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[@rwissbaum9849]

For those who are new to Lego, there is an important precaution that should be noted. Unless you are buying an official Lego set, be aware that your purchase might include just the instructions - no bricks included! Be VERY certain of what you are buying! You might spend $30 or $40 only to find that you have bought a set of detailed instructions and must now buy $50 or $60 worth of bricks to build your model.

[@AndrewJohnson-ur3lw]

I think that LEGO trains are the best way to get kids (little and big) into model railways. Soundtraxx have done a video about fitting Bluenami into a LEGO model giving you sound and greater controls.

[@Brickticks]

Yes! 9V all the way with the Santa Fe!!! L-Gauge, WWWOOOOO!!!!! My personal L-Gauge layout’s been going since 2008, and still looking strong!

[@Azeria]

I still haven’t forgiven my mum for giving my lego trains to a charity shop when I moved out 😭

[@stevebear6295]

Hopefully they made it to another owner to keep living on for some kid out there. Still painful to part without much choice 😢

[@BananaTie]

That sounds awful, I am sorry that happened! Did you ever get to pick up anything? I hope you will eventually get to enjoy any type of model trains again. As an adult myself, working with model trains of all sorts is very rewarding... I had a 35+ year break from it, but loved getting back into it.

[@brodrick3164]

For those that don’t know Lego is both singular and plural.

[@TrainManIII]

Lego themselves really needs to jump on this trend. They should start doing engines and rolling stock and whole sets based on real trains!

[@BattleshipOrion]

They did, and it wasn't profitable. That line was called the "My Own Train" line.

[@jba8472]

My brother collects the older “L gauge” trains, the ones with metal rails and a DC controller. The battery RC ones definitely seem more kid friendly

[@joeblow5214]

We had a full Lego town with multiple trains on a large layout at my grandmas house in the basement when I was a kid. Every Christmas we would get new sets. Last set I remember me, my uncle Mike and Dad putting together was a Amtrak inspired passenger set with Superliner like cars all were track powered not battery operated, that was back in the early 00's. That layout is gone now, the sets put away or sold.

[@TheTrainFreak]

These are so fun to play with. I have the ICE passenger train and the freight train set. I've also added the passenger station with adding some turnouts to make crossovers. ArkLug or the Arkansas Lego Club has been converting all of their locomotives over to Soundtraxx Blunami decoders and adding lights along with the sound and they have a massive modular layout. - Jason

[@garywatkins6083]

I am a Lego fan as well as a N scale train fan. I saw one of your episodes a few days ago about ways to get young children playing with model trains. In that episode you mentioned how you want to get young people interested in trains but we don't want them breaking our trains. I think Lego has the perfect answer. I have two Lego Trains and several pieces of track, and I also have two Lego Duplo trains and track. My grand children love them and they are nearly indestructible. The Duplo set is battery powered and can be remotely run with an app that you down load onto your phone. The app is not necessary though. Lego allows me to have fun playing with trains with my grand children without the worry of them getting broken.

[@TheDGMotions]

You should definitely do a series where you review different lego train kits and compare them to actual model trains

[@BattleshipOrion]

Do you know how one sided thar is? It's pointless.

[@TheDGMotions]

@BattleshipOrion i didn't mean like a contest, I meant like seeing the model train equivalent of some of the lego kits and seeing how similar they look and how they scale

[@AdamSaltFPV]

Wow, what serendipitous timing! I just built my first Lego train this weekend! I grabbed the 60336 freight train and I’m setting it up around the top of my living room! Great video, can’t wait to see some more Lego trains.

[@Ryan-i1g]

Bro I went from Lego trains to actual models. This brings me back…

[@p1n968]

This is litterly how I got it to model railroading as a whole 😭

[@RockRaiderMiner]

As someone who sold Lego for 10+ years: the age rating is the "minimum age" for kids that never touched Lego before, it's highly subjective but that's what the age on the front of the box means If you are interested in more information I recommend "the Lego trains book" by Mattes and "Getting started with Lego trains" book by McKee, or brick model railroader/rail bricks magazine

[@thesheq5023]

Fun fact- there’s a lego modular standard too- Ltrak. It’s similar to t-trak but with lego

[@dimebagshane]

I did lego trains for over 10 years. I stopped because it came pretty clear that the cost of a lego locomotive, a (moc) cost just as much as a dcc with sound n scale locomotive.

[@grahamcrooks6064]

With you all the way with this one. Like many others, I’m an AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) with a Lego railway in my loft!

[@frankgulla2335]

Jimmy, thanks for highlighting the world of LEGO trains. The "Xmas" train show around Richmond, VA all seem to include at least a few LEGO train layouts, and some are quite extensive and dense in some cases. Many off-track buildings and locations of intertest.

[@stevebear6295]

Another fun thing about lego is due to the battery . And heavy duty child friendly way legos are it's great for younger train fans . Or your own kids. They also can be ran outside as slightly cheaper garden railways

[@turnleftman]

I still remember when LEGO trains were 9v. I loved those things

[@BrickTsar]

As a life long collector of Lego trains I have to say - Lego has dropped the ball the last 20 years. There are only a handful of sets available every 4 years and it’s tiny compared to what we got through the late 60s to early 2000s. Plus they change to powered options every few years. I keep hoping will get more consistency . They’ve made some great sets though. The community of fans have made a lot of amazing designs. Brick model railroader use to be a good source for instructions (not really kits - source your own parts) but the owner has taken a full time job and has failed to fulfill my order from 4 years ago - I would avoid that site

[@michaeldavid2320]

100 percent. I wish Lego would make more trains. Personally, I think they are missing an opportunity with AFOL as well as the youngsters. NMRA should consider reaching out to Lego and doing some collaboration.

[@ScionISDF97]

A really good channel here on KZbin that showcases what you can really do with Lego and trains, is Jangbricks! While he also focuses on reviews of Lego sets, he has a dedicated portion dedicated to multiple room-sized Lego layouts he's done.

[@tammylovescats]

I think that's awesome that they made lego train kits. I would like to do that but i don't have the extra room for one.

[@jasonminier6782]

I still have my old school Lego train set, with metal rails and a controller, it was my favorite type of electric train when I was a kid because it very seldom derailed.

[@flakstruk-8481]

I bought a knock off harry potter lego train, rebuilt it to be powered, then rebuilt it so it was a replica of a historical tourist train.

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

I started my train journey with HO, but where I live the HO community was a bit toxic and my home isn’t large enough for HO. So I sold my HO and started building a Lego City. This included a Lego train… or 3. I had the Lego ICE (3 full sets to make a nice long train), the GP38-2 (blue one) and the Christmas steam train. But there was a small problem… The Lego trains drove the desire to build model trains again. I also ended up getting 2 Horizon Express (Orange TGV) trains but I never ran them. I sold off most of my Lego, I kept the Horizon Express, a couple NASA sets and my Christmas Village sets and used that money to dive head first into N scale.

[@upfef3844]

While not an official LEGO set, I'm working on a 4014 that is LEGO sized.

[@charlesmcclure5994]

I think you just found your next train to put under your Christmas tree 👍👍

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

I have a Lego Christmas train that does go under my tree. It’s the set that got me into Lego trains in the first place.

[@railwayjade]

I can't wait to be able to eventually buy a Lego train! I have always wanted one. In the TTRPG hobby, we also use the minifigs and can build great dungeons too.

[@fluffybunny8806]

I am a lego train fan. Lego sets are just one aspect, there are a ton of us out there creating MOC(my own creation) trains and going all the way to finding line drawings and going out and measuring trains to make sure we get all of the details correct. I hate to link to another channel on your channel (this is not my channel) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5XPZmdpbaeVeJY but you can see some examples of some of the non train sets that are out there. The layout featured in this video is an LGMS layout L gauge modular standard which is inspired by free-mo but as it has evolved has become closer to T track. Many of us( I was one of the participants on that layout) are using blunami from soundtraxx to control our locomotives! In fact we believe we were the first people outside of soundtraxx to install a blunami in a locomotive. We had it running at the national trainshow when they were introduced the next day.

[@orlandorailfanproductions2010]

I've got a few Lego trains that I've custom build into FEC SD40-2 714 with a spine car a tropicana reefer and a autorack, I've also done Amtrak 161 with three amfleets

[@jamesdearinger3674]

Seeing this Lego kit reminded me of something I have been meaning to ask! I have been following the build of the BrightLine from Miami to Orlando. Will anyone be bringing out BrightLine models in the near future?

[@ollifh3434]

Problem is, that Lego itself doesn’t do much variety in their trains. Other companies like bluebrixx do that way better. Sure, you won’t get a starter set, but a lot of variety in engines and rolling stock. Bluebrixx is here on KZbin 👍

[@loispadgett6306]

That looks like fun Lego train kit to do with kids. Needs more track. Thanks for sharing that kit build with us. GOD BLESS 🚂 💕 🚂 💕 🚂 💕

[@NJEsperantist]

Jimmy, I've decided that the unmarked white tank car you built carries milk, so you've just run your first milk train! Great video about an interesting side of our hobby.

[@gbwdude]

I still have my 9v Lego trains and whole city stuff

[@Nickyswisss]

They are generally impressive. (for lego that is)

[@trainglen22]

The Lego train looks like the Via Charger/Venture train.

[@MRTHUNDER.]

By the way, Lego trains can kind of fit on O gauge track

[@BattleshipOrion]

I have the recent green passenger train. Love it, want to get another to make the full train, but fow now, as it sits, it's a nice set. Still nothing compared to my queens...Cobi's Bismarck & USS New Jersey (BB-62). Each over 2 thousand peices. Got it because I've eanted a lego train for YEARS, turns out though...I'm more of a narrow guage person, and Lego doesn't offer much in that sector.

[@thatScoutdog]

No part number on the box so you got an import or are in Canada

[@ralphbotsch2779]

I had ho when I was a kid it was fun unless you dropped something After having 4 boys I opted for lego mostly due to the fact if it was dropped it could be put back together without heartache For younger kids it was great besides I had pushed Legos early on They are great for dexterity and imagination and versatile

[@Phantom0507]

great way to get kids into trains, while it's not as cheap as let's say brio trains, it can give children a lot more freedom t o do what they want they can build their own trains, stations, everything. i grew up with an N scale train set from my father but i would've LOVED a lego train

[@vitovolpe567]

I do G scale. Been thinking about trying it thank to your video I'm going to order one. PS. Don't tell me wife 😂

[@SignalMan9292]

I use Rechargable batteries for my Lego Trains. The Controller is like a cockroach and will last forever pretty much.

[@SignalMan9292]

I actually have that lego train set

[@a_smolroach]

Jippie new vid

[@bambostarla6259]

I dont really see th3 value on lego trains... they have always been so expensive overall and I just think that going for actual model brands makes it more appealing. However, if you like building with lego and like making a lego city a train track with locos makes perfect sense!

[@bruceyoung1343]

What scale is it for track considering?’

[@gavinstricklin9512]

Hey

[@bigizzysworld4253]

These sets are stupid expensive as well

[@jerrydunn7756]

I have built two LEGO trains One Steam and one Diesel and YES it was very well laid out. Interested in how to convert to DC Only using battery.

[@ScionISDF97]

There are older Lego tracks made of metal, with wheel pick up. I can't say I know how available they still are, but they are out there, and work like a standard DC set.

[@ExieNguyen]

⁠​⁠@@ScionISDF97just to add on, the tracks themselves are relatively easy to get as FXBricks produce them as well as larger radius curves. The motors and controllers on the other hand are much rarer as they are the original 1990s ones and no replacement currently exists.

[@ScionISDF97]

@@ExieNguyen I just found out about FXbricks a moment ago, thank you for bringing them up! They are continuing to make the metal track, even implementing new pieces not seen in the original Lego run.

[@RobertRussell-gk5rw]

Unfortunately this takes too much time and and if u have cat's will knock it off too the floor and break apart

[@willyjimmy8881]

This set is $200 on Amazon. Other older kits are as little as $150. If Lego can sale this at this price, especially considering the inneficiencies of it being in little pieces and the Lego markup, why are simpler regular scale trains so expensive? If someone says oh the detail and scale perfection, we need them to be exact replicas. Is that really true? Because maybe that's why this hobby is dying a slow death. Sure there will always be a market for high end perfect replicas but there's no decent beginner kits for youngsters, or mid market pipeline kits to keep them in it as they get older. Lego is doing the lords work and should be an example others follow.

[@davidf9630]

I’m NOT looking down at LEGO trains. But my daughter gave me that exact same LEGO Train for Christmas a few years back and I had to turn it down 😢. I told her that I was VERY excited because it was LEGO and a TRAIN!!!. But my space was limited and that I only had room for n scale. So there you have it… Opportunity missed… But she ended up returning it and buying Kato silver streak… Either way, she knows I enjoy it. I just didn’t have the room.

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Ugh, turning down a gift from your child? My son’s just 4 but I couldn’t see myself saying no to something of substance he ever gives me. :(

[@davidf9630]

@@andrewlaverghetta715 I totally understand but my daughter is 40 years old, and she understands as well. Right now my layout is on a 3 x 6 garage counterspace. I have no room for HO scale or anything bigger than n scale . Over the last summer I built a shed in my backyard. It’s 8 x 12 and it will fit my new L-shaped layout and some of my tools.… But believe me I have all the handwritten notes and handmade gifts from the last 40 years and they are priceless. But I know how you feel, thanks…

[@gamerfan8445]

While lego is amazing, however lego train are just not worth it, unless lego does more trains at a good price.

[@TOzzy_]

I would really shy away from other building brick manufacturers. They tend to be a cheaper alternative however, they do not have the same quality, geometry, or ease that Lego provides with their product. You might have to spend more but in the long run, using Lego is going to be beneficial. Plus, the limitations that the Lego system puts ok building detailed trains adds to the challenge.

[@BananaTie]

I am sorry... I know it is a 'me' problem, with english as a second language, but I keep hearing 'kids' when Jimmy says 'kits'... It makes the whole video a lot more fun😀 "The 'kids' were very easy to assemble"... etc.

[@ioanekirarahu951]

I grew up from five years on being into model railroading. The by-word during all this time about good model railroading was "realism." Or, "That's realistic." I still go by that. Legos? Are you kidding me? Realistic? Gag.

[@pacificcoastminiatures]

While this is a hobby on its own, I don’t think it could be considered a segment of model railroading. A bit of a stretch. I also wish Jimmy would do more how-to videos - like watching the ones he did a few years ago, but now it’s just a lot of talking about things. Would love to see him get back to actually modelling. Otherwise I don’t see a point to staying subscribed.

[@freescopesdad]

I have to wholeheartedly but respectfully disagree. Jimmy has consistently presented topics of interest to the average modeler, the ones that comprise probably half of our hobby. He also allows us to participate in his videos with questions and layout submissions. The internet is rife with how-to videos (there are only so many ways to ballast track - and the channel does have a very useful search function) but few involve subscribers as partners. Keep doing what you are doing Jimmy, I find something worthwhile in each and every video.

[@Rovan84127]

It’s honestly not a stretch at all to consider Lego trains a worthy subset of model railroading. I can’t speak for Lego’s actual retail offerings, but people all over the world have been translating real-world engines into Lego fairly successfully; I’ve seen the Big Boy faithfully recreated, not to mention the Flying Scotsman, some PRR steam engines, the P42 Genesis, and even rolling stock that from a distance is eerily similar to the real thing. I believe Jimmy only touched on this lightly in the video, but there’s also loads of homebrew tracks to cater to more specific needs for Lego model railroaders. And of course, given that it’s Lego, building scenery and buildings is a breeze, albeit an expensive one.

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

What’s the point in anybody unsubscribing? You can just hit the bell to remove notifications if you’re just uninterested. It’s not like you’re paying to be subscribed. Sure, he’s don’t a fair amount of products recently but he still had a decent amount of how-to, and has a good community feel with coffee and trains.

[@Morganstein-Railroad]

A lot of people will not agree with me, But lego is supposed to be a play brick thing. Lego trains are an abomination. They don't look good and model rail is so much better than this "Toy". In my defense, I have spent decades honing my model rail skills and find this kind of thing utterly daft. This is fine for five and six year old, but not foer the serious model railroader. Silly rubbish, just like adults playing with Thomas the Tank Engine models.

[@grrfy]

look just as good as a lot of LGB garden scale trains to me and more fun value.

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

It sounds like you take this all too seriously. An “abomination?” Come on. Also, not every video from a content producer needs to tickle your fancy.

[@ScionISDF97]

Lego trains may be a mound of Play Doh in a world of pottery clay, but both can can be used to make a vase to the creator's liking. A hobby should be about whether the individual enjoys their way of partaking in it, regardless of skill level or how "legitimate" others may think it is. Trains are cool, Lego is fun. This is a way to enjoy both, simple as that.

[@davidwilliams1060]

I don’t like battery powered trains for children. The dead batteries will be replaced by the parents maybe once or twice and then they’ll say that the child just isn’t interested anymore. A potentially lifelong interest in model railroading is lost.

[@ScionISDF97]

@@davidwilliams1060 There are older Lego train sets that are more in line with your standard DC train set, with metal track and wheels, and a power pack that can rely on wall power, rather than batteries. A newer company, FXbricks, has continued making the metal based 9v track. While not "Lego", it's a continuation of the same previous Lego production under a different company. This is, of course, assuming parent's interest in dedication towards a Lego-based layout.