I love American Flyers because they are fun to have. Like the chuffing noise is so iconic cause it’s coming from the tender. But I’ve worked on a few of these when I was repairing them with my grandfather. They are a bitch to work on but once you get them fixed, they run BEAUTIFULLY. I’m a model railroader my self, I have O gauge. It doesn’t compare to the American Flyer engines that people have. Especially the 4-8-4 in the video is hard to find

Even though I do stuff in HO scale, I can't help but admire how beautiful and fun S scale models are! Do you have a favorite locomotive from your S Scale fleet?

@SCL3618

3 ай бұрын

S is fun! Most of the equipment here belongs to a friend, but my best engine is probably the Lionel/Flyer Legacy SP U28C.

I’ll say it again. S Scale needs to become mainstream.

@SCL3618

3 ай бұрын

People need to buy what's out there first and foremost. Companies won't offer more if what's out doesn't get bites to justify bringing more to market.

@rodimussupreme2329

3 ай бұрын

@@SCL3618 Everything that’s out there is very old product or kinda meh. People would try more S Scale product if there was new, more “model” like and less “toy” product available.

@SCL3618

3 ай бұрын

@rodimussupreme2329 Not many are willing to take that gamble, spending over 50-70K to tool scale equipment for a potential handful of buyers just doesn't work. That's why everything gets marketed to the historically toy/hi-rail market, since that's the most common setup and will get return on investment.

@rodimussupreme2329

3 ай бұрын

@@SCL3618 Sounds like companies just want to keep it niche and never expand. Losing money.

@SCL3618

3 ай бұрын

@rodimussupreme2329 Far from it, but there has to be enough of a market to justify the cost of advancing further. Trains aren't cheap to get on the market, especially something that already has limited buyers.

Is this someone else's layout

@SCL3618

3 ай бұрын

Yes, filmed on a friend's layout since this content first started appearing.

@Trainboy11

3 ай бұрын

@@SCL3618 nice man

This wasn’t filmed at a club, was it?

@SCL3618

3 ай бұрын

No, a home layout.