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The Average Modeller Reviews: The Roco V80!
Good afternoon all!
Today I take a look at the curvy V80 from Roco!
Music copyright Rob Strachan 2024
#db #roco #modeltrains #locomotivereview
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Відео

Ramblings, musings and the next step for Oberursel
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#db Good morning all! Today I talk about some detailing I've been doing, and the next step in Oberursel's future. This is also the 500th video for the channel! Music copyright Rob Strachan 2024
Bonus Review: The Fleischmann BR65!
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Good afternoon all! I'm feeling generous, so here's a second review. The Fleischmann BR65! Music copyright Rob Strachan 2024 #locomotivereview #fleischmann #db
The Average Modeller Reviews: The Roco Kof III
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Good morning all! Today I take a look at possibly the smallest and cutest locomotive I've ever owned, the Roco Kof III! Music copyright Rob Strachan 2024
The Average Modeller Reviews: A Roco BD4YGE and the Roco Silverfish control coach!
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The Average Modeller Reviews: A Roco BD4YGE and the Roco Silverfish control coach!
Creating a timetable: The saga continues....
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Creating a timetable: The saga continues....
I look at creating a timetable for Oberursel....
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I look at creating a timetable for Oberursel....
2 reviews in one day?? The Roco BR74!
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2 reviews in one day?? The Roco BR74!
The Average Modeller Reviews: The Roco V90!
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The Average Modeller Reviews: The Roco V90!
A brief showcase of different carriage formations
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A brief showcase of different carriage formations
This Week's Update: Big changes on Tilda Hof Sud!
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This Week's Update: Big changes on Tilda Hof Sud!
The Average Modeller Reviews: The Roco BR24!
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The Average Modeller Reviews: The Roco BR24!
This week's update.... isn't much of an update!
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This week's update.... isn't much of an update!
I answer your questions!
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I answer your questions!
The Average Modeller Reviews: A Piko 01.5!
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The Average Modeller Reviews: A Piko 01.5!
A very exciting announcement!
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A very exciting announcement!
More found footage of my old layouts. North Valley, my very first American layout.
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More found footage of my old layouts. North Valley, my very first American layout.
Some Early videos of Tilley Yard South!
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Some Early videos of Tilley Yard South!
The Average Modeller Reviews: Three Roco carriages!
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The Average Modeller Reviews: Three Roco carriages!
This Week's Update!
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This Week's Update!
The Average Modeller Reviews: A 40 year old BR130
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The Average Modeller Reviews: A 40 year old BR130
This Week's Update!
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This Week's Update!
Review: The Roco/Herris Trans Euro Nacht!
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Review: The Roco/Herris Trans Euro Nacht!
I review the Roco DB Crane set!
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I review the Roco DB Crane set!
Silly/Serious Sunday is back!
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Silly/Serious Sunday is back!
The Inglenook Game explained!
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The Inglenook Game explained!
The Average Modeller Reviews the Roco BR215!
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The Average Modeller Reviews the Roco BR215!
A new Review: The Roco V100!
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A new Review: The Roco V100!
Details, Weathering and Christmas!
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Details, Weathering and Christmas!
This Week's Update!
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This Week's Update!

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  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 4 години тому

    There were 3 survivors, unfortunately one of them along with 3 V100's burned up in the 2005 Nuremberg Eisenbahn Museum fire. Loks en flammen. An The Third one, an Italian owned example was donated as a replacement.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 2 дні тому

    Dresden Type goods wagon

  • @moghobbystuff
    @moghobbystuff 4 дні тому

    nice updates Rob.. If you've gone to the effort of adding lights and you can get that 'winter wonderland' feel, it seems a shame not to show it like that? (or at least have the option?) I've never been a huge fan of night scene layouts because they don't always look 'right' - there are obvious exceptions - not least when you have a super busy scene and lots of traffic that just looks out of place at night ! BUT, this looks like it will lend itself very well? (as an aside, the evening light caught my layout this week as the sun was setting and I thought 'aha'.. that's a future option! ;-) )

  • @CaneCompany
    @CaneCompany 5 днів тому

    Congrats on the 500th video! Night mode would be cool - not often seen at exhibitions. But more complicated - and how dark could you really get it in a brightly lit hall? There’s always goblin mode! Will you be at Tonbridge in feb?

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 6 днів тому

    small layout

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 7 днів тому

    I have Lima V80

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 7 днів тому

    Over time the green would become lighter, and there would be dirt and rust all over them

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 7 днів тому

    Ex Roewa tooling coaches.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 7 днів тому

    quiet locomotives

  • @ivovanzon164
    @ivovanzon164 10 днів тому

    A good tip: instead of keeping the standard couplers you could also use the close couplers, that are easier to uncouple (lift the vehicle straight up) in the consist itself.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 12 днів тому

    Schone Lok.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 12 днів тому

    I wanted to get one of the old Metal fleischmann 212 (V90) for a while. and of course the "new" Roco V100, which I think was a Fleischmann model.

  • @robertbrown-hr1ik
    @robertbrown-hr1ik 13 днів тому

    Love rhe model scene

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles 17 днів тому

    Great stuff, Rob...several more entirely typical DB coaches, what's not to like? So far, I have a BDyge and an AByge, though I'll probably get some a few Byge at some point...it's all a bit on the back burner at the moment due to other priorities. I see your Byge has the silver handrails fitted; I need to do this with mine. The metal trip pins on the Kadees can be much easier adjusted using the trip pin pliers, this doesn't put any strain on the rest of the coupler. It's also worth getting the coupler hight gauge, this has a tang that sticks out just above rail level and if you set the trip pin to just touch the top of it, it'll be in the right place. Were the window mouldings of your Kitmaster Byge OK? A couple of them I had years ago had a lot of bubbles in them, making them unusable. I've added some decals to my BDyge, these were included in the box it came in...a blue "Nachlösewagen Fahrkartenverkauf " board on the moulded destination board and also the miniscule "hand bremse hier" under the centre doors. I haven't added the "raucher" and "nichtraucher" yet as they're probably out of period for my 1980s layout. Only thing to watch is that the included decals are quite old, mine literally dropped off so for the second attempt I applied a little gloss varnish on the areas they were to be located, used a decal setting solution, and varnished over them once set. There seems to have been quite a range of greens on DB coaches, possibly due to fading paint. Price wise, I paid £20 each for my BDyge and AByge, from Contikits. There are a number of useful prototype photos of bogie Umbauwagen here: bw-kottenheim.de/viewtopic.php?t=47 I have a couple of the six-wheelers, although these are in engineers blue as they'd have gone out of passenger service by the period of my layout, so this gives a good excuse for running them! It's a shame the Silverfish with original style cab went missing, I also prefer these, I guess they're a little more unassuming! Well done getting the ones you've got, they really suit the layout and of course can also be push/pulled by your V100. In my Z gauge days, I had a plain coach with the later blue underframe as well as a control trailer in the same livery as yours. I have seen a photo of a single control trailer being used, but it seems to have been relatively unusual, don't know why. I also need to add crew and passengers, most urgently to my Red Buzzer as it really looks odd without at least a driver...I'd better get painting some of the unpainted Preiser figures... All the best and thanks for the inspiring videos! Simon.

    • @ivovanzon164
      @ivovanzon164 10 днів тому

      The single control trailer is almost certainly the Ammergaubahn, where they ran it with tiny electric locomotives (E69)

  • @heaptoncollierymodelrailwa6011
    @heaptoncollierymodelrailwa6011 27 днів тому

    Love it

  • @pseudofred_
    @pseudofred_ Місяць тому

    🙃

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles Місяць тому

    That's great, Rob...I have done similar on Schinkendorf, with my Köf III and coaches varying from Thunderboxes to a 96ft long modern express coach, top fun!

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 20 днів тому

      I'm having a whale of a time with this Kof!

    • @TheSpitfiregoggles
      @TheSpitfiregoggles 18 днів тому

      @@theaveragemodeller the only thing I find is that mine needs regular wheel and track cleaning to perform consistently well... When it's good, it's very good!

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles Місяць тому

    Neat! If you wanted to progress the work further, you could partially dismantle the Y-point, removing the switch rail that connected to the diamond. Having said that, there's a point further down the line from where I work which has had no use since the sidings it served were removed a good few years ago, but was still in situ recently...I suspect that it would cause more hassle to take it out with changes to interlocking, etc. Having a back story makes a huge difference to how you approach the layout, I know it's worked for me on Schinkendorf as well as my previous layouts.

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles Місяць тому

    Love it! My 290 was out and about yesterday, hauling the sugar beet train in and out of Schinkendorf at the French Railways Society show in Surrey. I've finally got all the handrails fitted, except one of the little ones that goes above the small door, which has vanished...as has one of the tall stanchions at the side of the steps, good job the layout is one-sided!

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller Місяць тому

      Thank you! I keep being reminded that the V90's had no train heating and wouldn't have been used on passenger services. Well, they must have been desperate! I hope the show was a success! I'm having similar problems with the handrails on my Kof III, they keep falling off!

  • @microlayoutsbytom
    @microlayoutsbytom Місяць тому

    I really like this, Rob. Quite nice! 👍👍

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller Місяць тому

      Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying it. Take a look around, there is plenty to see here.

  • @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn
    @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn Місяць тому

    Thank you for your review of the model. I do have this one myself, I really like it (as a collector of old GDR locos and wagons). Great, that you like this stuff, too. All the best Valentin

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller Місяць тому

      Thank you. I do adore my two DR locomotives, but my heart will always be with DB.

  • @CaneCompany
    @CaneCompany Місяць тому

    Awesome! You make it sound so easy. I guess the hard part is building a brilliant layout you can pitch in the first place!

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller Місяць тому

      Thank you, but it really is as simple as asking! My modelling doesn't compare with some of the layouts featured in the magazine, I'm very much "average" 😉

  • @johnjohnston9661
    @johnjohnston9661 Місяць тому

    Very nice layout. Is it a single turnout? What are the dimensions, please?

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller Місяць тому

      Thank you! Yes, single turnout fork design. It was 4 feet by 8 inches.

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles 2 місяці тому

    Excellent news! I look forward to seeing your article, always enjoy CM.

  • @thebritishrailroader
    @thebritishrailroader 2 місяці тому

    Congratulations, I will take a look.

  • @CaneCompany
    @CaneCompany 2 місяці тому

    Congrats - that's great news. Out of interest - what's the process for getting considered to be featured? Maybe a video on 'how to get your layout featured in a mag' is in order?!

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! That's certainly an idea for a future video. Maybe once the edition is out I'll go for it.

  • @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn
    @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn 3 місяці тому

    Very cool to see this model rolling on your layout! All the best Valentin

  • @ivovanzon164
    @ivovanzon164 3 місяці тому

    Fully booked for a trip to the 'vorwende' rabbit hole

  • @adrienneortiz2991
    @adrienneortiz2991 3 місяці тому

    *Promo sm* 😆

  • @Davidstrains2056
    @Davidstrains2056 3 місяці тому

    I spotted another derailment! I guess big engines don't like r2 at all.

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      No prizes for spotting derailments I'm afraid 😂

    • @Davidstrains2056
      @Davidstrains2056 3 місяці тому

      Well i didnt ask for one 😂 just a little warning.

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      @@Davidstrains2056 I appreciate it, thank you

  • @Davidstrains2056
    @Davidstrains2056 3 місяці тому

    I hope you noticed the locos front traction wheels were derailed

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      It's the rear one I think, but I hadn't noticed thank you. It only ran that distance for the video. It didn't do a full circuit like that.

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      Maybe 2nd radius is a bad idea for that loco 😂

  • @ivovanzon164
    @ivovanzon164 3 місяці тому

    Put it in a consist with your blue and cream cars and you have a reasonably realistic 'Korridorzug' of the 1970s.

  • @Danthehorse
    @Danthehorse 3 місяці тому

    Is that your music?

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      Yes, I wrote and recorded it myself

    • @Danthehorse
      @Danthehorse 3 місяці тому

      @@theaveragemodeller were can I find your music Rob? I love the fretless bass. Have one myself .

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      @@Danthehorse I don't have my music commercially available at the moment, but thank you for your kind words.

  • @Danthehorse
    @Danthehorse 3 місяці тому

    Great stuff. Love your scenics. I just got hold of a 241p.

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 3 місяці тому

      Thank you very much! Which version did you get? Mine is a very old Jouef model

    • @Danthehorse
      @Danthehorse 3 місяці тому

      @theaveragemodeller the 8241 , very old too, green and black , but looks mint and runs lovely! I'm tempted to repaint it black and mod it to look like the Murder on the Orient Express 241. That's why I love the scenics, you're halfway there for that!

  • @edwardstudioz
    @edwardstudioz 3 місяці тому

    AMAZING KEEP THE WORK

  • @edwardstudioz
    @edwardstudioz 3 місяці тому

    Dude that is amazing keep the hard work 👍

  • @davida.7586
    @davida.7586 4 місяці тому

    Super!

  • @nicholasquinn2864
    @nicholasquinn2864 4 місяці тому

    Hi Rob, Nice loco and coach and good to see the update on Tilda Hof Sud. I think the coach is a slightly different type to the silverfish commuter coaches that was built for longer distance push pull services. That type were always painted standard coach liveries. I think the silver fish have two centre doors against one on yours.

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 4 місяці тому

      Thank you for the kind words and the information on the Silberling carriages. I do have a Roco Silberling on its way so watch this space

  • @theaveragemodeller
    @theaveragemodeller 4 місяці тому

    I apologise for the quiet audio at the beginning of the video! I didn't realise how quiet it came out when editing!

  • @Davidstrains2056
    @Davidstrains2056 5 місяців тому

    A very smooth runner. Thats what every model must do.

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles 5 місяців тому

    Cool...I bought one in blue a few weeks ago. Lovely runner!

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 5 місяців тому

      Excellent! Are you happy with it?

    • @TheSpitfiregoggles
      @TheSpitfiregoggles 5 місяців тому

      @theaveragemodeller Very! I haven't got around to fitting the detail parts yet, need to crack on and do the messy jobs on the layout first...

  • @Davidstrains2056
    @Davidstrains2056 6 місяців тому

    Filthy but beautiful at the same time.

  • @Davidstrains2056
    @Davidstrains2056 6 місяців тому

    This reminds me of my br 55 whose valve gear broke.

  • @Davidstrains2056
    @Davidstrains2056 6 місяців тому

    What a nice lil' tank engine!

  • @TheSpitfiregoggles
    @TheSpitfiregoggles 6 місяців тому

    The layout's looking brilliant! I guess all that really shows that it's not in the USA are the buffer stops.

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 5 місяців тому

      Thank you, you are far too kind. That's certainly an idea for the future, building an American version!

  • @adlerhobby1
    @adlerhobby1 7 місяців тому

    Your have a fan in New Hampshire US , love to see English Language engine reviews for German trains please do more 😍🏁

    • @theaveragemodeller
      @theaveragemodeller 5 місяців тому

      Thank you! I've been quiet for a little while, but a new review is coming very soon!

  • @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn
    @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn 7 місяців тому

    Very cool train!

  • @a_smolroach
    @a_smolroach 7 місяців тому

    I like this speed kinda short train tho

  • @ivovanzon164
    @ivovanzon164 7 місяців тому

    As a 218 often does push-pull trains you don't lose that much flexibility with removing one coupler.

  • @StevenEdmunds
    @StevenEdmunds 7 місяців тому

    Love the upgrade to the sliding mechanism, looks smoother.