A Train Combiner That Actually Works?? |

[@ZachDy-xg9it]

FYI, the voice actors for Team Bullet Train were Mike Reynolds (Railspike), Keith Diamond (Rapid Run), and David Lodge (Midnight Express) respectively, with the latter also providing the voice for their combined form Rail Racer. Oh, and in case you forgot, Team Bullet Train's debut episode, "Bullet Train to the Rescue," aired in limited markets in the US on September 11, 2001. Try to guess what happened on that day.

[@GabbyJusyGabby]

So that's why he falls over so much, huh????

[@angelriverasantana7755]

Yo, David Lodge is Midnight Express and Rail Racer himself?! Sick! He also voiced Julius Belmont in Castlevania Harmony of Despair, Igor in Persona, Kenpachi in Bleach and Jiraiya the Toad/Pervy Sage

[@ZachDy-xg9it]

@@GabbyJusyGabby Why? Because RID 2001 started airing three days before the destruction of the World Trade Center?

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

@@angelriverasantana7755 the clumsy old man voiced the battle hungry eyepatch guy?! considering Neil Kaplan I should not be surprised the rest of the cast has a good range

[@Alcastar607]

A major tragedy in new york that forever changed America.

[@samurexatlas7373]

"A-trai-, I'm kidding" Well I _can't stop_

[@Boingnania]

@@samurexatlas7373 *ROOOBIIINNN!!!*

[@Jazz-cd5mu]

I hope they do him as a Titan at some point. He was enormous in the show, and I think being released in a single package would help market him.

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Honestly a Titan is probably more likely than anything else. They don’t trust RID to sell, however titans shelf warm anyway with the main point being getting those big time collectors and putting something cool on a shelf that gets people into the transformers isle in toy shops

[@larrychilders6599]

They never will make him

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

@@larrychilders6599 I would agree, although I've been proven wrong the last few years when I myself have said the same thing about other characters

[@larrychilders6599]

@@elcactusdelamuerte506 they actually officially said that since they sold so poorly they will never make new versions of them

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

@@larrychilders6599 no it was a rumour not an official claim and said rumour was they'd never make a train transformer again not just team bullet train...since then we've had an astro train and space shuttle (a character literally no one knows and in cannon has zero personality) sell so well they've both been rereleased and the first ever mp combiner. So even if there's truth to said rumour they've clearly moved on.

[@Pumpkinlumpy]

FYI tetanus is usually contracted outdoors, usually from rust near farms. This is because the bacteria accumulate on the rust’s surface from nearby livestock. Rust doesn’t generate tetanus on its own lol.

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Tbf given the condition of some second hand toys you never know 💀

[@obiwankenobi8271]

Im beginning to think every train combinernis cursed.

[@Heroduothecomedian]

They are and they aren't. It's ether Hasbro/takara puts too much work into one mode and make the other two suffer like with railracer or they do too much and make it suffer in combined mode like Raiden. They beat one that isn't 3rd party is sixliner from the micro bots line of the 80s, it and it's modern reissue in the universe are probably gonna be our best train combiner for a while

[@Gabtool]

@@Heroduothecomedianthe funny part is is that Takara made a fantastic train combiner in the 90s. Go look up Super Liner Dagwon, yeah the trains having themes might look weird but they nail all 3 modes.

[@theunknownunpopularuser8319]

@@Gabtool Isn't that from anime called Brave Command Dagwon which is basically an anime Powers Rangers/Super Sentai with Transformer like robots.

[@GojirajJr]

​@@Gabtool And they did again, with the new Shinkalion series, Change The World. The trains combine into a very good looking combiner

[@ultris07]

​@@GabtoolDon't forget might gaine.

[@williambowen4092]

You need to collapse the hips for the combiner.

[@RodimusMinor1987]

I remember my Brother coming home from a college trip to London, in 2001 and he had bought all 3 of these, he gave me Rapid Run, but he kept the other 2 for himself, we still have them

[@DressShirtWeeb]

I really recommend taking a look at the Shinkalion toys, they're decent trainformers and are a ton of fun to mess around with. The older DX figures don't have much articulation, but make up for it with good paint applications and excellent detailing, while the newer figures have better articulation at the cost of more partsforming.

[@bacproduction7186]

On kinda related note, have you seen Shinkalion toyline? It's basically Takara's toyline dedicated to trains that turn into robots, recently they released triple combiner and each member of it can be a torso of combined mode, and they all have individual robot modes and little vehicles to combine with as well! Also I found out today that they are making Botshots for Shinkalion as well

[@Toucan101]

That’s crazy, I’ve always loved train combiners

[@zphyr6780]

“There are no good train combiners” The Thomas and friends combiner: exists

[@gavinkailey527]

I want Hasbro to do this and make these specific figure ideas I have: 1. Titan class Astrotrain 2. Legacy Animated universe soundwave that's a repaint of legacy crankcase with a new head 3. Titan class animated universe Omega Supreme 4. I want Velocitron Speedia 500 Hot Rod to be relesed 5. Legacy animated dinobots 6. Legacy beast wars universe Dinobot 2 Please

[@allmight169]

I agree with #3. However, as much as I want TFA Omega..I think they wouldn't because they already made g1 Omega and a titan Ark. On the other hand, they could do it because they made a TF Cybertron titan (Metroplex) and an Armada titan (Tidalwave).

[@blam320]

@@allmight169 It's silly to think that TFA Omega outright can't be done because we already have one G1 Omega and a G1 Ark. We already had a G1 Metroplex, and we still got the Cybertron version in Legacy. Besides, TFA Omega has retool potential as the Lugnut Supremes, in addition to the normal Omega Sentinel repaint.

[@allmight169]

@@blam320 I had already thought of those ideas you mentioned. Like in my previous reply I talked about how they made Cybertron Metro and Armada Tidal wave (both of which to go with the normal figures of the same universes). The same could go for TFA figures and Omega. I just highly doubt that they'll make a TFA Omega and will end up making a new Trypticon or a WFC bot (if they did I can't say I wouldn't be too upset). We did get two decepticon Titans in a row so we are due for another autobot. As for the remolds/repaints for omega sentinel and such, they certainly could as if I'm correct there were nine sentinels they could repaint into (on top of lugnut supremes w/ starscream changeable head). I just don't think Hasbro would care to do it but then again..it's hasbro so they might.

[@evolvem2414]

i want this to be a commander class fig in the upcoming prime trilogy

[@patricklove7055]

I prefer a Titan so all three bots can be good sized bots

[@evolvem2414]

@@patricklove7055 i suppose, but it would feel weird having 3 commander or leader sized bots, commander would have them be voyager sized

[@patricklove7055]

@@evolvem2414 these guys were huge in the original show though so they should tower over other figures

[@evolvem2414]

@@patricklove7055 oh, i havent watched the show, sorry about that, titan class would be awesome

[@FlareStorms]

prime trilogy?

[@automan224]

You don’t have to have midnights express’s crotch flap and hips extended in combined form If you leave rapid run’s arms fully extended in combined mode his legs can rest comfortably on rail racers back in combined form

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

they also are Railracer's jet boosters to move faster and fly on occasion

[@johnhughes6487]

I bought these new back in the day. Those shoulders popped off super easy brand new, it's not from age. Also straight out of the box I shot myself directly in the eye with one of the missiles. Can't believe I still remember that 😂

[@averyjohnson1248]

Rapid Run gives me flashbacks to the Brave series. Ultra Raker and Liner Dagwon in particular

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

Car Robots was VERY brave series inspired down to having 2 combiners for the good guys a triple and a misc number (they had 1-5 fill the slot) heck South Korea marketed it as a brave series show instead of a transformers show apparently

[@shiny9690]

RID looks goofy in the most aesthetic way possible tbh

[@PhelesDragon]

0:51 *Big Convoy has entered the chat*

[@mattmcewan7080]

C'mon, start your engines, START YOUR ENGINES!!

[@connergoodwin5239]

I used to have this set, but through the years of childhood I don't know what happened to them and I miss them. I loved these transformers. I remember I took them everywhere.

[@hannahleith52]

Finally got my hands on Rail Racer last week, and he's my first complete Transformers combiner even though my brother and I had on average 3 out of each of the various G1 combiner teams back in the 80's we never bothered to fully complete one.

[@UltraPrimal]

"This dude is built like me". It's funny because it's true 🤣

[@QuanjayNon-ie5yx]

i remember rail racer guy was such a peak forgotten combiner

[@arcticdragon5823]

I don't really care for the RID figures much but Rail Racer is just so badass looking that if they made a new modern version I'd just have to buy it because of looks alone.

[@ultris07]

Loves the head design... Layzner wants to know Rail Racer's location! 😂

[@Panzerfaust234]

Omg he did an RID (2000) VIDEO!! yipee!!!!!

[@fishpop]

Rapid Run's train nose pegs into Midnight's back

[@TheGruntMeister]

It's kidna interesting when you can tell from looking at a combiner team what part was being focused on. In a perfect world, Hasbro would release two versions of every combiner. One that does the gestalt well and one that does the individual 'bots well.

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

So I am curious How much did you end up selling MPG Raiden for? Considering getting all the Trainbots over the course of a year wasn't cheap in itself

[@endertrot9998]

To anyone who wants good train combiners: GET MODERN SHINKALION TOYS, THE LATEST SERIES IS SO GOOD They’re like if the rail racer team were a bunch of modern weaponizers. Sure, they partsform a lot, but they do it in a way that’s really fun and satisfying, a massive improvement over both the RID train bots and previous shinkalion lines. They also each come with a support vehichle that comes apart to combine into a super/armor mode for the singleton robot modes, like the Cyberverse spark armor toys. It’s just so good, if you want good train transformers, get some shinkalion toys.

[@Loanstalker]

Man the current Shinkalion line is good. At least the first three and the upcoming Chaos Shinkalion are dope.

[@hugemegamanx3568]

There's also Moon Studio Radiatron

[@WhitzWolf92]

I was wondering if anyone was going to bring up Shinkalion. The first series has some of the best transformation stock footage and themes I've seen in a long time. And I love all the individualized jingles at the end, sad that it seems Z and CW omit those. Yes, I'm the weirdo who actively LIKES stock footage transformations (I blame DIgimon).

[@raydenlord]

1:37 No, no…They always came off easily. Fresh out of the box in 2001, popped off all the time.

[@TheStamenBoy]

SHINKALION!!!

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

I want a reinterpretation of Railracer as steam locomotives like the LNER A3 and A4 pacific locomotives for Thomas and Friends repaints as Gordon, Flying Scotsman, and Spencer. That is because when I think of trains, I think of steam engines and not bullet trains.

[@ghidotheone]

Sounds like someone needs to get his hands on a Might Gaine figure

[@MageSkeleton]

WOW! it's like they saw all the realestate they could work with and was just like "That there is leg."

[@Lectrikfro]

All that leg, but didn't save enough room for the feet

[@Jex1505-ew4yx]

I have a good one from a different country it also has half auto morph

[@fen4554]

This is a really common mistransformation and it took me ages to find, but you can actually open the front of the shoulder and fold them along the nosecone, and that lets you bend the arm at a different joint to give him more natural arms. Also, you can pull out the short heel spur and his balance problems are much better.

[@ffnbbq]

Way back, Hasbro's Aaron Archer explained that this set fell into the no man's land of not fitting into any of Hasbro's price points, so it was difficult to find a place for them to be reused. They were a bit too expensive for Deluxes, but not enough to be Voyagers.

[@Bots_Obsession]

Literally my favorite Autobot combiner. This figure still holds up pretty well

[@andrewgrant6516]

Ahh, JRX! One of my favourite parts of Carrobots. After the wilderness years and the beast years, it felt so good to have actual proper transformers again.

[@JBOboe720]

My favorite part of these guys is that they're very close to 1/100 scale in train mode (a tiny tiny bit smaller, more like 1/105-1/110 scale), so they sit on my 1/100 scale variety shelf with a ZZ Gundam, a Xabungle, and a Tetsujin 28.

[@ionixknight]

The arms for combine mode do come forward more and see baltmatrix video because he explains it

[@Ultracharge9]

I have a slightly rusted, missing Robot head and weapons of RailSpike I wonder what happens when I find the other 2

[@flipthescript1081]

Now I want to see combiners made out of 4 or 3 bots only

[@MorphingGrid101]

Like *Magnaboss* from Beast Wars Neo & *Landfill* from RID 2001?

[@thebrokenreader5842]

​@@MorphingGrid101Magnaboss is beast wars second for Japanese version and just beast wars for American version. Tripredacus/Tripledacus is the other one

[@MorphingGrid101]

@@thebrokenreader5842 I love Tripredacus :)

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

ever heard of the Brave Series? 8 48 episode on average shows all with transforming robots and averaging 3-4 combiners per show also Car Robots/RID2001 were HEAVILY inspired by it and the Unicron trilogy would follow similarly

[@thebrokenreader5842]

@@Xeno-The-Wanderer i haven't

[@fen4554]

Since it becomes his biggest gripe, I just want to reiterate: his short heel spur extends to match the longer one and his balance is better. Also both feet have ankle pivot, or 'toe' pivot.

[@PrimusReviews196]

Wait a minute, was that the HasLab Omega Prime? 12:14

[@Jazmission]

No it's the og

[@Alexprime-ve1od]

Triple Power rail Racer!!!

[@Boingnania]

Where’s A-Train? 😂

[@Toucan101]

Bruuuuu, y didn’t u join me live? I @ u

[@Boingnania]

@@Toucan101 oh sorry I didn’t see it, I’ll check better next time

[@TF_LoRdwashere]

Hi boing

[@Boingnania]

@@TF_LoRdwashere hi!

[@andrewgrant6516]

By Sugar Hill way up in Harlem.

[@setaside2]

I adore my Rail Racer trio. Love them. They haven't been un-combined in years, though 😂. Still: a personal favorite. I'm so glad to have them.

[@silver_nugget]

I’d love to get modern versions of these guys simply because Midnight Express is such a raw name

[@SideswipePrime606]

I got a Rail Racer at TFCon LA this year (I was the guy that had it at the bar). In my time with it, I feel that yes, Midnight Express' aged joints are an issue for stability. However, I think the larger issue is that Rail Racer is _very_ top heavy. Midnight Express is the lightest of the three, so having the two heavy guys on top of him is a recipe for disaster and the main reason I'd love a generations remake. I don't regret getting him, I think he's the coolest looking combiner in all of transformers and I still like him, but that is a big flaw with him.

[@Alcastar607]

I recently got the takara version of those three.

[@Tips_with_goku]

Tomas the tank engine ahh bulid💀💀💀💀

[@draggit_thebest]

My favourite rid01 combiner, looks amazing, and the engineering is nice too

[@platanero92]

Dude, this was the first transformer combiner that got me in the damn world. 9 yo me still needs this.

[@miguelreal4459]

I woke up today thinking “Rail Racer is my favorite combiner” and look at this

[@grimjones956]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it already but you missed transformed the arms in combined mode, they pull out further and fold another step forward to help with clearage with the rear jet pack.

[@fats3342]

I would love to fond a complete version of these guys.

[@donavianwillis7759]

There it is again! C'mon just let me borrow it for a weekend. I'll do the flat Stanley thing were we go awesome places and take pictures.

[@jeremydoud4885]

All 3 of mine in train mode and individual robot mode are nearly perfect, a lil wobble, combiner mode mine tend to lean forward a bit. But considering that they are 23 or so old, I think, all things considered, they help up pretty well. They seem all stay white, something even modern transformers struggle with. As always, another great video!

[@tannerprice2018]

Rail Racer is definitely a combiner that begs for a Legacy revival the most.

[@Jakersby]

I remember this looking cooler when Balt did a video on this years ago

[@watrebel9595]

You should get moon studio radiatron

[@Half_of_The_World]

Rail Spike, Rapid Run and Midnight express were probs my favourite characters from the show

[@favorites8651]

You said you wouldn't get the moon studio Raiden before, but would you consider it now?

[@hugemegamanx3568]

I hope he does because it's really worth it

[@gogoandyrobo]

I love this set. I got the Car Robots JRX set before I got RID Rail Racer, and the entire thing is mostly clear painted plastic. Tabs too. Terrifying to put together now.

[@lockout5731]

Absolutely awesome I might pick this up soon rail racer looks awesome your content is better than prime Vs prime

[@capmodesty]

Interesting that the Hasbro version doesn't have the clear plastic JRX has, the tabs for combinerd mode have mostly broken on mine but he does looks nice. Love the early 2000's energy he has going on

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

..........You have the combiner VERY mistransformed, dude: the first problem is that the hips on Midnight Express are supposed to compress, which is probably why you have such bad problems with Rail Racer standing up. Secondly, when you were transforming Rapid Run for the combined mode, you HAD his legs right the first time: they're supposed to be boosters to give him more speed, and they're also probably contributing to the balancing issues by making the figure even more top-heavy. As for Railspike, there are an extra set of hinges on his legs -- you're actually supposed to rotate them all the way forward, then fold them back on the second pair of hinges -- this also lets you line him up properly to attach to Rapid Run much more easily since it gives you more clearance to clip him into place. Hope this helps!

[@transformnroll2752]

And Railspike has a double hinge for the combine mode shoulders. This allows the shoulders to sit more parallel to the head

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@transformnroll2752 Yeah, I forgot to clarify that. I thought it was obvious that his legs become the arms of Rail Racer. Good catch there

[@bagofshhh]

The combined mode shoulders are on a double hinge, it will give you much better clearance, and balance the weight better. Also, don’t extend Midnight Express’s waist for combined mode, it will be better proportioned and stand better.

[@markcastellanet9672]

I have these. They work pretty well. I haven't messed with them in a long time, but I never had some of the trouble you had with these ones.

[@matthewdoyle3628]

Maybe Hasbro will revisit these characters in the near future and give collectors a new modern toy.

[@Salvanis]

Fold Railspike's hips out another 90 degrees on the inner hinge that's unengaged in your video and then back out on the smaller hinge. The arms will sit a bit further forward and make it much less back heavy.

[@stormbringer4433]

They should definitely make a legacy version of them

[@AJOlaks]

What perfect timing I just got Legacy Sideburn today You still haven’t gotten that Pizza Party from Hasbro have you?

[@ThatToyGuy]

Nope, not yet lol

[@AJOlaks]

@@ThatToyGuy one day

[@davewire87]

Have you checked out Takara Tomy’s Shinkalion line? There’s a lot of partsforming involved but I definitely feel like the designers took inspiration from Rail Racer.

[@orionpax3680]

Collapse the hips and flip up the crotch of Midnight Express. Also Railspike first slides onto Rapid Run, and then clips on. Also also, the guns of Railspike and Midnight Express combine. The shield is just the shield.

[@matiasmarcelotoledop]

I would love a new version of these,maybie like 3 Voyagers that can combine, that would be great

[@joshuabevins8244]

I had this set as a kid. I loved it

[@특촬엔더스]

For someone who interested in train transformer/combiner Check out the Sinkalion series most of them is part forming but those are good toys (Also one shinkalion is hommage of rail racer)

[@megalosaurusstudios2]

I do hope we get a new Titan Class Rail Racer in either 2025 (next year) or in 2026. I think he should be a Titan because… 1: A: individual releases of Railspike, Rapid Run and Midnight Express wouldn’t sell well at retail. B: it would be a nice companion piece to Haslab Omega Prime, and Age of Primes Sky Byte. and mostly, C: in the show both he and the individual members of team bullet train were MASSIVE compared to the other Autobots, including Optimus and even Omega Prime. He’d be perfect for a Titan Class Combiner in my opinion. Maybe they can use the extra budget to make the engineering and articulation for both the individual members of team bullet train and rail racer spectacular. And also some added paint and maybe even blast effects.

[@DreadJoker]

I've been trying to complete mine for over 20 years, just need Railspike and I'll have my set complete. Yes I know how bad it was prior to this, just one of the last few figures I need to complete the line.

[@EnerJon90]

Love these figures,I have mine next to landfill

[@Caletvwlch]

I never had enough room to keep my set in the combined form, so I always kept them in train mode. But they’ve been in train mode for so many years that the screws and pins rusted to the point that I can really move the joints anymore.

[@user-vp8sm4lw1p]

These are some Really Useful Autobots.

[@danielsnyder9200]

I've said it before, I'll say it again: I'd love to see these guys get the Legacy Treatment!! 😁😅👍🍀

[@KingBrachion92]

I have the Takara Car Robots version, and those clips in the torso are made of clear plastic. I snapped one, so I bought a Hasbro Rapid Run and swapped out that part.

[@Napo1492]

Are we getting a tfcon video

[@HardHeadtfreviews2008]

Wish they can do trianbots (any kind idc) in what’s next after legacy

[@markmardell520]

I just got the moon studio train bots and they are absolutely amazing

[@unimatrix82]

I had those back in the day, the looseness is definitely because of age, mine where always super stiff.

[@LodanSD]

I've got a "Train Combiner" on my "big bot shelf".... But it's a Megazord!

[@DragoonMS]

JRX got that gangsta lean...literally.

[@Mr.Funk92]

Love these figures, I have one to many copies. Keep them away from sunlight though!

[@michaeldaignault6917]

"This guy's built like me..."😂

[@KodiAlvarez]

YOO IM ALSO A TRAIN COMBINER 🔥🔥🔥

[@irondude6278]

are you going to review the newage dinobots

[@blixentejada1671]

JRX set deserves a modern figure

[@DeathInTheSnow]

I want a new series of Transformers so badly. Not just a limp show that acts as a commercial. Something where you can watch it separately and enjoy it for what it is. And I want it _full_ of train combiners. Cars are so... done, you know? It really kills the mood when you want the Autobots to spring into action and they can't because of traffic. Plus trains and trams scale better with planes and tanks! And we haven't even got on to how much cooler trains look! Have you ever seen those train dragon mechs people do where they take a train and draw it as a dragon? They're so fucking cool!

[@Maximilian7992]

Team Shinkansen were my favorite of Car Robots along with Gelshark