original season 1 Big One since that's my favorite version, however one day I might tackle on making the upgraded season 2 Big One since it's such a cool design.
@@otakurailfan I'm actually surprised that you did the OG Big One Model magnificently! And I'm the guy who made a video about [ACC01] - Big Zero & [000] - Fortune! and you deserve a sub from me! Well done.
Now all you need are it's coaches and the cannon car and you got big one for sure
Since this video I have added coaches (repainted Lionel baby Madison cars) and I did build a main battery car, (using a damaged MTH caboose as a starting basis) however the one I built is not very good, and is way to wide. Plans are to reuse the chassis and have a new battery car "shell" specifically made.
I love it is cool
What is the music called
Ginga tetsudo wa harukanari
How come the bottom light doesn’t work
At the time I filmed this the light bulb wasn't replaced yet, it now has a functional headlight 😎👌
Want to do a collaboration on building an O scale 999?
That would be interesting! I've had a few ideas on how to tackle the 999.
Nice big one model
Can you add a smoke uonit I. Big One
VERY IMPRESSIVE. You turned MTH's junk into a treasure.
I'd never risk my Lionel version but if I were to get a Big Boy from Mike's Trash House, I'd probably do the same thing.
Is it possible to rig up a different sound effect for the whistle? If so I'd change it too.
Thanks! Lol the roasts made me laugh too hard 😆 currently the loco has that elderly electronic whistle, however I'm having the loco upgraded to protosound 3. I picked the mth version since it was cheap and I happened to find one at York, the price was perfect!
@@otakurailfan I'm glad Mike's Train House is now out of business.
It's hard to support a business that's as ruthless as MTH was to the company that it split from.
Give me a Lionel, a Weaver, or anything else except Mike's Traitor House.
Which is now shut down, gone forever! The hobby will never be the same now that that traitor is forever off the market.
When are the couches
I'm currently finishing up coaches for Big One, those will be featured in the next video 👌
Can you make the coaches
Way ahead of you, I'm just about done with making the coaches! I've made 10 coaches. I just have a few small things left to do plus I'm already editing the video 👌
Great BIG ONE
How Old is your HO Big one?
My HO big boy I made in 2012, it's a revell big boy kit, so I've had it 10 years. It's a static display only however.
Hey i am going to do an Lego Big one by using a LetBricks Big boy by MoriningStrummer for big one and i will post a picture once it it done so you can see it
Could you try making neo version?
In the future I'll probably do that, when I get my hands on another big boy locomotive for a good price.👌
I hope Mth makes a Big one that has the whistle sound and other great feature's
Unfortunately that will probably never happen, hence why I made one myself, even with the accurate whistle.
@@otakurailfan try making big one from season 2
@@brycelacsina4063 I plan to make that in the future some day 👌
@@otakurailfan good luck pal
@@otakurailfan also make Big one from season 2 have a voice accurate to galaxy railways
ONE BIG BOY IS IN OPERATION & IT IS #4014 IT IS NOW BACC A CHEYENNE
Been long since ive seen the old model!
Oh yeah, it's not looking as nice as it used to be, I might refurbish it one day 🙂
This is probably easy cuz all you got to do is take big boy give it the gb00001 name plate on the smoke box store add the Galaxy railways logo in place of the Union Pacific one and then repaint the tender and then you're good to go.
You forgot something. In season one there is a yellow pipe on the side of big one
I don't know what it is but it's there
Good observation! I did paint it at first but after handling the locomotive the paint wore off, I have to think of a better permanent solution
Wait what? If the pipe wore off how come the paint of the Smokebox didn't wear off?
@@P.E_1225 the smokebox paint was a more quality paint, and it was clearcoated, the gold part was an afterthought and not clearcoated.
Oh
Otaku I think you should look up "ho scale big one" and on one of the pages the is a 3d printed version of big one"s front of the boiler along with the lamp next to the Sirius Platoon Logo.
It looks just like the boiler of big one it includes the modified funnel and the thing behind the funnel in the 3d print actually. You can order it.
Edit: oops! I forgot this was a o scale big one!
you should make the coaches and the fighter coache next
I have made them, check my other videos made after this 👍
Use sand paper next time to avoid grinding too much XD
Lol very true, my mistake was using a Dremel grinding attachment that was a little too large 😂 lesson learned!
Wow, I want to buy it. ^^
Omg YEEEEEEEES!
😎👌
U inspired me to to neo big one but in g scale thank u for the inspiration🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃😄🚃🚃🚃🚃
Your welcome!! A G scale Big One would be very impressive!
G8001 001 Galaxy
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
Hey its my long lost brother😅😅
I want your big one collection
ささきいさお最高
I NEED IT!
Beli dimana
You should build Big One in Minecraft
now to make thw whole train
perhaps even a track that has a 110% gragient like in the anime /s
See one of my later videos, I did make the whole train 👍
I am making the new NEO big one out of cardboardand other materials!
You should see this video I posted it’s BigOne with BigBoy 4018 whistle.
YES
Yea
I wanna make a video like this
despues has los vagones
The passenger cars are just about done!
😐 am I dreaming
Robert jr nope this is reality 😎
You made big boy to big one
Like!!!!!!!!!
i want a custom big one G8001
I discovered your train
NEVER GiVE UP