Lionel MPC Generals Are Fun Train Projects

[@railchief74]

Nice work. I always wanted to have a general in my collection. The Santa Fe one looks very sharp

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

They are fun and it was a rewarding project. Thank you for comments.

[@KyleHenderson-o5m]

nice train set

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you very much for commenting. -Steve

[@joeystrains.9316]

Great 1800s scene! Trains headed for Dodge City with Wyatt Earp on board!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I like Westerns. Thank you Joey.

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Love those figures.Great running session

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

They do have a neat shape. Thank you, Artur, I appreciate it.

[@naxshack]

Very cool Steve! Great projects and great looking Generals!! I need to add a General to my collection one day!! I love all the horses too, especially the stock car with the bobbing horse heads!! ❤️🚂😎

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

The Santa Fe white horse is always moving. It was a very fun project. Thank for commenting Brian.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

This stuff was pure fun, plain and simple. Thanks for bringing these cool trains to people that may never have seen them.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Terry, these trains may be overlooked because they were the economy trains. I appreciate your comments, thank you. -Steve

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 marx were economy trains too but they are also awesome.

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

You did a fantastic job Steve! Love the Generals, what a great train run.👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Frank, thank you for commenting, I appreciate it. I had fun with this project.

[@anthonyjamieson3875]

I always look forward to your videos ; they remind me of what I had as a kid , so long ago . Thanks for your efforts and May God Bless you and our Nation! Anthony Jamieson

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Anthony, thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it. God bless you also.

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

Excellent video Steve. Nice touch with the yellow headlight & extra support wires. Nice camera work too ❤

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I thought the yellow LED's would look better. Thank you Jeremy.

[@jlebaron1]

they do look fun Steve! Reminds me of the Marx Crooks locos

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

They are fun John. I bet you would come up with some great cool creations.

[@bobsworkshop5181]

I’ve always wanted to get one of these and turn it into a Disney World locomotive. Maybe someday. I really like what you’ve done with yours. I’ve never tried hooking up a bridge rectifier to a DC motor before. Now that I’ve seen your video, I may give it a try. Have a great weekend. Bob.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Bob, I sure appreciate your comments. You could make an inexpensive General into a custom. I bet it would look nice.

[@JFLionelT-RailOperator]

Some good-looking General type sets with nice upgrades. Like the way you sync'd the sound, especially the horses. A fun video.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Jim, I appreciate it. I was done with the video, then decided to do the horse loading scene. I enjoy doing these kind of projects.

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Hello Steve, Fantastic these two American 4-4-0 steam locomotives with these very nice trains. The scene with the horses being loaded is great. The red Santa Fe locomotive is particularly beautiful. Thank you for the excellent video and your explanation of the two locomotives. I wish you a nice weekend and best regards Wolfgang

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Wolfgang, thank you for your kind words. I enjoy the Santa Fe line and this project was lots of fun. You also have a great weekend.

[@ajmayowskijr]

Nice project Steve. I love watching the General steam engines running around your layout.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I'm sorry I'm so late on responding. Thank you, they are fun to operate. -Steve

[@plunkervillerr1529]

That`s a Spicy Meat Ball!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

They are certainly different colors. Thank you for commenting.

[@Ed-ICE-Berg]

Those are really nice Steve! I love engines and rolling stock from that era of history.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Ed, I think people are appreciating that era more.

[@raysrails2164]

Great video , I come across those sets here and there .

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Yea, they were not the top of line items. Thank you, Ray, for commenting.

[@markslioneltrains]

Great information.! Thanks Steve.!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Mark, I appreciate it.

[@johnpontin9276]

Another great video,Steve. Thx. Regards, John

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

John, thank you, I appreciate your comments. It was a fun project. -Steve

[@cndctr111]

Love the video, especially the drive-along-the side shots.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you, I appreciate it. I had fun with this project. -Steve

[@OldFrailandDecrepit]

They look great!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Dave, it was a fun project. Thank you for commenting.

[@FailureatRetirement]

I did enjoy it! Those are neat trains. I enjoyed the old west scenery with the horses too. Thanks

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you for your comments. I like to tinker and these trains were a fun project,

[@FailureatRetirement]

@@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 they sure are 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@terrysogaugetrains]

A General is on my wishlist, Steve. Hope to get one someday and maybe turn it into the Hooterville Cannonball from Petticoat Junction.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I remember that, Uncle Joe movin kinda slow at the junction, Petticoat Junction. Thank you, Terry, I appreciate it.

[@huntercoleman460]

They run great Steve.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Hunter, they do run fairly well. The cars pull real easy. Thank you for commenting.

[@tableseven8133]

Cool! If you want to keep some of the cars from being so loose and wobble, add a C or E clip inside under the truck rivet. If the cars do have plastic wheels then they cane be used on 2 rail O gauge trains as well. The early Atlas O gauge scale was designed for two rail, and their coupler will mate with Lionel type coupler, but also still they had the large flange on their wheels, but could run on normal tubular track or the solid rail track. Gargraves works well for both...

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you for the tips. I appreciate your comments. _Steve

[@modellbahnagenda]

Hello, great Video 👍👍👍 Greetings Uwe from Modell Bahn Agenda Germany

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Greetings, thank you for commenting.-Steve

[@jackstoyOgaugetrains]

Steve. I found some super good 36 foot passenger cars frondike the 1870's. They are kits and cheap

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

They are very nice looking Jack.

[@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg]

Really like both Generals! Channel is very interesting 👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Christopher, these economy Generals are fun and colorful. Thank you for watching and commenting. _Steve

[@OldcampRanch]

Looks like fun👍🏻

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you Rick, I appreciate it.

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Nice video, LIKE!

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you for commenting.

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Cool run, I like the sound effects. 😎👍

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you John. I have that sound recorded on to 10 second sound chips then played back though an amplifier with speakers in the tunnels. I appreciate your comments.

[@inscoredbz]

I have both of those sets. I put an led in the redwood valley engine, but I'm not sure how to go about it with the James gang engine. It looks to have most of the stuff to put a factory bulb in it, but I'm not sure what's missing.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I installed a LED light with a pigtail and have it connected to the rectifier diode converting the AC track power to DC.. They are both cool locomotives. Thank you. _Steve

[@inscoredbz]

@@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 I wasn't sure if you put led's in both or just the redwood valley.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

@@inscoredbz I did the same setup in both units. A yellow LED looks better in these locomotives. Thanks for you interest.

[@inscoredbz]

​​@@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 did any of the generals (other than the redwood valley? Come with a headlight lens or are they all open? I'm also wanting to add the front handrails (smokestack to cowcatcher). Would you mind telling me how you did that?

[@lightofgodindarkness]

Awesome

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you very much.

[@corntater5848]

Hi really enjoy you running of these locomotives my question is after adding the rectifiers do they run one way only or forward and backwards?

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Good question, these are forward only. I have put a DPDT switch on one of my Lionel Laser engines so I could run one forward and one backwards together..

[@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125]

OK good trains at a good price.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Guss, I think they are overlooked, but I enjoyed them. Thanks for your comments. -Steve

[@dandeo50]

Another nice video. The Bluetooth speaker in the flat car what was your source for the sounds?

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

The source for the speaker was my MTH General type steamer. I have it recorded under voice memos on an old phone. Some have used online train sounds. Thank you for your feedback.

[@hamzagurses9158]

I like train

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

Thank you for commenting, have a nice day.