Heljan Class 58 Unboxing & Review
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My review of the very interesting Heljan Class 58!
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*"I bought a ten quid plastic chinese train set from amazon which has arrived in better condition than most of heljan's stuff"*
Hit 'em where it hurts, sam!
Well that would be their stocks, but this would be the next best thing.
haha!! ;D
Anyone see the whale on Sam's crane17:18. Never mind that,great vid sam maybe not a great model,but a great video greetings from California USA
Save the Whales!!!
haha! The Whale seems to have become a permanent fixture! Greetings from the UK! :D
The extra bogie side frames in the bag have sand boxes fitted. The bogies as fitted to the loco don't have them. On the full-size locos some had sand boxes, some didn't
Ahh I see Richard - thanks for clarifying this - that's quite a nice inclusion then!
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@@SamsTrains No worries Sam. Some of the sand boxes had a glass or perspex front so you could see the level of sand in others were just a sheet of steel. Either way it's nice that Heljan have included an extra set
Olivias Trains comissioned Heljan to produce a second run of Class 58's which they've had for a while. I've also seen that Olivias Trains are offering some Hattons exclusives for sale on their website.
Ahh very interesting Nathan - I wonder if they're sharing with each-other a bit then??
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@@SamsTrains Same with the Class 45s - I bought an Olivia's Trains Exclusive from Hattons with no numbering
I don't know if Kato does anything British, but their models are very good.
I've heard that too! I'd like to try some of their stuff! :D
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Currently I have three Heljan models, and all of them were bought from Hattons. They are a Class 128, a Class 15 and HS4000 'Kestrel'. The only one I've had build quality issues with is the Class 15. Interestingly that model doesn't have any pre-fitted bufferbeam detail, unlike the Class 128 and HS4000. As I lifted out of the packing for the first time, two bogie plates came off, and I had to clip them back in to place. And as if that wasn't bad enough, one of the copper pick-ups was bent in front of a wheel, so I had to take some tweezers and lever it back into place. Fortunately I haven't really had any quality issues with the Class 128 and HS4000 'Kestrel', apart from the NEM pocket on the 128 sometimes clipping the bufferbeam detail, which causes the unit to derail. Certainly a mixed bag, if you ask me.
Well that isn't too bad 2/3 in good condition.... but that's still a frightening statistic! Yes I've had very much the same thing happen with a few of my Heljan engines - well done for sorting it out though! :D
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Hi Sam, checked out the link to Hattons, these are listed as "pre-owned - like new" that may explain the exclusively made for Olivia's Trains statement, these were on sale for £95, there's a tasty EWS livery version. More 80/90's stock please 👍👍👍👍👍
Nooo, mine certainly wasn't pre-owned - I bought mine in the sale of the century last year, and it's been waiting for a review ever since - they've since gone out of stock, and now only have pre-owned ones left!
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I know it's an old video, but Heljan is known as an somewhat spotty company when it comes to QC in Denmark with Danish based models.
The bottom end dropping off is a feature - You get to experience building a modular locomotive just like the real thing!
Jokes aside, I do love this class and Heljan did a pretty nice job in terms of detail.
haha - if only that were true, lol! But yes - admittedly the detail was quite impressive! :D
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What some companies don’t want to understand or just don’t seem to be able to: The customer sets the price. Not the manufacturer.
haha absolutely - if I had my way, they'd find this out the hard way when we all vote with our wallets!
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Once again, Sam is at his best when he's merciless and passionate about the hobby! Keep it up!
haha thanks very much mate - yep, I can't help myself! ;D
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I have a 58 from Hornby. Nearly 30years old and part of me and brothers 1st ever train set. Poor girl is missing coupling hooks and a few buffers from over eager childhood knocks/drops... But she still runs and the clipped in detail on the bottom is still in tact!
Wow that's fantastic! To say how easily those tend to fail, yours is doing amazing to still be working!! :D
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As a diesel enthusiast, I can confirm those lights look incredibly realistic. Quite impressive. Heljan can't make a good steamer (except for the garratt) but can make a pretty good diesel
Glad to hear that - yes visually their diesels are way better! :D
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Hi Sam i have a heljan 58 EW&S i have had no probs with it
Glad to hear that Mike - I envy you! ;D
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The very old couplings for ease of use and most second hand stuff still has it.
Yes that's true - you do see them a lot! :D
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I also took advantage of the discounted price on these at Hattons and have bought a few. DCC has been installed and lights have been upgraded on all of mine.
They are good pullers and can handle a full rake of MGR coal hoppers.
Ahh fantastic - that's great to hear!! :D
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Great review Sam ,i have this model and I removed the hole buffer assembly from the cast ion block which is held in place by plastic pins you just have to raise the bodyshel and carefully remove the buffer beam then fit the coupler. This is fine if you don't mind not having visible buffers while running with a rake 😊
Now I understand why heljian trains don't come with NEM couplers fitted. Their chain couplers work really well and they look so realistic, just be a little careful with them. I just got one of these and it turns out I love the coupling system so much that I modded my entire rake to have chain couplers, not gonna lie!
Yes this is true - if you use the realistic screw link couplings, it's great.... it's just that so few people use them!! ;D
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I went on this exact train when I went to the UK!
Jackloveslego123 You sure? What route/tour?
I forgot. I was really young when i went on it
Jackloveslego123 Oh ok, it will have been a tour is they never worked mainline passenger services only railtours occasionally
Ooh pretty cool - I don't think I've ever been behind one! :D
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Hi Sam, again a really beautiful diesel loco by Heljan in high quality. I have the Kestrel, the Lion, and the Falcon prototype locos from Heljan. They are all excellent. Cheers, Norbert
I would like to get the falcon as it looks quite nice
@@davidstrains4910 Hello, the Falcon is available at Hatton's in lime green new for GBP 124,50 and like new for GBP 91.
Norbert Roll I'm wanting the blue one heljan did do that
@@davidstrains4910 Hatton's has the blue too.
Very nice Norbert - that does sound awesome mate!! :D
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I don't know if its just an oversight here or are model trains arriving more damaged these days since they switched to blister packaging? My older model trains that came in the polystyrene packaging seem to be better protected? I have heard a lot of reports about the new Bachmann Class 90 arriving with broken bogies etc. Which for £180 each rrp is a lot of money to pay to receive a broken model train in the post!
Yeah that's interesting - I think the switch to blister packaging happened around the same time as the gradual switch to 'super detailing' though, so maybe it's all the extra detail that makes them more fragile! I agree - for £180, those would need to be totally immaculate!
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Hi sam I have four heljan 47,s in the region of 20 years all are solid and run very well!
Well if you like Class 47s, check out my channel because I uploaded a video of one yesterday. You don't have to and I'm not trying to self-promote, I'm just saying feel free to check it out!
Glad to hear their 47s are good - I might have to try one!! :D
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I’m surprised at the problems with newer Heljan models too. I have three Heljan 47s from a good few years ago which were all superb quality.
I havent purchased any models other than the 47s and they were really good. It would have been probably around 2005 when I was buying them and they were excellently detailed and ran well.
Those grey plastic things in the bag are alternative cab handrails fitted with barriers to discourage the crews from walking along the edge when the loco was in motion 🙂
Olivia's trains is a model shop in Sheffield... maybe heljan made these models as an exclusive for them and hattons have bought some excess stock?
Anyway another good review keep them up bud :)
I think it's been mentioned before but if you want to review some more modern locos and models, the dapol class 68 is a lovely model and the locos themselves are just as modern as the models. It'll probably be one of the only 21st century loco's you've ever reviewed 😂
Thanks Joe, yes that must be what happened - it's quite odd though! Thanks for the tip - I'll be sure to look into the class 68, I've heard great things about those!
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@@SamsTrains I did just look through some stuff on hattons and there's quite a few dapol and heljan diesel loco's which are labelled as 'Olivia's exclusives'. So I reckon hattons have either bought a load of stock from Olivia's or their exclusive period has ended but dapol and heljan are still producing the same spec models for the full market
Great review i have fitted a 8 pine decoder to my heljan 58 which dates back to 2011 just make sure you lay the decoder wires along side the 8 pin plug not on top otherwise the roof exhaust panel will pop out when refitting the body, if this happens it just pops back in
I bought the EW&S version off of Hatton's a long while ago now. The underframe detail fell off while running and derailed the loco very often, it definitely is a design flaw.
Ahh sorry to hear that - yes there's no doubt that these are rubbish :(
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Great review as always :) think the exclusive to olivias bit is as Hattons bought some of their unsold stock. Quite a nice model, impressive handrails! Don't fancy trying to fit a decoder in that body though 😁
Thanks very much mate - yes that must have been it, it's very odd though! Me neither - I think it'd crumble into a fine powder! ;D
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You should have a look at some electric locos. The heljan class 77, the Hornby class 92 and the bachmann class 90 look very good
That sounds great - I'd love to do some of those! :D
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Sam :)
I really like the dapol class 68 approach for buffer beam detail. There are 2 sets included for each end and one end has the full valance and full detail and the other end has a coupling, a cut out valance and cut pipework to allow room for the coupling to move. The end that has the cut detail also has full detail included in the pack so you can have full detail on both ends and the end with the full detail has the cut off detail included. I think that is a good happy medium but what do you think?
Ahh really? I'll have to check those out - thanks for the info! :D
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I love the class 58. They are so unique in their shape and design. They were the first British locomotive in real life to be built in modular components for the body work.
Me too Luke - they look very interesting indeed! :D
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For under $100 Scale Trains has an American SD40-2 in different paint schemes. It’d be a great addition to your US collection
Very cool!! I'd love to try one of those!! :D
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It's a shame really
For the price it's really nicely detailed and looks like a decent runner
But the problem of parts Falling off straight out the box and the niggles you mentioned are minor but deal breakers
Yeah you're right - looks a fantastic model, but the quality (particularly inside) really isn't much good! :(
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You are not alone. I do Euro HO and avoid Heljan like the plague (and, to be fair, I stick primarily to Märklin) . Heljan have a bad reputation in the HO world nowadays. I have spoken to shop owners and train folks throughout Germany about this. Design and detail look nice, but quality of build is poor.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one to have noticed these problems! I'd agree with that, definitely!
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My Heljan Class 58 under tank clips broke too. Glued it on. But overall happy with the model.
That's interesting Alan - must be a common failure - it was silly to use such a tiny clip for such a large piece!
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I have four Heljan locos and there is serious quality issues with the motors, electric lights and the body of my Pembroke Rail/Virgin Trains 47 cracked whilst it was stationary in a box surrounded by an inch of bubble rap and kitchen roll, sat on a solid shelf without being moved for three years. My Warships don’t do anything except have their cabs light up and make a high pitched screeches and my GWR 150 Class 47 is just horrific, moving at a snails pace with the lights not working whilst the Virgin 47 is fine except the crack and the fact that I have to put the controller in reverse to make her move forward. I much prefer the quality of Lima models that are robust, make a nice whine, can pull up to nine coaches and cost less than £45 to buy even though ninety percent of the Lima locos I have bought are limited edition.
I'm so sorry to hear about all these issues - though not surprised! Thanks for speaking up - there are some who have suggested that I'm making it all up about Heljan producing poor quality models! Yes - even Lima models prove better quality than these! :(
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Sam I use Mainline style tension locks as they connect great to old D couplings!
Ahh yes - those do work well actually! :D
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Loadhaul, Transrail and Mainline Freight were merged to make English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) in 1996. DB bought EWS in 2008. Class 58 was nicknamed 'Bone' and 'Egg Timer'.
Duly noted Edward, thanks a lot for the info! :D
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Some of those extra parts are alternative cab hand rails .
Sam, yesterday - in art - I put brown paint on someone’s chair. They sat in it and it looked like they had messed their trousers. Unfortunately, the teacher found out and I got a lunchtime detention.
Very creative, but resulted in lost model train time. Was it worth it?
When school told my mum, my mum laughed. She told everyone at her work and the laughed. My layout isn’t up, so I can’t lose my locos. I wasn’t punished at all.
@@45596Bahamas Fair enough. Sure the kid and the pants were not at all happy, but I laughed, too. I meant if it was worth the detention and clearly it was...
The kid had bullied me for 5 years. And my detention was 5 minutes long.
haha that's fantastic - glad to hear everyone had such a sense of humour about it, lol! ;D
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Good Ol' Sam here roasting Heljan and i can't stop giggling
haha!! ;D
You paid £70 for this. The fact it arrived in this state is unacceptable. Send it back and get them to send you the same model but unbroken. I’m a big fan of both Hattons and the channel lol but if you buy new you want it to arrive new lol. Great review sam, objective, feel your frustrations.
Yeah I agree - sadly Hatton's don't have these in stock any more it seems - and I bought it about 6 months ago :(
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That would be a pre owned model Sam. I have the 58 001 in Railfreight livery. You will have to get a stronger DCC decoder to power this as they are known to burn out the hornby/bachmann ones. I got a 1.5 - 2 amp decoder to make sure
Nope, this was brought brand new, and mine was running on a high power analog controller, so there was plenty of current available!
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@@SamsTrains it could also have something to do with the way it was treated by the postal service. I have got a few heljan locomotives and had no problems with it. But what made me say it could have be preowned was that the detailing on the buffer beams is not normal as I got mine without.
At a guess Hattons bought Olivias train stock and sold it on cheap, I think they did the same with the EM2s Heljan made for Olivia
Yeah you might be right there - I'd like to know what happened with that!
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Well you have a better in with Hattons than I do to ask questions like that. I know Hattons sold some of there Barclay and P class stock to other model shops as I was able to pick up little Barford for £85 so at a guess if exclusives don't sell as well as expected the retailier will try to shift stock inbulk to others. I noticed when Hattons started selling the EM2s at £125 they still didn't seem to sell but once they reduced them to £100 they went during that sale of the century and Olivias still have all types at £160.
not sure that's corrects as they sold for premium prices from olivias as they commissioned them. Heljan only did a small run about 10 yrs ago I believe.. nevertheless they sell for a mint on ebay as they are far superior to the Hornby version
Your reviews are great Sam even when quality control is lacking you still look for the good points of the model
Cheers mate! I do my best to be as fair as possible!
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In Holland we had 3 locos class 58: 5811, 5812 en 5814. They were employed by a private Dutch company ACTS. Cheers Onno.
Thanks for that Onno - I'd love to learn more about the railways in Holland! :D
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I do agree with you're opinions, apart from the bad build quality, the detail does acturly look quite good. I would be happy to have this in my collection!
Great video Sam.
Thanks George! Yes it certainly does look good overall! :D
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Mainline was not a separate company BR simply split the freight sector into the following geographical units for trainload freight (Mainline Freight in the south-east, Loadhaul in the north-east and Transrail in the west), plus Railfreight Distribution for international and wagonload trains, Freightliner for container-carrying trains, and Rail Express Systems for parcels and mail trains. British Rail Infrastructure Services.
Thanks very much for the info on this - appreciate it!
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Can you do a video with all types of wheel configuration you have?
That'd be awesome - great idea! :D
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Very ironic that the packaging was soposed to protect the loco but the heljian locos always fall apart out of the box and are damaged out of “protective” packaging ;D
haha exactly Grant - it's crazy isn't it?!
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Since I use American trains, I use the knuckle couplers, but on my British trains, I use the standard Bachmann and Hornby couplers
Yes the knuckle couplers are very good - I've used some before! :D
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Back from camp! I hated it there where bugs in the tent, and all the boys took my stuff,i snuck off the the bluebell line and saw a 4F!
-Ollie
Oh yeah - you won't ever catch me camping again - glad you got to see the 4F though!! :D
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Well I’ve got 2 Heljan 27s ,a 26 and a 47 , all are ok and run very well. On the other hand I got a Clayton 17 which when they came out had motors that burnt out. It took a whole year to get a replacement chassis . So Heljan to me are very much in the buy with care category. But they’ve just announced a 45 and a completely new 47 which I think undercut the overpriced Bachmann ones , so I’ll wait and see
Hey Russell, glad to hear yours were okay! But yes I agree - buy with care is definitely the right strategy! ;D
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For an American review try the EMD DD40AX Centennial
Thanks for that Jim - I'll have to try that! :D
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as its heljan its just a base with two motor driven boxes motor in the middle then they just add diferant body shells and bogey covers
haha - that's probably not far off actually - they're all the same nasty design! ;D
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i have just had a thought i may be able to fit maisy body shell to 1 like the clayton its a 4x4
Definitely Better Than The Heljan O2
haha! My stools are better than the Heljan O2!
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Cool! This was IC82's (or will) favourite loco (in real life) I wonder whether he'll come back he's been gone for 10 months! ☹️
I think personal life for Will took a turn again, and we may never know. All his social media has been down for almost a year.
The GWRailfan while I Hope Will is doing alright, to be honest I don’t think he’ll come back. His reviews was very good but the quality went down a bit.
Ahh very interesting - it is a cool class! Yes I notice he hasn't been around for a while!
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Hi sam if you can read the information sheet that comes with heljan locomotive it says that the detailing should be removed before the NEM couplings and that ks is the same with the heljan class 26
Thanks a lot Callum - yes they do state that - I still think it's a silly choice to fit them though ;D
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@@SamsTrains yes that is true Sam I agree that it should be up to the owner to fit the detailing if they want. Thanks for replying
i love the reversing lights
Me too! Quite a nice touch that! :D
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I think it is in BR Railfrieght Grey just at the turn of privatisation as it would have been cheaper to just paint the new company on the side then go for a full repaint. I have to admit that. That regarding that era is not my strong point
Ahh I see - thanks very much for clarifying mate! :D
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I've got several Heljan examples. DP2, Baby Deltic and Hymek to name a few. A common denominator with them all is the propensity for shedding detail. Once replaced and glued properly, the detailing stays put. I've been lucky not to lose anything as yet. I'd be quite irritated if I should find something is missing from a loco and not know its whereabouts, I must be honest.
Yes I must agree with that - I can't count the number of repairs I've had to make on various Heljan models! My other major grievance is the unserviceability - due to the fact that the bogies are clipped together, and not held together with screws, to access the pickups or gearset is an utter nightmare.
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I can't fault the heljan class 58 it's a beaut got 3 of them sam love the review pal
Glad you like yours mate - it's a good job they haven't given you any trouble! :D
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Fully agree with your conclusions Sam. I think, even at the price you paid, I'd have been pretty dis-chuffed if my model fell apart like that! Great review, thanks again.
Thanks a lot Mike - yep, not very happy with this - I've developed zero tolerance for poor build quality, so this one did get on my nerves!
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Finally Sam I could not believe u reviewed a diesel I was the kid you said you were gonna do a diesel next to
haha absolutely - that was pretty fantastic timing! :D
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Ooh very nice Sam, I spotted the 37s in the siding, because of the sound they make they were called eggtimers because they ticked over a lot
Still a nice vid and have a good day, I'll be watching your stream
haha really?! I've never heard that nickname before, but that's awesome!! :D
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I think Heljan translates into "brittle and fragile disappointment" in Danish. I have a long standing policy against buying that brand. You are doing a service to the model train community and perhaps even Heljan by getting the news out.
haha thanks Andrew - I strongly agree with you there, lol! ;D
Thanks so much for the support mate,
Sam :)
Feel free to correct me I'm wrong, but could the centre axel on each bogie be prototypical, there to help spread the load rather than provide power? The NZR Da class had two three axel trucks but the centre axels where unpowered to help reduce the axel loading, and when the Da's where rebuilt into the Dc class, thus was retained. Just a thought
I hadn't considered that Connor -you might be onto something there!!
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I like the 58 and was wondering about this model. Good review disappointing about the fuel tank dropping off.....although my Hornby 58's fuel tank did the same thing??? Anyway cheers for that and the rant was informative because I had read about others complaining about the same issue with Heljan models. It seems a pity they didn't last long in service but liked hearing their history. Four and a half stars.....no-one ever gets five stars...or so I'm told.🤔
Thanks Guy - yeah not the best quality this one! The 58s are certainly interesting machines though! :D
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Next can You do, the NKP 765
Sounds great - I'll give that a look! :D
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The packaging for these Hejlan models reminds me of the Bachmann packaging in the US, Nearly every time I would open the box for the model a loose piece would snap off, be it a light, horn, bell, or Westinghouse airbrake!
Yeah it is pretty similar! Ahh yes - I've heard that Bachmann's stuff is pretty poor in the USA!
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Nice review ounce again Sam I’d like you to review and take a look at heljans class 28
Thanks very much mate! Yes the 28 looks interesting, might have to try that one! :D
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I think the Hornby cl58 was the first loco they produced in china once the UK factory closed! It appeaed on Jeremy Paxmans BBC Newsnight at the time!
Ahh very interesting - blimey quite old then, what date might that have been??
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Hi Sam i had a simular problem with the couplings on my heljen class 28 diesel and had to remove them to make it run without interference.
Yeah I know - it's such a frustrating and easily avoidable problem to have -_-
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Pretty cool sam
Thanks a lot mate! :D
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Another really great review Sam, only watched this review to see what you would say about another heljan model, this loco doesn't really interest me as it's not my era, but do you know something Sam, before you even opened the box I got the feeling that something would be wrong with the model, it was well packaged, but even this still didn't seem to help, your absolutely right to have an obnoxious tone, as you say these models are "not" cheep.!
Heljan are shortly to bring out a model of the gas turbine loco 18000, this model is being referred to as going to be (MUSEUM QUALITY) by a well known north of England railway retailer, this model is quite pricey, nearly three times what you paid for your loco from Hattons, but seeing how bad heljan quality is getting I think they can forget museum quality, as they cannot even get basic quality right.! God help those who are buying into the heljan 0 gauge range if heljan 00 is getting this bad.
Thanks so much Maurice... yeah I had much the same feeling, but only because I've bought from Heljan before!! Yes, we've seen other models advertised as 'museum quality' from them in the past... perhaps they're not referring to the type of museum you'd want to visit!
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Well done on this review Sam! :D
Thanks very much Kameron! :D
Do you have the TGV ?
I don't sadly! :(
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Wow Love it :D great video!
Sam :D
Thanks a lot Mr Muffin! :D
I have bought Heljan, Bachman, Dapol, locos and EVERY single one has had a problem of one sort or another straight out of the box. The worst model was the Hattons 66 absolute total waste of nearly £200. My latest purchase was a class 37/0 from Olivia’s trains and so far has been the only model I’ve bought without a problem (fingers crossed)
Yeah me too Mick - it's very rare for me to find one without problems too! So sorry to hear about the Hatton's 66 - I've heard a lot of bad reports on those :(
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Have you tried the Heljan 1366?
I haven't! Would you recommend that one?? :)
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Think what I would do is to have the loco haul from one end without the detail as you may not be able to see it and then have the other end without the coupling but with detailing
That's what I've seen other people do I think the heljan 58 is a pretty decent model one of heljans better locos like the 128
I u do a bird's eyes view of the top of the 58, you'll probably understand why they were called bones!
haha absolutely - you can definitely see why!! :D
(i am not sure if the company was from holland or germany) but in europevthere is a simillar loco with an asymetrical cab on each end. And that is kind of close to this. (the name was something with 2000, i will update this comment)
Ahh is that so? It could well be the same thing - they apparently had class 58s elsewhere in Europe! :D
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The forward lights should have a yellowy hue to them
Yeah I agree!
I have never actually brought a Heljan locomotive. They look great but obviously reliability and build issues are putting me off. Even the oxford diecast and Hattons locomotives have better build quality.
Can't blame you for that Ben - and yes, you're absolutely right!
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During your live stream this Sunday, can you run some trains as excursion trains in your running sessions
That would be awesome! If you want to request those, I'd happily do that mate! :D
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I have been waiting for this loco for ages
Awesome! Hope you like it! :D
Hi Sam , fabulous as usual
Thanks very much mate! :D
do you think it would be possible to power a train wirelesly?
Not without a reasonable amount of extremely tedious and difficult work! Contrary to a lot of viral videos, the distances over which any reasonable amount of power can be 'wirelessly transmitted' (which is really just electromagnetic induction) are extremely small - so you'd still need power to the tracks, probably between the rails rather than within them.... so it'd be a bit pointless! ;D
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Sam, you should reveiw the hornby deisel brake tender, dont you?
Yeah I think that'd make a great video!! :D
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I never came across a Heljan Product in nature. But it seems to be not a good brand.
That's my experience too Paul - I'd recommend being cautious around the brand!
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The 58 is a surprisingly handsome locomotive.
I agree - it really is!! :D
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can you tell us the name of the faceless toad break van
I think either newt or frog! ;D
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Hey sam sorry about the mix review with heljan but i was wondering if at somepoint could you do any reviews of some of fleischmann H0 models i have seen some online and would just like to get yiur opinion on them cause ive heard that there really good
Hey Daniel - yes I'd love to try some Fleischmann, they look awesome! :D
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Interesting video. Shame about the build quality. I’ve driven a 5 gauge class 58 before the one difference with this model was it was in a EWS livery.!
Thanks a lot mate! Oh wow that's awesome- that must have been fun!! :D
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I'm by the way are you planning to get Gordon's coaches are we want to know because I have some gorgeous couches already
I know they are gorgeous - but sadly they're a bit too expensive for me really! :(
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I got a suggestion for a review can you review a DCC with sound A3 Pacific Flying Scotsman
That'd be awesome - I'd love one of those! :D
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Because I have a DCC layout
Hi man i was wondering if you could give me some help my sets just stopped working and iv checked everything
Hey Foxy! I can do my best to help - what exactly happened??
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I love the details of this train
Me too Amy! :D
I use E Z Mate knuckle couplers.
I'm American
Yes those are very good - I've tried those before! :D
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Hi Sam, good video shame about the build nice train , I got the Hornby one it's ok, am on the fence on this , All the Best Brian 🤗
Thanks a lot Brian - yeah I agree! Actually, my Hornby one runs much better than this does - it's not as powerful, but otherwise far smoother!
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