If you ever decide to quit your day job you could always make a living working and weathering these locomotives. Your knowledge is incredible. Always enjoy your videos. Hope your holiday went well.
and the rave reviews keep pouring in… Art and Tech - An O Gauge Cinematic Tour de Force The legendary Baltimore and Ohio 2-10-2 “Big Six” locomotive is brought to life in living color by master modeler Norm Charbonneau. Over 150 of these steam breathing beasts served the B&O with distinction from 1914 to 1959. It is said that they were so successful that they kept articulated locomotives off the B&O Pittsburg Division. Sadly, no Big Sixes survive in museums, but Norm brings back their glory days to the masses with epic video of this noble iron horse in action on his outstanding layout. Charbonneau has reached a new pinnacle here in The Chronicles of Norm Number Twelve - The Big Six. In the fashion of a true Renaissance man, he blends mastery of weathering paint color, hue and tone with the cinematography of a sweeping Hollywood epic. In the workshop he flexes his awesome technical skills in displays of unmatched bodacity - electronics, mechanics, failure diagnosis, identification and repair. He uses a 3D printer with the ease that lesser mortals use a toaster. This video delivers the freight - breathtaking footage of the B&O Big Six soaring over the rails, and in-depth technical exposition of how Norm makes the magic happen.
Your not supposed to be reading 2 rail blogs? I'm a 2 railer watching a 3 railer do more to his locomotives and rolling stock, as well as building an absolutely beautiful layout that many of us 2 railers could only dream of building!
I am so glad you pointed that out about Kadee couplers mating with traditional postwar Lionel knuckle couplers, this is the whole reason the Kadee's look like they do rather than being an exact scale coupler. Back in the 50's and going forward, Kadee did this in order to mate with Lionel since there was so much out there with these oversized couplers. Have you considered the electro-couplers by Atlas which are scale? As for that missing builder's plate, try contacting Precision Scale out in Oregon. I had a super heater plate missing from my MTH Triplex and low and behold, they had them so give those guys a try. 3rd Rail does not support older models so you are on your own which is okay if buy these models knowing this scenario. I have a 3rd Rail N&W Y6B whic had no electronics and was missing the rods and linkage from the rear engine, engineer side. Of course it now has ERR which is awesome at the 100 step controlling and I did put a new Sunset 3rd Rail smoke unit (Royz Trains) in it though I'm like you, I don't use the smoke unit very often. The main large rods are Lionel's, modified a bit to fit the 3rd Rail mountings. When Lionel learned what these parts were for, they were all too happy to help. As for the small rods, I hand made them with files and tiny, tiny drill bits. It was fun resurrecting that beautiful model, won't do it again though!! 😁Who am I kidding, if the opportunity comes along again, I probably will.
I’ve had mixed success with parts support for vintage 3rd Rail. I haven’t had to make rods yet, but I am slowly investing in small machine tools just in case. As for the builder’s plate, I may check in with PSC. My effort was better than nothing but could be nicer.
Your electronic work is above my pay grade......but I never get tired of the mechanical, paint and weathering........needless to say the layout shots!!! Thx
Nice work as usual Norm, the Big 6 will look right at home mingling with your Pennsy and N&W equipment!!! I love that liquid solder, it works awesome with model Railroad wiring all the way up to automotive wiring!!!
Your work is simply outstanding. I can only dream to do work of excellent quality. Well done. Your locomotives and rolling stock and your scenery is amazing!
Very good work, as always, Norm! That’s too bad Lionel did that with the older Railsounds boards. Hopefully they produce more. Always thought Lionel should make programmable boards you can download and load whatever sound set you desire into them. MTH PS2/3 boards have the capability, I don’t see why the Lionel ones can’t.
You should do a master class on Weathering Steam engines and one on diesel engines. Things to consider, areas to pay attention too, light, medium and heavy. Your knowledge would be well accepted on this topic.
That's good to know about the 805's , I'm considering getting rid of some "lobster claws" as you affectionately call them. Been admiring your conversions, but there are some postwar items I love very dearly, and don't want to convert. I guess I'd call myself a "Norm lite" kinda modeler, 😎 I've followed you since the "model train forum" days, and have really appreciated your work.
HOT DOG! The B&O S1a 2-10-2 Big Six! My favorite B&O locomotive! Sweet! They were the best "Santa-Fe" type made. They were not only head end power but they were THE helper engines based in either Cumberland, MD, Hyndman, PA from the east or Connellsville, PA from the west. As great as the EM-1's were, the Big Sixes were only replaced by diesels. They had power but also a mikado's speed in quick dispatch trains with the 64" drivers. Awesome video and locomotive! Here's mine, Overland Models, sound by All Brass Backshop: ruclips.net/video/tm8FhA2iK2k/видео.html
Cool vid! I like the consist and saw a nice Bessemer boxcar in there. Did you know there was an old bar in Connellsville called the Bigg Sixx Tavern? It was built into the remains of the old viaduct over Crawford Ave across from the old WM station. Google Street View shows is still there in 2008 but it was gone by 2012. I swear I laid eyes on it once in the late 90s when chasing trains down that way.
@@mike6206 it was here: Dropped pin maps.app.goo.gl/Tiqu5wSRLZkwuNV49?g_st=ic I believe this viaduct connected the WM to the P&WV. I found photos of it online in the mid 70s. I’m not sure when it was scrapped. I seem to remember more of the concrete piers being intact in the late 90s.
Love your videos; question, I have done maybe 30 S & O gauge ERR sound and Commander upgrades and always used the sound commanders that ERR sell. I noticed in one of your videos you connected a Cruise commander to an older Lionel sound boards. Where can I get information on how to do that and have you heard where I might be able to purchase different sound boards?
I have used the Lionel boards on several projects over the years. Up until September of this year, they were readily available on their support site. Like I mentioned in the vid, they pulled them all off just before their 50% off sale and there is no word yet as to where they went. In any case, if you can find some of the Lionel service supplements, you can see some of the basic wiring. Here is one worth looking at: www.lionelsupport.com/Support%20Service%20Documents/Supplement45Complete.pdf The serial line works the same whether you're using Lionel OEM stuff or ERR. It's referenced to chassis ground/outside rail.
Jak Tool used to make them. I got my set years ago at York. Bachmann makes a set but I’m not sure they’re as nice. Occasionally I have to ‘unweather’ mine. 😆
Norm can you recommend any books or any other format to help us layman people to repair modern Lionel,3rd rail, and MTH locomotives? How did you get your knowledge?
I learned the Lionel TMCC stuff from tracing out wiring when doing my own maintenance, repairs, and mods over the years. I would recommend some light reading of the OGR TMCC forum. They have a stickied thread with a lot of good schematics and pinouts of TMCC and Legacy hardware. There's also quite a few manuals worth downloading. Lionel used to post their service supplements but most of the links are gone or broken. Here's one that might be worth saving: www.lionelsupport.com/Support%20Service%20Documents/Supplement45Complete.pdf
Norm Question for you or anyone Else that can answer this: Why in the world am i seeing More and more 9V battery's that are being used Like Durecell for 3 Rail Locomotives? What is a Good Battery to put in there for say like TMCC?
The battery is for keeping the Railsounds up in conventional mode during direction changes and can keep the sounds up for power interruptions in command mode. Since I go through the trouble of adding additional pickup rollers, I don’t use one. Whatever you use, they should be alkaline, and they should be checked periodically. I highly recommend removing them for long term storage.
Got a quick question for you Norm, I have an older lionel Sd40t-2 and I love it but the sounds are very much to be desired. Would it be a difficult task to upgrade the engine to legacy control and legacy railsounds? It also has this really weird plastic wheel in the center on the trucks, like it's the standard metal wheel, them the plastic wheel which has no flange then the metal flanged wheel with the traction tire. Could I go about putting an actual flanged metal wheel there? Thanks, great work as always!
Are you talking about the Tunnel Motors Lionel made in the mid 2000s? I always thought they sounded ok (opinion). I think you’re better off with the blind wheel in the center vs. being inboard. I also think swapping out the TMCC DCDS for ERR Cruise M would be more cost effective (around $129 or so) than a full Legacy upgrade. It will run quite nicely, way smoother than the old 32 step Odyssey.
@@normstrains I can understand that, the wheels don't all touch the rails so it's odd to me not hearing the 3 wheels click over each rail joint. And yes, on the manual it says 2002-2003. I quite honestly would like it to have a better sounding horn, preferably a Leslie RS3L like the real thing has.
@@ChargerusPrime swapping the audio board used to be easy but Lionel took all the RS4 boards off the support site 😭. I used Bachmann/Williams F7 wheels in the past for swapping the blind drivers on diesels. They used to sell them on their spare parts site.
@@normstrains had another question for you Norm, I'm thinking about somehow doing a sountraxx tsunami2 sound system upgrade in a lionel AC-9 locomotive. Is it even possible?
Why not just fix the marker lights by installing new properly designed LED's with whatever necessary supporting electronics/ electrical "stuff" (resistors/doides) vs. Bagging having working marker lights? While youve got that thing all ripped apart, and all the attention to detail you give. Why not just retrofit with dimmer, more realistic markers that just arent so bright? I know its more work, but youve already done all that amazing detailing and fixing everything else that didnt work right. My other question is, after owning a few very expensive Third Rail and Sunset 3-rail locos, including a B&O E-M1...the earlier 3-rd rail locos didnt have rubber tires on any of the drivers. I had two EM-1's. A Lionel with the full TMCC package, and I had a sunset with no sound and no traction tires. The Lionel EM-1 pulled my 50 car coal drag (including 25 or 30 of the very heavy Atlas Coal hoppers) and it would have probably pulled 100 car coal drag. The Sunset or 3rd rail EM-1 hardly pulled 10-15 of those Atlas Coal Hoppers before it just sat there and spun its wheels and went no-where. I ended up just selling both the EM-1's. For a normal persons layout, it just wasnt a practical loco to try to run, and to make my EM-1's work, I would have had to double head them, and the Lionel EM-1 would have been litteralky dragging both the coal drag AND the Third Rail EM-1 around our 45ft x 14ft layouts two outer main line tracks. I gave up buying and fooling with the older earlier Third Rail 3-rail stuff for this reason, unless just using it for a static siding, yard or roundhouse static model. Thats an expensive static model. I took a beating when I resold that Third Rail EM-1. I paid over $1200.00 for it in the late 90's or ealy 2000 time frame. I couldnt give the thing away. I think I was lucky to get $700.00 for it when I eventually got rid of it.
Dimming the LEDs and/or changing their colors would be pretty trivial. I just did not want them lit at all. Sorry to hear of your troubles with the EM-1. I would not mind a 3rd Rail one at the right price. I enjoy working on and running my 3rd Rails. My Q2s and the J1a do not have traction tires but pull well on my flat layout.
You dont know? They actually are toys, that use electricity, and can turn on a dime compared to 'models'. They offer a level of compromise that brings unparalleled enjoyment.
If you ever decide to quit your day job you could always make a living working and weathering these locomotives. Your knowledge is incredible. Always enjoy your videos. Hope your holiday went well.
and the rave reviews keep pouring in…
Art and Tech - An O Gauge Cinematic Tour de Force
The legendary Baltimore and Ohio 2-10-2 “Big Six” locomotive is brought to life in living color by master modeler Norm Charbonneau. Over 150 of these steam breathing beasts served the B&O with distinction from 1914 to 1959. It is said that they were so successful that they kept articulated locomotives off the B&O Pittsburg Division. Sadly, no Big Sixes survive in museums, but Norm brings back their glory days to the masses with epic video of this noble iron horse in action on his outstanding layout.
Charbonneau has reached a new pinnacle here in The Chronicles of Norm Number Twelve - The Big Six. In the fashion of a true Renaissance man, he blends mastery of weathering paint color, hue and tone with the cinematography of a sweeping Hollywood epic. In the workshop he flexes his awesome technical skills in displays of unmatched bodacity - electronics, mechanics, failure diagnosis, identification and repair. He uses a 3D printer with the ease that lesser mortals use a toaster.
This video delivers the freight - breathtaking footage of the B&O Big Six soaring over the rails, and in-depth technical exposition of how Norm makes the magic happen.
OUTSTANDING 🇺🇸 WELL DONE. ! 🏆👍👍
You have an amazing eye for details. Great work.
Your not supposed to be reading 2 rail blogs? I'm a 2 railer watching a 3 railer do more to his locomotives and rolling stock, as well as building an absolutely beautiful layout that many of us 2 railers could only dream of building!
I think I’ve heard of you before. Your stuff is awesome.
This has to be oen of the finest model railroads extant anywhere in the world.
Great work, Norm! The “Big Six” is my very favorite B&O locomotive.
Awesome B&O 2-10-2 engine Norm! That locomotive is very neat looking!
Always the greatest! Thank you for sharing. Perfect finish for a Holiday weekend.
Excellent. Thank you for posting
Gorgeous Sunset 3rd Rail B&O 2-10-2.
I am so glad you pointed that out about Kadee couplers mating with traditional postwar Lionel knuckle couplers, this is the whole reason the Kadee's look like they do rather than being an exact scale coupler. Back in the 50's and going forward, Kadee did this in order to mate with Lionel since there was so much out there with these oversized couplers. Have you considered the electro-couplers by Atlas which are scale? As for that missing builder's plate, try contacting Precision Scale out in Oregon. I had a super heater plate missing from my MTH Triplex and low and behold, they had them so give those guys a try. 3rd Rail does not support older models so you are on your own which is okay if buy these models knowing this scenario. I have a 3rd Rail N&W Y6B whic had no electronics and was missing the rods and linkage from the rear engine, engineer side. Of course it now has ERR which is awesome at the 100 step controlling and I did put a new Sunset 3rd Rail smoke unit (Royz Trains) in it though I'm like you, I don't use the smoke unit very often. The main large rods are Lionel's, modified a bit to fit the 3rd Rail mountings. When Lionel learned what these parts were for, they were all too happy to help. As for the small rods, I hand made them with files and tiny, tiny drill bits. It was fun resurrecting that beautiful model, won't do it again though!! 😁Who am I kidding, if the opportunity comes along again, I probably will.
I’ve had mixed success with parts support for vintage 3rd Rail. I haven’t had to make rods yet, but I am slowly investing in small machine tools just in case. As for the builder’s plate, I may check in with PSC. My effort was better than nothing but could be nicer.
Your electronic work is above my pay grade......but I never get tired of the mechanical, paint and weathering........needless to say the layout shots!!! Thx
Nice work as usual Norm, the Big 6
will look right at home mingling
with your Pennsy and N&W equipment!!! I love that liquid solder,
it works awesome with model
Railroad wiring all the way up to
automotive wiring!!!
Your work is simply outstanding. I can only dream to do work of excellent quality. Well done. Your locomotives and rolling stock and your scenery is amazing!
Whoa! Cool engine! Never knew there was a O-Gauge Big Six.
They made two numbers. Now I need a Q4b!
@@normstrains Sweet!
Brilliant! Great work Norm.. 👏😏
Magic trick! I never saw the sound set speaker! Great video Norm.
It could stand to be a little louder but without a decent Lionel audio board to replace the generic one, I won’t fuss with it for now.
Very good work, as always, Norm! That’s too bad Lionel did that with the older Railsounds boards. Hopefully they produce more.
Always thought Lionel should make programmable boards you can download and load whatever sound set you desire into them. MTH PS2/3 boards have the capability, I don’t see why the Lionel ones can’t.
Great video Norm!🚂
Norm,
This made for an enjoyable Sunday viewing. Your work is amazing.
Thanks for sharing your video and passion.
Thank you Norm. Another great upload!
You should do a master class on Weathering Steam engines and one on diesel engines. Things to consider, areas to pay attention too, light, medium and heavy. Your knowledge would be well accepted on this topic.
Thanks! Not sure I could teach a class really, I consider my vids more like demos vs. tutorials.
Sharp looking model and layout!!
brilliant work there, your patience and skill pays off with a fantastic looking and running model cheers for sharing
Good lord Norm, you making movies now.😅
I cut it down from 96 minutes. 😂 I really didn’t mean to make this vid so long!
Nice work. I really enjoy the scenery you’ve created. Your attention to detail is amazing.
That's good to know about the 805's , I'm considering getting rid of some "lobster claws" as you affectionately call them.
Been admiring your conversions, but there are some postwar items I love very dearly, and don't want to convert.
I guess I'd call myself a "Norm lite" kinda modeler, 😎
I've followed you since the "model train forum" days, and have really appreciated your work.
Incrediable and learning so much with each video. Thank you for all you do and keep up the amazing work as you are truly an inspiration.
Good news i found a Lionel NYC J3a Dreyfuss Hudson.
Love your vids Norm!💯
your work is awesome
Absolutely stunning. What modeling software for your 3d printer do you use?
Just using Tinkercad
well done, Norm
HOT DOG! The B&O S1a 2-10-2 Big Six! My favorite B&O locomotive! Sweet!
They were the best "Santa-Fe" type made. They were not only head end power but they were THE helper engines based in either Cumberland, MD, Hyndman, PA from the east or Connellsville, PA from the west. As great as the EM-1's were, the Big Sixes were only replaced by diesels. They had power but also a mikado's speed in quick dispatch trains with the 64" drivers. Awesome video and locomotive!
Here's mine, Overland Models, sound by All Brass Backshop: ruclips.net/video/tm8FhA2iK2k/видео.html
Cool vid! I like the consist and saw a nice Bessemer boxcar in there. Did you know there was an old bar in Connellsville called the Bigg Sixx Tavern? It was built into the remains of the old viaduct over Crawford Ave across from the old WM station. Google Street View shows is still there in 2008 but it was gone by 2012. I swear I laid eyes on it once in the late 90s when chasing trains down that way.
@@normstrains was it beside the Youghiogheny River?
@@mike6206 it was here: Dropped pin
maps.app.goo.gl/Tiqu5wSRLZkwuNV49?g_st=ic
I believe this viaduct connected the WM to the P&WV. I found photos of it online in the mid 70s. I’m not sure when it was scrapped. I seem to remember more of the concrete piers being intact in the late 90s.
It also junctioned with the B&O's Morgantown & Kingwood line, "The Sheepskin" to head to WV.
@@mike6206 I am mistaken, it connected the P&LE. Interesting railroading down that neck of the woods!
looks like driver 3 and 4 are floating over the rail a bit other then that it looks great
Oh look a little red B&O brain box. Nice.
Love your videos; question, I have done maybe 30 S & O gauge ERR sound and Commander upgrades and always used the sound commanders that ERR sell. I noticed in one of your videos you connected a Cruise commander to an older Lionel sound boards. Where can I get information on how to do that and have you heard where I might be able to purchase different sound boards?
I have used the Lionel boards on several projects over the years. Up until September of this year, they were readily available on their support site. Like I mentioned in the vid, they pulled them all off just before their 50% off sale and there is no word yet as to where they went.
In any case, if you can find some of the Lionel service supplements, you can see some of the basic wiring. Here is one worth looking at:
www.lionelsupport.com/Support%20Service%20Documents/Supplement45Complete.pdf
The serial line works the same whether you're using Lionel OEM stuff or ERR. It's referenced to chassis ground/outside rail.
Great work per the norm Norm! Where do you get your jack blocks?
Jak Tool used to make them. I got my set years ago at York. Bachmann makes a set but I’m not sure they’re as nice. Occasionally I have to ‘unweather’ mine. 😆
Norm can you recommend any books or any other format to help us layman people to repair modern Lionel,3rd rail, and MTH locomotives? How did you get your knowledge?
I learned the Lionel TMCC stuff from tracing out wiring when doing my own maintenance, repairs, and mods over the years. I would recommend some light reading of the OGR TMCC forum. They have a stickied thread with a lot of good schematics and pinouts of TMCC and Legacy hardware. There's also quite a few manuals worth downloading. Lionel used to post their service supplements but most of the links are gone or broken. Here's one that might be worth saving:
www.lionelsupport.com/Support%20Service%20Documents/Supplement45Complete.pdf
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Why doesn't 3rd.Rail offer a Kdee coupler option when placing an order?
Could save you a lot of work.😉
Great video. Is that a Lionel or MTH engine?
Neither, it’s a Sunset 3rd Rail brass.
Norm Question for you or anyone Else that can answer this: Why in the world am i seeing More and more 9V battery's that are being used Like Durecell for 3 Rail Locomotives? What is a Good Battery to put in there for say like TMCC?
The battery is for keeping the Railsounds up in conventional mode during direction changes and can keep the sounds up for power interruptions in command mode. Since I go through the trouble of adding additional pickup rollers, I don’t use one. Whatever you use, they should be alkaline, and they should be checked periodically. I highly recommend removing them for long term storage.
I bet this got recommended to me because of Hyce.
Do you have any Weaver or ROW engines Norm? Also I made a tribute video to Right of away Industries.
Sold off my weavers a few years ago. Never had any ROW.
Got a quick question for you Norm, I have an older lionel Sd40t-2 and I love it but the sounds are very much to be desired. Would it be a difficult task to upgrade the engine to legacy control and legacy railsounds? It also has this really weird plastic wheel in the center on the trucks, like it's the standard metal wheel, them the plastic wheel which has no flange then the metal flanged wheel with the traction tire. Could I go about putting an actual flanged metal wheel there? Thanks, great work as always!
Are you talking about the Tunnel Motors Lionel made in the mid 2000s? I always thought they sounded ok (opinion). I think you’re better off with the blind wheel in the center vs. being inboard. I also think swapping out the TMCC DCDS for ERR Cruise M would be more cost effective (around $129 or so) than a full Legacy upgrade. It will run quite nicely, way smoother than the old 32 step Odyssey.
@@normstrains I can understand that, the wheels don't all touch the rails so it's odd to me not hearing the 3 wheels click over each rail joint. And yes, on the manual it says 2002-2003. I quite honestly would like it to have a better sounding horn, preferably a Leslie RS3L like the real thing has.
@@ChargerusPrime swapping the audio board used to be easy but Lionel took all the RS4 boards off the support site 😭. I used Bachmann/Williams F7 wheels in the past for swapping the blind drivers on diesels. They used to sell them on their spare parts site.
@@normstrains could I maybe find new wheels on ebay or something?
@@normstrains had another question for you Norm, I'm thinking about somehow doing a sountraxx tsunami2 sound system upgrade in a lionel AC-9 locomotive. Is it even possible?
DEDICATION.
I wish manufacturers like sunset models made Norfolk Southern 2-8-4 Berks.
Is there anything you can't do? :)
Why not just fix the marker lights by installing new properly designed LED's with whatever necessary supporting electronics/ electrical "stuff" (resistors/doides) vs. Bagging having working marker lights? While youve got that thing all ripped apart, and all the attention to detail you give. Why not just retrofit with dimmer, more realistic markers that just arent so bright? I know its more work, but youve already done all that amazing detailing and fixing everything else that didnt work right.
My other question is, after owning a few very expensive Third Rail and Sunset 3-rail locos, including a B&O E-M1...the earlier 3-rd rail locos didnt have rubber tires on any of the drivers. I had two EM-1's. A Lionel with the full TMCC package, and I had a sunset with no sound and no traction tires. The Lionel EM-1 pulled my 50 car coal drag (including 25 or 30 of the very heavy Atlas Coal hoppers) and it would have probably pulled 100 car coal drag. The Sunset or 3rd rail EM-1 hardly pulled 10-15 of those Atlas Coal Hoppers before it just sat there and spun its wheels and went no-where.
I ended up just selling both the EM-1's. For a normal persons layout, it just wasnt a practical loco to try to run, and to make my EM-1's work, I would have had to double head them, and the Lionel EM-1 would have been litteralky dragging both the coal drag AND the Third Rail EM-1 around our 45ft x 14ft layouts two outer main line tracks.
I gave up buying and fooling with the older earlier Third Rail 3-rail stuff for this reason, unless just using it for a static siding, yard or roundhouse static model. Thats an expensive static model. I took a beating when I resold that Third Rail EM-1. I paid over $1200.00 for it in the late 90's or ealy 2000 time frame. I couldnt give the thing away. I think I was lucky to get $700.00 for it when I eventually got rid of it.
Dimming the LEDs and/or changing their colors would be pretty trivial. I just did not want them lit at all. Sorry to hear of your troubles with the EM-1. I would not mind a 3rd Rail one at the right price. I enjoy working on and running my 3rd Rails. My Q2s and the J1a do not have traction tires but pull well on my flat layout.
I think something really cool you should of is super elevate your curves
Norm why the hell dont you have a S2
What kind of S2? I had the Turbine at one time.
@@normstrains
ya a turbine
I finally got a legacy system 990 and 993 from a train store in my neck of the woods
$1600
should of got one 10 years ago when they were cheaper lol
please for the love of God paint the unpainted parts of the bell those bother the shit out of me for some reason on every model
1:10:17
If they can build such a detailed and correct model in 1/48, WHY do they insist on a TOY TRAIN 1930S Third rail system...???
You dont know?
They actually are toys, that use electricity, and can turn on a dime compared to 'models'. They offer a level of compromise that brings unparalleled enjoyment.
Ease of use is a big factor.