So I was a train show in Brooklawn NJ today with a few buddies, one of my buddies brought his little brother with him and the kid is obsessed with the Acela. We visited a hobby shop after and he couldn't take his eyes off the Atlas Acela set. So you aren't wrong about the Acela being popular. At least his won't fly off the table wink wink. Good one Harrison -KJP
@TracksideProd758 I love you comment soo funny! ;) SMT says, " I don't think the big boy will run", Big Boy " Place your bet SMT, Runs even though it's not on the track properly". I hope you don't mind me using your idea, @TracksideProd758. Riverrossis are so good, they are very good locomotives.
My son has me watch this particular video like 6 times a day. He's 3.5 and autistic and model trains are his JAM. If you see this, I want you to know he's been wrapping (retired, not working, gifted) ho trains in bubble wrap, putting them in boxes, and "unboxing them" he's even turning them around in his hands and "talking" about each train he "unboxes" Then he will "test" them on the carpet where they get a judgment of "wow, okay!" Or "hmmm, that might need work" ❤️😂 he sends his utmost affection
Those are great scores! The Big Boy looks like it’s a “Red Box” era model, from the late 90s I believe, before Hornby took over. Though the cool white LED headlight makes me wonder whether it’s something that was retrofitted or original to the engine. If it is original, it could be a later model. The Red Box models came with incandescent headlights. They were also much better than the AHM-era models, as they came with lower profile wheel flanges, better gear ratio and a flywheeled motor. They run better and are more reliable than their predecessors. Looking forward to seeing the locomotives fixed up!
The ATSF F7 is from Model Power's "Metal Train" line. It and the all metal freight cars made to go with it were one of their last efforts in the 2000's to stay relevant in the hobby, around the same time they bought Mantua. It was well reviewed and very affordable, but it unfortunately didn't sell well next to the thousand other F unit models that were already around at the same time.
I looked up the road and unit number walthers mainline has it. Looks identical. I believe I seen zinc plated and with 2 brass flywheels $128 on their site. I have a Athearn that looks similar in details just not all metal but still.
@@mercuryoak2 They are similar since they have the same road number, but the Walthers Mainline model has a plastic body with separately applied handrails and etched grills. The Model Power F7 has all of that cast onto the metal body.
It's a shame they didn't take. I don't really see what there is to dislike, decent detail, good running quality and a good price would be an easy sale for me.
GREAT FINDS SMT! The ATSF Number 92 is an F45. The CSX Unit is a C40-8W by Spectrum in the YN2 paint scheme. The Spectrum drives are really simple to work on. I have an SD45 and a C40-8 by spectrum and they are really good runners!
The Athearn FP45 brings back memories. My very first Athearn loco was a Milwaukee Road FP45 bought with saved up work and allowance money back when I was 15 years old. Think I paid $36 for it, which was a fortune to me. The Spectrum Dash 9 was a surprise to run that well in that condition, but will be an easy fix once you get the parts.
I’m pretty sure that modern Rivarossi bigboy was still in production until recently just judging by the detail and drive I’m also guessing this because I’ve seen modern Rivarossi engines before. You should combine your Acelas to make a close to mint one! Nice grab SMT!
The Rivarossi BB is the totally upgraded version of the earlier version, which had the motor in the cab.. This version, made from about the early 90s ish has the motor in the boiler, which was a way better mechanism.The biggest problem with these models(generally) were the current collectors springs would brake. They worked like a plunger onto the backside of the rim of the driver & only having 4 of these drivers picking up current, was a real dissadvantage if only one broke.They are extremely small springs (similar to a KD knuckle spring) & vertulary impossible to repair. I have had some success making up bronze wipers.These models were still being made up till just recently, & could even still be, now, although with upgraded pickups & sound options.When current is flowing through all 4 drivers, they run perfectly. Parts obtainability is a problem
@@michaelcudby787 you would be correct as after watching this video I saw this exact engine for sale on eBay with its box labeled Rivarossi but it was #4018
@@SMTMainline I have a Rivarossi Big Boy #4000 that’s from the same run as yours and my research found their are from the mid 90s. Super easy to work on and it was fairly straightforward DCC conversion.
bro i really admire your layout, ive had a 4x6 layout i built handmade for 9 years and its really hard running on it, but i still do my best and really enjoy model trains and your videos.
Hello there I have a Rivarossi BB #4001. It is the Rivarossi 50 year jubilee version (1945 - 1995). I purchased it in near mint condition a couple of years ago. The eBay seller did not know it was DCC sound equipped, so the price of 150 euros proved to be very reasonable. I made a number of modifications to the loco. I replaced the sole sugarcube speaker with an iPhone speaker in the loco and a bass speaker in the tender, making the whole tender a speaker enclosure. The difference in sound quality is astounding. I also modified the draw bar between loco and tender so it can carry four electric wires to the tender, two for the bass speaker and two for the retrofitted LED rear light. The connectors are of the USB micro type. I shortened the original draw bar and 3D printed shells for the connectors. You can lift the loco in the air and dangle it down from the tender without the connectors working loose. I have all the paperwork for the model, so if you cannot find an exploded diagram of the loco, I can scan mine and email to you. My loco is able to negotiate second radius curves without any difficulty, which is quite suprising for a model of this size. I hope you get your BB in working order and find a tender for it. Take care! Kind regards, Mika
Not sure if I take your meaning right? The loco was retrofitted with digital sound when I purchased it. The decoder was hanging loose inside the body shell in front of the cab and the sugarcube speaker was in the cab. So not original equipment of course.
I would have never thought that Bachmann Dash 8-40CW would run, that's insane! My only guess would be that the previous owner used lubricants with a petroleum base, I've heard those types of lubricants will eat away at the plastic and corrode the wheels! The Santa Fe F7 is a Model Power "Metal Train" piece, I have the same locomotive, only mine came in a set that also featured rolling stock made entirely of metal. What's really cool is these locomotives also featured lighted number boards and came DCC ready or equipped the MRC DCC/sound decoder, which was pretty rare on a more budget friendly model at the time these came out which was somewhere in the mid to late 2000s. I remember seeing an identical Santa Fe FP45 sitting in a hobby shop in Kansas City, Missouri many years ago, should have bought that locomotive looking back on it! The unit actually wears an early version of Santa Fe's resurrected red/silver "Superfleet" scheme which was brought back in 1989 to advertise Santa Fe's high speed intermodal and general freight service.
nonsense- vaseline has a petroleum base and is harmless to plastic and won't corrode most metals- and thats just one example. i would guess it came in to contact with something that had methylene choride in it.
As others have said, the CSX is a Dash 8 40CW. I photographed these General Electric Dash 8's in both CSX and ConRail paint on the ex-B & O Philadelphia mainline through southwest Philadelphia when they were brand new in the early 1990's.
@@UPLINKUSA In those days it was also possible to photograph General Electric's brand new spartan cab Dash 840 C in both ConRail and CSX paint. The wide cabs were just beginning to get delivered. On the CSX ex- B & O Philadelphia main line I photographed at least 5 different paint schemes CSX was going with. Two ConRail schemes ( ConRail Quality ) Old B & O GP30 & GP 38/40 units unrepainted and still in dark blue with the capitol dome herald, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac dark blue and gray GP40-2 units, New York Susquehanna & Western, Seaboard Coast Line black units, Family Lines MP15AC units, Seaboard System SW-1500 units and Canadian Pacific including an EMD SW-8 in CP Rail colors down on Delaware Ave in South Philadelphia that was relettered Delaware & Hudson. And no graffiti on the freight cars in those days.
It's nice to see you have a new eBay lot video. i finished all the others in around three hours, the locomotives look like a great addition to your collection.
Bachmann has gotten better over the last ten years or so, especially their spectrum locomotives. You might need a gearbox cover for the rear of that CSX dash 8, otherwise it will probably work. The passenger unmarked Santa Fe F7 is a newer cast metal Model Power/new mantua locomotive. The Athearn blue box unit is only missing it's numberboard piece.
Check the front set of driving wheels on the big boy, it might not be sitting up in the frame all the way. I dropped mine back when I was little and it done something similar to it but I sent mine to the shop to get it fixed
You got a lot of nice quality engines. The Bachmann CSX looks like someone accidentally set it on the soldering iron, the Big Boy looks like one of the drive rods are bent. They should all run great after a little maintenance.
That Big Boy is a Rivarossi red box, which I also have one of. They were in production in 1996 but run like an absolute DREAM. Mine is pretty much in mint condition, with the original box and everything.
I'm glad that CSX worked. I'm pretty sure it was picking up Power from Just the six front wheels that were clean. We even better when you get the other six wheels cleaned up.
Well dang that's a good lot of stuff you bought.the Santafe I looked it up could be a model power or a walthers mainline. Not surprised that and the Athearn run like new they were made with very high standards I would think. Another big boy geez she's a runner that's grand just unfortunate how the driver's lock up. The acela looks a bit high off the frame to wheels I could be wrong but it's how it looks to me. The bachmann OMG I'm surprised it's running with all that corrosion. Good video. The Athearn PA I bought has a very very different drive system with bearings and metal trucks no joke. I'm curious when that was made I'm sure 1980s maybe
@@SMTMainline If you figure out how to open a Riv Centipede tender neatly, post it lol. I've been trying to figure out a good way to extend the power footprint on mine for years.
Patience may be rewarded for that Big Boy. It seems to have a solid motor and drivetrain, so finding a matching tender and carefully diagnosing the chassis is next to do. Both aren't simple tasks but the more careful you are the better the end model will be!
@@GodTrustful for those wondering, the show you're referring to is "Galaxy Railways" which was a spinoff of "Galaxy Express 999" (pronounced "three nine" in the original Japanese version).
Nice lot SMT! I think that you can get that Acela running and then get your other Acela and put both of them back to back and run them, that would be something. Just to let you know on the Rivarossi Big Boy, I have that same exact one and the tender has chuffing noises in it. You put a battery into it and then there is a switch on the bottom to turn on or off the chuffing noises. So when you are looking for the right tender you know what to look for. Also that CSX locomotive, I have high hopes that you could get that thing riding the rails once again. Anyways, really nice lot and I cannot wait to see some videos on those trains you got in that lot!
Also just to let you know, I wrote this comment before watching the testing part so above is all my observations on the trains before you tested them, I was not expecting the CSX to run. That was shocking.
Wow bro thats an amazing haul there and i might be sad if usps mustve damaged them during shipping idk but I’m glad most of them work which it’s surprising.
i doubt it- who would sell a lubricant that is so destructive and how would they control all the idiots using it? somebody got some stripper on it- the kind that comes in a bottle not the kind that dances
Nice group of locos you got, I was wondering if you ever do a repair vid on the CSX Dash-9 That would be helpful for me because i have a similar locomotive like That!
Wish I could be that lucky on eBay. Anytime I get a parts lot they are all shorted, sized or burnt out. The only time I got lucky was when I got a life like and play art steamers with some Erie hoppers for $7 usd
I have 4 Bachmann locomotives (two of which are steamers that are DCC, one with sound, one with no sound) . The two steamers I've got I've given to a hobby shop to install a working smoke unit and the non sound steamer I've requested sound to be installed in it.
I think with this latest unboxing you must have the most Sante Fe items than any other road name. I’m good to rewatch all your videos and do a tally. I’ll report back in…. 356,000 hours.
I think that you got a good deal for all of them iv seen athearn blue box's go for about 250 us which is expansive but I like athearns and i have one myself and its a amazing loco so i have to agree with you that athearn blue box's are great engines and bachmann's aren't cheap either so all and all you got a good deal and just one more thing I was shocked that the CSX Dash 8 ran because of the shape of the back truck but its great that you good a runner out of it
Pretty sure I saw the smoke box cover in the bubble wrap. I finally figured out what is wrong with my big boy. It is a rivarossi red box 4011 just like the one you just got. Min has the wrong set of drivers in the front set and it is causing the drive to bind up sometimes.
That’s actually a good guess. Probably used a lubricant that wasn’t plastic compatible. It also look like it took some water, based on the wheel corrosion.
My son has been saying "riverocity big boy" for months and we had no idea what he was saying 😂. Glad I found this video to clear that up!
Haha, I can see without context it would seem unusual.
It’s rivarossi
I think
i never fail to be truly amazed at how knowledgeable you are about the different brands of locomotives, very impressive!
So I was a train show in Brooklawn NJ today with a few buddies, one of my buddies brought his little brother with him and the kid is obsessed with the Acela. We visited a hobby shop after and he couldn't take his eyes off the Atlas Acela set. So you aren't wrong about the Acela being popular. At least his won't fly off the table wink wink.
Good one Harrison
-KJP
I sure hope it won't. Been there done that lol
I love when he says “well folks in today’s video” big fan have a good day SMT!
From PA
Thank you so kindly!
SMT Mainline: I don't think it will run.
CSX Loco: "Wanna bet?" Proceeds to run *perfectly* out of pure spite.
Pretty much lol
@TracksideProd758 I love you comment soo funny! ;) SMT says, " I don't think the big boy will run", Big Boy " Place your bet SMT, Runs even though it's not on the track properly". I hope you don't mind me using your idea, @TracksideProd758. Riverrossis are so good, they are very good locomotives.
My son has me watch this particular video like 6 times a day. He's 3.5 and autistic and model trains are his JAM. If you see this, I want you to know he's been wrapping (retired, not working, gifted) ho trains in bubble wrap, putting them in boxes, and "unboxing them" he's even turning them around in his hands and "talking" about each train he "unboxes"
Then he will "test" them on the carpet where they get a judgment of "wow, okay!" Or "hmmm, that might need work"
❤️😂 he sends his utmost affection
The UP "Big Boy" is a CSA-1 Class 4-6-6-4 Challenger.
I believe the CSX was a weathering effect mimicking flood damage from Florida lol. Good haul Harrison🚂🇨🇦🙋
Probably so lol
Always nice to see the most beat up ones working well 😂 I don’t know why but it’s reassuring
Those are great scores! The Big Boy looks like it’s a “Red Box” era model, from the late 90s I believe, before Hornby took over. Though the cool white LED headlight makes me wonder whether it’s something that was retrofitted or original to the engine. If it is original, it could be a later model. The Red Box models came with incandescent headlights. They were also much better than the AHM-era models, as they came with lower profile wheel flanges, better gear ratio and a flywheeled motor. They run better and are more reliable than their predecessors. Looking forward to seeing the locomotives fixed up!
They should make for some fun projects.
The ATSF F7 is from Model Power's "Metal Train" line. It and the all metal freight cars made to go with it were one of their last efforts in the 2000's to stay relevant in the hobby, around the same time they bought Mantua. It was well reviewed and very affordable, but it unfortunately didn't sell well next to the thousand other F unit models that were already around at the same time.
I looked up the road and unit number walthers mainline has it. Looks identical. I believe I seen zinc plated and with 2 brass flywheels $128 on their site. I have a Athearn that looks similar in details just not all metal but still.
@@mercuryoak2 They are similar since they have the same road number, but the Walthers Mainline model has a plastic body with separately applied handrails and etched grills. The Model Power F7 has all of that cast onto the metal body.
@@DarthSantaFe ohhh ok I have a caboose that's made by model power it's all metal basically the same concept
It's a shame they didn't take. I don't really see what there is to dislike, decent detail, good running quality and a good price would be an easy sale for me.
you mean like the katos which sold for less but ran a lot better?
GREAT FINDS SMT! The ATSF Number 92 is an F45. The CSX Unit is a C40-8W by Spectrum in the YN2 paint scheme. The Spectrum drives are really simple to work on. I have an SD45 and a C40-8 by spectrum and they are really good runners!
The Athearn FP45 brings back memories. My very first Athearn loco was a Milwaukee Road FP45 bought with saved up work and allowance money back when I was 15 years old. Think I paid $36 for it, which was a fortune to me. The Spectrum Dash 9 was a surprise to run that well in that condition, but will be an easy fix once you get the parts.
First ever engine I ever bought with my allowance was an Athearn too. Still runs great to this day.
I’m pretty sure that modern Rivarossi bigboy was still in production until recently just judging by the detail and drive I’m also guessing this because I’ve seen modern Rivarossi engines before. You should combine your Acelas to make a close to mint one! Nice grab SMT!
The Rivarossi BB is the totally upgraded version of the earlier version, which had the motor in the cab.. This version, made from about the early 90s ish has the motor in the boiler, which was a way better mechanism.The biggest problem with these models(generally) were the current collectors springs would brake. They worked like a plunger onto the backside of the rim of the driver & only having 4 of these drivers picking up current, was a real dissadvantage if only one broke.They are extremely small springs (similar to a KD knuckle spring) & vertulary impossible to repair. I have had some success making up bronze wipers.These models were still being made up till just recently, & could even still be, now, although with upgraded pickups & sound options.When current is flowing through all 4 drivers, they run perfectly. Parts obtainability is a problem
@@michaelcudby787 you would be correct as after watching this video I saw this exact engine for sale on eBay with its box labeled Rivarossi but it was #4018
And they have them on sale at train world
I think they do make these but are technically designed by Hornby.
@@SMTMainline I have a Rivarossi Big Boy #4000 that’s from the same run as yours and my research found their are from the mid 90s. Super easy to work on and it was fairly straightforward DCC conversion.
It’s going to be great seeing these engines repaired, especially the CSX Dash-8. Keep up the great work!
bro i really admire your layout, ive had a 4x6 layout i built handmade for 9 years and its really hard running on it, but i still do my best and really enjoy model trains and your videos.
Hello there I have a Rivarossi BB #4001. It is the Rivarossi 50 year jubilee version (1945 - 1995). I purchased it in near mint condition a couple of years ago. The eBay seller did not know it was DCC sound equipped, so the price of 150 euros proved to be very reasonable. I made a number of modifications to the loco. I replaced the sole sugarcube speaker with an iPhone speaker in the loco and a bass speaker in the tender, making the whole tender a speaker enclosure. The difference in sound quality is astounding. I also modified the draw bar between loco and tender so it can carry four electric wires to the tender, two for the bass speaker and two for the retrofitted LED rear light. The connectors are of the USB micro type. I shortened the original draw bar and 3D printed shells for the connectors. You can lift the loco in the air and dangle it down from the tender without the connectors working loose. I have all the paperwork for the model, so if you cannot find an exploded diagram of the loco, I can scan mine and email to you. My loco is able to negotiate second radius curves without any difficulty, which is quite suprising for a model of this size. I hope you get your BB in working order and find a tender for it. Take care! Kind regards, Mika
a pretty neat trick since digital sound wasn't introduced until 2005....
Not sure if I take your meaning right? The loco was retrofitted with digital sound when I purchased it. The decoder was hanging loose inside the body shell in front of the cab and the sugarcube speaker was in the cab. So not original equipment of course.
@@tommurphy4307 Actually sound equipped locomotives first appeared in 2003 when BLI began introducing E units equipped with QSI sound.
I would have never thought that Bachmann Dash 8-40CW would run, that's insane! My only guess would be that the previous owner used lubricants with a petroleum base, I've heard those types of lubricants will eat away at the plastic and corrode the wheels! The Santa Fe F7 is a Model Power "Metal Train" piece, I have the same locomotive, only mine came in a set that also featured rolling stock made entirely of metal. What's really cool is these locomotives also featured lighted number boards and came DCC ready or equipped the MRC DCC/sound decoder, which was pretty rare on a more budget friendly model at the time these came out which was somewhere in the mid to late 2000s. I remember seeing an identical Santa Fe FP45 sitting in a hobby shop in Kansas City, Missouri many years ago, should have bought that locomotive looking back on it! The unit actually wears an early version of Santa Fe's resurrected red/silver "Superfleet" scheme which was brought back in 1989 to advertise Santa Fe's high speed intermodal and general freight service.
I guess they only used the lubricant on one truck since the other is fine. This has gotta be one of the strangest issues I've seen.
nonsense- vaseline has a petroleum base and is harmless to plastic and won't corrode most metals- and thats just one example. i would guess it came in to contact with something that had methylene choride in it.
As others have said, the CSX is a Dash 8 40CW. I photographed these General Electric Dash 8's in both CSX and ConRail paint on the ex-B & O Philadelphia mainline through southwest Philadelphia when they were brand new in the early 1990's.
Yes. I'm in central PA. Northumberland Yard. 1990's. Conrail. Dash 8 40CWs. 1990's.Those were the days! 👍
@@UPLINKUSA In those days it was also possible to photograph General Electric's brand new spartan cab Dash 840 C in both ConRail and CSX paint. The wide cabs were just beginning to get delivered. On the CSX ex- B & O Philadelphia main line I photographed at least 5 different paint schemes CSX was going with. Two ConRail schemes ( ConRail Quality ) Old B & O GP30 & GP 38/40 units unrepainted and still in dark blue with the capitol dome herald, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac dark blue and gray GP40-2 units, New York Susquehanna & Western, Seaboard Coast Line black units, Family Lines MP15AC units, Seaboard System SW-1500 units and Canadian Pacific including an EMD SW-8 in CP Rail colors down on Delaware Ave in South Philadelphia that was relettered Delaware & Hudson. And no graffiti on the freight cars in those days.
Thanks for sharing.
It's nice to see you have a new eBay lot video. i finished all the others in around three hours, the locomotives look like a great addition to your collection.
It's gonna need some work but not too bad a locomotive.
Bachmann has gotten better over the last ten years or so, especially their spectrum locomotives. You might need a gearbox cover for the rear of that CSX dash 8, otherwise it will probably work. The passenger unmarked Santa Fe F7 is a newer cast metal Model Power/new mantua locomotive. The Athearn blue box unit is only missing it's numberboard piece.
The CSX locomotive with the rekted gear box is a miracle locomotive. It ran with relative ease with a totally crippled drive.
Check the front set of driving wheels on the big boy, it might not be sitting up in the frame all the way. I dropped mine back when I was little and it done something similar to it but I sent mine to the shop to get it fixed
The Athens blue box ATSF F 45 number 92 is part of the Illinois railroad museum, They got it running, That's one of the hard models to find
You got a lot of nice quality engines. The Bachmann CSX looks like someone accidentally set it on the soldering iron, the Big Boy looks like one of the drive rods are bent. They should all run great after a little maintenance.
The plastic doesn't look melted though. The damage is some of the strangest I've seen.
Congrats on the haul. Looking forward to future videos on these. 💕😊
Thank you!! 😊
That Big Boy is a Rivarossi red box, which I also have one of. They were in production in 1996 but run like an absolute DREAM. Mine is pretty much in mint condition, with the original box and everything.
The design seems far more advanced than their previous design.
One of the better lots that you have gotten.
I am surprised you got a big boy I am very jealous
Wow SMT another Big Boy, you gotta do a Big Boy Running Session or something like that.
Great Vid SMT!
I'm glad that CSX worked. I'm pretty sure it was picking up Power from Just the six front wheels that were clean. We even better when you get the other six wheels cleaned up.
it runs- put it in the box and call it a day.
Nice Trains! I subscribed!
I live right next to a museum who’s actually preserved a Santa Fe fp45!
This pack was full of surprises very nice
I found a NS c40-8 on eBay for $60 and it was a runner !
Love the big boy one of my favorite locomotives
Awesome find my friend.
Best lot ever!
spectrum has my respect. they run very well.
Well dang that's a good lot of stuff you bought.the Santafe I looked it up could be a model power or a walthers mainline. Not surprised that and the Athearn run like new they were made with very high standards I would think. Another big boy geez she's a runner that's grand just unfortunate how the driver's lock up. The acela looks a bit high off the frame to wheels I could be wrong but it's how it looks to me. The bachmann OMG I'm surprised it's running with all that corrosion. Good video. The Athearn PA I bought has a very very different drive system with bearings and metal trucks no joke. I'm curious when that was made I'm sure 1980s maybe
Great finds man! Can't wait to see you work on fixing the big boy. Hopefully you can also find a spare tender car to go with it.
I already have one which should work.
i'll just bet harrison can't wait to tear that monster apart....not
Fun lot of locomotives, best of luck fixing up that Big Boy
You know it’s a good night when Smt posts a video
Awesome haul, that CSX unit is a Dash8, look at the trucks, the dash8s have a U shape to them were as a Dash9s trucks are more straight.
Your channel always makes my day.
Thanks a bunch!
The Santa FE F7A is a metal version from Model Power, and I like how smooth it runs. If I can find one for a good price, I will consider it.
Walthers mainline also made that same road number as well I just looked it up. Zinc plated with brass flywheels
They seem solid.
those were made for MP by another company- but they failed to buy any spare parts for them- duh
@@tommurphy4307 is it me or your either nitpicky or something else.... Hmmm I guess so durrr
Super job Harrison!Keep on going!
nice haul harrison i am surprised they all run
This is a good time to say bro got Magic Tracks like wow great buy SMT!
Drive on the BB looks just like the one I have from about 1998. Still a good model and well worth restoring.
Fantastic, that means it's way newer than all the other ones I have.
@@SMTMainline If you figure out how to open a Riv Centipede tender neatly, post it lol. I've been trying to figure out a good way to extend the power footprint on mine for years.
I’m so excited for you! That turned out to be quite a haul.
Not too bad :)
5 runners unbelievable!!!
This lot of engines is about 30 years old. Athearn wasn't making locomotives yet. The big boys were all either Concor or Riverossi.
That Rivarossi big boy was from the 1990’s run, before they sold to hornby
Love the unboxing and fixing videos!!!
Patience may be rewarded for that Big Boy. It seems to have a solid motor and drivetrain, so finding a matching tender and carefully diagnosing the chassis is next to do. Both aren't simple tasks but the more careful you are the better the end model will be!
I had a closer look and the model doesn't seem to have as much damage as I thought at first.
Another banger man! Way to go!
Who wants to bet on if the new Acela will also be cursed
I will
You got a big boy AKA big one on anime show
@@GodTrustful for those wondering, the show you're referring to is "Galaxy Railways" which was a spinoff of "Galaxy Express 999" (pronounced "three nine" in the original Japanese version).
Me
Wdym, new Acela? Please reply, dude!
Nice lot SMT! I think that you can get that Acela running and then get your other Acela and put both of them back to back and run them, that would be something. Just to let you know on the Rivarossi Big Boy, I have that same exact one and the tender has chuffing noises in it. You put a battery into it and then there is a switch on the bottom to turn on or off the chuffing noises. So when you are looking for the right tender you know what to look for. Also that CSX locomotive, I have high hopes that you could get that thing riding the rails once again. Anyways, really nice lot and I cannot wait to see some videos on those trains you got in that lot!
Also just to let you know, I wrote this comment before watching the testing part so above is all my observations on the trains before you tested them, I was not expecting the CSX to run. That was shocking.
@@TheDelawareAndHudsonRailfan It was a nice surprise!
@@SMTMainline it sure looked like it was!
That has got to be the Most realistic CSX Engine I have ever seen 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hello SMT. I enjoy these unboxing videos.
Also I love the CSX dash 8
The Big Boy you got is the Rivarossi Red Box version, with the can motor between the driver's inside the shell.
It runs quite nicely :)
I love your videos
Amazing 🤩
Wow bro thats an amazing haul there and i might be sad if usps mustve damaged them during shipping idk but I’m glad most of them work which it’s surprising.
Don't worry I hope those trains would fix soon in no time.
Pretty surprising that the dash 8 ran considering the damage, great video Harrison!
I don't know how it wasn't seized, I guess the oil saved the gears inside.
Nice lot! I’m surprised that CSX engine actually ran!!!
How it wasn't seized is beyond me.
YAY FINALLY
I GOT MY AT&SF FP45
Check the minimum radius required for the Big Boy. If your track radius is too small, that will cause the lifting up as it starts into the curve.
Rivarossi Big Boy's were made to handle 18" curves. It should be fine.
@@OriginalBongoliath I tend to agree, I don't think my track is the issue in this case.
those things are prolly articulated so they can be used on sharper curves
i just found your channel. great stuff man.
Thanks.
I love the CSX dash 8! Its surprising how it ran when you can see that theres something “wrong” with it!
I have no idea how it did.
The damage on the CSX locomotive could be caused by some lubricant, but it is likely something we will never know the answer to.
It's funny that it only happened to one truck.
i doubt it- who would sell a lubricant that is so destructive and how would they control all the idiots using it? somebody got some stripper on it- the kind that comes in a bottle not the kind that dances
you can try to get all numbered big boys . there were 25 of them to collect.
Oh you have them too I'm a big fan of trains I have those but a. Bit bigger all I need is the eletric thing to start them up
Thanks
We have the Santa Fe 92 at the Illinois Railway Museum.
I have a few HO scale trains, a Santa Fe, a Burlington, northern a union pacific in Rock Island, boxcar And some other train cars
Nice!
Wow that big boy is quite literally limping along
The CSX engine was a GE-8 the GE-9s have bigger radiator covers
Nice group of locos you got, I was wondering if you ever do a repair vid on the CSX Dash-9 That would be helpful for me because i have a similar locomotive like That!
I might do one but it already runs so I'm not totally sure yet.
@@SMTMainline Alright sounds good
Nice haul!
Wish I could be that lucky on eBay. Anytime I get a parts lot they are all shorted, sized or burnt out. The only time I got lucky was when I got a life like and play art steamers with some Erie hoppers for $7 usd
The damage on the CSX locomotive may be a small fire that melted the plastic.
and turned the wheels green- must have been a green fire
Right when you turned the big boy around I was like "OH LORD WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS FACE?!"
It got messed up lol
I have 4 Bachmann locomotives (two of which are steamers that are DCC, one with sound, one with no sound) . The two steamers I've got I've given to a hobby shop to install a working smoke unit and the non sound steamer I've requested sound to be installed in it.
speaking of corrosive- can the smoker install
👉 8:40 Theory. Someone drilled into the truck frame to lube it. It also looks like they put in a large brass gear that needed a bit more clearance.
I think with this latest unboxing you must have the most Sante Fe items than any other road name. I’m good to rewatch all your videos and do a tally. I’ll report back in…. 356,000 hours.
It's certainly got a stake in the collection but I don't think it will ever be number one.
The big boy is a red box rivarossi. I can tell by the underside of the locomotive. I own a Redbox Grayhound challenger and It a great runner.
once in a while you luck out and a junker turns out to be just a diamond in the raw.
1:29 I love that acela
FP45 are my fav diesel locomotive
Great find
the big boy looks kind creepy to me as it’s trying to go down the track it might just be the angle that it’s sitting at
I think that you got a good deal for all of them iv seen athearn blue box's go for about 250 us which is expansive but I like athearns and i have one myself and its a amazing loco so i have to agree with you that athearn blue box's are great engines and bachmann's aren't cheap either so all and all you got a good deal and just one more thing I was shocked that the CSX Dash 8 ran because of the shape of the back truck but its great that you good a runner out of it
A blue box should never be worth $250 but I do feel like I got a good deal.
Awesome Big Boy
Pretty sure I saw the smoke box cover in the bubble wrap. I finally figured out what is wrong with my big boy. It is a rivarossi red box 4011 just like the one you just got. Min has the wrong set of drivers in the front set and it is causing the drive to bind up sometimes.
After a closer look it doesn't appear as bad as I thought.
nice
i'd love to see the internals on that Super Chief!
I should open it. I haven't ever seen a model power metal train in person before.
Great lot !
The CSX might have had lubricant that ate through the plastic.
That’s actually a good guess. Probably used a lubricant that wasn’t plastic compatible. It also look like it took some water, based on the wheel corrosion.