Looks good, there’s always a stinker in the crowd no matter if it old or new. 👍🏻

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

Yeah

Magnificent catches of the model trains coming by and pass, I like it 5 stars. Thumbs up. Keep up the perfect work, my friend, just liked and subscribed, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

Thank you

@LisbonRailProductionsandF1

Ай бұрын

@@davidstrainsandlego anytime, my friend.

The Norfolk Southern hi-cube is actually a standard O ,a scale car. It's a model of a 40' high cube. I would consider the other cars 0/27 size. Semi- scale is full width And fairly close to the real thing. O/27 Are much more narrow or skinny cars.

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

Oh, really?, I always thought it was smaller than scale

I have some operating philosophy where I want the locomotives to be as mechanically simple as possible. I use cheap Bluetooth speakers and hide them in a car. That way the sound doesn’t add complications to the locomotive. Anyways, my post war F3 temporarily stopped working due to a wire disconnect, but I was able to solder it back

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

That's what's nice about older locomotives. If something goes wrong, it's easy to fix

@JerryTheTankYank1776

Ай бұрын

@@davidstrainsandlego you have no idea how much I disassemble my f3 for repairs. Sometimes a motor fails because a brush is worn out, so I just replace them. Also this might be confirmation bias because used, but the LionChief passenger cars have those tight screws that are in deep holes not wide enough for a good screwdriver. Also have riveted trucks (I hate riveted trucks) They still look good with my Postwar engines, but those are some pet peeves I have with theme

Slow down just a little bit. Some of us older folks are trying to keep up with the dialogue, There’s no time limit on KZread don’t worry.

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

I've been working on slowing my voice down, I was a bit rushed during this one, but I'll try to keep in mind for the future

@colestrains1

Ай бұрын

You could also slow down the video

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

@@colestrains1 I guess I could try that, sometimes sounds weird though

@colestrains1

Ай бұрын

@@davidstrainsandlego yeah fair enough, I will also say, as Somone who’s younger with adhd it’s easier to focus at the speed you’re at right now😂

It seams Lionel wants to make sure you know you bought the cheap stuff

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

Sometimes it seems like that

Not all of the modern stuff is junk. There’s a lot of old stuff that doesn’t work good either. Unfortunately things with this engine didn’t work out. If you want the new features and technology, then buy the newer models. Especially if you don’t want to sit by a transformer to run your train. The hobby is changing and some people don’t want to accept the change.

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

I love lionels modern stuff. I just got a bad batch with this one, I collect every era

STOP buying modern JUNK! You are going to have problems now, or 5 years from now. Electronics are nice, but Chinese production is making everything as cheap as possible. With vintage products, you can still find parts, even 50 years later.

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

There is a lot about modern lionel I like, but I agree that their production quality control is severely lacking, and something that worries me is how my trains are going to preform in the future, I will eventually learn how to fix modern trains, but even so, finding the parts will be much harder

@ronalddevine9587

Ай бұрын

@@davidstrainsandlego Finding parts will be difficult if not impossible. You need a degree in electronics to say the least. Have you joined the TCA yet? Lots and lots at York.

@davidstrainsandlego

Ай бұрын

I have not joined the TCA, but I will likely become a member soon, I've always wanted to go to York, don't live too far, maybe one of these days

@ronalddevine9587

Ай бұрын

@@davidstrainsandlego Save your money before you go. You will be so overwhelmed. I remember my first trip in 2001. Collectable things even from the 1930s all over. You just don't know where to start. My advice is if you see something interesting, at a reasonable price, negotiate. If you wait and go back, it's probably going to be gone.