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Thanks for watching! I'd seen some people talk about Dapol releases having some motor or other quality issues which made me hesitant about taking the dive, but thankfully I've not encountered any problems.

Thanks for watching! They should be a nice pairing with the Baguley Drewry. Finances preclude me from picking one up at the moment but I might do in the future having now seen one in action at the Talyllyn Railway.

No, given up with trying to get tickets for that after experiences trying to book in previous years. Opted to go for the Anything Goes Gala instead as that was easier to book.

Indeed it is!

Thanks for watching! I might give that a try now the review's out

Thanks for watching! How time flies! I wonder whether the (absent) wagon load was designed from the get-go or released later to complement the class d open wagon. Interesting to think about...

@@TheKnightTrain88 I think it was released for the quarry versions. Most of us put other things in them for WWI layouts.

Thank you! Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching! Interesting point about the coupling materials, I'll double check what the differences are. I know Peco make some metal ones, and I've found Kato do 009 couplings of 3 different lengths that might be the source of the issue.

Thank you! You did a great job with the walling, it's very flexible and was really easy to cut and paint, and the sections all join up seamlessly. Glad I bought the triple pack so I can use it on other parts of my layout.

Thanks for watching! The laser cut plants do add nice fine variety, I'll definitely be using them more in the scenic parts of the layout, particularly the forest understory.

Thanks for watching! It is moving slightly but maybe not as much as it should. Interesting observation.

@TheKnightTrain88 If you check with older model's you'll find it's positioned wrong as well. Nice review 👌

Thanks for watching! Nice, my partner is into her Lego and I bought her the Locomotion Models Lego Scotsman from the Key Model World Live show this month. Scotsman looks great in many forms.

@@TheKnightTrain88 Two things one I thought the Flying Scotsman models were fitted with an 8-pin DCC socket if it's using the new tooling for the engine used on the other Centenary models two Where did can you buy a Lego Scotsman that sounds awesome

Thanks for watching! Given the environmental destruction and emissions wrought by mining for precious metals for renewable technology, something such as biochar sounds like a much more sustainable and less dramatic fit. Testing biochar and wood pellet alternative fuels are still on the testing phases, but surely much easier to trial and implement than a full battery/electric conversion.

Thanks for watching! We'll have to see how they turn out, and whether the visiting general public are on board with it.

There was certainly a lot of model variety there, far beyond model railways!

@@TheKnightTrain88 you can say that again!

Thank you! At least something good came out of Mattel's mishandling of the Thomas brand and my feelings about it 😂

Thanks for watching! Sounds like you were similarly disappointed and it's not just me that got that impression.

Thanks for watching! Yeah they seem to do this every anniversary, hopefully the next one is an improvement.

Hi Paul, thanks for watching! I've not contacted Hornby as this was my dad's purchase that I was testing for him as I have a running loop and he doesn't (yet). I checked with him first and he's not going to contact them as he says he can live without the working LED, and I re-attached the bogie for him. It's his choice at the end of the day but if it was my purchase I'd be contacting them.

Thanks for watching! Mine doesn't sound any noisier to me. It was run in prior to the power lap. I'll keep an ear out when I next get it out the box for a run.

Thanks for watching! Unfortunately so, I was super pleased with the Tiger I got a month ago but sadly this model didn't stack up.

@@TheKnightTrain88 they are capable of good quality, but it’s sometimes a bit lottery… Sam’s Trains got one of the new black 5’s, and something had gone wrong with the new tender coupling… he had to switch to a p2 tender to make it work

Thanks for watching! That's a shame about the traction. I haven't got the space to properly test it with a long train. The base weight is decent but there are heavier locos out there.

@@TheKnightTrain88 I think this chassis is the same as the Diecast Dublo, they took the diecast body away and put a plastic one on, but didn't put the weight back. I don't mind this since you can add weights, and it's a lot cheaper than the dublo. Would love a SNG in this!

@@sticknrudder1903 That would make sense, and sounds like Hornby! SNG is on my to-get list too, just not for the Dublo price!

Thanks for pointing that out! LNER is a bit of a blind spot in my railway knowledge beyond the superficial. Hornby's inconsistencies are baffling, I just looked at the artwork for another model I have on pre-order and that appears to be missing the new tender coupling arrangement, despite being announced early in development after it appeared on other models. You'd think once they introduce a design feature in a premium model they'd introduce it to all subsequent announcements, but I guess not!

Check out the valve gear on the A3s, A4s and the hush hush it's absolutely awful. All the older model's are perfect I guess it's the new tooling. It's a pity the rear pony truck doesn't work anymore it would stop the cap swinging out.

@@malcolmflorence6990 The rear truck is perfectly modelled. If you want a Bisel truck (as used by Stanier on his Pacifics), it is wrong on an LNER locomotive. The only LNE locomotive to have a Bisel was the W1 - the rear trailing truck was one (the front one was the normal Cartazzi). The two types of frames were the reason the wheel arrangement was technically 4-6-2-2 and not 4-6-4.

Thanks for watching! I respectfully disagree. I have a lot of respect for what Sam and a lot of other established model railway UA-camrs do, but I am intent on carving out my own niche. Reviews are not going to be the primary content and driving force of this channel, that'll be the building of my new layout and its features as well as some other fun modelling projects I've got planned. Please check out the modelling videos I've uploaded so far. Reviews will be ad-hoc whenever something I've ordered arrives. I don't have much space for too many more locomotives if I'm honest, so it'll just be new items that I really wanted rather than every loco and wagon under the sun (ordering that much might drive my partner insane...) I'm aware of the sphere and styles of other bigger UA-camrs and actively looking to offer something different/unique. If there's any aspects you feel are too similar, something different here you'd like to see more of, or something else entirely you'd like to see me try, please do let me know. Constructive feedback is the best medicine and always appreciated to help me improve!

Perhaps the way of reviewing models is of a standard format? How else can it be done, other than going through the models features? Sam's Trains review models to a similar style as lots of others who preceded him. You might as well say "you drive a car the same as everyone else". Daft comment.

@@TheKnightTrain88 Hey there, dude, I also like your BoCo film as well.

Thanks for watching! It runs so nicely its a shame the other issues drag it down. My dad says he can live without the firebox LED and I've sorted the bogie issue for him. A spray is not a bad shout, I'll see if he'll be interested in that.

I completely forgot about the black label ones! Those certainly are top spec. Those appear to go for crazy money now!

Thanks for watching! Yeah it looks alright but not the best. I wasn't going to get a Mallard myself as my dad was getting this one and we have engines 'visit' each other's railways so there was no point us doubling up. I'm reconsidering that as some of the other Mallard models look better than this one (my dad agrees!). If I pick one up I'll do a comparison.

@@TheKnightTrain88 Model trains have changed significantly since my day and my analogue controllers. Looking at the colour detail on the wheels the interior and the smoothness of control with Bluetooth, they do seem to be in a different league to 1970's Hornby ☹️😊. I would like too see maybe not necessarily a mallard but comparison of say any very popular models like the Flying Scotsman from my 70's though to how one is today 😊

All I can say on the Scotsman front is watch this space! I have something in the works...

Go on, how many were missing? 😂

@@TheKnightTrain88 I will make it a competition who can guess wins a prize. The prize is a bucket of rivets.

Thank you for watching, and good points! I forgot to give the rear truck a look after getting distracted by the absent flicker and front bogie. My dad said he can live without the firebox LED so its not a massive loss. Ideally I'd have one of the new Hornby Dublo A4s, but second-hand Bachmann prices were much more agreeable for UoSA in BR Green than the Hornby ones when I was looking.

Wouldn't agree that S*m doesn't know his stuff. His exhaustive examinations of loco mechanisms are much appreciated, as performance is my key concern when selecting a loco. That said, TKT88's review here is very helpful. Comparisons of reviewers isn't, IMO.

@@robmckenzie2538 S*m's knowledge of the models themselves (mechanicals etc) is exhaustive; however, his knowledge of the prototypes of often sadly lacking. He was quite scathing about Cock o'the North's valve gear, completely ignorant that it was a rotary gear and not Walschaert's. He slated something that wasn't even there on the prototype. And that's just one of many, many examples Oh yes - in the same review he called the locomotive's ACFI feedwater heater 'some kind of Westinghouse brake pump'... And that's just a single review of many...

Plenty of opportunities for quality control before they left the factory or when they arrived in the UK, shame it wasn't caught at any stage!

We caught that just before we left, was definitely cool to see!

Thank you! Yeah I'd be sending it back if it was my purchase. My dad is happy to live without the firebox LED but is glad I looked at this first for him. He has mobility/dexterity issues so would have no chance of fixing that bogie by himself. Something else Hornby should bare mind when thinking about quality control!