Two things to comment on. 1) I'm happy that there was not another Acela incident. 2) I think that you could get the controller to work with any 18v or less wall-wart. You would just need to connect the DC output from a usable wall-wart to the input of the controller. Good luck with the set and I'm looking forward to your modifications.
Nice to see you wearing the SMT Mainline swag. 👍 The shipping and customs will get you everytime, Harrison, basically doubling the cost. Best to purchase something in country. In typical Harrison fashion, right away you go tearing it apart to investigate the issue. 😁 Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
Amazed at the price. I see these listed for $200-$300!!! Been looking at Mehano stuff after watching this video. Never heard of them before. I just ordered a Thalys TGV on eBay for $80. That was the best deal I could find here in the US.
Mehano I just looked up wasnt ever in the US technically only sold stuff through International Hobby Corp. Which made presidents choice train sets for Loblaws in Canada. I know IHC is only around til all stock in texas is sold off . other then that ihc is gone and mehano is just in competition with fleischmann,roco, hornby/rivarossi as well as Dapol etc. Only way id go for a mehano is the president choice ones or maybe see what is available but thats all id say about that.
Thanks Harrison for your comments about mehano trains. Over the past year of watching I've come across a few that I wouldn't have bought had you not shown how to work on them and point out there strengths.
Again Harrison ,, I'd say its planned obscellance where id say that you and only a handful of peopie would be the only ones to pull a brand new set down and add some lubricant to them bits that are dry and will ware out quickly..Good to see you got it running good and they do bed in quite good after running them in. I once bought a Flying Scotsman brand new in the box and to my horror it was a tender driven loco and no where on the box said it was a tender driven loco. It did go like the clappers but every now and then the loco wheels would stop and be a tad hesitant but i was certainly dissapointed with hornby the makers and sold a year later and got $50 more than i paid for it. Again an awesome video so thanks heaps for sharing your knowledge with us. So thankyou. Cheers from John in Australia.
As a person who lives in Europe, the first mehano I saw was a Thalys. And it was gloss plastic, meaning it’s cheap and not greatly detailed to expected levels in the world of today. (From my experience with modern model trains) And yes, I do have a lot of old stuff but they are, well old… and details were less back in the old days. So I don’t recommend buying modern day mehano trains but for starters it’s great! I’ve also heard that some are better than others so plz check before committing to a purchase.
As per some comments below - the power pack (wall wart) from other manufactures should work. I think the controller from your Bachmann train set should work. The Mehano controllers are quite good.
Here comes Mehano with their awesome Slovenian tech. I have a Mehano train, and you actually fixed one that is the same to mine. Aythirin blue box EMD GP 40? Anyway my train was broken, we checked the control box where the speed is Controled. The problem was in the BOX. We fixed it and I'll be testing it in a few days. You inspered me to start fixing the old Yugoslavian Mehano train.
Bought the same one at the same price - the lack of gearing between the drive worm and the wheels seems to result in a bit of binding for me and it is noisy too. The locomotive doesn't start smoothly and roars off suddenly as you increase the power - again gearing would help. Okay for £40 in the UK but this set has since peaked at over £110 on Amazon! Apparently the derailing issue is also caused by third car body end fouling on tight curves -, check out the Sam's Trains review for details...
$38 holy cow. I dont think you would see that anywhere. The fact they didnt oil it is not good But then again it is $38 train set. I never understood what them resistors for since ive never seen them on my locomotives except my proto 1000 because it has a LED. I think the wobble is from as you pointed out the screw studs that are rubbing against the drive system or the fact its not a good balance. I agree needs to be heavier.
For $38, it’s not bad. I would maybe pick one up if I saw one. Also it’s 11:46PM and my feet hurt bad, banged my foot on a car door. But that won’t stop me from watching You!
Oh, with that controller, you actually don't need to use the included wall wart. Any 16v 500mA AC output transformer with a compatible plug will work. Wall warts aren't proprietary.
Regarding cross-compatibility for HO scale, pretty sure that Marklin is _the only_ exception to that since their equipment is 3-rail. But even then it's not too hard to convert an older analog Marklin model to 2-rail since they run DC anyway (you're out of luck for the new stuff, though, since they pretty much went 100% digital for their main brand).
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Hello Harrison, I have seen a few Videos from other German Railroaders and they hat also some Issues with Mehano. So it looks that you're not the only one. Greetings Bruno
Hi, Mr, SMT mainline. i do enjoy watching your videos. Would you mind recommending me the cheapest and the best resembling looking of modern street car HO scale ?
After bwing away from train models for long enough, my Father decided to re-entry the hobby with some mehano gear. One of the controller (exactly like the one you shown) blow, just under normal use. It is just a poorly heatsinked LM317 !!!. Here train hobby shops have almost disseared and you have few option online with prices that make no sense at all making this crap an horrible choice because it is overpriced and less-than-a-toy quality. When he got some DCC targeted stuff and moved into DCC, the quality got a bit better (the bucks did too). On the other hand we had many troubles with DCC on the same layout we had no issued under normal DC use. In a second area we had dedicated cabling every 30cm or so to satisfy controller requirements, still pretty glitchy. Im not teling DCC is bad ... but we couldnt get used to it. Yes we clean the track, loco pickpups, wheels etc. It did improve and after short start to fail again.
SMT - With all those electric locomotives, you have Ontario's equivalent of the Northeast Corridor! The " wall wart " was made for 220 volts A.C. input, so connecting 120 volts A.C. to the European power plug would probably produce half the rated D.C. voltage output to the set's controller. Does the locomotive have a working headlight? Maybe you should consider making a short video of how you weighted the dummy locomotive, for others who own this set, so they can make that same modification and get better operation!
Yeah, the Mehano starter sets are pretty rough, but I think they are mostly aimed at children. Many of their starter sets also contains a layout printed on paper with some accessories like carton buildings. Sam's Trains reviewed a couple of them. Mehano also has a hobby-line of mostly European diesel engines which are pretty decent from what I've heard.
For 38 bucks though? This thing is a good value even with its flaws. Sure, it would be better if it ran out of the box without needing a bit of work and the gearing is pretty tall (though that's to be expected of a high speed train), but does everything have to be a super-precise rivet counter's wet dream?
@@VestedUTuber I’m just saying because mehano in the early 2000s made budget Train sets for presidents choice and they were way better in terms of quality I’m not in any means a rivet counter at all either
I’m Jealous that you managed to get that train set for so cheap, the cheapest thing I could find is for 125 dollars on Amazon but overall, that is a nice looking high speed train
It seems like most of the Ouigo sets have problems straight out of the box, especially since you're the 2nd RUclipsr to get one of these sets and have trouble with it immediately.
Saldy the newish mehano sets plastic axles are often wobling a lot, i have old sets that are ok, but now bought 2 new sets last year (ouigo and Inoui) and both locos are shaking a lot
@@lowkiller62 It's sad. Between 1996 to 2008 they sold train sets under "Presidents choice" they had excellent locomotives and the entire set cost $100 which was an amazing value. After new years day they would sell the sets for $50. I haven't ever seen such a value for your money since.
To Bad they dont Sell extension for there startsets. Ist quit strange to have a 4 cars train on your layout when the Real one has like 12-14 cars... Anyways.. Nice Video as allways! Greetings from germany :)
They actually do in the Hobby Line, but those are Mehano Website Exclusives (and website is kinda hard to navigate), and super difficult to find on eBay.
@@CptInside @SMT Mainline Small disclaimer before you go searching: These sets aren't as cheap as the starter sets. Usually going for 199-220 euros (294-325cad/236-261usd), but reasonably so because they're built so much better; they're DCC Ready, have directional lighting and coach interiors. And now your search methods. www.mehano.si/en/products/mehano-hobby Click on Mehano Hobby and then scroll down until you find the TGV based sets (unfortunately, as I was typing and copying links, I noticed they sold out, AGAIN!). A small disclaimer, the Expansion packs say AC, but to my knowledge, they don't have any ceter rail pads that AC trains have, so they're presumably DC compatible. Your other option is to go on ebay and search "Ho scale Mehano TGV." The way to differentiate between train line and hobby line is the box style. The Train line has a much bigger box with track, the Hobby Line only has the 4 unit train.
Very cool train set Harrison, $38 is a pretty good buy!
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Two things to comment on.
1) I'm happy that there was not another Acela incident.
2) I think that you could get the controller to work with any 18v or less wall-wart. You would just need to connect the DC output from a usable wall-wart to the input of the controller.
Good luck with the set and I'm looking forward to your modifications.
Love the new hair cut 👏
Nice video Scrumptious!
really cool to se a young guy into trains.
Nice looking train too
Nice to see you wearing the SMT Mainline swag. 👍 The shipping and customs will get you everytime, Harrison, basically doubling the cost. Best to purchase something in country. In typical Harrison fashion, right away you go tearing it apart to investigate the issue. 😁
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
i like the ceiling shots
I like this more then the other you have or the other style one in this color
Harrison's under investigation for smuggling trains! "I want all his boxes checked, that kid is up to something!" Really cool train.
"Well Folks, in todays video" never gets old, haha.
Thanks!
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Amazed at the price. I see these listed for $200-$300!!! Been looking at Mehano stuff after watching this video. Never heard of them before. I just ordered a Thalys TGV on eBay for $80. That was the best deal I could find here in the US.
Looks right at home on your main layout. Like the different camera angles at the end. Have a great weekend ✌️
I love your Passenger Train set!
Sweet little set
Pretty cool to watch running the tracks. Thanks for sharing. 😊💕🇺🇸
Another great find. Very interesting. Even my wife was intrigued. She’s impressed you had 11K views in one day.
I wish mehano was still around in the us and Canada.
Mehano I just looked up wasnt ever in the US technically only sold stuff through International Hobby Corp. Which made presidents choice train sets for Loblaws in Canada. I know IHC is only around til all stock in texas is sold off . other then that ihc is gone and mehano is just in competition with fleischmann,roco, hornby/rivarossi as well as Dapol etc. Only way id go for a mehano is the president choice ones or maybe see what is available but thats all id say about that.
Looks good on large layout. Thanks for sharing
Looks pretty running on your layout! I love those HST’s. I have four for n scale.
Wow! what a great deal for a nice looking tgv loco.
Thanks Harrison for your comments about mehano trains. Over the past year of watching I've come across a few that I wouldn't have bought had you not shown how to work on them and point out there strengths.
Again Harrison ,, I'd say its planned obscellance where id say that you and only a handful of peopie would be the only ones to pull a brand new set down and add some lubricant to them bits that are dry and will ware out quickly..Good to see you got it running good and they do bed in quite good after running them in.
I once bought a Flying Scotsman brand new in the box and to my horror it was a tender driven loco and no where on the box said it was a tender driven loco. It did go like the clappers but every now and then the loco wheels would stop and be a tad hesitant but i was certainly dissapointed with hornby the makers and sold a year later and got $50 more than i paid for it.
Again an awesome video so thanks heaps for sharing your knowledge with us. So thankyou.
Cheers from John in Australia.
For $38 it seems pretty good. All you would need is some track with bedding and some extra oil.
wow really nice buy i love these videos i can't wait for your next video
Abracadabra instinct train nice job cool train. Do keep up the good work my friend. 😀👍
As a person who lives in Europe, the first mehano I saw was a Thalys. And it was gloss plastic, meaning it’s cheap and not greatly detailed to expected levels in the world of today. (From my experience with modern model trains)
And yes, I do have a lot of old stuff but they are, well old… and details were less back in the old days.
So I don’t recommend buying modern day mehano trains but for starters it’s great!
I’ve also heard that some are better than others so plz check before committing to a purchase.
They seem to pretty mixed these days. Their stuff from the 2000s was awesome!
Some can and are real gems amongst others.
As per some comments below - the power pack (wall wart) from other manufactures should work. I think the controller from your Bachmann train set should work. The Mehano controllers are quite good.
5:20 how did he throw that, I swear it just magically started flying
great train set
Goof the coaches missing wheel when un boxing lol
Here comes Mehano with their awesome Slovenian tech.
I have a Mehano train, and you actually fixed one that is the same to mine. Aythirin blue box EMD GP 40? Anyway my train was broken, we checked the control box where the speed is Controled. The problem was in the BOX. We fixed it and I'll be testing it in a few days.
You inspered me to start fixing the old Yugoslavian Mehano train.
Bravo pour le dépoussiérage du tgv !😃👍🏼
Merci beaucoup!
After the cursed acela express, here is the wobbling french tgv!
Can't hit the same speeds though lol
I so want one 😃
12:03, that was a sick flyby!
Bought the same one at the same price - the lack of gearing between the drive worm and the wheels seems to result in a bit of binding for me and it is noisy too.
The locomotive doesn't start smoothly and roars off suddenly as you increase the power - again gearing would help. Okay for £40 in the UK but this set has since peaked at over £110 on Amazon!
Apparently the derailing issue is also caused by third car body end fouling on tight curves -, check out the Sam's Trains review for details...
Great train, wondering if it's possible to buy additional wagons tho🤔
Cute set!
Great set. I just wonder if you can buy more coaches for it, that would be great!
reminds me of one I did a while back
you should have the Union Jack behind you and the photo of your queen lol
$38 holy cow. I dont think you would see that anywhere. The fact they didnt oil it is not good But then again it is $38 train set. I never understood what them resistors for since ive never seen them on my locomotives except my proto 1000 because it has a LED. I think the wobble is from as you pointed out the screw studs that are rubbing against the drive system or the fact its not a good balance. I agree needs to be heavier.
Very cool!!!
Been looking for a cheap n scale bi level TGV
Coool video. Sam's trains unboxed this set too
💙 looks like it leans out on curves. 😳
nice video
The old president choice train sets came with a controller that looked like that (I believe mehano made them)
Its midnight... SMT is on? Sleep can wait a bit...! EL GATO NERFF!!!!!
For $38, it’s not bad. I would maybe pick one up if I saw one. Also it’s 11:46PM and my feet hurt bad, banged my foot on a car door. But that won’t stop me from watching You!
Sup guy
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Good looking train 👍 Too bad you had to perform surgery after the first run.
Cool!
It's pretty good for the cash.
Awsome.
It's good within your other set and make it a little bigger train
That’s so cool!
Its 11:40pm, maybe i can wait a little longer to sleep. Nice haircut btw.
Sleep is for the weak anyway
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Oh, with that controller, you actually don't need to use the included wall wart. Any 16v 500mA AC output transformer with a compatible plug will work. Wall warts aren't proprietary.
Regarding cross-compatibility for HO scale, pretty sure that Marklin is _the only_ exception to that since their equipment is 3-rail. But even then it's not too hard to convert an older analog Marklin model to 2-rail since they run DC anyway (you're out of luck for the new stuff, though, since they pretty much went 100% digital for their main brand).
Actually, Märklin runs on AC, with the outer tracks not being insulated. I think you're referring to the old Trix Express which used 3-rail DC.
amtrak was in a serious need of a locomotive so they went to Sweden, Bought a meatball, Went to france and bought a french fry, Amtrak liked the meatball better so they made toasters based off that meetball, HOPE YOU ENJOYED BYE
Hello Harrison, I have seen a few Videos from other German Railroaders and they hat also some Issues with Mehano. So it looks that you're not the only one. Greetings Bruno
I didn't even know they sold these in Germany
How close to real life speed " in scale" does that thing reach you think?
Hi, Mr, SMT mainline. i do enjoy watching your videos. Would you mind recommending me the cheapest and the best resembling looking of modern street car HO scale ?
Have you tested some Frateschi locomotives manufactured in Brazil?
The power supply would usually be 220V/110V.
So you watch Sam's Trains, too.
No, the Mehano power supply only accepts 230v/50Hz.
Where can one get this train set, and is it still being made?
Good price but is that hornby track
Sams trains reviewed one awhile back he to had issues with the set he had
I guess for the price QC issues are common.
Is it me or did they not shrink the tubing inside? Kinda helps keep everything down and tight...
After bwing away from train models for long enough, my Father decided to re-entry the hobby with some mehano gear. One of the controller (exactly like the one you shown) blow, just under normal use. It is just a poorly heatsinked LM317 !!!. Here train hobby shops have almost disseared and you have few option online with prices that make no sense at all making this crap an horrible choice because it is overpriced and less-than-a-toy quality. When he got some DCC targeted stuff and moved into DCC, the quality got a bit better (the bucks did too). On the other hand we had many troubles with DCC on the same layout we had no issued under normal DC use. In a second area we had dedicated cabling every 30cm or so to satisfy controller requirements, still pretty glitchy. Im not teling DCC is bad ... but we couldnt get used to it. Yes we clean the track, loco pickpups, wheels etc. It did improve and after short start to fail again.
SMT - With all those electric locomotives, you have Ontario's equivalent of the Northeast Corridor! The " wall wart " was made for 220 volts A.C. input, so connecting 120 volts A.C. to the European power plug would probably produce half the rated D.C. voltage output to the set's controller. Does the locomotive have a working headlight? Maybe you should consider making a short video of how you weighted the dummy locomotive, for others who own this set, so they can make that same modification and get better operation!
I might see if I can upgrade the motor, add DCC, lighting and show how to add weight.
*J'Adore Les TGVs!!!! UwU*
Looks like mehano has gone down hill in the last 10 years
Yeah, the Mehano starter sets are pretty rough, but I think they are mostly aimed at children. Many of their starter sets also contains a layout printed on paper with some accessories like carton buildings. Sam's Trains reviewed a couple of them. Mehano also has a hobby-line of mostly European diesel engines which are pretty decent from what I've heard.
It’s 30quid what we’re you expecting for that price 🙄
It’s 30quid what we’re you expecting for that price 🙄
For 38 bucks though? This thing is a good value even with its flaws. Sure, it would be better if it ran out of the box without needing a bit of work and the gearing is pretty tall (though that's to be expected of a high speed train), but does everything have to be a super-precise rivet counter's wet dream?
@@VestedUTuber I’m just saying because mehano in the early 2000s made budget Train sets for presidents choice and they were way better in terms of quality I’m not in any means a rivet counter at all either
I’m Jealous that you managed to get that train set for so cheap, the cheapest thing I could find is for 125 dollars on Amazon but overall, that is a nice looking high speed train
How do you rate MEHANO ?
It seems like most of the Ouigo sets have problems straight out of the box, especially since you're the 2nd RUclipsr to get one of these sets and have trouble with it immediately.
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Pretty cool train set so far
Not first
Are u a canadian model railroader
HO scale high speed train set.
I wanna a Kato N scale japanes high speed train set.
Someone got a new hair cut
Can you give us a link to where you bought it
Amazon. No idea if the listing is still up.
@@SMTMainline it’s not
Saldy the newish mehano sets plastic axles are often wobling a lot, i have old sets that are ok, but now bought 2 new sets last year (ouigo and Inoui) and both locos are shaking a lot
I think they have stopped production. I can't seem to find sets for sale. The ones that are appear to be NOS
@@SMTMainline i think you are right and prices are on the rise :/
@@lowkiller62 It's sad. Between 1996 to 2008 they sold train sets under "Presidents choice" they had excellent locomotives and the entire set cost $100 which was an amazing value. After new years day they would sell the sets for $50. I haven't ever seen such a value for your money since.
Do you run DC or DCC track sounds
DCC for sound.
if you look closely at 10:30 the whole trucks look to be shaky...perhaps the rear truck is poorly made?
What is the best starter set you recomend?
Depends on what your price range is. If you choose bachmann, get the cheapest they have, otherwise go with a Walthers, Athearn or Kato set.
@@SMTMainline bachman has a n scale for $93.00 HO for $123.000. Have you seen the Lionel ready to play set to use his batteries
Hi SMT How are you?
Good thanks
For $38 not a bad train set. That would be perfect for beginners.
I wat rgis
Cool
Very lightweight and toy like.
To Bad they dont Sell extension for there startsets. Ist quit strange to have a 4 cars train on your layout when the Real one has like 12-14 cars... Anyways..
Nice Video as allways! Greetings from germany :)
They actually do in the Hobby Line, but those are Mehano Website Exclusives (and website is kinda hard to navigate), and super difficult to find on eBay.
That's good to know, I wasn't aware of that ether.
@@hoscalerailfan oh realy? Thanks for letting US know ^^
@@hoscalerailfan Do you have a link to said Page? Earlier today I went there but didnt found anything :(
@@CptInside @SMT Mainline
Small disclaimer before you go searching: These sets aren't as cheap as the starter sets. Usually going for 199-220 euros (294-325cad/236-261usd), but reasonably so because they're built so much better; they're DCC Ready, have directional lighting and coach interiors.
And now your search methods.
www.mehano.si/en/products/mehano-hobby
Click on Mehano Hobby and then scroll down until you find the TGV based sets (unfortunately, as I was typing and copying links, I noticed they sold out, AGAIN!). A small disclaimer, the Expansion packs say AC, but to my knowledge, they don't have any ceter rail pads that AC trains have, so they're presumably DC compatible.
Your other option is to go on ebay and search "Ho scale Mehano TGV."
The way to differentiate between train line and hobby line is the box style. The Train line has a much bigger box with track, the Hobby Line only has the 4 unit train.
7:23 its on a mini track
maybe find some cars for it sold separately to make it longer and cooler
All of that for 38 dollars? Wow!
If you do put it on the rug, then simply put some paper underneath the track.
For the price...not that bad.
I just checked Amazon they are 274.99
$87USD currently. The prices always seem to be shifting in these sets but it's important to look through Amazon UK.
I hope he Restoration NYC 20th limited rivarossi I would like it!
weird these sets never include a straight track. it just kinda mundane watchingit twirl in circles
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