Kingscale 5" gauge Class 4 loco's first run at Whissendine

[@stuartcambell-frazer8863]

Wow, this is just incredible. One of my favourite class of locomotives. You’ve done yourself proud with this beauty. I just love it.

[@wooltman]

It's not mine Stuart, guy brought it for a test run straight out of the crate...As far as I know never been run since.

[@stuartcambell-frazer8863]

@@wooltman That’s a real shame that. Such a beautiful locomotive. Let’s hope we see it up and running soon. It’s the sort of loco I would love to see on a regular basis.

[@francispotter5300]

Thanks for your videos she is a beauty 🚂

[@wooltman]

Thank you,she looks great..........Regards Chris

[@howarth004]

Beautiful .. really is a first class loco Chris ...

[@wooltman]

Hi Dave.Like you I have been moved to Studio Beta....I have always used the comments section to reply to any comments...Since being moved to Beta I have also found loads of comments I have not replied to,like this one...Well if they had shown up six months ago I would have commented on it.Seems as though YT has miss laid these in the first place.....Never mind all sorted now.

[@awesomecronk7183]

That is a BEAUTIFUL machine!

[@wooltman]

I think so too!

[@johnpowell239]

Looks like the real thing,seems to pull well.

[@wooltman]

Still very tight,it needs running in John,will be better then.....Regards Chris

[@andrewking9760]

Thanks for the video Chris - nicely done! A good day out with her and I'm pleased she ran so well straight 'out of the box' so to speak. I was a bit nervous having read of a few teething troubles with some of her sister loco's but she did well. I'm certainly pleased with her anyway! Bit more running in to come and we'll see how she gets on long term.

[@wooltman]

Hi Andy.Yes it was a very good start and the more you get to know how to run her i'm sure you will have a lot of fun.....Best wishes Chris

[@User76575]

Seems to be put together nicely haven’t heard the best about kingscale but this changed my mind

[@wooltman]

Hi Mathew.I heard the same rumours so was very nterested to see how she ran straight from the box (although it did have it's boiler tests last week) but this was it's first run....She looks very nice with lot's of detail....It now needs a longer run to see if it is reliable.....Thanks for commenting....Regards Chris

[@martyndix2100]

Hi Matthew, I have one of these locos from Kingscale as well as the 7.25" 14XX. The standard 4 sailed through it's boiler test without any problems and then ran beautifully. Had a small issue with the 14XX but called them up and they came and collected it, sorted it and brought it back to me no problems at all. Very happy with both locos! I think they had some problems with some of their first locos but they have certainly done well to iron things out in their design and manufacturing processes.

[@GRAHAM1514]

Looks a nicely detailed locomotive and ran well on the track

[@wooltman]

She is really a good looking loco,it ran very well Graham......Regards Chris

[@bruceburns1672]

Who manufactures these miniature steam engines , truly amazing that people are so dedicated to keeping the era alive , I am old enough to remember the last era of steam trains in Australia which means I am getting ancient .

[@wooltman]

Hi Bruce.We must be a pair of ancient guys then as I have many happy memorise of steam around our home town........Kingscale or sometimes called Silvercrest is the company that sell these loco's,they have done may different models.........Regards Chris

[@eisemanrenyardjake]

My favourite type of steam engine (possibly British Rail's largest tank locomotive)! Great video

[@wooltman]

They are a nice class,,I like the Jubilee and the Rebuilt Royal Scot classes.

[@rattywoof5259]

5:55 - I like the dual-gauge track. It makes life a bit complicated at the points, just as it must have done in Brunel's day, mixing standard gauge with his 7-foot broad gauge.

[@wooltman]

Hi Ratty.The club has 7 1/4 and 5 inch ground level track,we are in the process of extending this line,we will need to make new multi gauge points so we will find out just how hard that will be.Will have to put our Brunel hat on lol! ......Thanks for commenting.....Regards Chris

[@billycankay]

Good film and a fine looking loco .

[@wooltman]

She is a nice thing and ran well for the first time.The film is not so good,i'm still getting used to the ediitor as I don't use this one very often............Regards Chris.

[@davidlong3824]

Beautiful engine.

[@wooltman]

It sure is!

[@JohnWest507]

Such power for such a little thing! I want one so so so so so so so so badly

[@wooltman]

Get that credit card out John lol! They are great fun!

[@eisemanrenyardjake]

I found a Hornby (or possibly Triang) model of one of these (along with a Mallard and a smaller tank loco) that a charity shop didn't seem to want and was chucking out. Snapped up all 3 of them as quickly as I could. I'm "customising" the 2-6-4 tank with foreign features such as cowcatchers at each end, a mock bell and dummy headlamp for my personal layout.

[@wooltman]

That sounds like a good find,well done.

[@charleskendall6401]

I just recieved one of kingscale allchin traction engines, cant wait to steam it see how she goes

[@wooltman]

Good luck Charles,enjoy!

[@robmasterman]

A fine looking loco Chris, and seems to be running better at the end...early days yet....Regards...Bob

[@wooltman]

The owner was very pleased with it's first run,also the club members present thought so as well...Just needs more use and she will be fine.......Best wishes Chris

[@roccoautelitano7330]

A little version of this would be a dream.

[@wooltman]

I would like one as well,lovely!

[@andrewbrown5636]

Just purchased one of these but getting the Steam Workshop to do some “tweaking”.. mainly to the bottom end. This video inspired me to pull the trigger so many thanks 👍🏼

[@wooltman]

Nice looking piece of kit.Have fun with her when you get it back....Regards Chris

[@alanwaines2085]

The full size version of this loco is at the Severn valley railway

[@wooltman]

Thanks for that Alan,they also have a class 4 at the East Lanc's rly it has just returned to steam from it's Barry Scrap yard condition.....Many thanks for commenting....Regards Chris

[@xianderthest8014]

I love this, where can i find one!

[@wooltman]

You can check out the Kingscale website.

[@MrRonan3]

i was thinking about buying a loco from kingscale (silvercrest) but when i go on their youtube sight. all the comments are turned off. i am very particular about the build quality and detail because it will be a glass case model and will not be run. or do i purchase a finescale model?.

[@wooltman]

If you want a loco for the glass case,they will be fine for that..Really you need to see the loco your buying before paying out thousands of pounds..If you can visit Kingscale to have a look at some that might help you make up your mind...You could visit Station Road Steam or Steam Workshop (when they open to the public again) to look at some of the ones they have in stock...I believe S/W have a Kingscale Jubilee in at the moment Brand new.....Hope that helps...Regards Chris.

[@MrRonan3]

@@wooltman thank you for the feedback. i now live overseas and cannot travel. I own a DH Loveless gauge 1 A4 Dominion of Canada.the detail is superb. so would like a gauge 3 A4 but have never seen one only in the sales brochure and as they are 5000 pounds for one i have to be careful with this purchase,

[@SimonTog]

Lovely video, thumbs up :)

[@wooltman]

Thank you Simon............Regards Chris

[@krzysztofwaleska]

Beauty!

[@wooltman]

They really are nice.

[@charlesperez9976]

Perfection.

[@wooltman]

Yes they are lovely models.

[@timvins]

I see this video is a few years old now but since I’ve been looking at buying one of these, I can see why it came up in my feed. Glad I’ve come across it though, from the comments I think I need to steer away from them 🥴.

[@wooltman]

I can only tell you what I saw. It came straight from the crate, oiled/watered up and steamed up, to be fair it ran well without anything done to it. We now have a little Jinty from the same company and that runs very well. You can find the video a couple of weeks back of it's first visit. It also ran this Sunday. If thinking of buying one you should come to a track and watch them, then make your own mind up.

[@jimstrainsandstuff9539]

A really really nice engine.

[@wooltman]

They look lovely!

[@theautolad9507]

I want one 🤣 aww it does look amazing I would love to have one but don’t really have the space really top notch craftsmanship there

[@wooltman]

Nothing stopping you buying a loco,many for sale.

[@theautolad9507]

@@wooltman apart from the price 🤣 maybe another day

[@wooltman]

@@theautolad9507 Fingers crossed,good luck!

[@petejohnson1724]

bloody great

[@wooltman]

They are very nice looking loco's Peter.

[@oioi2425]

A beauty I would love to own one

[@wooltman]

You can Fred...Buy them from Kingscale.

[@richard1342]

These are impressive nice looking loco's at first glance, but the cabs are well short on realism when compared to the full size loco, which is a pity. Anyway, good luck to Kingsway!

[@wooltman]

Thanks for the info!

[@NathanielKempson]

why was the injector wide open the whole time?

[@wooltman]

Not all the time, the loco had a small steam leak from under the cab.Not a bad short run first time out for loco and driver, you can expect some fittings to leak a little...The loco is very nice but I wouldn't recommend them..Ok for a display case model.

[@earthlingjohn]

@@wooltman "...display case model." OUCH !! 😂😂😂

[@kuregami3035]

Imagine how heavy the locomotive is

[@wooltman]

Not as heavy as a lot of others,but still a two man lift..

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Is the 5 inch gauge a standard size for these type of models?

[@wooltman]

For Kingscale 5 inch is the gauge they build in,but you can find scratch built 7 1/4 gauge models of the class 4....Nice bit of kit though.......Regards Chris

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Rodger all that -- Thanks!

[@frankoshinski9205]

That is so COOL . GRIN

[@wooltman]

It's very nice Frank,they do other models in the range as well.

[@alanm1725]

Hi what teething troubles did you have?

[@wooltman]

Couple of loose bolts,drain cocks worked but could be better,she didn't steam as well as an older boiler but that will improve after a few steam ups.....Overall a very good first test run.....Regards Chris.

[@alanm1725]

I have a Kingscale 45xx Prairie and have had similar problems (Draincocks not working properly, Smokebox not sealed, Injector not working) it took some time but was put right

[@wooltman]

@@alanm1725 Just teething troubles as you say they can be put right,things you would expect to find on a first run.......Regards Chris

[@bertiewooster3326]

Can someone explain the gauges ? G3 ,5inch 3.5 inch etc

[@wooltman]

Hi Bertie...There are so many gauges it would take ages to tell you of the ones I know...The ones we use are 2 1/2", 31/2",5",7 1/2" this being the distance between the inside edge of the running rails. Then you get the bigger tracks for the bigger loco's 10 1/4", 15" and so on..You can find out on the web all of the smaller gauges.Check them out...I also have N gauge which is, Scale mm/ft Scale ratio 1:160 Model gauge 9mm (between the rails) Gauge represented mainline 4' 8 1/2"...This just shows how long it would take to write out every gauge. Have fun looking Bertie

[@bruceburns1672]

What fires the boiler , Gas ??????

[@wooltman]

Coal fired Bruce.

[@bruceburns1672]

How often do you need to refill the boiler with coal , because there was no obvious sight of coal or inserting it into the boiler I thought it was gas .

[@wooltman]

@@bruceburns1672 Hi Bruce.The owner (driving) filled the fire box with coal as required when he stopped in the station,also water,but I didn't film most of the stops.We were more interested in how it ran than the amount of coal it used...Cheers Chris.

[@bruceburns1672]

wooltman Cool , the coal seems to run really clean maybe you could put something that belches black smoke like the old days , ha ha .

[@atcoflyer1756]

How is the loco getting on? I’m looking to buy one from them

[@wooltman]

It is not mine I just took some video of it's first steam up.As far as I know it's not run since...They look very nice,will leave it at that.

[@stephensmith799]

15 Diesels ‘Disliked’ this lovely locomotive 😏🤨😉

[@wooltman]

She is nice, it went well first time out of the box as well.But many of the Kingscale loco's need a lot of work to get them 100%..Cheers Chris

[@stefanotripi5945]

Great, but I didn’t hear the poetry of the whistle

[@wooltman]

It not worth blowing, If the owner doesn't blow it I cannot film it. Still a nice loco, fresh from it's box.

[@johnjon1823]

Somehow, I don't know why, I am reminded of a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival......Bad Moon Rising :)

[@wooltman]

lol! Don't you like this lovely loco John?

[@johnjon1823]

@@wooltman It is fabulous to see such things in action and ti think that people are that dedicated to the hobby. I have loved trains since I was a kid, they were more prevalent then. We had one that ran from a quarry to a glass plant and industrial area every day. You had to walk by the tracks and go through an underpass to get to school. What was really impressive was the amount of wind it created as it went by, and the size of it. Quite impressive to children. The stairs to the underpass came down from the side of a hill and there was a landing that was at the same height as the top parts of the car and it was so close to the track you could almost touch the cars. It was on those tracks I first learned to lay a penny on the track, it was very entertaining to see the result. In those days a toy train, especially an electric one, were the absolute best thing and boy could get as a present. They made you learn about electricity, building things and working with your hands and imagination. Good clean fun and educational at the same time. You could even do your own urban planning if you made a layout. All of it made you think, plan, budget, design, study, learn, and be creative with your resources. Today we are not appreciative of the inventive genius and the hands-on kind of guys out there. Like that character Fred Dibnah, I only learned of him on KZbin a few years ago. Now that guy represented the kind of guy we need more of , at least in his working attitudes and skills and interests. One amazing person that one, and a guy who appreciated what went before. He had a natural engineering mind, and a love for steam. Best wishes! Beware the Full Moon, some things may be more frightening than werewolves.

[@cookiestarlight8181]

*who wants 1 in there back yard？* *My Dad Said We Can Try To Make One :D*

[@wooltman]

Nothing stopping you unless you live in a very modern house with a postage stamp sized garden.Have fun.

[@cookiestarlight8181]

@@wooltman mine an bit small but it okie