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@MrLunchHour22 жыл бұрын
Watching all these reviews really makes me happy I’m in O scale. HO gets the detail more prototypical but nothing can touch the sound of Lionel legacy rail sounds
@bchobbies
2 жыл бұрын
Lionel does have some nice sound systems. Sound in HO is somewhat limited because speakers small enough to fit in HO trains have trouble with low frequencies. There are ways around this (such as Broadway Limited's "Rolling Thunder" system, which plays the bass frequencies through a subwoofer under the layout and the higher frequencies through the locomotive itself), but in general, the larger the scale, the better the onboard sound will be.
@V_MA3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!!! Thanks for making the video!!
@CraftyFoxe3 жыл бұрын
I hope to get a Big Boy one day
@NotGavin
13 күн бұрын
and sure enough, you did!
@therailfanman20782 жыл бұрын
I have this engine but it's the 4006 and it's not only my favorite engine in my collection but it's also like my child, my holy grail, if you touch it you can say goodbye to your hand.
@tankthehedgehog1053 жыл бұрын
I’m Shocked They Made That Big Boy With 4014’s Whistle And Bell!
@RickyJr463 жыл бұрын
What a cool model, thanks for showing it off! I rode behind 4014 when it pulled our RailGiants excursion up Cajon Pass to Barstow in 2019.
@tommyt329
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the city of San Francisco car on the same excursion. I'm from NZ
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad3 жыл бұрын
Nice locomotive! Has very realistic sounds!
@lackawannarailfan52063 жыл бұрын
Awesome!👍 Nice review!
@trainstorm12253 жыл бұрын
Fantastic review! Love your editing and narration! My MTH HO steam locomotives don’t move on DC either. Just sound, lights and smoke. 🤷🏻♂️
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Since posting this, I've learned that some dual-mode DCC decoders have DC mode disabled by default, and it needs to be activated by changing one of the DCC settings. I'd guess that's what happened with this one, and possibly also yours (although I don't know if MTH decoders are dual-mode or not.)
@davewall2184 Жыл бұрын
My Big boy did the same thing wouldn't move on DC then I plugged the tender in to the loco and off we go smooth as a babies butt and yes it'll pull anything, an ho gauge mile is 64' my rolling stock doubles that love that beast
@girijashankarsundaresan3 жыл бұрын
A fantastic review.
@pieseasmyseas3 жыл бұрын
Those 18° turns is how I ended up with some poor guys bigboy im rebuilding it you should keep up with me im calling it my Humpty Dumpty project
@claytons82632 жыл бұрын
I have the same unit it an oil burner so why does it have red ash pan valve wheels on the real one there not there.
@dillonohlemiller90272 жыл бұрын
I just got the paragon 3 big boy
@tommyt3292 жыл бұрын
This version isn't very accurate to the real 4014. Eg: there's only 1 dynamo on the model, the pilot wheels are meant to be black, the external taps are black not red and the cylinder covers are silver not black.
@potatohead59103 жыл бұрын
Where did you purchase the long red coaches from? I'd like that in green.
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
Those are Athearn/Roundhouse 50' Overland coaches. I bought them about 11 years ago as a four-car set. They're out of production now, but used ones turn up occasionally for sale. Your best shot at finding some is probably eBay.
@railkingsphotography71842 жыл бұрын
that other steamer is 844 the living legend
@bchobbies
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to review a model of 844 at some point!
@railkingsphotography7184
2 жыл бұрын
BC Shaver & Hobbies got one and fully custom
@armandito73833 жыл бұрын
What radius is your track? Amazing video, thanks
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! All curves on the layout are 18" radius. I used Atlas sectional track for the end loops.
@warbabyproductions3 жыл бұрын
Hey Michelle about the the west port and shelter cove railway the bachmann 2-8-0 actually has its own candy tender don’t know if it’s smaller than the tender you have on your 2-8-0.
@michaelramsey81
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen those! I believe they're the same length as the standard tender, though. I've ordered a short Vanderbilt tender from the Bachmann parts department - whenever the weather is good enough for painting, I'll finish the loco and make a video about it.
@warbabyproductions
3 жыл бұрын
Mike Ramsey oh ok just wanted say it. I went able to cause your videos won’t let me comment on them
@warbabyproductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelramsey81 hey mike maybe if that doesn’t work maybe use a bachmann 2-6-0 tender. Maybe that will work. I mean it has the electronics but the vandy tender Idk how you will put the electronics inside if it. Just saying this for an alternate solution
@michaelramsey81
3 жыл бұрын
@@warbabyproductions That's a possibility as well. I do have one - I'm currently using it for my Spectrum 4-6-0. I think the Vandy will be fine, though - it looks like there's enough space for the circuit board inside the oil bunker. If not, I can hardwire it to eliminate the circuit board entirely.
@joepinto5093 жыл бұрын
Headlight is brighter then my n scale of it..
@girijashankarsundaresan3 жыл бұрын
Did you figure out how to get this moving on a DC tracks? Else I will have to buy an NCE starter kit.
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
I wasn't able to get it to run on DC. It might have been something I did wrong - the manual says it should be able to run on DC. I do recommend getting an NCE system either way, though. Most of the sound functions are only accessible using a DCC system.
@girijashankarsundaresan
3 жыл бұрын
@@bchobbies thanks a lot. Does NcCE also support dc operation. My big boy is the only dcc engine I have.
@girijashankarsundaresan
3 жыл бұрын
@@bchobbies Mike. How do I get in touch with you?
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
@@girijashankarsundaresan The NCE system does not have a DC mode. The easiest thing to do is just use the NCE system for the Big Boy and a DC transformer for your other locos. You could also install DCC decoders in your other locos, and then you'd be able to run them all independently on one layout.
@nicholechapman79972 жыл бұрын
Does it take smoke fluid
@bchobbies
2 жыл бұрын
Nope, the Athearn version doesn't have a smoke unit. Broadway Limited also makes an HO scale Big Boy, and that one does have smoke.
@thomasavensjr.27903 жыл бұрын
This is an impressive model of the UP Big Boy, too bad the locomotive shell body isn't made of die cast metal unlike the MTH and Broadway Limited models of their Big Boys.
@therailfanman2078
2 жыл бұрын
The Broadway limited sounds systems suck, they always glitch out, MTH's big boy is gonna climb in price real soon
@dillonohlemiller401 Жыл бұрын
Wait a minute….you referred to the living legend 844 as “another engine”??
@bchobbies
Жыл бұрын
Since it's not the subject of the review, I didn't want to draw attention to it. Don't worry - one of these days we'll do a review of an 844 model and it will get the red-carpet treatment it deserves.
@dillonohlemiller401
7 ай бұрын
@@bchobbiesspeaking of 844, I finally got one. 6 months later, I found it at a train show
@YeOldeGeezer5 ай бұрын
That whistle at the very beginning was utterly abysmal
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Watching all these reviews really makes me happy I’m in O scale. HO gets the detail more prototypical but nothing can touch the sound of Lionel legacy rail sounds
@bchobbies
2 жыл бұрын
Lionel does have some nice sound systems. Sound in HO is somewhat limited because speakers small enough to fit in HO trains have trouble with low frequencies. There are ways around this (such as Broadway Limited's "Rolling Thunder" system, which plays the bass frequencies through a subwoofer under the layout and the higher frequencies through the locomotive itself), but in general, the larger the scale, the better the onboard sound will be.
Beautiful!!! Thanks for making the video!!
I hope to get a Big Boy one day
@NotGavin
13 күн бұрын
and sure enough, you did!
I have this engine but it's the 4006 and it's not only my favorite engine in my collection but it's also like my child, my holy grail, if you touch it you can say goodbye to your hand.
I’m Shocked They Made That Big Boy With 4014’s Whistle And Bell!
What a cool model, thanks for showing it off! I rode behind 4014 when it pulled our RailGiants excursion up Cajon Pass to Barstow in 2019.
@tommyt329
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the city of San Francisco car on the same excursion. I'm from NZ
Nice locomotive! Has very realistic sounds!
Awesome!👍 Nice review!
Fantastic review! Love your editing and narration! My MTH HO steam locomotives don’t move on DC either. Just sound, lights and smoke. 🤷🏻♂️
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Since posting this, I've learned that some dual-mode DCC decoders have DC mode disabled by default, and it needs to be activated by changing one of the DCC settings. I'd guess that's what happened with this one, and possibly also yours (although I don't know if MTH decoders are dual-mode or not.)
My Big boy did the same thing wouldn't move on DC then I plugged the tender in to the loco and off we go smooth as a babies butt and yes it'll pull anything, an ho gauge mile is 64' my rolling stock doubles that love that beast
A fantastic review.
Those 18° turns is how I ended up with some poor guys bigboy im rebuilding it you should keep up with me im calling it my Humpty Dumpty project
I have the same unit it an oil burner so why does it have red ash pan valve wheels on the real one there not there.
I just got the paragon 3 big boy
This version isn't very accurate to the real 4014. Eg: there's only 1 dynamo on the model, the pilot wheels are meant to be black, the external taps are black not red and the cylinder covers are silver not black.
Where did you purchase the long red coaches from? I'd like that in green.
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
Those are Athearn/Roundhouse 50' Overland coaches. I bought them about 11 years ago as a four-car set. They're out of production now, but used ones turn up occasionally for sale. Your best shot at finding some is probably eBay.
that other steamer is 844 the living legend
@bchobbies
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to review a model of 844 at some point!
@railkingsphotography7184
2 жыл бұрын
BC Shaver & Hobbies got one and fully custom
What radius is your track? Amazing video, thanks
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! All curves on the layout are 18" radius. I used Atlas sectional track for the end loops.
Hey Michelle about the the west port and shelter cove railway the bachmann 2-8-0 actually has its own candy tender don’t know if it’s smaller than the tender you have on your 2-8-0.
@michaelramsey81
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen those! I believe they're the same length as the standard tender, though. I've ordered a short Vanderbilt tender from the Bachmann parts department - whenever the weather is good enough for painting, I'll finish the loco and make a video about it.
@warbabyproductions
3 жыл бұрын
Mike Ramsey oh ok just wanted say it. I went able to cause your videos won’t let me comment on them
@warbabyproductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelramsey81 hey mike maybe if that doesn’t work maybe use a bachmann 2-6-0 tender. Maybe that will work. I mean it has the electronics but the vandy tender Idk how you will put the electronics inside if it. Just saying this for an alternate solution
@michaelramsey81
3 жыл бұрын
@@warbabyproductions That's a possibility as well. I do have one - I'm currently using it for my Spectrum 4-6-0. I think the Vandy will be fine, though - it looks like there's enough space for the circuit board inside the oil bunker. If not, I can hardwire it to eliminate the circuit board entirely.
Headlight is brighter then my n scale of it..
Did you figure out how to get this moving on a DC tracks? Else I will have to buy an NCE starter kit.
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
I wasn't able to get it to run on DC. It might have been something I did wrong - the manual says it should be able to run on DC. I do recommend getting an NCE system either way, though. Most of the sound functions are only accessible using a DCC system.
@girijashankarsundaresan
3 жыл бұрын
@@bchobbies thanks a lot. Does NcCE also support dc operation. My big boy is the only dcc engine I have.
@girijashankarsundaresan
3 жыл бұрын
@@bchobbies Mike. How do I get in touch with you?
@bchobbies
3 жыл бұрын
@@girijashankarsundaresan The NCE system does not have a DC mode. The easiest thing to do is just use the NCE system for the Big Boy and a DC transformer for your other locos. You could also install DCC decoders in your other locos, and then you'd be able to run them all independently on one layout.
Does it take smoke fluid
@bchobbies
2 жыл бұрын
Nope, the Athearn version doesn't have a smoke unit. Broadway Limited also makes an HO scale Big Boy, and that one does have smoke.
This is an impressive model of the UP Big Boy, too bad the locomotive shell body isn't made of die cast metal unlike the MTH and Broadway Limited models of their Big Boys.
@therailfanman2078
2 жыл бұрын
The Broadway limited sounds systems suck, they always glitch out, MTH's big boy is gonna climb in price real soon
Wait a minute….you referred to the living legend 844 as “another engine”??
@bchobbies
Жыл бұрын
Since it's not the subject of the review, I didn't want to draw attention to it. Don't worry - one of these days we'll do a review of an 844 model and it will get the red-carpet treatment it deserves.
@dillonohlemiller401
7 ай бұрын
@@bchobbiesspeaking of 844, I finally got one. 6 months later, I found it at a train show
That whistle at the very beginning was utterly abysmal