Yes, many people tell me once you take the dive into the real quality G scale there is no turning back. There is a big garden railway not far from where I live, it always looks impressive
I know a garden railway guy in my neighborhood who has a big layout, he loves his LGB but also mixes in there some more affordable Bachmann stuff as well. I should visit him with this cheap Chinese G scale train to see what he thinks.
Good idea 😁 I’m a HO model railway man myself but I also have g scale locos with track in the back yard I even have a live steam backyard railway with 3801 and I can confirm model railways and live steam railways are hard and expensive
Thanks for the info, yes those S sections of track are trouble, but once I pinned them down and added some lube they came good. But I still feel they are a friction point
Thanks for the ID of the train, yes I looked at this on google images and your spot on. I also did look around at the LGB pricing and was a tad shocked, the pricing alone sets it out of the reach of most people, sort of makes garden railways a exclusive hobby I do like your idea of the kids playing with this cheap knock off, that's what it is perfect for. My son is learning respect for this item and he can see it's so different to all his other trains
I have to admire your dedication, especially since it's all (basically) for your children. Encouraging them to learn, try new things and have some great fun.
Yes, the Atlas N scale set looks really nice, ti will be a nice contrast from looking at this G scale monster Whats really interesting is the Atlas starter set was priced just a bit more than the basic Hornby OO starter sets, it will be interesting to see what Atlas N scale has to offer.
This is unironically one of the most clever cheap models I've seen before. Hiding things away in either hard to notice places or areas where they logically would be (the battery in the smokebox and the cab switches) is genuinely just good design. Doing what they were already familiar with (RC Cars) and applying it to something new is something to aspire to. While the cheapness of it's build is definitely iffy (Easy to bend track is something I personally despise), I'd say it's a good budget friendly start.
the track is very flexible, you can put a foot on it on the ground and the flexibility seems to stop it from breaking, i'm wondering if it will get cooked in the hot sun and go brittle
I have Lionel plastic track outside on my deck and it survived this past hot summer with ease. I have heard that the lifespan of plastic track is about 5 years in extreme hot geographical areas.
well thats the test I need to do, this train set clearly states it's for indoor and outdoor use. I wonder what a few days at 100 degrees will do, where I live summer is just around the corner and these tracks better get ready for some serious sun sort of has me wondering if the Lego track system can survive a good hot summer
Most model railroaders try to avoid the "S" curves you made by putting two opposite curves together. If you add a small straight in between the two curves you will find the trains run smoother and that you have less derailment issues in the area. Thank you for doing this review. It was quite enjoyable to watch.
thanks, the big problem I have now is much of what I put under the tracks has washed away, been some very hot days as it's summer here but the track still looks in good condition apart from weeds and small trees growing up in the layout area
Thanks very much for a insight into LGB pricing. Thats what we need to see and think that this whole set I show is under the cost of one LGB wagon. It's tricky to even try to do a comparison.
Yeah, the wagons are overpriced, though the startersets are around doube this and you get like half of the tracks and half the wagons. (Oh im a fool i just realised i replied to a twelve year old comment)
I have just bought a N scale Atlas starter kit, it looks pretty impressive and it was a great price ( considering the cost of stuff in Oz ) I would love to go to Z scale but thats mega bucks.
thank you for making this video. I came across it a few years ago while researching affordable g scale trains when all I had were eztec trains. I now own 4 of these newqida locos, 4 of the high speed bullet trains and have even scratch built/kit bashed one to make a newqida version of an lgb 20811. your video has helped me tremendously to get into the hobby. I have a large collection of newqida and lgb coaches and boxcar now. keep the videos coming, and the best part of your videos are your interactions with your little ones which makes for being a great dad. thanks again, sincerely mike
I think it's for a German word......what I read in wiki The G name comes from the German word groß meaning "big". More recently some people have come to interpret it as standing for garden scale.
I think G scale tends to be really expensive everywhere, a very basic Thomas G scale set costs around $400 here in Oz, as for LGB well lets talk thousands, but hey I bet it's well worth it. There is a big garden railway not far from where I live, the owner of that told me the Thomas stuff burnt out real fast, he had to put new motors in. But I did not get any scope of how much usage they got.
This purchase was more of a curiosity about detail on a cheap G scale train....it certainly sucked me in as I spent far too much time looking over this....sort of nice it's finished and my editing computer is dying right now which was yet another nightmare to contend with Been speaking to the computer company which looks like a piece of fruit but they won't do a deal for me...so it looks like I will stay PC
I enjoyed your video. That was the quickest 1/2 hour! I just built my first 45mm gauge layout after 50 years of HO. It's G29 and Thomas for the kids. I agree that the detail is wonderful, especially for my ancient eyes. I've got over $2,000 invested and the layout is small! My brother says LGB stands for "Let's Go Broke". But I am having such a great time building, learning, and operating. What a hobby!
there is one item of curiosity, I have had many different terms for the small wheels in front of and behind the main driving wheels.....I have heard trucks, pony's, head wheels, cab wheels. It seems these small wheels can be called all sorts of things
thats a good idea, i'm a bit squeezed by the large tree....the other problem is track pieces I have access to I have learned some hard lessons with this layout, next time I won't do so many points area's and steer clear of curve to curve changes of direction
This locomotive is a model of a Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft/ Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 80 shunter locomotive. They were used and owned by the state-owned German railway during WWII, and were used up until the 1960s, possibly a bit later in East Germany (also known as the DDR or Deutsche Demokratische Republik.)
+leokimvideo Also the Company Siku is a German Company and they have a complett range of Cars,Trains and one time I think I saw a Tank. It is sort of like Hotwheels in a German Version. If you wonder why I now all this is because I live in Germany.
I like the term kit bashing here, from what I can see the tip half of these trains is fantastic but I do feel they need some good sets of wheels and a stronger frame and coupling set up Yes with a little bit of work this train could become so much better, I felt for the price I paid it was pretty good value even though there are some nagging falts
My three year old son has subscribed to your station. I was wondering why your voice was so familiar your permanently on in the back ground . He listens to you while playing with his trains. So he is for sure a fan. His name is
I was wondering when the OO / HO thing was going to start...lol I know it tend to cause a ton of confusion to the casual observer. I stuck with saying OO because thats how Hornby name this train. If I said HO I would be wrong. Thanks for your info, hopefully it will clear the muddy waters of HO Vs OO
there is a video up of the bullet train these people do, but it's tricky to find, have to say it looks excellent, but I'm not sure if it was RC, in the video all you see is it tearing around the same style of plastic brown track my gut feeling is the battery is stuffed on this train as well, it now gets pretty hot on a recharge ( 4 hours ) and that can be a sign of crappy batteries, especially ni cads
this is a big problem for everyone, I always see when a mega tuber uploads a video but many I am subscribed to seem to fall off the upload listing. Notice there is a switch to see upload highlights or everything, the default is highlights and this only shows a small fraction of what is uploaded
I think there is almost two versions of G scale, it seems the USA version is the same track but smaller rolling stock while the EU version uses larger rolling stock, similar to HO / OO differences...but hey i'm no expert..I'm just a guy making a video about a cheap G scale train set
Thanks very much for a price insight here....thats about the same cost as the Hornby OO Live Steam Mallard I see in the hobby stores here...Now that makes your LGB cost sound like a great deal
I have seen some of the very basic Bachmann G scale train sets here in Oz and they kick off at $400. Remember everything here is for some stupid reason more expensive than the USA....just look at Lego pricing for a classic example
Geez, and I thought starting a tabletop railway was a challenge! Great video, as always. It was a nice insight as to the challenges of running other gauges.
remember I am NOT a train nerd, but I do a bit of google reading before I do stuff, go to google and type in Hornby OO and see what happens, then google Hornby HO and see what happens, possibly this will answer your HO wonderings
Great query on the track, it's been down almost 6 months and it's Autumn here ( Fall ), we just had our hottest summer and wettest on record, the railway looks vastly different now in so many ways. The track is still all intact and you can see areas which have been literally washed away. I will do a video covering the track and 6 months and then 12 months, and I will also pull up some track to see how it survived The railway now needs to survive winter, it seems to have done very so far
Fantastic review I used to model in G scale but the price was outrageous and that was only for the track! but this nifty little set has got me thinking about going back into it :D
btw the little sets of 2 wheels are called bogies. The front one is a leading wheelset and the one at the back is called a trailing wheelset. The set in the middle are the drive wheels as they are the ones that power the train.
Thing is, it depends on the engine's design. Pony truck refers to a single axle, leading or trailing, which pivots using a swing link. Then you have, for example, Cartazzi which is normally a trailing truck, outside framed and with outside bearings (look at Flying Scotsman, under the cab for a cartazzi arrangement example). Then there's the bissel truck (normally leading axle) which swings as part of the main frames! All depends on the engineering involved. Yours is a pony truck though!
If you turn the locomotive upside and hold a small hand grinder on the flange of the center wheels till it is gone it will run much better. The friction it causes is running the battery down also.
Many of the G scale Christmas trains I have looked at are complete rubbish, I steer well clear of those and they are not cheap considering the low quality I see in some toys
I wonder that that model you have looks like the Marklin seen in BMM and in the background/behind the scenes of Season 1... Also, I think those front and back wheels are called 'bogie' wheels. Not sure if that's what they're really called, but that's probably close enough.
Thanks for this. I am planning a garden railway and thinking of this loco as a starting point. I like how you got the loco to run slowly with a bit of lanolin. I don't know if there is anything in the previous comments but, here in the UK at least, the ballast goes no higher than the tops of the sleepers.
heres an LGB price list from a shop in NSW called Pamak. Loco (same as yours) electric - $690 (second hand) Carriage -$372 Covered van - $235 Tank wagon -$195 Control -$300 Track - too much to count.... so im going to suggest you keep buying cheap stuff leo. i have alot of throw together locomotives in g (getting free spares from friends), but i might splurge on a locomotive and update it. -i bought 3 coaches, 2 years ago. been very happy with them ;)
It is good that you have chosen a battery powered locomotive with R/C. Some of the major problems with garden railways involve track conductivity. Some day you may replace that plastic track. Aristo-Craft makes great looking durable track with metal rails at a reasonable price. I am just building my third garden railroad in the backyard of my new lake house, and enjoy seeing you setting yours up.
you are very close, but I believe the Germans have a slightly different bend on this,a very close German friend told me about this years ago....I'm curious to know who else knows this very German train of thought related to shifting spanners. It's more related to what these spanners can do to nuts compared to the correct tool
Thank you for this informative video. I have always liked the idea of G scale but those I knew about cost far to much for me to justify! I will have to locate where I can get one in the UK.
These are made from LGB casts. When LGB were moving production to China from German, these were some of the molds that were sent over. The LGB went bust and the molds were still in china. A company called Hammond toys in the states bought the rights to these and has had two production batches made. They are made from cheap plastic and you get what you pay for. The stock is great for chopping up and kit bashing though. The locos...well, we've changed all the electrics in ours for more control.
Tell you what Leo, if you could replace those plastic wheels with metal sets (can be done), and used metal track, that would be an amazing budget G scale train.
Great review and nice down to earth approach! 5 Stars mate! A couple thoughts; German trains are known the world over to be the best that money can buy. LGB, when it was still produced in Western Germany, was a great example of this fact. Newquida, like so many Chinese knock-off companies, gets a half way decent product idea going and then stops producing it or never finishes the entire project. With a touch more effort, this could truly be great. I still find it good for kitbashing. Thanks.....
hi, yes the RC system is not the best with this train, mind you there are other videos up of these trains which seem to have good RC functions my gut feeling is my battery is not 100%, nicads are nasty when they go bad
All in all, it's not a bad little railway, though, and I am impressed at what you've managed to do in so short a time on so short a budget. I'm fairly new to G scale too, although I opted to get into live steam after getting my feet wet with a cheap electric set like this. Stick to it, mate, I think you've done a swell job.
I remember watching this video nine years ago when it came out and I’ve been fixated on making a backyard train layout ever cents at the time of leaving this comment is the night before I move into my new house and I will build a garden railway in my backyard
I own a few LGB items. the Switches and the tracks look as if they are cast from LGB originals. the same is to be said about the added Details on the waggons.
the middle whell would turn better, for a larger radius of track, if your planning to exapand yor rail line, you'd want to look into that, how ever slicing it clean off so it was a non contact dummy wouldn't hurt, Great review only 1 problem with it though, you need to make it bigger lol, run it around your whole yard, you will have so much more fun, Large scale trains are the best, I've got HO scale and a lego train, but since buying a G scale train there is no reason to go back :)
Yes, many people tell me once you take the dive into the real quality G scale there is no turning back. There is a big garden railway not far from where I live, it always looks impressive
I know a garden railway guy in my neighborhood who has a big layout, he loves his LGB but also mixes in there some more affordable Bachmann stuff as well. I should visit him with this cheap Chinese G scale train to see what he thinks.
leokimvideo curious as to how everyone copes with lawn mowing and maintenance
Good idea 😁 I’m a HO model railway man myself but I also have g scale locos with track in the back yard I even have a live steam backyard railway with 3801 and I can confirm model railways and live steam railways are hard and expensive
i would like to see if you ever get serious into modeling
I think I Got my First Ever G scale Train set From The Guy Your talking about
Thanks for the info, yes those S sections of track are trouble, but once I pinned them down and added some lube they came good. But I still feel they are a friction point
Thanks for the ID of the train, yes I looked at this on google images and your spot on. I also did look around at the LGB pricing and was a tad shocked, the pricing alone sets it out of the reach of most people, sort of makes garden railways a exclusive hobby
I do like your idea of the kids playing with this cheap knock off, that's what it is perfect for. My son is learning respect for this item and he can see it's so different to all his other trains
I have to admire your dedication, especially since it's all (basically) for your children. Encouraging them to learn, try new things and have some great fun.
Yes, the Atlas N scale set looks really nice, ti will be a nice contrast from looking at this G scale monster
Whats really interesting is the Atlas starter set was priced just a bit more than the basic Hornby OO starter sets, it will be interesting to see what Atlas N scale has to offer.
Man I still can’t believe this video is 9 years old
12 now but yea this guy has been doing videos forever
Now is 12 years
His son would probably love Bachmann's G Scale Thomas line, especially with the announcement of Diesel being released this year as well.
This is unironically one of the most clever cheap models I've seen before. Hiding things away in either hard to notice places or areas where they logically would be (the battery in the smokebox and the cab switches) is genuinely just good design. Doing what they were already familiar with (RC Cars) and applying it to something new is something to aspire to. While the cheapness of it's build is definitely iffy (Easy to bend track is something I personally despise), I'd say it's a good budget friendly start.
the track is very flexible, you can put a foot on it on the ground and the flexibility seems to stop it from breaking, i'm wondering if it will get cooked in the hot sun and go brittle
I have Lionel plastic track outside on my deck and it survived this past hot summer with ease. I have heard that the lifespan of plastic track is about 5 years in extreme hot geographical areas.
well thats the test I need to do, this train set clearly states it's for indoor and outdoor use. I wonder what a few days at 100 degrees will do, where I live summer is just around the corner and these tracks better get ready for some serious sun
sort of has me wondering if the Lego track system can survive a good hot summer
Most model railroaders try to avoid the "S" curves you made by putting two opposite curves together. If you add a small straight in between the two curves you will find the trains run smoother and that you have less derailment issues in the area. Thank you for doing this review. It was quite enjoyable to watch.
thanks, the big problem I have now is much of what I put under the tracks has washed away, been some very hot days as it's summer here but the track still looks in good condition apart from weeds and small trees growing up in the layout area
Thanks very much for a insight into LGB pricing. Thats what we need to see and think that this whole set I show is under the cost of one LGB wagon. It's tricky to even try to do a comparison.
Yeah, the wagons are overpriced, though the startersets are around doube this and you get like half of the tracks and half the wagons. (Oh im a fool i just realised i replied to a twelve year old comment)
I have just bought a N scale Atlas starter kit, it looks pretty impressive and it was a great price ( considering the cost of stuff in Oz ) I would love to go to Z scale but thats mega bucks.
thank you for making this video. I came across it a few years ago while researching affordable g scale trains when all I had were eztec trains. I now own 4 of these newqida locos, 4 of the high speed bullet trains and have even scratch built/kit bashed one to make a newqida version of an lgb 20811. your video has helped me tremendously to get into the hobby. I have a large collection of newqida and lgb coaches and boxcar now. keep the videos coming, and the best part of your videos are your interactions with your little ones which makes for being a great dad. thanks again, sincerely mike
I think it's for a German word......what I read in wiki
The G name comes from the German word groß meaning "big". More recently some people have come to interpret it as standing for garden scale.
I think G scale tends to be really expensive everywhere, a very basic Thomas G scale set costs around $400 here in Oz, as for LGB well lets talk thousands, but hey I bet it's well worth it.
There is a big garden railway not far from where I live, the owner of that told me the Thomas stuff burnt out real fast, he had to put new motors in. But I did not get any scope of how much usage they got.
No, because the prices I see are far too high, the cheapest set I have seen so far is $400 for a very basic small G scale set with loop track
Very cheap but very deatail
I'm no expert on trains I can assure you. But it is nice to get back into trains with the kids and see whats about.
This purchase was more of a curiosity about detail on a cheap G scale train....it certainly sucked me in as I spent far too much time looking over this....sort of nice it's finished and my editing computer is dying right now which was yet another nightmare to contend with
Been speaking to the computer company which looks like a piece of fruit but they won't do a deal for me...so it looks like I will stay PC
thank you, i'm looking into that option, I also need a better battery I think
I remember seeing this video years ago, these trains are now on Amazon for a pretty reasonable price.
Yes weight is needed but sadly the loco is not powerful enough to cope with extra weight, thats explained in the video
I enjoyed your video. That was the quickest 1/2 hour! I just built my first 45mm gauge layout after 50 years of HO. It's G29 and Thomas for the kids. I agree that the detail is wonderful, especially for my ancient eyes. I've got over $2,000 invested and the layout is small! My brother says LGB stands for "Let's Go Broke". But I am having such a great time building, learning, and operating. What a hobby!
there is one item of curiosity, I have had many different terms for the small wheels in front of and behind the main driving wheels.....I have heard trucks, pony's, head wheels, cab wheels. It seems these small wheels can be called all sorts of things
In the UK we call the single axles Pony trucks & double axles Bogies.
I show the rails to be quite flexible, I can say they take a fair bit of punishment because the install was not a gentle affair
thats a good idea, i'm a bit squeezed by the large tree....the other problem is track pieces I have access to
I have learned some hard lessons with this layout, next time I won't do so many points area's and steer clear of curve to curve changes of direction
so do I, but I do see other video's of this train on youtube...but not many
The most basic G scale Bachmann set which is only a loop track is $400 where I live.
This locomotive is a model of a Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft/ Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 80 shunter locomotive. They were used and owned by the state-owned German railway during WWII, and were used up until the 1960s, possibly a bit later in East Germany (also known as the DDR or Deutsche Demokratische Republik.)
YLW Pyro thanks
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Right!!:)
+leokimvideo Also the Company Siku is a German Company and they have a complett range of Cars,Trains and one time I think I saw a Tank. It is sort of like Hotwheels in a German Version. If you wonder why I now all this is because I live in Germany.
+Daniel Buth Or Ryan
what I like about g scale trains is the fact you can place GI Joe sized action figures in it.
thank you, sounds good to me....lets call them Brony wheels just for fun.!!
I like the term kit bashing here, from what I can see the tip half of these trains is fantastic but I do feel they need some good sets of wheels and a stronger frame and coupling set up
Yes with a little bit of work this train could become so much better, I felt for the price I paid it was pretty good value even though there are some nagging falts
Coming back from 4 years later
My three year old son has subscribed to your station. I was wondering why your voice was so familiar your permanently on in the back ground . He listens to you while playing with his trains. So he is for sure a fan. His name is
I was wondering when the OO / HO thing was going to start...lol I know it tend to cause a ton of confusion to the casual observer. I stuck with saying OO because thats how Hornby name this train. If I said HO I would be wrong.
Thanks for your info, hopefully it will clear the muddy waters of HO Vs OO
I see my local hobby store has more in stock, there is a brown wagon which is the same design as the yellow covered wagon...brown looks far better
there is a video up of the bullet train these people do, but it's tricky to find, have to say it looks excellent, but I'm not sure if it was RC, in the video all you see is it tearing around the same style of plastic brown track
my gut feeling is the battery is stuffed on this train as well, it now gets pretty hot on a recharge ( 4 hours ) and that can be a sign of crappy batteries, especially ni cads
clone Lego is the same, it tends to be 1/4 the price, especially the stupid high prices I suffer with Lego here in Oz
Thanks man, my little boy loved it & watched till the end, thanks again
What happen to him?
glad to see your getting into the world of g scale railroading! The locomotive in this set is a copy of LGB's Harz 2-6-2 tank engine.
this is a big problem for everyone, I always see when a mega tuber uploads a video but many I am subscribed to seem to fall off the upload listing. Notice there is a switch to see upload highlights or everything, the default is highlights and this only shows a small fraction of what is uploaded
Wow I remember when this video first came out. I was in primary school and now I’m in college. Still a really good video
You could use lgb track and rolling stock. And for the ballast, you should use a liner to prevent weed growth.
i love watching your videos back in the 2010s
I think there is almost two versions of G scale, it seems the USA version is the same track but smaller rolling stock while the EU version uses larger rolling stock, similar to HO / OO differences...but hey i'm no expert..I'm just a guy making a video about a cheap G scale train set
Thanks very much for a price insight here....thats about the same cost as the Hornby OO Live Steam Mallard I see in the hobby stores here...Now that makes your LGB cost sound like a great deal
I have seen some of the very basic Bachmann G scale train sets here in Oz and they kick off at $400. Remember everything here is for some stupid reason more expensive than the USA....just look at Lego pricing for a classic example
Geez, and I thought starting a tabletop railway was a challenge! Great video, as always. It was a nice insight as to the challenges of running other gauges.
the train sounds are a very familiar item for me, just about every cheap knock off Thomas I have from China has this sound chip
no snow where I live
don't mention the war..!
thats a secret
leokimvideo the emu one?
phew....thats good to hear considering the price is off the planet with LGB
remember I am NOT a train nerd, but I do a bit of google reading before I do stuff, go to google and type in Hornby OO and see what happens, then google Hornby HO and see what happens, possibly this will answer your HO wonderings
Great query on the track, it's been down almost 6 months and it's Autumn here ( Fall ), we just had our hottest summer and wettest on record, the railway looks vastly different now in so many ways. The track is still all intact and you can see areas which have been literally washed away.
I will do a video covering the track and 6 months and then 12 months, and I will also pull up some track to see how it survived
The railway now needs to survive winter, it seems to have done very so far
problem there is I would need thousands of dollars to pull this off, i'm pretty sure track powered G scale comes at a pretty price
The unpowered wheels at the front of the locomotive are called head wheels and the ones at the back are called tail wheels.
awesome!!!!!!!! the wheel lifts to fit on corners.lego uses flangeless wheels, very effective! !!!!!
Fantastic review I used to model in G scale but the price was outrageous and that was only for the track! but this nifty little set has got me thinking about going back into it :D
btw the little sets of 2 wheels are called bogies. The front one is a leading wheelset and the one at the back is called a trailing wheelset. The set in the middle are the drive wheels as they are the ones that power the train.
How much are they asking..?
Metal rail definitely superior to plastic in every way.
Thing is, it depends on the engine's design. Pony truck refers to a single axle, leading or trailing, which pivots using a swing link. Then you have, for example, Cartazzi which is normally a trailing truck, outside framed and with outside bearings (look at Flying Scotsman, under the cab for a cartazzi arrangement example). Then there's the bissel truck (normally leading axle) which swings as part of the main frames! All depends on the engineering involved. Yours is a pony truck though!
Pony wheels..?
That looks really good. Nice over view.
I do, and that's really all that counts around here..!
Awesome Leo, just watching this at work on my iPhone. Will watch fully and return commentary later! :)
If you turn the locomotive upside and hold a small hand grinder on the flange of the center wheels till it is gone it will run much better. The friction it causes is running the battery down also.
complex subject, it really takes years of just doing it...video has been my hobby for almost 20 years
Many of the G scale Christmas trains I have looked at are complete rubbish, I steer well clear of those and they are not cheap considering the low quality I see in some toys
the brand name is the last word in the video title, the box name just says TRAIN
I wonder that that model you have looks like the Marklin seen in BMM and in the background/behind the scenes of Season 1...
Also, I think those front and back wheels are called 'bogie' wheels. Not sure if that's what they're really called, but that's probably close enough.
About $500 US for the used LGB version of this loco. The figures and signs are from RC cars. The Newqida loco sounds like a noisy sewing machine.
Thanks for this. I am planning a garden railway and thinking of this loco as a starting point. I like how you got the loco to run slowly with a bit of lanolin. I don't know if there is anything in the previous comments but, here in the UK at least, the ballast goes no higher than the tops of the sleepers.
wow, nice thought...well spotted
heres an LGB price list from a shop in NSW called Pamak.
Loco (same as yours) electric - $690 (second hand)
Carriage -$372
Covered van - $235
Tank wagon -$195
Control -$300
Track - too much to count....
so im going to suggest you keep buying cheap stuff leo.
i have alot of throw together locomotives in g (getting free spares from friends), but i might splurge on a locomotive and update it.
-i bought 3 coaches, 2 years ago. been very happy with them ;)
its the only single word I know which says take a look, can you help me with another word...i'm not good english
It is good that you have chosen a battery powered locomotive with R/C. Some of the major problems with garden railways involve track conductivity. Some day you may replace that plastic track. Aristo-Craft makes great looking durable track with metal rails at a reasonable price. I am just building my third garden railroad in the backyard of my new lake house, and enjoy seeing you setting yours up.
Wow! We have a lot in common! We like spiders, and model railways! I have an N scale, but I really wanna start a G.
Jeff
I would prefer a design change here
you are very close, but I believe the Germans have a slightly different bend on this,a very close German friend told me about this years ago....I'm curious to know who else knows this very German train of thought related to shifting spanners.
It's more related to what these spanners can do to nuts compared to the correct tool
the front set of wheels is called the pony truck, the middle are the driving wheels, and the ones beneath the cab is the cartazzi axle
It's a expensive hobby if you start going for good brands and high details, at least here there is great detail at an affordable price
Thank you for this informative video. I have always liked the idea of G scale but those I knew about cost far to much for me to justify! I will have to locate where I can get one in the UK.
ADMIRALSCORNER ebay has UK sellers, that is where I got mine
Oh god, why is it always THAT train sound?
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What ever happened to that Hornby Army Train featured in this video?
+PotatoFairy93 idk
He just kept it in box forever
These are made from LGB casts. When LGB were moving production to China from German, these were some of the molds that were sent over. The LGB went bust and the molds were still in china. A company called Hammond toys in the states bought the rights to these and has had two production batches made. They are made from cheap plastic and you get what you pay for. The stock is great for chopping up and kit bashing though. The locos...well, we've changed all the electrics in ours for more control.
Whenever I try to go to the website it won't let me go to it for the website of the company who manufactures the model train
Tell you what Leo, if you could replace those plastic wheels with metal sets (can be done), and used metal track, that would be an amazing budget G scale train.
Great review and nice down to earth approach! 5 Stars mate!
A couple thoughts;
German trains are known the world over to be the best that money can buy. LGB, when it was still produced in Western Germany, was a great example of this fact.
Newquida, like so many Chinese knock-off companies, gets a half way decent product idea going and then stops producing it or never finishes the entire project. With a touch more effort, this could truly be great. I still find it good for kitbashing. Thanks.....
i am thinking of using some of their rail for my garden layout since LGB track is so expenisve
hi, yes the RC system is not the best with this train, mind you there are other videos up of these trains which seem to have good RC functions
my gut feeling is my battery is not 100%, nicads are nasty when they go bad
All in all, it's not a bad little railway, though, and I am impressed at what you've managed to do in so short a time on so short a budget.
I'm fairly new to G scale too, although I opted to get into live steam after getting my feet wet with a cheap electric set like this.
Stick to it, mate, I think you've done a swell job.
looked at them, I'm up for at least $400 Oz dollars, thats double what I paid for this train system
I remember watching this video nine years ago when it came out and I’ve been fixated on making a backyard train layout ever cents at the time of leaving this comment is the night before I move into my new house and I will build a garden railway in my backyard
It depends on the quality you can usually leave the track out all the time and LGB can run In the rain and snow!
its always interesting when you take apart the toys and find out what is wrong
I own a few LGB items.
the Switches and the tracks look as if they are cast from LGB originals. the same is to be said about the added Details on the waggons.
the lgb version of that goes for 650.00(brand new),the coach is 175.00 and freight cars (boxcars,tankcars) for 60.00
the middle whell would turn better, for a larger radius of track, if your planning to exapand yor rail line, you'd want to look into that, how ever slicing it clean off so it was a non contact dummy wouldn't hurt, Great review only 1 problem with it though, you need to make it bigger lol, run it around your whole yard, you will have so much more fun, Large scale trains are the best, I've got HO scale and a lego train, but since buying a G scale train there is no reason to go back :)