Something about seeing a grown man on a miniature train somehow makes me day everytime😂
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
What can i say, im a big kid!
@charliemarkovic43012 жыл бұрын
It's more productive than pouting your lips on Tik Tok.
@charleskendall5972 Жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric i think trains bring out the kid in all of us, even better!! a miniature coal fired one!! lol
@tabriff38323 жыл бұрын
I hadn't realised that the operation was so true to life, and therefore the engineer had so much to keep an eye on, and adjust. I can feel the addiction from here.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it really is just a steam loco in miniature, even down to the boiler tests ect. Its a lot of fun to operate as it keeps your brain active!
@29brendus2 жыл бұрын
Women, yeah, who needs 'em. Trains and a good steak and chips. well done lads!
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@donotwantahandle1111Ай бұрын
My Dad was a GWR man. Died last year at 93. I inherited a OO pannier tank!
@nordemoniac2 жыл бұрын
Me looking at thumbnail - Lol, it looks like he's riding it... Oh.... Wait, I want that!
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@haroldpearson60257 ай бұрын
I built my first locomotive age 13 in 1953. Since then I have built 6 more in various gauges, 3.5, 5 and 7.25in all live steam.
@donotwantahandle1111Ай бұрын
Well done!
@barryturner29163 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, thanks for sharing I can see why my late father was into making and machining and building steam trains (I think it was 5inch) and steam traction engines. Enjoyed the drivers view, thanks keep them coming..
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Barry, im sure he had a lot of fun doing it. Its certainly a lot of fun and there is so much to it. All the best
@blockmasterking8352 жыл бұрын
What really cool engine
@railwayhonza2 жыл бұрын
Good video
@andydunn56732 жыл бұрын
Lovely watching this Thanks for posting
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Hope you found it enjoyable mate 🙂🙂
@D3fenderfox3 жыл бұрын
My old neighbour in leeds used to make them, I'd go to the festival thing and drive them sometimes
@timgage89722 жыл бұрын
This is good as I'm thinking about buying my first steamy
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
You wont regret it
@StanFerris3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Eric! Thank you! I'm just getting into 5" gauge steam myself!
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
You will love it!
@generalpattonpending72562 жыл бұрын
awesome locomotive Eric, thank for sharing
@jackhstproductions6493 жыл бұрын
16:24 the train does a wheelie 😂
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Ha yeah it derailed and i didnt realise i caught it on cam 🤣🤣
@Terrys-Steam-and-Cobi3 жыл бұрын
I love the green. But I completely understand the need to have what you like most. Great video.
@robmoss35013 жыл бұрын
Omg I work on the new building site next door. Saw the track through the fence and thought that would be a great fun to have a ride on. Didn’t realise it was so big.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Small world eh!
@ekers54092 жыл бұрын
Mate that’s your home? Lucky.
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
I wish it was!
@matelot20012 жыл бұрын
And to think I started you on the road to real steam! Hope you're keeping well bud!
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Slippery slope 🤣🤣
@EtonieE253 жыл бұрын
If l was a multi millionaire I’d buy u a a real life sized one to play around with mate Great video 😎
@ikriestiana3 жыл бұрын
Same
@highdownmartin3 жыл бұрын
I fire on the bluebell and love Compton’s growing up with Hither Green depot at the end of our road and later being second man/ trainman on various 33s at Brighton and driven a few. But I’ve driven swordfish on the bluebell and it’s boring. Nothing to do. A steam loco is alive andtests you all the time, to make it do what you want you got to be good. Enjoy your 94
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Im well overdue a visit to the bluebell!
@PauloConstantino1672 жыл бұрын
lol what is this? how are there mini tracks around the city?
@canalboating3 жыл бұрын
Excellent Brent is a true gent letting you guys run and sorting out the engineering side of things
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
He really is! We are so lucky
@peterellis65563 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing your video and seeing the photos of Brent's place. I last saw Stavesey 20 years ago. I grew up near Southport
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
@@peterellis6556 never too late to come and see it again Peter! 🙂
@peterellis65563 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric I´m a bit far away these days !
@karlpedersen73 жыл бұрын
Look at the size of them Giants on them Trains 🤣 Great vid and what a hobby 👍
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
The trains are actually full size, who knew! 🤣
@karlpedersen73 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric 🤣🤣 Brilliant 👏
@Metal053 жыл бұрын
I built three 5” gauge maxitrak steam loco’s between the ages of 8 & 14 with my dad. My late father also used to run Maxitrak as a director along with the owner Andy and they sacked him and took his retirement money, this ultimately caused his death at the age of 59 due to stress. He had a massive stroke one day as he couldn’t cope. I blame them until the day I die. I have the loco’s in my man cave in his memory.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
I dont really know what to say to that!
@Metal053 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric I’ve got plenty to say as you can imagine. He knew exactly what he was doing when he took my dads money. Little weasel!
@michaelanderson77153 жыл бұрын
locos, not loco's (in both instances)
@Metal053 жыл бұрын
@@michaelanderson7715 apologies for the mis-pulling, did’nt no u wer the gramar polise. - Note to self, must try harder next time, but thanks for pointing out my bad grammar. Whilst it clearly must frustrate you when people cannot write correctly, have you ever thought that the person might by dyslexic?
@michaelanderson77153 жыл бұрын
@@Metal05 Reasons _for_ are aside from the correction.
@Hondanissanman2 жыл бұрын
These are absolutely fantastic 👌.
@duncan19452 жыл бұрын
Bloody brilliant !!!!! Eric you are a genius . The garden layout is mind blowing mate, I think i will now throw my 00 layout away ha ha ha ha. Loved every minute of it. All the very best Duncan.
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@JenniferEKirk3 жыл бұрын
Lovely camera work!
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jenny! Nice to see you on here! 🙂
@medwaymodelrailway71293 жыл бұрын
Like the garden layout.lots going on.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Really is! Great fun
@medwaymodelrailway71293 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric Llike it and Thank you very much for replying to my comment. I would love if you could take a quick look at my page and any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
@peterroberts6522 жыл бұрын
If you're gunno go beard Go full on beard Excellent
@davidparry19822 жыл бұрын
‘Green isn’t really my thing’ 🤣 Love it! I think regardless of prototype scale coarse or fine scale, the key is to have a sense of integrity in what you’re hoping to achieve. What he parameters are is down to personal taste, but I believe I t’s key to that secret ingredient- atmosphere…
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Luckily colour is something fairly easy to change at least! I still havent got round to painting it black yet, someday! 🙂
@joshuahill61532 жыл бұрын
Any in the UK heard of Ikon Engineering from NZ? Nice dude, had a massive plant down in NZ for manufacturing ride on locomotives.
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
I havent personally, will have to look them up!
@joshuahill61532 жыл бұрын
Imported internationally, weren't detailed but they were designed to run forever and be able to be built by anyone.
@krisanderson1113 жыл бұрын
Where is the miniture railway and can anyone ride on it
@TONYJUD572 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, I bought a Kingscale Black5 and i love it, i,v sorted a few minor things and made some improvements, ie- Cab Windows and Doors, also Handrails on the Tender, I'm currently weathering it down and letting it get really dirty, I remember engines in this state and they do look more authentic, (my opinion), I dont have a track but do have a rolling road in my shed with a Loco shed type chimney that gets all the smoke away as i burn House Coal, smells great, enjoy the hobby.
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
What a great looking loco that must be. Glad you seem to be enjoying it! Do you not have any local clubs to run it at?
@TONYJUD572 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric No not at the moment, I'm located west coast scotland and things are a bit thin on the ground, I may have to load the loco when i go touring down back to england in the hope of finding somewhere to run.
@camerons75993 жыл бұрын
Loved it!
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@thebritfarmer3 жыл бұрын
Looks like fun. Trains, fresh air and friends, what more could you ask for? I'd get that auto coach painted in RTC livery :) Was that a model of Lion running on the line?
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Spot on Scott! We absolutely love it. Get away from the world and just have fun. Ha! You arent the first one to suggest that you know! I legit wanted to - the only trouble is it wont match anything else 😭
@coloursmoke3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Looks like fun. :-)
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@garyolafson83033 жыл бұрын
Nice looking color green. Leave it green.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Nah not what i want
@m3hnl3 жыл бұрын
real nice vid eric. happy days mr french.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thanks James! Hope you liked it
@keefbrown3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a typical live steam loco on eBay… good to see it has a new lease of life and shows the importance of a local engineering group..
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Defo! Be careful what you buy!
@petecoventry68582 жыл бұрын
Imagine being his neighbour.
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Id love to be!
@rivergladesgardenrailroad88343 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't know where to start. Brent is a hero...so will stick with my G GAUGE Fn3
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Brent is a legend mate! So glad to know him. He also has a large gauge 1 setup but needs RC /battery powered locos
@rivergladesgardenrailroad88343 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric mine are converted to battery and R/c, though i am now changing to Bluerail ie: Bluetooth but functions need DCC to get it to match R/c. Love from South Australia
@captaingar92443 жыл бұрын
How much does a typical live steam 5 inch gauge cost?
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Thousands!
@hog80352 жыл бұрын
My grandad built that train
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Oh
@andrewvenn30213 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you know but Trog has also succumbed to both 5 &7 inch steam. I thought the Leader and I had brought you both up dedicated to the world of oil sloshing, ah well!!!!
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Ha yes i speak to him, trying to get him to bring his loco over for a run but you chaps are all obviously working far too hard 😝 I spoke to PK the other day on a video chat as it happens! Hope you are well mate
@TanVasinTrains3 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do any videos on your layout?
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Yeahh when its ready
@10thstudio3 жыл бұрын
Hi Sam, have you thought about resin printing? The print lines aren't so pronounced in resin but the process is a little longer
@alfiestrains71902 жыл бұрын
How do you get them so fast I Drive the steam I do go really quick you made it go rapid
@paulgray23872 жыл бұрын
Who was the a-hole giving the bird? No place for that on a model railway
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
What?
@joelang61263 жыл бұрын
How much weight is in the loco so there's traction? Surely a bloke and take of coaches is quite a lot to haul? Are there roller bearings in the wagon you sit on?
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
I can just about lift it when its empty of water, it weighs a lot!
@_R0BB_3 жыл бұрын
I have a 7.25" gauge london metropolitan metrovick which will pull passengers and beg for more, but it's not as fun as nursing a steam loco and struggling to make gradients.
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I just bought a 5” oneb
@_R0BB_2 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric my dad and I went with number 8 "Sherlock Holmes" I'd love to see a video of yours!
@John.T.Walker2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it’s possible for the boiler to explode
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Yes just like the real thing its likely possible!
@ikriestiana3 жыл бұрын
Is there a time that the locomotive explodes? Because i never seen a model train explodes brefore!
@peterellis65563 жыл бұрын
Unlikely. Model engineers are required to build to safe regulations and are tested. Despite this, the HSE still took fright and I was on the committee that worked with the HSE to resolve the issues.
@ikriestiana2 жыл бұрын
@@peterellis6556 ok
@johnjmc3 жыл бұрын
👍
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed John, thanks for the go on the 4F that sparked this off a tad!
@johnjmc3 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric anytime mate, it really does make the day flyby as you say, so much more involved with the engine. This was the problem I had with Druid, I would get bored. I did enjoy shunting last weekend with Jenna's little 08. Still want a 14 so I can do the same to one of them as the 08.
@Eagleye19952 жыл бұрын
where abouts are you based would love to come down and have a look?
@UndergroundEric2 жыл бұрын
Down south, the railway is privately owned however
@gamerjosh56863 жыл бұрын
If your going to paint the 94xx black than a possible livery for the auto coach could be br maroon
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, something to think about. Did they ever work with maroon suburbans at all? As a normal coach obvs
@gamerjosh56863 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric not sure but another option could be putting the late crest on the coach instead of the gwr logo
@TimberSurf3 жыл бұрын
So you are going backwards, from driving big modern trains to little old trains! lol
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Watch right to the end, back to big trains! 🤣
@nzrfan608 Жыл бұрын
At 5:02, is the axle pump just there to make things easier instead of using the manual water pump, or do you have to use the axle pump?
@UndergroundEric Жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty much just a nice to have, as most engines have an injector, however mine doesnt still as havent got round to fitting one.
@timothycole92323 жыл бұрын
Do you need a boiler certificate for live steam models above a certain size?
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Yes this needs yearly tests
@timothycole92323 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric thank for the reply. Do you think hornby live steam 00 need a boiler certificate?
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
@@timothycole9232 no mate, they use an electrically heated boiler anyway unlike these
@timothycole92323 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric oh ok I just havnt looked into them enough to realise that. Thanks for the quick reply
@Trainswithjosh Жыл бұрын
How many locomotives do you have now
@UndergroundEric Жыл бұрын
Down to 7 now! 8 if you count the class 13 as a pair lol
@Trainswithjosh Жыл бұрын
You are so lucky to have all those locomotives my dream is to have one
@CHANGCHENG20232 жыл бұрын
可以尝试一下 买一些中国的机车吧
@b17marko3 жыл бұрын
I am amazed that some of those smaller locos can pull a human along and not just sit there spinning their wheels, any idea of the weight of your Panier tank?
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
It is pretty impressive the weight they can haul, not sure exactly but obviously with the tanks full its a chunky little thing, if you have a slightly damp rail ect it will slip quite easily
@kitchenhamfarm3 жыл бұрын
eric looks as if you had a whale of a time i do believe my dad has a few 5in steam locos but sadly never runs them..............tony
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Thats a shame, its never too late!
@randomkid71642 жыл бұрын
This is like ro scale on roblox
@WardleRestorations3 жыл бұрын
First 👀😂
@johnvine57313 жыл бұрын
Second
@archiestrains62853 жыл бұрын
Third
@frameoflight3 жыл бұрын
fourth
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Wheeeey
@AmeryJunction3 жыл бұрын
2nd 😂😂
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
First loser! 🤣
@AmeryJunction3 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric 😂😂😂
@globalgumboots3 жыл бұрын
What happened at 16.24?
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
How do you mean?
@globalgumboots3 жыл бұрын
@@UndergroundEric did the loco go down a dip? The engine got lifted up at the front.
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
@@globalgumboots oh!! Great spot i didnt see that HAHA. Yes ollies riding truck was pulling the back of the engine downwards due to the height of the coupling, aswell as the rear springs on the loco being weak. Changed them out and was fine after, didnt realise id caught it on video!
@johnkeepin75273 жыл бұрын
As you mentioned LU liveried Prairies, you might like to see what this one was up to, as a guest in September: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKW5fXuOn62oq5Y
@jezcon9467 Жыл бұрын
Sitting on toy trains pretending to drive them is quite weird
@bencromwell4453 Жыл бұрын
have you ever tried going through the tunnels?🤏😅 cant believe that train can pull a grown person pretty cool.