Alco - Samhongsa - Overland HO Scale Brass Union Pacific Steam Turbine

[@leterguyschroeder4919]

Lots of great info on an awesome engine

[@ToyManTelevision]

Really cool model. And locomotives

[@jimkammerer8028]

ALWAYS GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN FOR YOUR VIDEO AND YOUR SCREWING AROUND TIME WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL AND VERY COOL INDEED. I APPRECIATE YOU AND IT BE SAFE AND CAREFUL ENJOY THE COLLECTION THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO AND YOU.JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA 👍👍👍🚂🚂😷👌😁📸

[@jimkammerer8028]

JUST AMAZING OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE THANK YOU BOTH STAY POSITIVE AND COOL AWESOME NICE VIDEO AND YOUR COLLECTION IS SO COOL I APPRECIATE YOU AND IT HAVE A GOOD DAY BE SAFE AND CAREFUL JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA. 😁👌😷👍🚂🚂

[@gunnyusmc8412]

I just wanted to say ive really enjoyed your videos, i have learned more from you than i ever thought about, ive been crazy over trains long as i can remember, i hope to meet yall, for im very grateful sir thank you for sharing

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you gunny. We have had some fun times making these. Just back from LA. Went for a memorial for a close friend but managed to get in screwing around at LA live steamers. Charley Chaplin’s studio, the toy district, travel town, two world class car collections, met the owner of Carnie’s hot dog stand, now worth 50 million and still cooking hot dogs all day long, and saw a film at Graumans Chinese theater.

[@jimkammerer8028]

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[@Gnumpfy]

Tell U what Boy, its never be boring with your Clips. Greatings from Germany

[@ToyManTelevision]

Wish we were there today. Love Germany in the fall. Sigh...

[@justindampier9017]

That is a nice model! I do like the turbine expirementals.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Great period in locomotive development. Diesel electric locomotives became the normal but for a time they did not have the power needed to replace steam. But this locomotive proved that multiple unit lashing was workable. And that’s what killed the steam locomotive

[@nathancorcoran5347]

There were four of these kinds steam turbine locomotives from railroads. They had first started in the 1930's. Here they are. There's this one, from the Union Pacific that you are showing. And the three others are, Pennsylvania Railroad S2 # 6200, Chesapeake & Ohio M-1 locomotives, and the Norfolk & Western "John Henry". All of these steam turbine locomotives were scrap. But they are still in the history of railroads that they worked on.

[@ToyManTelevision]

They must have been something to see. Especially the John Henery. Oh and the m-1. And the S-2. Heck all of em.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

I meant to say Jawn Henry. But still a pretty good engine. Just like the rest of the steam turbine locomotives.

[@Mike-tg7dj]

You are the best and when they made you they threw away the mold. You sir are awesome.! I can't figure out who the one dislike is but they are obviously sour grapes.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Geeee! Thanks!! We do have fun. And I think I know who the weekly thumb found is. Usually 3 of them over time. But one right off the top in the first hour or so. Hope to buy them a beer someday. But thank god we are all so different.

[@rockguitarist931]

This is such a wild looking engine.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Love the look. Love the brown and yellow. Was not around long

[@tommyt329]

I just recently bought one of these in HO, I'm having it fitted with a dcc/sound decoder. I'm on the lookout for #2. By the way your reviews are very good.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks

[@lloydgerald5484]

This video DOESNT deserve an UNLIKE button. Good video! Informative!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Someone out there loves to un love us. Whatever. I hope they watch it first. Be a shame if they just click the thumbs down and then watch Jessie and Mike.

[@lloydgerald5484]

@@ToyManTelevision your video is more informative and true than j and m. Its boring to watch theirs than yours..#ScrewAround

[@NYCJDClark]

Interesting, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@pbyfr]

What a great model. Now the issue is what sound you put in the sound decoder! Turbine? Steam?

[@ToyManTelevision]

I think electric. It also would have a turbo sound but not turbine jet sound.

[@jolietrails]

Thanks for the awesome video as always

[@ToyManTelevision]

You are so welcome!!

[@struck2soon]

Fascinating insight into the history of the brass models of this loco, thanks. You are a lucky man to own one!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Ralph Gochner put me on to this. Told me they were going to make a few detailed ones and did I want one?? Heck ya!!

[@Michael-eg3rs]

note to self, look for steam turbines (i put this here because it would fit on my steam era model railroad)

[@ToyManTelevision]

If this wasn’t such a rare Prototype there would be more models. However the C and O steam turbine has been offered in all scales and there was only one of those built...

[@macguysgarage]

That is really cool engine!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Ain’t it? Love the little guy.

[@macguysgarage]

Toy Man Television whatever you do dont ever get rid of it! I have an original Lionel train from my dad, the kind that are ALL metal. Keep up the great work! Love the shows

[@klardfarkus3891]

In the modern era locomotives, like everything else, have become boring generic. The experimental era produced beautiful items like this.

[@matthewlastrapes8104]

I love it did they come with sound or did they not

[@ToyManTelevision]

Nope. I’m thinking of an electric locomotive sound. Not sure how to get the steam turbine but would not make a lot of sound.

[@HarryMHaythornUPHS4043]

Great video as always, I love mine. One of my favorite models.

[@ToyManTelevision]

They are cool looking. Love them. This was the first time I ever tried to run this one!!! Doesn’t run at all well. Really binds up. Put it back in the display. Needs real work if we ever run it again.

[@datboimeep7869]

have you ever wanted to try live steam?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Heck yes!!! We still talk about it. Need a bigger lot. Or a club. But sure is fun.

[@datboimeep7869]

try with guage 1 locomotives, those are smaller. or you could try to find something smaller. also i cant decide on a live steam locomotive design

[@acox3527]

That's an amazing machine a steam-powered Electric futuristic design.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Failure or success? Really both. Steam turbines not great. Electric multiple units? Home run!! Also the very first use of dynamic brakes Total success there.

[@gunnyusmc8412]

Thats awesome! Id like to see one of those, thanks for the info on the loco, yall have an awesome eve,

[@cbgadget4740]

Incredible looking motive power. Thanks for sharing

[@ToyManTelevision]

Really something to see. I really wonder what it sounds like. Want to put sound in it but who knows. Not like a diesel. Not like a gas turbine. Perhaps a bit but with no combustion in the turbine... and not like a steam locomotive. Sort of an electric sounding with a hint of turbo whine.

[@oldman1200]

I think I have learned more 'rail history' from watching your videos that I could probably learned from the History Channel. Great work (Pretty good for a couple who are just screwing around !!)

[@ToyManTelevision]

Having fun out there. Er.. here.

[@buddyblair8878]

Wow just amazing model.

[@NicksCollectableCreations]

One of the neat things about UP is that for a significant portion of it's history they was not afraid to experiment and develop new locomotives and technologies in-house even though a number of those ended up being a bit of a disaster.

[@ToyManTelevision]

The glory days of UP transition. Besides running some amazing steam locomotives, but in trying to come up with replacements for them they helped EMD and General Electric and Alco research some great new ideas. This “failed” locomotive was one of the first locomotives able to be MUd. (Multi units running from one control). And this was the first locomotive to have dynamic brakes!! So failure? No way. Did it work as planned? Nope. That’s progress.

[@trmn311]

That is incredibly cool! The model and the prototype. I would love to see that in O gauge!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Bet it’s been done. Love to see that!!

[@plasticbutcher]

That is an incredible model, never knew about the steam turbine, thank you for the info/history of it, keep up the great work, watching your videos brightens my day, boosts my knowledge and gives me inspiration Thank you. Rick B.aka Plastic butcher

[@ToyManTelevision]

An amazing model of an important and amazing locomotive

[@jackhollandthe3800]

3:58 where did you get that picture from

[@ToyManTelevision]

Not sure. Book? The net? I grab stuff here and there.

[@hansfehlow9657]

Wow! Wish I had one in N scale. Oh the dream … oh well. I had read about these but I did not know they had actually been modeled. You are very fortunate to have one. Loved the video, thanks.

[@ToyManTelevision]

It’s a cool model. Don’t know if one in n. But it seems everything is out there in n. Even if it’s 3D printed.

[@vincentcalvelli6452]

What a beautiful HO scale model, the detail is just wonderful. Do you know if either of the locomotives are In a museum?

[@ToyManTelevision]

No. Both gone. Sadly. There were some m series locomotives that looked a bit similar. Not sure if any of those survive bit I think there’s something like that somewhere

[@billvassar7473]

i have 2 hallmark brass in n-scale, non runners, need to be re-motered.

[@Nick-nw6zg]

You guy rock 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸‼️‼️

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks!!

[@hmsjr0154]

Wow. That is extremely cool looking! Question would the UP one pre-date the one from Norfolk western or the C&O ? I know both the N&W and C&O both had exhaust at the front ends. Will had to look this one up and read more about it. Thanks. This an excellent source for future reading material!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Not sure. All about the same time. But UP built 2 and they were always lashed together. One thing UP was most interested in was running 2 locomotives from one. Today we don’t even think about that. But the idea of a bunch of smaller diesel locomotives replacing one big steam locomotive was attractive if they could be run by one crew.

[@amtraklover]

You are correct. The C&O N1s came about during the mid 1940s lasting until 1950. The N&W Jawn Henry was around the mid 1950s

[@Larky2k]

Hey, bit of a long shot. I'm a budding 3D model maker don't have much spare cash. I model Locomotives and rolling stock for games and I've set my sights on modelling a Climax class B locomotive the problem I've got is I can't find any frame plans/Blueprints of the locomotive to do my model off. So wondering has anyone got a scanned image of said plans. Mostly model NG 2ft or 3ft gauge. Be willing to show images if people are interested? Regard Matt

[@ToyManTelevision]

There was a series of books on the models of Kosovo Hiraoka. He modeled all of these in about 1/12 scale. Live steam. The books have his complete plans. Just what your looking for if you can find the books online. I have the Hysler book. Amazing detail.

[@Larky2k]

Got a feeling that book mite be hard to come by in the UK. Will search for it.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I miss typed. Its Kozo Hiraoka. And all the books are on eBay!!! However, 50 bucks. (about 40 quid)

[@Larky2k]

@@ToyManTelevision well ended up buying Narrow gauge and Short line Gazzett July/Aug 1996 edition as it had the plan I was after. Magazine cost $5 but got stung on shipping :(

[@ToyManTelevision]

thats the way of it I guess.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Awesome looking model train! I've always loved trains of the 1930s through to the 1940s. Was this before they switched to Diesel-Electric power? :)

[@lescobrandon3047]

Jason Carpp - It was people who loved steam at UP looking for an alternative to the Diesel-Electrics. Personally, i am not a fan of locomotives that sound and look like buses with that nasty odor.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I'm not a fan of today's buses. I'm rather old-school when it comes to buses and trains.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Really a one of a kind. One of the first non electric locomotives to be able to run multiple locomotives from one of the locomotives. Without this feature diesel locomotives would have never worked. You can’t really build a diesel with the power and pulling power of a steam locomotive. It takes a string of diesels to pull a train. Also this was the first locomotive with dynamic brakes. Also needed before diesel locomotives would work. For some time many thought gas turbine would be the only replacement for steam. And it worked great! But when the fuel became expensive that killed that. So mu diesel took over. But this steam locomotive was the test platform for that.

[@DarrelCarson]

Wow, great model! Looks to me like a locomotive of those proportions would have trouble navigating turns. Does it articulate in any way?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Sure does! 4 sets of drivers. 20 drivers! All aspects of these 2 locomotives worked great except the steam condensers. And that made it not work. But in every other way a huge success.

[@daviemaclean61]

priceless