Cheap G Scale Train System & Garden Railway Set Up - Newqida LGB Clone

[@leokimvideo]

Yes, many people tell me once you take the dive into the real quality G scale there is no turning back. There is a big garden railway not far from where I live, it always looks impressive

[@leokimvideo]

I know a garden railway guy in my neighborhood who has a big layout, he loves his LGB but also mixes in there some more affordable Bachmann stuff as well. I should visit him with this cheap Chinese G scale train to see what he thinks.

[@R2D2inAustralia]

leokimvideo curious as to how everyone copes with lawn mowing and maintenance

[@Callumrileyw4]

Good idea 😁 I’m a HO model railway man myself but I also have g scale locos with track in the back yard I even have a live steam backyard railway with 3801 and I can confirm model railways and live steam railways are hard and expensive

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

i would like to see if you ever get serious into modeling

[@ThewhiteE12]

I think I Got my First Ever G scale Train set From The Guy Your talking about

[@wall4818]

His son would probably love Bachmann's G Scale Thomas line, especially with the announcement of Diesel being released this year as well.

[@ChillyPeppers]

I have to admire your dedication, especially since it's all (basically) for your children. Encouraging them to learn, try new things and have some great fun.

[@TroublesomeJunction]

Man I still can’t believe this video is 9 years old

[@Thedclasstank]

12 now but yea this guy has been doing videos forever

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks for the ID of the train, yes I looked at this on google images and your spot on. I also did look around at the LGB pricing and was a tad shocked, the pricing alone sets it out of the reach of most people, sort of makes garden railways a exclusive hobby I do like your idea of the kids playing with this cheap knock off, that's what it is perfect for. My son is learning respect for this item and he can see it's so different to all his other trains

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks for the info, yes those S sections of track are trouble, but once I pinned them down and added some lube they came good. But I still feel they are a friction point

[@APOTwixx]

Most model railroaders try to avoid the "S" curves you made by putting two opposite curves together. If you add a small straight in between the two curves you will find the trains run smoother and that you have less derailment issues in the area. Thank you for doing this review. It was quite enjoyable to watch.

[@thegreypenguin5097]

I remember seeing this video years ago, these trains are now on Amazon for a pretty reasonable price.

[@leokimvideo]

Yes, the Atlas N scale set looks really nice, ti will be a nice contrast from looking at this G scale monster Whats really interesting is the Atlas starter set was priced just a bit more than the basic Hornby OO starter sets, it will be interesting to see what Atlas N scale has to offer.

[@mikeskorpion8366]

thank you for making this video. I came across it a few years ago while researching affordable g scale trains when all I had were eztec trains. I now own 4 of these newqida locos, 4 of the high speed bullet trains and have even scratch built/kit bashed one to make a newqida version of an lgb 20811. your video has helped me tremendously to get into the hobby. I have a large collection of newqida and lgb coaches and boxcar now. keep the videos coming, and the best part of your videos are your interactions with your little ones which makes for being a great dad. thanks again, sincerely mike

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks very much for a insight into LGB pricing. Thats what we need to see and think that this whole set I show is under the cost of one LGB wagon. It's tricky to even try to do a comparison.

[@trainguy111]

what I like about g scale trains is the fact you can place GI Joe sized action figures in it.

[@swaggerwhichisconvicted]

Coming back from 4 years later

[@avlisk]

I enjoyed your video. That was the quickest 1/2 hour! I just built my first 45mm gauge layout after 50 years of HO. It's G29 and Thomas for the kids. I agree that the detail is wonderful, especially for my ancient eyes. I've got over $2,000 invested and the layout is small! My brother says LGB stands for "Let's Go Broke". But I am having such a great time building, learning, and operating. What a hobby!

[@ylwpyro9549]

This locomotive is a model of a Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft/ Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 80 shunter locomotive. They were used and owned by the state-owned German railway during WWII, and were used up until the 1960s, possibly a bit later in East Germany (also known as the DDR or Deutsche Demokratische Republik.)

[@leokimvideo]

YLW Pyro thanks

[@nmf1080]

_uu

[@DanielTheShunter]

Right!!:)

[@DanielTheShunter]

+leokimvideo Also the Company Siku is a German Company and they have a complett range of Cars,Trains and one time I think I saw a Tank. It is sort of like Hotwheels in a German Version. If you wonder why I now all this is because I live in Germany.

[@LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC]

+Daniel Buth Or Ryan

[@leokimvideo]

I'm no expert on trains I can assure you. But it is nice to get back into trains with the kids and see whats about.

[@thomasgriffin5340]

About $500 US for the used LGB version of this loco. The figures and signs are from RC cars. The Newqida loco sounds like a noisy sewing machine.

[@leokimvideo]

well thats the test I need to do, this train set clearly states it's for indoor and outdoor use. I wonder what a few days at 100 degrees will do, where I live summer is just around the corner and these tracks better get ready for some serious sun sort of has me wondering if the Lego track system can survive a good hot summer

[@TheTrainMaster15]

Wow I remember when this video first came out. I was in primary school and now I’m in college. Still a really good video

[@ThompsonSteamtrain]

i love watching your videos back in the 2010s

[@Elaine101074]

My three year old son has subscribed to your station. I was wondering why your voice was so familiar your permanently on in the back ground . He listens to you while playing with his trains. So he is for sure a fan. His name is

[@leokimvideo]

I have just bought a N scale Atlas starter kit, it looks pretty impressive and it was a great price ( considering the cost of stuff in Oz ) I would love to go to Z scale but thats mega bucks.

[@leokimvideo]

thanks, the big problem I have now is much of what I put under the tracks has washed away, been some very hot days as it's summer here but the track still looks in good condition apart from weeds and small trees growing up in the layout area

[@leokimvideo]

the track is very flexible, you can put a foot on it on the ground and the flexibility seems to stop it from breaking, i'm wondering if it will get cooked in the hot sun and go brittle

[@carltongadgettmannprice352]

I have Lionel plastic track outside on my deck and it survived this past hot summer with ease. I have heard that the lifespan of plastic track is about 5 years in extreme hot geographical areas.

[@kieron1966]

Thanks man, my little boy loved it & watched till the end, thanks again

[@percy215]

What happen to him?

[@leokimvideo]

don't mention the war..! thats a secret

[@Raventhebug]

leokimvideo the emu one?

[@leokimvideo]

No, because the prices I see are far too high, the cheapest set I have seen so far is $400 for a very basic small G scale set with loop track

[@stanleighsusiloh1488]

Very cheap but very deatail

[@Trainmaster909]

You could use lgb track and rolling stock. And for the ballast, you should use a liner to prevent weed growth.

[@leokimvideo]

I show the rails to be quite flexible, I can say they take a fair bit of punishment because the install was not a gentle affair

[@kadebrown6162]

awesome!!!!!!!! the wheel lifts to fit on corners.lego uses flangeless wheels, very effective! !!!!!

[@otakurailfan]

glad to see your getting into the world of g scale railroading! The locomotive in this set is a copy of LGB's Harz 2-6-2 tank engine.

[@leokimvideo]

I like the term kit bashing here, from what I can see the tip half of these trains is fantastic but I do feel they need some good sets of wheels and a stronger frame and coupling set up Yes with a little bit of work this train could become so much better, I felt for the price I paid it was pretty good value even though there are some nagging falts

[@deanokken8960]

Oh god, why is it always THAT train sound?

[@roxanachua7943]

?, Nd. Gym. R. The. I. The. I just want to see the point of view is the only way you. I don't. I'm so. I don't have a good

[@leokimvideo]

I think G scale tends to be really expensive everywhere, a very basic Thomas G scale set costs around $400 here in Oz, as for LGB well lets talk thousands, but hey I bet it's well worth it. There is a big garden railway not far from where I live, the owner of that told me the Thomas stuff burnt out real fast, he had to put new motors in. But I did not get any scope of how much usage they got.

[@JacobMski]

The unpowered wheels at the front of the locomotive are called head wheels and the ones at the back are called tail wheels.

[@leokimvideo]

I was wondering when the OO / HO thing was going to start...lol I know it tend to cause a ton of confusion to the casual observer. I stuck with saying OO because thats how Hornby name this train. If I said HO I would be wrong. Thanks for your info, hopefully it will clear the muddy waters of HO Vs OO

[@panniertankboy8751]

Geez, and I thought starting a tabletop railway was a challenge! Great video, as always. It was a nice insight as to the challenges of running other gauges.

[@aidanwahib8881]

Wow! We have a lot in common! We like spiders, and model railways! I have an N scale, but I really wanna start a G.

[@murrayfamily8935]

Jeff

[@leokimvideo]

phew....thats good to hear considering the price is off the planet with LGB

[@howsitgoing3075]

its always interesting when you take apart the toys and find out what is wrong

[@leokimvideo]

thank you, sounds good to me....lets call them Brony wheels just for fun.!!

[@TheJamesklok]

Fantastic review I used to model in G scale but the price was outrageous and that was only for the track! but this nifty little set has got me thinking about going back into it :D

[@tidmouthmilk12]

btw the little sets of 2 wheels are called bogies. The front one is a leading wheelset and the one at the back is called a trailing wheelset. The set in the middle are the drive wheels as they are the ones that power the train.

[@johnact9134]

If you turn the locomotive upside and hold a small hand grinder on the flange of the center wheels till it is gone it will run much better. The friction it causes is running the battery down also.

[@Cassidy_hohmann]

I remember watching this video nine years ago when it came out and I’ve been fixated on making a backyard train layout ever cents at the time of leaving this comment is the night before I move into my new house and I will build a garden railway in my backyard

[@leokimvideo]

I think it's for a German word......what I read in wiki The G name comes from the German word groß meaning "big". More recently some people have come to interpret it as standing for garden scale.

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks very much for a price insight here....thats about the same cost as the Hornby OO Live Steam Mallard I see in the hobby stores here...Now that makes your LGB cost sound like a great deal

[@themidlandconnection]

heres an LGB price list from a shop in NSW called Pamak. Loco (same as yours) electric - $690 (second hand) Carriage -$372 Covered van - $235 Tank wagon -$195 Control -$300 Track - too much to count.... so im going to suggest you keep buying cheap stuff leo. i have alot of throw together locomotives in g (getting free spares from friends), but i might splurge on a locomotive and update it. -i bought 3 coaches, 2 years ago. been very happy with them ;)

[@Britishrailwaystories]

Thing is, it depends on the engine's design. Pony truck refers to a single axle, leading or trailing, which pivots using a swing link. Then you have, for example, Cartazzi which is normally a trailing truck, outside framed and with outside bearings (look at Flying Scotsman, under the cab for a cartazzi arrangement example). Then there's the bissel truck (normally leading axle) which swings as part of the main frames! All depends on the engineering involved. Yours is a pony truck though!

[@Britishrailwaystories]

Metal rail definitely superior to plastic in every way.

[@CFRailway]

These are made from LGB casts. When LGB were moving production to China from German, these were some of the molds that were sent over. The LGB went bust and the molds were still in china. A company called Hammond toys in the states bought the rights to these and has had two production batches made. They are made from cheap plastic and you get what you pay for. The stock is great for chopping up and kit bashing though. The locos...well, we've changed all the electrics in ours for more control.

[@leokimvideo]

thats a good idea, i'm a bit squeezed by the large tree....the other problem is track pieces I have access to I have learned some hard lessons with this layout, next time I won't do so many points area's and steer clear of curve to curve changes of direction

[@chrissmith7669]

That looks really good. Nice over view.

[@BritanniaPacific]

the front set of wheels is called the pony truck, the middle are the driving wheels, and the ones beneath the cab is the cartazzi axle

[@bennickss]

Man, the golden age of leokimvideo; before demonetisation, c.o.p.p.a, yt kids, elsagate, and all of yt’s downfalls.

[@leokimvideo]

thank you, i'm looking into that option, I also need a better battery I think

[@Britishrailwaystories]

Awesome Leo, just watching this at work on my iPhone. Will watch fully and return commentary later! :)

[@9C85-g4b]

Thanks for this. I am planning a garden railway and thinking of this loco as a starting point. I like how you got the loco to run slowly with a bit of lanolin. I don't know if there is anything in the previous comments but, here in the UK at least, the ballast goes no higher than the tops of the sleepers.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Thank you for this informative video. I have always liked the idea of G scale but those I knew about cost far to much for me to justify! I will have to locate where I can get one in the UK.

[@harryssimplelife]

ADMIRALSCORNER ebay has UK sellers, that is where I got mine

[@Dronesword123]

For future reference, those wheels you were wondering about are called Trailing and leading trucks

[@ulrichkalber9039]

I own a few LGB items. the Switches and the tracks look as if they are cast from LGB originals. the same is to be said about the added Details on the waggons.

[@cinderhella]

I am an owner of LGB and I can tell you that the quality is a bit better and the controlling of the trains is better

[@spoonsthatcrit7763]

I’m getting lot of nostalgia,the good times :’>

[@kupferbergbahn7952]

yeah

[@trainboy7]

the only G scale Train I have is this christmas themed one that a friend of mine gave to me for school as a birthday present.

[@steamrocks]

It is good that you have chosen a battery powered locomotive with R/C. Some of the major problems with garden railways involve track conductivity. Some day you may replace that plastic track. Aristo-Craft makes great looking durable track with metal rails at a reasonable price. I am just building my third garden railroad in the backyard of my new lake house, and enjoy seeing you setting yours up.

[@leokimvideo]

complex subject, it really takes years of just doing it...video has been my hobby for almost 20 years

[@leokimvideo]

remember I am NOT a train nerd, but I do a bit of google reading before I do stuff, go to google and type in Hornby OO and see what happens, then google Hornby HO and see what happens, possibly this will answer your HO wonderings

[@WTT_321]

I wonder that that model you have looks like the Marklin seen in BMM and in the background/behind the scenes of Season 1... Also, I think those front and back wheels are called 'bogie' wheels. Not sure if that's what they're really called, but that's probably close enough.

[@Stuck_Farmer]

Hi there. yes this does look nice and looks like an expensive G scale layout. All the locomotives with the 3/6 drive wheels I've seen, don't have flanges on the centre wheels. Maybe turn the loco upside down, set the wheels spinning and file or sand those problematic centre flanges off.. This should also reduce the friction produced from the unneeded flanges and allow for more pulling power around curved track. Also be aware oil and rubber don't like each other. Oil will rot rubber unless it's a water base lubricant or if the drive wheel rubber is oil proof. All the best..

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

the middle whell would turn better, for a larger radius of track, if your planning to exapand yor rail line, you'd want to look into that, how ever slicing it clean off so it was a non contact dummy wouldn't hurt, Great review only 1 problem with it though, you need to make it bigger lol, run it around your whole yard, you will have so much more fun, Large scale trains are the best, I've got HO scale and a lego train, but since buying a G scale train there is no reason to go back :)

[@otakurailfan]

the lgb version of that goes for 650.00(brand new),the coach is 175.00 and freight cars (boxcars,tankcars) for 60.00

[@leokimvideo]

Yes weight is needed but sadly the loco is not powerful enough to cope with extra weight, thats explained in the video

[@leokimvideo]

this is a big problem for everyone, I always see when a mega tuber uploads a video but many I am subscribed to seem to fall off the upload listing. Notice there is a switch to see upload highlights or everything, the default is highlights and this only shows a small fraction of what is uploaded

[@wwe682]

this is very fascinating leo cause I used 2 b a really big Train fan hope u do more of these cause this is really fun.

[@leokimvideo]

looked at them, I'm up for at least $400 Oz dollars, thats double what I paid for this train system

[@leokimvideo]

The most basic G scale Bachmann set which is only a loop track is $400 where I live.

[@leokimvideo]

the train sounds are a very familiar item for me, just about every cheap knock off Thomas I have from China has this sound chip

[@leokimvideo]

there is one item of curiosity, I have had many different terms for the small wheels in front of and behind the main driving wheels.....I have heard trucks, pony's, head wheels, cab wheels. It seems these small wheels can be called all sorts of things

[@DeafIaint]

In the UK we call the single axles Pony trucks & double axles Bogies.

[@leokimvideo]

so do I, but I do see other video's of this train on youtube...but not many

[@leokimvideo]

Great query on the track, it's been down almost 6 months and it's Autumn here ( Fall ), we just had our hottest summer and wettest on record, the railway looks vastly different now in so many ways. The track is still all intact and you can see areas which have been literally washed away. I will do a video covering the track and 6 months and then 12 months, and I will also pull up some track to see how it survived The railway now needs to survive winter, it seems to have done very so far

[@timberpony1814]

i like to buy my G scale stuff at train shows. i can always find some HO or N scale guys that tried G for the first time but now just want to sell it all off. i never pay more then 60$ to 150$ US. as for out door rail. you need to read up on landscaping, i like to put allot of time in just setting the ground work. bricks, gravel, pipes and cement are a must have for me. when doing garden trains the best thing to have is a nice big flower bed hope fully one lifted a foot or two above any high water line. think of that bed as your new train table and go to town on it. its best if you try and stop growth before it starts. i would put some walk way stones under the rail, drill holes in them for rail pins then lay your rail and cover with ballast.

[@roundsaturn31]

Great review and nice down to earth approach! 5 Stars mate! A couple thoughts; German trains are known the world over to be the best that money can buy. LGB, when it was still produced in Western Germany, was a great example of this fact. Newquida, like so many Chinese knock-off companies, gets a half way decent product idea going and then stops producing it or never finishes the entire project. With a touch more effort, this could truly be great. I still find it good for kitbashing. Thanks.....

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

i am thinking of using some of their rail for my garden layout since LGB track is so expenisve

[@leokimvideo]

there is a video up of the bullet train these people do, but it's tricky to find, have to say it looks excellent, but I'm not sure if it was RC, in the video all you see is it tearing around the same style of plastic brown track my gut feeling is the battery is stuffed on this train as well, it now gets pretty hot on a recharge ( 4 hours ) and that can be a sign of crappy batteries, especially ni cads

[@leokimvideo]

I see my local hobby store has more in stock, there is a brown wagon which is the same design as the yellow covered wagon...brown looks far better

[@leokimvideo]

It's a expensive hobby if you start going for good brands and high details, at least here there is great detail at an affordable price

[@Dronesword123]

You might want to look into Lionel remote control G scale trains. They are fairly detailed and might be what you are looking for. They aren't as much as the electric G scale trains but are fairly good for what they are.

[@leokimvideo]

I have seen some of the very basic Bachmann G scale train sets here in Oz and they kick off at $400. Remember everything here is for some stupid reason more expensive than the USA....just look at Lego pricing for a classic example

[@cinderhella]

It depends on the quality you can usually leave the track out all the time and LGB can run In the rain and snow!

[@atsf3415dbr]

40 US dollars. I also found when I did a google search for Newqida Trains a website called Hammond Toys that has several of the Newqida engines, passenger cars, freight cars, sets, and that high speed set that was on the box.

[@trainboy7]

I agree. when it comes to model railroading, brown is the one way to go! =)

[@LNER4771]

Many real locomotives with 6 wheels actually go with a flange-less pair in the middle. So, if you want to remove the flanges on the middle pair, you can go ahead.

[@dkbmaestrorules]

Excellent Leo, been seeing these on the internet but wasn't really sure if they were any good. OK, in (something like!) order: 18:52 - RIP passengers! More power in reverse - from my experience of 00 gauge modelling, it's (far too) often the case that cheap loco mechanisms perform better in one direction than the other; for my purposes it's generally the slow running that's the problem, but I guess power and top speed are affected too. (continued in next comment...)

[@dkbmaestrorules]

Mini me - Siku is a German company, you're quite right; I used to have a load of their cars when I was little! The spanner - a bit of Googling suggests that the screw-adjustable design was a British patent, hence the German nickname. Finally - if you google-image search "Harz 99 6001", you should be able to find the real loco that the model is based off.

[@gvet47]

Just interesting that you can have a cheap way to get into G scale. Runs a little too fast though. Ballast should not cover the ties so just needs a better bed for the track. A little clear flat spray to take off the gloss and whether the cars some. Weight the cars might help a little if it can still pull them. Fun to watch.

[@leokimvideo]

clone Lego is the same, it tends to be 1/4 the price, especially the stupid high prices I suffer with Lego here in Oz

[@bluecoatscheesypoofs]

Leo, A German-style locomotive from LGB would definitely be in the $400-700 dollar range with a level of detail similar to your's. This would not be including the wagons and track. Good buy mate. Cheers

[@davidclosedthisaccount]

That looks like Marklin from the Thomas model era

[@leokimvideo]

I think there is almost two versions of G scale, it seems the USA version is the same track but smaller rolling stock while the EU version uses larger rolling stock, similar to HO / OO differences...but hey i'm no expert..I'm just a guy making a video about a cheap G scale train set

[@CrovansGateOO9]

It's funny you should bring this set up. It's been noted this is a direct clone of LGB products, which I think came about when LGB sent some of their manufacturing into China. I've heard mixed reviews on the locomotive, but the rolling stock gets much more praise. In many cases, you can pick 4 clones up for the price of the LGB item they were made from.