How I Fixed A 50 Year Old Bachmann 4-4-0 Steamer Set

[@gabeaguilar9786]

Thanks! Ron, Congratulations on three years keep them videos coming. Belated Happy Birthday to your Mom and have a nice holiday with family and Dumpster.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Gabe!! Very Kind of you Sir :-)

[@swimjimsvideos5244]

When my son turned four years old, I bought him a train set which was comprised of a 36" circle of track, an engine and a few cars. That was back in 1998. It has since taken over the entire basement. In the process I taught my son, carpentry, how to work with plaster and similar materials, how to work with electricity and a whole bunch of other things. I retired this year and I spend a lot of time on the layout. Thanks to you Ron and a few select KZbinrs, I have been able to tweak things and now I can concentrate on operations instead of trying to get things to work. Ha. Yet another great video. Thanks!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Great Story!! Yes back in the day we learned a lot about "science" and the "trades" by modeling. Glad to hear you passed this down to your Son as well!! Glad to have helped out on your journey :-)

[@agatemaster1998]

You learn a lot of skills in this hobby from electronics to arts

[@ServantOfBoron]

Back in the '80s my father made me and my brother our first layout just like that, nailed to the board. We were 7 or 8 years old. We loved it

[@ServantOfBoron]

Also happy 3 year anniversary Ron!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Nice that your Dad got you started like that. I can hardly wait myself

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

331/3%'er, Congrats on the 3rd anniversary, Happy Birthday to your Mom and congrats on get'n that little train running.

[@classicmodeltrains]

@@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561 Thank you Lynn. Took way longer to get that dang little set working than I thought. Can’t believe it’s been 3 years now.

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

@@classicmodeltrains Time flies when you're having fun.

[@classicmodeltrains]

@@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561 It seems to

[@regisbraga645]

Happy birthday for your Mom and for the Channel my Friend! Very Nice work with the locomotive and the track Ron.

[@classicmodeltrains]

@@regisbraga645 Thank you Regis!!

[@dannyjones3840]

"Lemme get the paint tray- so that way when I knock it over ALL the parts go flying" dang you always get me laughing 😂. Always look forward to a new episode Ron, thanks!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

It just seems a few times I have knocked the paint tray parts bucket and it really makes a mess out of the carefully segregated parts. A few fellers tell me they have done the same ;-)

[@ShadowRedington]

Thanks for the shout out, Ron! I totally would have helped you build that while I was there, too. Thank you also for the hospitality. I am so sorry I was a bit distracted due to the circumstances.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Always good meeting Viewers. There's another Feller in the comments that says he knows you as well.

[@markwakeley3835]

That's a cute little guy. Happy Birthday to Mom. 76... that's the Spirit. See ya next week.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Mark

[@Chrism327]

Congratulations! I just rebuilt one of these! Makes me feel great knowing I'm not the only one that struggles with that engine

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Chris, Yes these little Bachmann's are kinda a P.I.T.A. either there great runners or there's nothing you can do to make them good runners it seems.

[@Chrism327]

@@classicmodeltrains Yep, my son loves this little guy but it is such a weird runner. Only likes high power and after about 5-10 minutes of running the motor gets a bit angry and needs to cool off for a little. And that wire that goes from the cab to the engine in such a nightmare piece to keep attached. Definitely researching trying to find a more friendly motor.

[@jimanastasio192]

I bought one of those 4-4-0s for my girlfriend last year. She didn't want me to spend too much money, which is why I bought an oldie. It looked great but didn't run with any kind of consistency. It took months of on and off tinkering to get it figured out. I know Ron doesn't have the time for all of that when making videos, so I will share what I have learned. First off, I noticed little lightning bolts jumping back and forth between the motor and inner wheels of the tender when going through corners. I put small washers between the trucks and tender body to raise it slightly and painted the bottom of the motor with liquid electrical tape. That fixed that. To improve contact at the forward truck of the tender, I ran the wire through a hole in the floor and soldered it directly to the washer I had installed. I didn't have to press down on the tender to keep the juices flowing after that. The last thing is to disassemble and clean out the motor. It comes out easily by removing the brass nut behind the motor and then it comes apart like any other pan motor. The motor housing doesn't have any vent holes in it, so dust from the wearing brushes can't escape. Clean that stuff out! Lydia's little "Durant" (she named it after the Thomas Durant character on "Hell on Wheels", not the real guy) runs beautifully now. I hope somebody out there finds this information helpful.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Jim for all the good hints and tricks. Too bad a Feller has to go thru all of that to get it to work properly.

[@StationaryDingleberry]

Congrats on the milestones. Your channel is a boon to the hobby!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you S.D.!!

[@lotsatrains]

Great job Ron and Happy Birthday to you Mother 👍 I really like that train set 👌

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much!

[@Gregtrainmaster]

its been 3 great years thank you

[@classicmodeltrains]

Very kind of you Greg! Thank you :-)

[@JamesShearer-z6o]

Congratulations Ron on 3 years of informative and entertaining videos

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Very much James :-)

[@stevenhaneklaus8087]

Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary and happy birthday to your mom.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Steven!

[@dah2nd]

congratulations on the 3 year mark!

[@dah2nd]

And your Mom's Birthday! Happy 76th!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Dave!!

[@rockabillyhepcat5165]

Ron another fantastic restoration video with a fantastic model shown as well! That's one of my favorite Christmas movies. You're the best with these posts!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@agatemaster1998]

I had a tyco catalogue from when I was a kid in the late 70s and drooled over it still have it now along with my first train set

[@classicmodeltrains]

That's a good long time to hold onto something! AWESOME!!

[@darrenrawlinson6344]

That's a lovely little set, and a nice revival!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Darren

[@davidkaralus7464]

Thank You Ron, for all the time and effort that you put into your videos! Happy 3rd year anniversary, and many more!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Appreciate the kind words, thanks for watching David!

[@jk180]

Woot! 3 years! Congratulations. Here's to at least 3 more. Happy Birthday to Ron's mom too!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you!

[@Firemanharry]

Happy birthday to your mom and happy anniversary to the channel! Keep up the great work, Ron! 33%er

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Harry :-)

[@railfan101]

Congratulations to 3 years of pure entertainment and education regarding model train repairs and modifications. BTW I got my two HO scale trains and my old Lego train running under my Christmas tree. It's a thing of beauty!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you, Good to hear your tree is all set up with trains running around it :-)

[@paulogden1672]

Thanks Ron for 3 years. Your videos are so entertaining and informative. I rewatched one to get my Tyco Pacific working. Happy Birthday Mom!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy the videos Paul!

[@rustintampa1]

Ron, you found the famous, legendary, elusive Bachmann "SCRIVETT" - (screw + rivett). Very sought after. It will bring you good luck for the holiday season!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Ha Ha Ha...... LOVE IT!! :-)

[@waynebehm7853]

Happy 3 year anniversary to your channel and Happy Birthday to your Mom. Another great video, keep'em coming. I have a loco exactly like you are working on. Got it for a valentine present from my wife back in the early 1980's. I never did tear that one down. A 33 % fan here.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for the kind words and support Wayne. Maybe you might get that 'Ol Locomotive back into service?

[@waynebehm7853]

@@classicmodeltrains It has a better chance now, thanks to you.

[@jebbohanan2626]

Thanks Ron! Brought back a bunch of memories of Christmas Train Sets! Although I never owned one, some of my childhood friends did! And it seems that the majority of those were some F Units….it’s been so long ago I can’t remember for sure. So, now I’m gonna try and start a new tradition with my Grandkids. I have an old Athearn “Geep 7” and a few flat cars, I’ll get them in the Christmas Spirit and run them around a tree! Thanks again Ron!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Good to hear your going to give another train a spin around a tree this year!!

[@4speed3pedals]

Watching Ron work on trains and run them is a reminder of my youth. Since watching, I have purchased cars from him and 3 locomotives I saw on Ebay. I now have a Marx Pennsylvania F-3, the Air Force EMD diesel and a Tyco #473 4-6-2 steam locomotive (if it ever arrives). Ron's channel makes the economy better and me poorer. Trains are wonderful. Thanks Ron.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Reminder of our youth.....Thats what I think all the time fiddling with the trains. Of course the rememberries are better than the actual story and my paper route makes a heck of a lot more money now then it did back then !!!

[@EricSmith-ve7qi]

Congrats on the Anniversary Sir! As always Great Video and Amazing work to get the old beauty going! Super Lube to the rescue once again! Best Train Channel on KZbin!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Eric!!

[@hopstrr]

Congrats on 3 years Ron. I love the fact that you know if you use the parts tray that just means you'll have to look for every teeny tiny part when you knock over the tray. Placing the open container of liquid right next to the keyboard, you are copying my moves. Enough of the tom foolery. Great job getting the 4-4-0 running right and making that janky track work better. Here's hoping you have the Merriest of Christmas and many many more anniversaries for your channel. Happy Birthday to Ron's Mom

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much!

[@dalefraschetti1874]

Another great video Ron!! Happy 3rd anniversary and also Happy birthday to your mon.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Dale!!

[@zendoargos4988]

Congrats on 3 years, Happy Birthday to your mom, and thanks for another great video.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it!

[@patricksparks6631]

Howdy Ron ! Cool stuff. Great channel. Happy Birthday to Mom !!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Pat!

[@gordoncripps345]

Thanks for three years of great education and entertainment Ron! Birthday wishes to your Mom (I'm 70 tomorrow....)

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching and supporting my Channel Gordon! And Happy early B-day to you as well!

[@johnbanicki7232]

Happy Anniversary! Hard to believe only three years of putting out great videos. Thanks for sharing. Brass track works but it needs a lot of cleaning. It oxidizes rapidly and the oxidation does not conduct electricity. Merry Christmas to you and your family! Happy Birthday Mom!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you John! Im gunna No-ox the brass track. If its the bee's knees for NS it should also work on brass. Data to come

[@RichyN25]

Nice old chevy truck, cowboy hat, model trains, sounds like my kind of people

[@classicmodeltrains]

Yup! :-)

[@jamesfitch6431]

Happy Birthday to your mom. 33%er here. Great video. Thanks for sharing. My mom made it to 99, unfortunately she passed 2 years ago. Enjoy your time with them as much as you can. I miss my mom still.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks James, WOW! 99 is a great pull, Sorry you lost Her,

[@gmaneis]

Congrats on 3 years. What a great triumph with that nasty old train and track, too. Face it, man: you're good at this stuff! Oh yeah, almost forgot. 33%er here!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for the kind words and support!

[@dennisosborn5589]

Cool Video! Happy Birthday to your Mom too!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you!

[@anthonycollins4747]

Hi Ron, Happy 3yr. Anniversary. Your help in the last 3 years has been invaluable.Thanks so much. Hope you have many more years. 🚂🚂

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks so much for the kind words and support! Happy to help out.

[@w.rustylane5650]

Congratulations on the 3rd anniversary of Classic Model Trains. Still enjoying your videos. Cheers from eastern TN

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much!

[@pyrielrising4338]

Congratulations on the three years Ron. Best model train channel on KZbin. Will be here when you celebrate 10 years and 50k subs.😊

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks so much!

[@garysprandel1817]

Happy Birthday to your mom. Give her a big hug. Been 23 years and 10 years respectively since I've been able to do that with mom or dad. Geeze that horn hook coupler seems to almost be a quarter the length of the tender. Used to keep an eye out for the Bachman bobber cabooses and the Lifelike flatcar cranes. A little cutting, sanding and putty work on the crane cab and mounting that to the bobber chassis and it makes for a very passable Burro crane.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Gary. Sorry to hear your Parents are no longer with you. Yet another downside to aging it seems.

[@MattKonsol]

33%er! Really nice job working on that Bachmann 4-4-0 steam engine and happy anniversary to your channel!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Matt :-)

[@jimorlando5700]

Happy 3rd anniversary!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Jim!

[@normfredriksen1381]

You truly are the fix m detective of model trains . A little clue here, a little lube there, a little him-hawen, more investigation and there you go. Problems solved and a great looking running addition for the Christmas tree. Keep them coming Ron. You make Mondays something to look forward to.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you! I am so glad you enjoy my channel

[@GeorgeDeRabbie]

Happy Anniversary! From way up here in Nova Scotia Canada.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you George

[@NixCrossing]

Excellent work! Always enjoy watching your repair videos - Merry Christmas!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks very much and Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@gregandrus1015]

Another great video, thank you. Congrats on 3 years. Happy birthday to your mom.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Greg!

[@RayBoebel]

Another great fix'um there Ron! Congrats on 3 years!! Happy Birthday to your mom!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Ray!

[@williamsantangelo]

Congratulations Ron! Thanks for the video! Happy Birthday to MOM. Enjoy

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks William!

[@williamgottlieb8723]

When I was growing up, our family Christmas tree always had an HO scale train running underneath it on brass track. It was a 3.5' by 4' sheet of 1/2 inch plywood with the track attached with a STAPLE GUN. The staples were not shot into the plastic ties, but over them with the length of the staple running centered in between and parallel to the rails. This worked just fine for years, and they were easy to pull up one year when the mint-green painted plywood sheet got a big upgrade to that "grass mat" sheet of green sawdust glued to a roll of paper scenery item that was sold by Life-Like. This was no flimsy set up, as the plywood sheet was placed on the living room floor with an 8' or so real tree stuck into one of those stamped metal, three-footed tree stands which was nailed to the center of the plywood. The tree lights were a long, heavy strand of C7 bulbs. It all worked out just fine, as long as the tree was kept watered without overfilling that tiny tree stand metal water dish, and don't forget to toss a couple aspirin into the water, for some reason.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Great story William!! Thanks for sharing. I could see the set, the metal stand and the big tree in my mind very well. Great memories for sure

[@grumbeast]

Happy Anniversary Ron from Vancouver Island, I never miss a video, love your presentation style and I’ve learned so much even if I am an N scaler! I think your channel is just about my favourite one on the whole of KZbin

[@classicmodeltrains]

That is very kind of you! Thanks :-)

[@stevenwaller192]

Wowee! 3 whole years. Time sure went by fast. All those great videos. Congrats! And Happy Birthday to your Mom too! 33%er . At first I thought “Oooh nooo Bachmann. I know you are good at repairs. But was thinking how those darn Bachmanns give you headaches. So happy ya got a good one.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Steven! I was shocked it was a "good" one as well ;-)

[@Tonyfishtail]

Great Job Ron!! Happy Birthday to your Mom!!😊🎉

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Tony

[@flagman515]

Great job on bringing the set back to life and giving it a purpose once again 👍 I like the set up for measuring the car length and what the weight should be without using my fingers. Happy Birthday Mom and a Merry Christmas to you guys. 🎄

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching! Marry C-Mas to you and your as well

[@robertschell1782]

🎉 Congratulations on 3 years. Hard to believe it's been that long. I've learned so much from you. Keep it up Ron. Merry Christmas.

[@classicmodeltrains]

@@robertschell1782 Thanks Robert! Yes time has flown by. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.

[@cimpulungmuscel]

Congrats Ron! thanks for this three wonderful years, greetings from Colombia!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much! Greetings from Montana USA

[@christophermondone6864]

Niceto watch you videos, always enjoy them

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Christopher :-)

[@c00lkidhAXXOR]

Congratulations Ron! Love your videos

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks so much!

[@alexmagallanes3987]

Congratulations on your channel’s anniversary! I model o gauge but love watching you work on trains even if HO, I know you work on O gauge once and a while and love those a lot, I have saved your video on fixing a ZW transformer and will try to update mine this month. Thanks for all the knowledge you share and I look forward to many more videos!🎉

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks, glad you enjoy the videos!

[@ecidaho]

Happy Anniversary Ron!! You stumped this week. Had thought about getting a 4-4-0 and will look for older Bachmann if o go that route. Did finish a mantua 4-6-0 rebuild yesterday so I accomplished something! Take care!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Erick. Cant believe another one slipped by you ;-)

[@Trains-stuff]

I love those little 4-4-0 I have recently converted mine to have link and pin couplers so it’s more ere accurate

[@classicmodeltrains]

Right on!

[@BrockRuby]

Happy anniversary Ron!!!! Loven it!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Brock!

[@martyh299]

Happy anniversary Ron! Love the channel! As always, great job and video!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it Marty!

[@rodger337]

Happy Anniversary! This channel is awesome!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Rodger!

[@bigwoz78]

Congratulations on 3 years Ron, another awesome video. Great detective work on that track. A very Happy Birthday to your Mom🎉

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you kindly

[@BriansModelTrains]

Great work as usual. Congrats on the 3 years. Merry Christmas!🎄

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@thecreekwalker0174]

happy anniversary on posting great videos

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you C W!!

[@jamescotter5376]

Congratulations on your third anniversary keep the good videos coming

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks very much James

[@timothyrose4052]

Happy birthday, momma Ron! Three year anniversary for the channel, wow. I think I 've seen most of the past videos but might still be a few I haven't. Maybe when I get some more downtime over the holidays. Could not place the name of the model this week, but the face I knew and where from. Pretty lady, died young. (ish) Man, when you were talking up the brass track, I was like "oh no, you didn't..." but yes you did. And I see you regretted it just a tad later on. LOL Then you had to go and tell a story about letting that old train run around the tree again, getting us all teary eyed. (or was it just me?) Now I'm going to have to get out my dad's old Lionel that hasn't seen the light of day in probably a good 40 years. Great video and thoroughly enjoyed it, as always. 😊

[@classicmodeltrains]

Yes get that Ol' Gal out, clean and lube her up and let it get some Christmas tree time as well. 40 years is too long ;-)

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Ron & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Ron & Friends Randy & Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Ron

[@classicmodeltrains]

Merry Christmas to you as well Randy!

[@grantwsullivan]

Your Christmas Tree project is so familiar to me. I got the bug last year and came up with a fun dual track n-gauge layout for our tree. Congrats on your third year! Keep up the good work and Happy Holidays.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Grant

[@downthegaragelayout.7465]

Thank you for doing this video i have a few of theses here in the UK they made by Beckman and licenced to Airfix for uk maket . All the best Phil.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Phil

[@jroman6459]

Thanks!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Very Much for This!! Very Kind 🙂

[@n4pwx]

Happy Anniversary Ron. Great video.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Dennis !!

[@bassheadrocog12s34]

Happy anniversary buddy keep up all the hard work I really enjoy the videos

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@thomasmoroney4993]

Best time of the year for trains love it!..merry Christmas Ron!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@paulflak2823]

The solution to getting the full body off is so easily missed. Look at the pilot truck use a flash light to see what secret there is behind it. The fun part is getting the pilot truck off. Run a led light to the head light which helps with reducing the amps. Next I took my truck tuner and fixed the tight fitting wheels. Lastly I used Teflon grease on the gears with a taste of oil. And yes it pulls a lot of amps but they can craw very nicely. Swapping out the plastic wheels for metal make a very nice difference after a little more weight is added.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for the tips Paul :-)

[@brucethebassbrand4564]

Super lube !!!!!° Chuckle Love these videos, I'm one of your 33 percenters.

[@brucethebassbrand4564]

Keep these vids coming...

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for all your support Bruce!!

[@robertgrothey2429]

Happy 3rd anniversary

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Robert

[@DavidJeggo]

Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦…great video…congratulations on your third anniversary…the old brass track works well, when clean…which is a never ending job…BTW, need some snow?😊

[@classicmodeltrains]

Hello David. Thank you :-). Our snow just melted off so I'm pretty happy currently

[@mthhandyman]

Merry Christams

[@classicmodeltrains]

Merry C to you as well :-)

[@silentotto5099]

For the car weights... On the open cars, you could get some really fine chain or cable, make the weights look like some sort of cargo and chain them down.

[@classicmodeltrains]

YUP! Lots of great ways to hide the weights on flatcars.

[@ChristianBitter]

Congratulations Ron on your 3rd anniversary. very nice Christmas tree train I once had the same locomotive, unfortunately I was stupid enough to sell it

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Christian!

[@roberthubal6278]

Merry Christmas 😊✝️🎄🚂

[@classicmodeltrains]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@theskidog1119]

I have that Tyco Track Layout Expander set that the manual comes in. I found it at a local antique store... Cool that it showed up in an old Bachman set on your show.

[@classicmodeltrains]

You have the actual set? COOL!!! Found in an antiques store? Even BETTER!!!

[@theskidog1119]

@classicmodeltrains Minor disclaimer, it was actually my wife that found it, and talked me into buying it.. full set complete in box. Gotta love a woman that supports your hobbies! 👍

[@theskidog1119]

Love the channel by the way.

[@johnmalley4355]

Congratulations on your 3 year anniversary. I have a similar Bachmann set, plastic wheels were worped so I put metal wheel sets on them, kinda light weight but they track good. I had 2 locomotive parts to get 1 to work, nope. Plastic was too brittle, too many things went wrong. I got some parts off Bachmann website and made my own 2-6-0. There new parts site is pretty amazing, and have something dependable to pull my old west bachmann cars with. Pretty sweet… Merry Christmas Ron…

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you John, Sounds like a pretty cool loco you built up there. Merry C to you and yours as well

[@scottwilkins3577]

Happy Anniversary Ron, to many more.Thanks

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Scott

[@scrailwaylines8535]

Happy anniversary and great restoration, i have six bachmann 4-4-0s but i did make a 3d gear file of the gears ever they break

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you. Good idea on the gear file!!

[@garykellerup3470]

Hey Ron and Merry Christmas. Enjoyed the rebuild of that set. Congrats on those 3 years. I came along around 1k subscribers. Now you're pushing 20k. You do good content brother. Best of all of the others. Got a little behind on viewing your stuff but I'm catching up. Take care...G

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Gary! Merry Christmas to you too!

[@silvertrain7945]

Hey Ron, thanks for another great video. I know Shadow from my neck of the woods. I noticed your collection of bicentennial Tyco items in your display rack. I too have started collecting the bicentennial Tyco trains. I don’t have the collection you have, but always looking for a good deal. Keep up the great work. 33%!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Greetings S.T. Yup I decided to collect some red, white, and blue stuff. Working on getting the new display all set up before I put focus on it.

[@TheRobertSterling]

Hi Ron. Well first off Happy Anniversary 🎉. Also all the best to your Mother on her birthday 🎂 Nice to see you have no snow, we got freezing rain today 😬. Nice little train set today, good job. The only thing that let it down was the track connections, good eye to catch that. Seemed to run great after that fix. I thought I could hear it kinda making chugging sounds . Nice you got a Christmas tree and a light show for it. Go 33%ers. Chat again soon buddy, Cheers G.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks so much! It did kinda chug along a bit. Kinda weird :-)

[@johnschutt9187]

Very nice. Merry Christmas to you and to yours.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Same to you John!

[@GeorgeDeRabbie]

Happy Birthday mom!

[@classicmodeltrains]

:-)

[@JacquesLevyJr]

Congradulations !!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Hi Ron, congrats on 3 years and happy birthday to your mum... I am also finding that a lot of the older train sets are not weighted enough like that set... It looked as if that 3rd wagon wasn't on the rails correctly in the first place.. they are hard to get on the rails at times with those small wheels. Another great video.. I notice that you have a lot of the Tyco "Spirit of 1776" loco and wagon sets on the back wall.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Greetings Tim, Yes I'm making the display a bit more "Patriotic". Have more arriving by the Mail every day

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

Hello again Ron, I like the old school Bachmann trains from the 70's and 80's, Also, If i was working on that train set i would up grade it with Kadee metal wheelsets and knuckle couplers or replace the old time stock freight cars with Tyco's old time western freight cars that looks similar like the original stock that came with the set which is heavier.

[@classicmodeltrains]

I agree. I dont want to put that kind of money into this set because it will more than likely get sold off

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

@@classicmodeltrains As always, Thank you very much for answering my reply.

[@JerseyBill-x9r]

When I see what set you had I said Oh No! You were lucky it had all the parts for the loco especially the drive shaft and you had a good gear but if you need a new coal car, I'm sure I have one around here some were. Great work and video, Jersey Bill

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Jersey B! I was surprised it had all the parts and worked as well :-)

[@lukesvintagetrains5495]

I saw this video and I clicked on it without any hesitation lol I have a strange obsession with these, both in ho and n scale and I’m literally restoring one of these as I type this comment! Love your videos. P.s. you should work on one of those old bachmann trim-a-train sets, just find one without a 4-4-0 those sets are cool.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for all your support Luke! I dont know what trim-a-train sets are.

[@lukesvintagetrains5495]

Ohh it’s a thing Bachmann did where the train track it hung on the tree instead of under it. There is a section about it in ho seeker in one of these catalogs (not sure Wich one)

[@classicmodeltrains]

@lukesvintagetrains5495 Oh WOW!! That sounds cool, and kinda weird 🙂

[@jimorlando5700]

Happy birthday Mom!

[@classicmodeltrains]

:-)