Thomas & Friends AEG James No5 Motorised Disappointing Vs Trackmaster 2, 1 & TOMY Classic Toys

Thomas and Friends All Engines Go has a new line of toys, this ALL AGES review looks at James No5 motorised engine. James is very similar to Gordon No 4 but this time I can compare James AEG Trackmaster 3 to the previous James of Trackmaster 2, 1 and Classic TOMY James. This look at the toy history reveals just how radically different AEG James is in design, size and details. Sadly the Motorised engines are showing issues of poor quality control related to the black line work of James. The plastic is unusually dull in finish and the number 5 requited a black 'stroke' to separate the number from the core red colour.
All Engines Go toy trains have brought a totally new fresh look to the Thomas & Friends franchise. Maybe this new look has worked better in the 'push along' Metal Engines Vs the Motorised toys. I find the Trackmaster 3 All Engines Go toys to be a tad too big and too tall, the engines rear coupler is way too long. And maybe the strangest detail is little bits of plastic to represent wheels that are parts of larger steam locomotives.
I also have a deep chat about problems developing on KZbin and how KZbin now ignore a 'general audience' category for a video that's made to be enjoyed by all ages.
I look at the Thomas & Friends toy stock 6 weeks out from Christmas and how the shoplifting at my local Kmart is getting wildly out of control. And found in a broken toys box is the broken up TOMY Gordon.
The social media Lawyer I speak about has this channel.
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[@PlowBenderStudios]

Here's one for you, Leo. What are your thoughts on videos which get marked as made for kids by KZbin, yet also end up getting age-gated? How exactly is that supposed to work and why does it happen? If a video is age-gated, then you have to be logged in and at least 18 years old to watch it, yet if it's marked as made for kids, then it's getting recommended alongside other kid content... or is it? How do we know that the video doesn't just fall off the network at that point? Furthermore, I've lost count the number of times I've seen Simpsons or Family Guy videos which are marked as made for kids, despite the fact they are rated TV-14. Nothing about any of this makes sense and I too do not understand why KZbin does nothing to fix the issue. If you create family friendly content, then KZbin says you're producing content made for kids. If you produce adult content, then KZbin deems you non-advertiser friendly. Where exactly is the common playing field in all this? It honestly seems more like these days KZbin wants you here as consumer and not a producer. It certainly wasn't this way prior to 2011...

[@leokimvideo]

This type of double flagging seems fairly common. And it purely exposes how dumb the AI system is at determining what a video is and who it's created for. And yes cartoons with adult elements and language get flagged as 'made of kids' because the bot is seeing an animation, hearing weird voices and that ticks. the boxes it's a kids show. I don't look at KZbin kids app but I can see the top KZbin kids creators are basically pumping out content aimed at 5 years and younger. Basically pre school & baby videos. Anything else that swims in that arena seems to be crushed and ignored. This is why my videos basically die as soon as they get slapped as KZbin Kids. General audience videos don't work in the made for kids side of KZbin, that I am certain of. The whole environment is a train wreck and Google don't give a hoot how destructive the dumb AI is to creators or audience. It's there purely as a legal requirement to quell COPPA

[@SCHfan-jb4zo]

This is the kind of other problems that I have seen that have been addressed. Luigikid Gaming looked at a series of videos called Wanner Bros Splatter and it was taking the Looney Tunes characters and the Tom and Jerry characters and creating very gory animations, the problem was that those videos were actually showing up on KZbin kids and those videos are definitely not safe for children. The follow up video was that KZbin saw the video that Luigikid put out, and as the result of that, the Warner Bros. splatter videos were taken off of KZbin kids and their comments were turned off. And also the video that Luigikid made was marked as advertiser unfriendly, but he stated in the follow-up video that he was willing to take that if it was to make KZbin a lot safer for kids.

[@muhabplays]

I remember watching this channel back in 2012, I was 4 back then. There was no such thing as youtube kids, I was just watching thomas and friends videos and I enjoyed the content a lot on this channel, whether it was the destruction, or the trackmaster vs tomy, or the ripoffs, collecting, etc. Now I've come back to watch videos on this channel because I had notifications on for a while. The youtube kids situation was already getting bad the moment it released. I check one of the popular videos (rip sort by oldest) and then its marked as MADE FOR KIDS. It's really sad to see what youtube has become now, but I have no where else to go (like who's gonna go watch videos on vimeo or something else lol). I hope youtube just straight up removes youtube kids, it's such a stupid thing and it shouldn't exist.

[@Trainboy56team]

@@leokimvideosorry about what happen to Gordon leo, the elf was the one who broke it

[@lindastruikman9901]

Dumb

[@tanjoy0205]

This man was so much of my childhood.Sad that KZbin screwed him over .

[@souhayltap8929]

Yeah i just came back to find him, remember him from 9 10 years ago

[@sircrackerhatt]

hes the alex jones of youtube

[@DSlizard2000]

I agree dude

[@EmikAgarunov]

Stop saying that for Good

[@BeatBoandDJStar2010]

I like his channel too

[@EngineShedStudios]

Very sorry to hear about your troubles Leo. I always enjoy watching your videos! Very nice to see the various versions of James. Just thought I’d tell you, I believe the feature of the talking James stopping when the tender is lifted up is a safety feature to let the toy know it’s not on the ground so the user can’t get their hair tangled in the driving axle! Sounds strange but it does happen! Your a real trooper for sticking around this crazy site. -Noah

[@leokimvideo]

One really stupid thing I did was staying loyal to only uploading to KZbin. Very dumbass move by me because Google show me ZERO loyalty. I should have spammed my videos onto every video site.

[@TTTEoliverFan]

Yea ur 100% right, and I almost grew up watching LeoKimvideo and it is sad KZbin wants to take him down ☹️

[@twistedaxles9126]

@@leokimvideo you could upload your old video "Black Book" on dailymotion perhaps... You coukd upload what you couldnt on youtube.

[@leokimvideo]

@@twistedaxles9126 Curious you bring up dailymotion. I clearly remember around 6 years ago when a lot of KZbin producers were being heavily shafted by the 2016 adpocalypse (first of a series). Dailymotion were sending out invitation emails explaining they were keen for already established KZbin creators to also upload to their sight without the fear and drama that was enveloping KZbin. If I was smart I should have taken up the offer. Like I say in the video I'm waiting for some form of turn around or something positive to happen on KZbin. I honestly don't trust a word the CEO has said since she was installed in 2014. If anything all thats happened is multiple layers of changes that have had huge negative effects on many styles of producers. It's almost like Google is driving KZbin into the ground and trying to crash it. No one ever asked for a pretty effect when pressing a 'thumbs up' yet this is what we get. All many people want is a clean, lean interface and an environment that's inducive to growing a channel. Not much to ask for🤔

[@twistedaxles9126]

@@leokimvideo KZbin is like a copycat, if someone else does it then they will too, thats why the like effect exists, thats why shorts exists, thats why the dislike counter got murdered. But about dailymotion its still not too late, you could still make an account as far as i know.

[@vin35train67]

It's sad to see the state of KZbin, I remember watching your old ho conversions as a kid and the filming technique vids and now in high school I am part of my school's av programs and have a full ho layout. I think your videos struck a good balance where it has topics to keep a kid entertained while teaching them (and adults) the history of these toys and just things you are knowledgeable about. It's important to allow kids to see general audience content to show them more aspects than they would in "kids" content

[@vin35train67]

I wish you the best Leo, you taught me a lot and it's just criminal what KZbin has done to you over the years.

[@leokimvideo]

It's so difficult to make a video on this site now without the threat of the system finding fault in whats uploaded.

[@Benthetrainkid]

The yellowing of the plastic could've likely caused it to be brittle, also the TrackMaster Classic talking engines have a feature where the train only moves when the wheels of the tender/freight car behind the engine are on a flat surface (including on the tracks), also the Tomy/TrackMaster classic James likely has a cracked gear

[@anuglypugduckling]

It's not technically when the tender is flat, just when the rear wheels of it have pressure applied to them; pessure such as the tracks.

[@azuma892]

An entire hour of Tomy content? This is too good to be true. 😄

[@stingky3689]

It unfortunately is. The only tomy in this video is a broken down James and a shattered gordon

[@Needlemouse11850]

RIP Tomy James and Gordon 1992-2022

[@jenniferlamperski6250]

Ironically if you put a battery inside Gordan even when he looks like he's dead I think he would work since the wires are not broken.

[@GustawStudios23]

​@@Needlemouse11850 they might be the 2002 version from my experience those tend to break easily

[@Needlemouse11850]

@@GustawStudios23 o

[@TTTEoliverFan]

I’m glade u brang back some of the older stuff, the newer stuff is TERRIBLE, and even small KZbins have problems with “Not for Kids” settings on KZbin. Because KZbin is just stupid now

[@wilbertlad]

The real crown jewel James in my opinion is the early flip face one that came with the mountain, I'm so glad I managed to get one for cheap

[@leokimvideo]

I have a flip face Thomas and it was very tricky to find. It was part of a garage sale that had stupid high prices set on stuff and I had to buy the lot as a whole. I remember to this day how I was ripped off by that sale to get just one special Thomas

[@user-zh1di5ni3m]

I’ve been a constant viewer since I was little (I’m 18 now). I think I first discovered your channel thanks to Mad Bomber and from your toy reviews and modification videos in the late/early 2000-2010s. I’ve been on KZbin for most of my life, before the site became designated as “for kids”. I love your content Leo and you’ve taught me a lot about toys, about consumerism, business, and appraisal. You also taught me a lot about art and the value of things. As much as I would love to see you make videos like that again, I understand why you don’t and won’t. KZbin sucks now. Even though I was on KZbin for most of my life, it shouldn’t be “for kids”. And I don’t personally think that a company like Google should decide what’s “kid friendly” or not. Whether something should be classified as “for kids” or “not for kids” should really be up to the parents, not a corporation that treats its source of product and lifeline like untalented morons. There’s a lot of talent and non-talent on youtube and it’s sad to see real genuine talent being oppressed. I’m happy that you’ve carried on as long as you have, Leo. You’re such a staple of the Thomas fandom that I can’t imagine the internet without you. I love your toy reviews. I love your toy modifications. I love your Dark Side, I love Mad Bomber, I love your old film school videos, I like your analysis videos, and it’s honestly been cool to watch a family grow up through the lenses and screens of filmmaking. I’ll be honest; if Fred videos are “kid friendly”, then your channel is pulled straight from Nickelodeon. As much as I love the original Fred from the late 2000s; his stuff isn’t really “kid friendly” in my opinion. More geared towards teenagers with a sense of humor. So just because a video features toys it’s suddenly a “kids video”? I can’t imagine how many adult toy collectors take offense or issue with that. I myself think that the designation is idiotic. I understand that youtube is a business and that it has a quota to keep and lobbyists/irate groups to submit to, but without content creators like you there is no youtube. There’s a lot of internal crumbling in constructs around the world, (a lot in America too but I won’t bring that up), and it just makes me disappointed to see a once lovely video sight just become mediocre. KZbin isn’t TikTok and I don’t want it to be. KZbin isn’t Cartoon Network and it shouldn’t be. It shouldn’t be an AMC article talking about business ethics or consumer advice. It should be a little of everything, not just trying to pander to parents who willingly place screens in front of their young children and calling it “parenting”. I grew up on KZbin by choice, but because of lazy parenting KZbin is trying to profit off of naive and inexperienced parents. It’s sad that that’s what they’re doing and that it’s hurting good people like you. Please don’t leave the site Leo. I can’t say that things will get better for you, I hope that they do though. If you do decide to leave though, I understand why. On the topic of plastic, it just seems like whenever toys are exposed to odd temperatures then they start to lose their color or become brittle and weak. This is especially true with old toys because their plastic ages and as things age, they deteriorate. Since your pool tracks trains have been exposed to a lot of moisture, sunlight, and battery corrosion; they’ll fall apart more quickly than they would if they were just played with inside of the house. I’m not a plastics expert either but that’s how it works. What also helps to deteriorate plastic is it’s quality, depending on how good the plastic is made. What I’ve noticed is that the less “eco-friendly” a plastic is, the longer that it’ll take to fall apart regardless of its conditions. And the more “eco-friendly” that plastic is, the time that it takes to deteriorate is faster than it would be if it wasn’t “eco-friendly”. This makes sense, given that eco-friendly things have a higher rate of deterioration than non eco-friendly things. The way that plastic is made and shaped in factories also contributes to its overall deterioration. Even after it’s gone, I still think that TrackMaster 2 is garbage. The toys were all the same, no diversity and their bodies were ugly. TrackMaster 3 is hideous as well, I think. I’m a stickler for the 2000s toys so that’s why I’m so harsh on modern toys. I still think that the Tomy-TrackMaster Classic era, the 1990s-2010s TWR era, and the ERTL and Take Along eras are the best eras of Thomas toys. They had character, they were fun and versatile, and they were quality. Mattel has always been an inept company and their method of “fixing things” is to replace it with something far crappier. Kind of like Google’s handling with KZbin over the years 😂. I hope that you’ve read this comment Leo. And I hope that you know how appreciative that I am for giving me splendid content for my entire life. Thanks for teaching me a thing or two during that time, too.

[@harrisonallen651]

The Classic Toys and Classic Thomas content is what brings me back to your videos in the era we live in regarding the existence of AEG

[@thesunkman]

This video was certainly something. Teddy was adorable to see. Idk why but it gave me those finale vibes. Poor James and Gordon. I have a similar James as well and I think the reason why yours died was simply because of age. Those were early production engines from Plarail. They made Thomas, Henry, and James first. To identify those guys, you need to look at the face. If there is a white ring instead of the small black ring on the front of the face, then it is an early production model. Those guys were made in 1994 so they eventually die at some point. Too bad Gordon with dead. Brittle plastic is a killer. My HIT Toys Gordon is like super sunfaded and the tender screws gave out a couple months ago, so now he is held together by hobby glue. It's sad how things have to be like this.

[@leokimvideo]

I was very lucky to get enough video of the TOMY James before it died. It was sounding so happy to be given a run after being ignored for so long. It was just too much for his heart. RIP James.

[@thesunkman]

@@leokimvideo rip James

[@SCHfan-jb4zo]

Let us or pay our respects to James. And especially to his paintwork

[@redironproductions5579]

The fact you made so may people's childhoods better with your charm and interesting videos yet treated like rubbish and as if you make content nobody watches yet you're a literal king another platform really grinds my gears and pulls on my heart strings to a level I can't physically show or explain. Im simply speachless and sorrow, I wish you the best and only best Leo. Thank you for everything

[@Dead_Channel_Pretty_Much]

Yeah I Know. I Grew Up With This Guy, And Seeing How KZbin's Treating Him Is Just SOOO One Sided!

[@hoovybear8642]

On the topic about content made for a general audience, I discovered this channel little over 10 years ago, and I still come here to watch the content as even as a young adult now, your content is still really interesting.

[@leokimvideo]

What I notice about the 'made for kids' area on KZbin is the producers making the really 'baby sitter' videos are the only ones pulling a audience. Older kids obviously avoid the app like the plague.

[@TheCreativeType]

I’ve got one of those Talking James’s, it’s a very nice engine, though my version has a different voice from the US dubs of the show from that era. Basically the same voice lines, though. It is just called a Talking James, those just had a feature to stop for, likely when they’d derail. I got it from a set with a loop and a lighthouse piece that would spin around when an engine stopped at it, a simple set but a nice one. Thinking about it, I believe you got a small pack with that same lighthouse stand alone with a Victor a while back.

[@leokimvideo]

Very difficult to remember because Ive collected so many Thomas toys

[@mikithomasthetankengine9014]

@@leokimvideo lol imagine u hired a narator into the sence of when gordon corps being smashed the narrator be like the elf smashed gordons boiler all parts and cab flew evrywere

[@Angrybird5429.]

Yes! I also had a tm talking james, whose batteries sadly corroded two years ago.

[@Lach1xn]

It’s official. Leo has gone mental 😂

[@FriesShake]

I wanna say thank you for being part of my childhood of me growing up watching KZbin, your videos are really good and I hope you can keep making good videos that can reach all of us

[@HenrysHelpful]

i do also remember a pool tracks green salty

[@quinnsvictoriantrains7963]

My 2 cents on the yellowed plastics on the pool tracks toys is that long exposure to the pool chlorine has damaged the plastic.

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

It’s so nice to see your pool tracks engines again! It has always fascinated me when I saw the engines used on layouts of track attached to pool noodles on a pool. Shame that if you’ll brought pool tracks back on the channel, KZbin would go bonkers!

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

Very true! I still have to watch that video with Henry getting a burger.

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

@@TobyOliverHenryFan Ok!

[@petrafikiri7925]

Our favourite channel, always happy to view a new upload , and to quote a famous rock band NEVERMIND THE B. CHEERS

[@jeremedia0214]

Never forget on how he is a legend on toy reviews, and other stuff, as of KZbin was now just dumb. Back then, I used to think it was cool, wish that I could go back in time.

[@aideno7417]

50:44 R.I.P. Tomy James 1994-2022

[@That1LucaGuy]

To comment on your shooting star gordon issue; My mother works with transporting and storing artwork for museums, so she knows what is good and bad about storing certain things. She once told me that storing plastic items in certain plastic bins causes the chemicals to leak from one to the other, especially if stored for a long time. so from this, I think it could have been something from the blank bin itself that then caused the yellowing

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks for this info. I'm thinking your Mum is on the money here.

[@RobloxPlayerRemakerThomas]

sadly 1992 tomy gordon got deteriorated

[@damianhendriks6162]

That unexpected ending scene of Elf on the shelf destroying a 1995 Gordon really made me sad.

[@Shitphototaker69]

One thing I learnt from old lego parts is that ANY exposure to UV light will cause the bromine in the plastic to react I experimented will a white brick I exposed it to about 10 minutes of UV light on one side and sure enough over a month it began to yellow where it was exposed with the gordon crumbling the exact same thing happens to old blue lego bricks they shatter as they yellow I'm not 100%sure why that is though but the yellowing is bromine

[@mysterious-wrld]

You where a big part of my childhood man I love you and your vids man I'm 20 now man I'm paying bills and have responsibilities now man and I still love you videos man keep up the good work and I hope you figure everything out soon and KZbin doesn't screw you over

[@stu0nl1n3]

What you said in the video that Google don't give a crap about you.....wel I know for sure that your fans LOVE your work. You make me laugh and you always make good videos :) thank you

[@metal_wheels]

Leo: *Uploads a Thomas content* YT: Our system will decide your fate

[@mixedtrafficproductions9371]

I’ve seen many people get screwed over by KZbin kids, whom of which are Thomas fans, they had 2 ways of getting around it. Inserting swear words in the beginning, or insert stronger profanities in the video description. I personally use this method, so far it has worked for me.

[@leokimvideo]

Adding stronger language won't work. The system is seeing a video that has a main focus of a children's toy and popular character so that equals KZbin Kids. Once it's set as that it will be flagged because of the language and the video will be in a void where it will die. It's that simple. KZbin systems see it as black / white now. There is no argument for anything else.

[@Steamenginesunited3456]

Even though he's broken the Tomy Gordon still looks so much better than trackmaster 3

[@leokimvideo]

Anything is better Vs a big blue Elephant No4

[@TheCreativeType]

Leo, even as you go through bad times in the system, I and many others have stuck with ya’ for the past decade and hope things get better for you as time continues to go on. Keep going, and hopefully someday, you’ll start winning appeals again, or better, not have to make appeals at all!

[@valentinspidersito893]

The Green Chicken remember me on a champagne bottle

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

That cat tho….*drool*

[@DnieOutOfHERE]

R.I.P Teddy's Mom 😔

[@brodymanger6167]

I wish he could go back in time 😢

[@Creepypasta666-r4i]

50:43 my tomy Thomas's motor failed too but the buzzing got worse when i kept turning it on so basically something in the motor needs a new gear because the old gear is split by the sound of it its not stripped by the way and what makes the train drive is still spinning just not with the motor i think.

[@Techguy22009]

Hey, Leo you've always been a big inspiration to me and i'm really sad to hear about whats happening with all the KZbin kids and COPPA non sense something I usually do on my video is I mark it as not for kids and I enable the comments but don't worry the video will not get age restricted unless you actually do it on purpose all the not for kids thing does is basically nothing But there's always DailyMotion and lots of early KZbin revivals but no matter what happens I will do what I can to support you Thanks.

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

That Tomy Gordon looks like he went through a war!

[@KAT_TheCat]

That Tomy Gordon.. My Tomy Gordon had the same fate..

[@KAT_TheCat]

It's.. It's completely shattered..

[@BricklyDragon]

Hey Leo, Iv'e been watching your channel for a number of years now and I don't recall seeing any Interactive wooden railway items (2004). I was wondering if you had any and if you do, can you show them? Keep up the great work!

[@sodorpro]

Sorry to hear about your troubles Leo. Also the reason why Turtles is no longer around, and why so many people no longer like him, all has to do with a ton of a drama, that transpired on Twitter, where most of the discussion/ drama in the fanbase takes place. YT marking his channel as "made for kids" had little to do with why he left. If you really want to know one of the reasons as to why a majority of the fanbase says the the stuff they say about him, I highly recommend watching a YT live stream titled: Anniversary Live Stream | Magic Railroad Parody | Thomas & Friends, which was a live commentary of the producers of a parody of 'Thomas and the Magic Railroad', a parody that Turtles helped to make, skip too 2:40:02 of the stream, that's when they start talking about Turtles. Anyways nice video, and sorry to hear about your troubles, hope things get better.

[@Dieselhere]

Leo, the reason people dislike turtles and the reason he deleted his channel, is due to the fact that he scammed his friends, threatend to hurt them, was homophobic and blamed his friends for things he did, along with so much more!

[@leokimvideo]

Any evidence, of just hearsay from the toxic Thomas Wiki pages??

[@Dieselhere]

@@leokimvideo this was not from the wiki, this came directly from his friends with pictures on Twitter

[@Trainboy56team]

16:18 time for the chiken

[@fosterbaird6055]

Leo I think The motorshift gear on that James I think it just broke half?!

[@boggisdawise]

Hi Leo, this does not relate to anything from this video, but i was wondering if you had the super fast Tomy streamlined Thomas or the Trackmaster 2 custom made super fast Thomas you made many years back. If you still have both of them, I suggest a video idea. Make a race track with obstacles and make the both of them race. I have been thinking of this idea for a while, and I think you and your son will have loads of fun. I believe bringing back this type of video will grab more attention to newer viewers. Thank you for giving time into reading this. And as always, bye for now.

[@leokimvideo]

How do I do this without the issues I'm having on KZbin now? This is the big problem since the Coppa decision

[@boggisdawise]

@@leokimvideo I suggest throwing in a small amount of adult-related material, so KZbin doesn't mark it for kids only

[@zashamelproductions69420]

"he knows nothing, NOTHING!!!" - Elf

[@leokimvideo]

What Elf?

[@megatronacepticon]

I have an old Beast Wars Megatron that was stored in a tub and I discovered that he has yellowed last time I picked him up. The tub is well away from the sunlight and it was the face-down side that yellowed, same as your Gordon.

[@winnieho3267]

Transformers

[@Trainboy56team]

I don’t think boco is gonna die Leo like you said classic trackmaster trains are invincible like you said with classic Thomas it still has its gusto

[@anuglypugduckling]

Just today I experienced the yellowing first hand, I had a yellowed Tomy Thomas that I tried to open up to get a battery in, and then the right side just shattered.

[@thomasnwrengine4936]

RIP Tomy Gordon

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

The black linening was blue in Railway Series.

[@AnnoyingCartoons8435]

For a I idea for a next videos is buy the maintenance loop yard set and use you super fast thomas to jump the bridge like the great race

[@darensan-agustin4556]

Dude loved your vids every science I was 3 years old

[@thebrainlesstrainfan]

Magnificent speech Leo on another note that elf should get the chicken treatment if you what I mean also if you don’t know what you should go through your footage and see what I mean or you could also make the elf into Teddys new play toy that would be a showdown for the ages Teddy vs Elf a fight people will remember for many generations to come Edit: actually the showdown would be epic with Teddy & military grade chicken vs Elf Now that’s a showdown I wanna watch

[@Donald_the_812_productions]

ive been watching these videos for years and its really sad that youtube is taking down so many really good and classic youtubers in the thomas community because they favor low effort souless creators

[@marciochaer6901]

His Back in the old times

[@MadGamer2345-bg9ks]

gordon probably still works even with his bashed up body

[@bungieman2810]

I absolutely love your videos man. I first found you through your Thomas Dark Side videos. I would suggest you move to another website like Dailymotion as they aren't as annoying to deal with as KZbin.

[@GGamer12642]

Your Tomy James might be broken but I think I could give you some tips how to fix it 1. You might have to check inside the Tommy James where are the gearbox in the back drive wheel is 2. It might be the gear is broken or just needs a brand new drive wheel

[@Thunder0010]

From what i've seen in some other videos that is not made for kids is they have swearing in the first 30 seconds of the video and by that they usually say enjoying the FWord video, but from what I can see over the years of watching your videos you dont like swearing and I respect that.

[@BrickTsar]

It makes me angry too thinking about how KZbin tried to get me also to promote their kids app and I even sat through one of their brainwashing sessions with other creators telling us we needed to make our videos appeal more to kids. The irony is on one hand they mark a video for kids and on the other they mark it as not suitable for all advertisers. The Thomas stuff is virtually non existent in stores here in my area of the USA. I agree the metal brings stuff looks better than the plastic motorized stuff. The frame rate of the camera and the video with the turntable creates interesting optical illusion

[@leokimvideo]

It's getting really close to the time for me to tell the full story of how Google was seeking out creators to push the KZbin KIDS app. Thank God I refused to do as I was asked and i'm on record for doing that. I follow the staff I knew at Google on LinkedIn and I do laugh they lost their jobs once the KIDS environment collapsed. One became a 'Life Coach' 🤣. His previous job before Google was working for Warner Bros. It was the time when Google were employing film & TV media staff and there were dedicated 'KZbin managers'. I'm not a 'YES' person to absolutely stupid ideas. I hate anything that sets divisions within the KZbin environment. The development of the KZbin Kids app is at the core of the problems with Coppa / FTC. It just set up a honey pot to focus on an audience who is very affected by 'screen' entertainment and evil advertising aimed at children. It attracted some really toxic KZbin creators as they quickly worked out how to make very edgy and dangerous child focused videos. The fact that Google was busted for collecting data related to children has destroyed so many creators on KZbin it's not funny.

[@SCHfan-jb4zo]

I mostly blame these kids stupid parents because they should be sending their kids to KZbin kids. Because parents should be monitoring what their kids watch at all times and right now it seems that they’re being very negligent in doing that, so KZbin is doing their stupid job for them. KZbin you’re not a stupid nanny, you are a website made to entertain people and educate

[@Plfd]

I love that finger stick thing

[@ZCKSCB]

The biggest issue with this is that they mark videos for kids when it’s only just a video with thomas the tank. Or something like a kid’s toy. Because that is targeted for kids and they go and mark any video they see with trains like that because they think it’s safe. It’s such a stupid site.

[@leokimvideo]

From what I see related to the top ranking KZbin Kids channel is the content is aimed at babies to 4 year olds. It's almost like a 'pre school' focused environment. And honestly no child under 3 should be entertained by a iPad or iPhone or any 'screen' device. The huge problem is 'screen addiction' 😳. You see very young children in prams looking at screens like zombies. They stop looking at the world around them and this is the beginning of a much bigger childhood development issue.

[@ZCKSCB]

@@leokimvideo a child should be focused more on their own world instead of the internet. Maybe I’m a hypocrite when I’ve been watching your content since I was 6 or 7 and still take a school lunch or 2 to watch your videos but at the age of 4, children should not have a smart device. Thank you for giving me a great childhood btw. I’ve gained so much knowledge on retail issues for toys from your videos and I am very greatful I grew up with you instead of nightmare fuel.

[@SCHfan-jb4zo]

@@ZCKSCB Believe me I didn’t get a social media account until I started high school. Nor I did I get a phone until that time as well. And it was also my mums old crappy phone

[@buzzytrains9037]

I'm glad to see you doing content somewhat like you used to but not very glad that youtube is doing this to you

[@swiftengine]

My TOMY Gordon just decided to derail from my couch track layout. The scene looked like a Smurf died.

[@Mynameis_LiAM]

Chicken (the good old days of opening a box with a rubber chicken!!)

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

I have a male cat called Teddy too!

[@trainman476]

The shooting star gordon is yellow like that because it was stored is a cold dark environment yellowing can be caused by sun or being in a really cold environment. It also depends on the type of plastic that's used. I had a toy that was stored in a really cold environment and it yellowed and broke into dust.

[@TheSlyRomano]

Hey Leo long time viewer here so here is my personal advice what you should do is change the style of your thumbnails and just for the first 5 minutes just do some commentary that way KZbin can't do anything

[@leokimvideo]

There's another loophole, do a video like a 'reaction' video. I'm seeing quite a few people doing that now.

[@jalumukti9358]

This man make my childhood happy .sad that youtube is doing this🥲🥲😪

[@MichaelJones-vx7lt]

I'll be honest here. this video almost made me cry :(

[@mattsvids181]

Is it because TOMY James died or because of the COPPA ramble?

[@MichaelJones-vx7lt]

Both :(

[@MichaelJones-vx7lt]

Mainly james

[@gkingGabe72]

That darn elf. He used Mr. Hammer on the wrong toy. He should have aimmed for the All Engines GO toys.

[@kentfrost2282]

hi Leo my son always watches your videos everyday and his a diehard Thomas & Friends fan he's 4 years old and would be great if where you bought some of the Thomas toys. Just a birthday gift for him this coming christmas

[@PowerChordEPS]

Maybe Mr. Hammer should make a little trip to KZbin HQ and negotiate your case As someone who helped create him, you have my blessing

[@Qwe45798]

Sorry this has been happening Leo. Truly a shame. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your videos for years now, and I’d think it would be such a loss for KZbin if they kick you off the site. I hope all goes well for you and your family Leo, thank you for the content!

[@s.btracktales4995]

Your Gordon seems to have the same issue that a lot of people I see have on twitter with their Japanese counter parts of the Tomy toys as that plastic seems to have yellow very easily especially on the faces

[@RNRiderStudios]

You will be Missed Tomy James.

[@twistedaxles9126]

One of my old 2006 Gordon Trackmaster models almost looked like the one in this video, missing face, yellowing paint, yellow face, scratches all over the place, and mud all over the buffers. And i am so so sorry to see how bad KZbin has screwed you over, i watched some of your old videos and it truly looks like they have sent you off the deep end, i grew up with your channel watching all of your Thomas Collection videos, Dark Side toys, i even remember when you made Mr. Hammer his own channel, everything was so nice and calming to watch, i really enjoyed your toy modifications and your videos about filmmaking, i hope that you can get past this and perhaps go back to your old style of videos, i wish you the best Leo.

[@ShadowXrXa]

One thing not to destroy is the hard to find expensive tomy Oliver

[@Conner420matt]

Why would he destroy it

[@ShadowXrXa]

@@Conner420matt idk

[@thatonedude721]

Hello leokimvideo I was a fan since mad bomber and I sad to see you going through the troubles today just to say I love your videos and it so cool

[@thatonedude721]

sorry if to short and Grammer

[@zechariahmiller5181]

I hate the elv on the shelf you have in some of your videos but I tell you the truth I love your videos and I think they are funny as heck so keep making videos please ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@neat5374]

2nd cooment in case 1st wasn't sent to your notifications

[@DuckTheGWREngine8]

I honestly miss the old KZbin and wish it would come back, this new KZbin kids stuff is just rubbish and should just go away and never come back like you said.

[@pauloneill738]

Can you keep your Tomy James?

[@ThomasTankEngine1234]

My heart broke when i see condition of gordon and u destroy it since my favorite character is gordon and its hard to get it now..

[@puckthief0158]

Where can you find all the retro track master trains? Nostalgia is getting to me.

[@onepacificgal]

I do believe a good form of content you can produce without being dinged is your work on movies and whatnot pre-thomas videos

[@tomoliverproductionssecond2834]

I miss the good old Days

[@tomoliverproductionssecond2834]

Like 2006 to 2007

[@Reesetrain44]

51:40 the motor gear inside the motor assembly probably broke apart thus is why motor is good but no drive is happening ,simple fix just install a new gear on it after that should work as if nothing went wrong

[@sydneytrainsmania]

Why does KZbin Kids exist if restricted mode is a thing on the KZbin platform?

[@GCYT123]

Is this the 1995 Tomy gordon used in the longest Gordon video and the mad bomber filming school video?

[@Trainboy56team]

When he said the talking James is special, that’s because it’s in its United Kingdom 🇬🇧 accent and not in its 🇺🇸 accent

[@winnieho3267]

Gordon looks like he came out of shed 17

[@BrickTsar]

LEGO has a problem with brittleness and yellowing with certain colors especially. Blue, reddish - brown, and dark red are main culprits. I have heard that different color dyes react differently with the plastics

[@leokimvideo]

One I have seen problems with is Gold plastic. And I always think of the Golden Thomas and how it's literally a time bomb waiting to self destruct

[@mettaton1669]

@@leokimvideo ah, gold plastic syndrome. That's plagued Transformers stuff for a large amount of its earlier years. Another plastic you want to be careful with is the transparent stuff, that stuff is the bane of a Transformers fan's existence, so brittle, especially when used in a joint of moving part often put under stress it may not be much of an issue for your stuff though. From what I've seen some stuff has been having a yellowing problem as well. I'm no expert with plastics, but I definitely know these aren't new or rare issues. I do also know that some yellow more than others and some do it faster than others. Although I have never seen the yellowing make it brittle and crumble like what you've shown before

[@PrinceEmerald420]

Oh the indignity

[@Univer3eTwist3ers]

Any news on the mad bomber episode 2?

[@UnknownHedgehog]

Of course are little bit yellow because you wasn't use it the old trackmaster stuff now are dust but if you give to me those trackmaster will be no dust because I never try it the old trackmasters

[@fosterbaird6055]

RIP TOMY Gordon

[@mr.wheels-HQ]

Tomy James died... my thoughts and prayers...