Model Train Manufacturer Awards 2024 | Final Sam'sTrains Video of 2024

[@TheEndlessBlade00]

This channel got me back into the model train hobby. I got so many childhood flashbacks of my old layouts i made with my old man as a kid and i figured why not try it again. Definitely my favourite channel discovery of the tear.

[@billybobbassman]

Hi Sam, another great year on your channel. I still love the detail, honesty, enthusiasm, professionalism and pure fun that goes into your content. I know you get some critics who do not enjoy your presentation style or opinions; I have to admit I don't always agree with your review conclusions, but that's the fun of it, we all have different opinions and experiences with the hobby we love and everyone is entitled to their opinion and I am always happy to hear yours. In my opinion you are a great ambassador for our hobby and I appreciate everything you do. (As well as everything the lovely Chloe does to assist) So here's to you and a great 2025.

[@SteamTeamRedubUK]

I have to say, Sam. Your videos have been some of the most entertaining and informative when it comes to model railways. The amount of money, time, and effort you put towards your reviews, experiments, and rankings never goes unappreciated. In fact, having gotten back into the hobby not too long ago, quite a number of your reviews have been helpful in how I’m going about working on and improving my own layout. And for those who can’t afford the hobby, just being given the opportunity to see your locomotives in action and getting a glimpse into your train world makes it a real treat for rail enthusiasts of all ages. So thank you, Sam, for delivering outstanding content for all of us and here’s to a happy and productive 2025. Cheers and happy new year! 🥂

[@jackowens4371]

British and American railways is back. You gave me a shoutout a few years ago when I donated on a livestream, Just got back into my model trains and had to come back to the channel. Thank you for all the amazing content Sam🙏🏻

[@johnboy423]

Sam, I find your reviews fascinating and certainly thorough. I'm in my 70s and operated Hornby Dublo trains as a child...and still do as it happens! Some of my items are way over 60 years old and still work well. They were made for children to use as toys, so were rugged and lacked the detail seen today - but they have lasted well. Today's products are really for adults and wouldn't last long as 'toys'. Keep on doing what you do. Happy New Year!

[@a2020vision_official]

It's been another great year, Sam! I hope you have a good couple week's change of pace and look forward to 2025

[@johnbaker6208]

Well done Sam. I'm a regular viewer. I appreciate your thorough ,detailed reviews. They are quite enlightening. Keep it up. Happy new year.

[@WendyFunnell]

Happy new year for tomorrow!

[@jamesdunloptrains]

Awesome video today Sam you’re videos have helped me a lot this year I have been through a tough year

[@Cape_Cod_Steve]

🙏 🙏 🙏

[@robertsparks3685]

Thanks for all the videos. Happy New Year to you.

[@johnchild5246]

Thanks Sam fora great year from Australia . My mates at our train club discuss the reviews and are a source of wonder at your abilities . once again thank you cheers John Child

[@JeffBoyle-zw8xh]

You were my first model railroad subscription when I got back into the hobby this year. Your Bachmann American 4-4-0 review of all things. Thanks for a lot of info and entertainment. Happy New Year!

[@Mallard1938]

Cheers! Have a happy new year Sam!

[@tenparkdrive]

I haven’t even got a model train and I’ve been a fan for years. Thanks for doing these 🎉

[@forrestrobin2712]

Hello Sam. Well done mate, I haven't watched all the vidéos, but I have watched all the loco reviews. It would be really fun to see you do "vintage" video reviews of old locos from the 50's to 2000's, but judging them both by the standards of their time, but also a score compared to today. I think some of the results could be surprising, especially as far as ease of maintenance and quality are concerned ! Forget about DCC fitting and features though 😂😂😂. Thanks for 2024 and looking forward to 2025. All the best to you and Chloe from Western France. Rob

[@Damien.D]

Happy new year to you and Chloe, thanks for your hard work.

[@gregscally5119]

Well done and thank you, Sam, for another year of quality model train hobby reporting and analysis.

[@mattponcini3037]

Happy new year Sam and thank you for the wonderful content this year!! Also Sam, I need to contact you about a model manufacturer that could reach next year’s number 1 spot! I have a few samples I can show you, or check out Auscision models. Super crisp paint, seperately fitted parts and no visible glue, etched grilles, painted detailed cabs with crews, DCC ready or fitted with sound, knuckle couplings, and super super detailed diagrams and instructions for care and settings for the decoders. I think you might appreciate their attention to detail, however they are all Australian trains, and can be slightly on the more pricey side, but I think that it’s reflected in the product.

[@timbervalleyproductions]

Great video Sam, I've really enjoyed all of your videos this year, the hard work and time you put into them is evident! Happy new year, and enjoy your break!

[@ianmacpherson8611]

Sam, another excellent professional video, I love the enthusiastic way you go about presenting your channel, all the content that you provide and the honesty that you show, really makes this channel a true delight to watch and it's all of this that has me getting back into model trains, and am now currently building a layout in my garage. Thankyou again for providing such an entertaining, honest, informative channel.

[@JerseyBill-x9r]

This video must have taken a day two to put together with all the snippets from previous content so hats off to you. You are in my top 5 of 60 sites I monitor but unlike you I will keep the mystery of my grading system just that, lol. I hope you and Chloe have a wonderful New Year plus have a good little vacation from all this and see you mid-January. Thanks for the journey, Jersey Bill

[@WilliamDillon-b1g]

Bill from Virginia, USA. Really enjoy the channel. Keep it up, and thank you.

[@darreno9874]

Love the reviews and the repair videos. I'm looking forward to seeing the first video of 2025, but enjoy your time off it's well earned. Happy New year to you both. God bless

[@CyanShock]

Hey Sam, not sure if I caught every video this year but I rarely miss one. Every time there's a new upload I generally watch that to wind down after a long day at work. Your content is always honest and genuine and always something interesting whether it's experiments, railways visits, and of course reviews. I think the highlight of the year for me was watching you eat the Bachmann catalogue advertisement card. (I sometimes wish I could see people's reactions the first time they see you shred one of those haha). Been a subscriber for years and always looking forward to more. Have a great break and wishing you and Chloe a very happy new year. Cheers mate.

[@Tankdestryer1]

Sam, you always make great videos and lots of people come here to see your reviews because you are the most thorough there is. I have no doubt you help a lot of people get into the hobby and choose their first locos and bring to light lesser known models and manufacturers. So thank you for all you do and heres to another amazing year!

[@tonylarkin7564]

Gday Sam & Chloe Have a Great 2025🎉🎉🎉I finally got my Conners carpet shipment .😮😮😅😅 Thanks for your help choosing the colours. I Will be watching again next year. Regards Tony 🇦🇺.

[@garywest9819]

Love your channel and reviews and find them entertaining and informative. Being an N scale modeller I really apricated you starting to do some more reviews in this scale. Would love to see you do more of these for 2025. Have a great new year.

[@georgebottarini1788]

Happy New Year and thank you for all the great vidoes.

[@temy4895]

Happy New Year Sam & Chloe. Here's to another year, and enjoy your break.

[@geobrower3069]

Great job again, don't always agree with you but to each his own. Would be luvely to see you do the odd video on a North American loco. Fantastic to see our Canadian company, Rapido as #2!! And with this last show of 2024, that Bob Hope lyric closes this comment "Thanks for the memories" All the best for the season and the New Year to you and Chloe from Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. Cheers, Geoff

[@jimbrown2769]

Please stand up the figures and fences. Keep doing good work. Happy New Year.

[@MikeL0ck]

well done Sam and Chloe, always fun and informative watching your videos. Some locos I have bought from your reviews and others I have avoided so they do work. You must be a busy chap doing all this, so thanks again

[@MickBoddon]

Sam, love your channel and your reviews. My go to channel. Wishing you a very happy new year. Please keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@shona1578]

Happy New Year, Sam! I've been enjoying your videos for ages but just realised I hadn't subscribed, so I have now corrected that oversight! I don't have any model trains and know nothing about them other than what I've learnt from your channel, but I find your content, your presentation, your creativity, your sense of humour... just so relaxing. In a scary world with so much serious stuff going on your channel's just a lovely break from it all. Thank you Sam, and all the best for 2025! 🥳

[@lewiscarty5517]

Hi, Sam. Your videos have always been great. I have been a long time subscriber for around eight years, as I came across your channel from IC82’s channel, and I have loved almost everything you put out. I usually watch your videos most evenings after my work before bed, or sometimes after dinner at home, and try to catch your livestreams when I can, and I loved your livestream with Jess, and some of your funny videos are great too. I hope you bring Salvage Or Scrap back, and I sometimes laugh when you do goofs in your videos, example, when a box of coaches falls off your pile of boxes, and that makes me laugh, and I have interest in model trains and railways too, and that’s why I watch your videos and I am thankful to watch them, and having Chloe on board (see? Get it?) for some of the videos is a great laugh too, and it’s amazing and hopefully you had a wonderful Christmas and a have a fantastic New Year and hopefully I will see you for a new video in the new year. Definitely do some more reviews and other projects, and you do you, with what you do. I would be happy if you post a video on my birthday again like you did this year, and I appreciate that, and thank you. Have a fantastic New Year and see you again soon.

[@chrisjubb-hearnborough]

Thanks for everything this year Sam. I have to say my fav videos have been with both you and Chloe as they show how much you bounce off each other and it's all natural. The others are such like the 0-4-0 challenge. Here's wishing both yourself and Chloe a happy New Year and all the best for 2025!

[@miniroll32]

17:40 This is the closest we'll ever get to a Sam's Trains RPG

[@NWRJ_WStudios]

Happy New Sam, 2024 was a very interesting year for new Model, and announcements. Let hope 2025 will be even better. Happy New from Jasper & Willow

[@MikeFisher-q1b]

Thanks Sam and Chloe. I hope you have a great new year..

[@kennethbrunt9682]

Another entertaining and learning year from your KZbin videos. Also thanks for all the time and effort put into making the videos and also the designing and producing your rolling stock which I found amazing and different . They look great on my indoor part of the layout. (the weather to bad to try outdoors) Wishing you and Chloe all the best for 2025. Its so good to see another young lady with an interest in model railways.

[@robfrith103]

Have a great new year Sam. Your videos have always been a great way to relax after a hard days work.

[@jwd8964]

Thanks for your work this year Sam! I don't collect British OO stock however I've always enjoyed your content. Keep up the great work!

[@poppystrains]

Thanks for a good year of videos. Have a great New Year.

[@briandesens144]

Awesome video Sam have a wonderful new year

[@Bebby99d]

Love your work Sam. Phil, Geelong, Australia.

[@dannyvanstraelen3273]

Like always Sam, you got a very good channel and I'm a huge fan of your loco reviews, to me one of the best on the internet. Don't care much about the grading system, it's just the overview on the loco where you always try to do your best to be subjective in a constant mannor, and this I appreciate very much. Also you know I like your era 1 productions, but I do hope you consider in the future also the possibility of an unassembled version? What I also like Is your view how to repair or revive something that is broken, or is a bad design, like the exchange for a better motor like the Oxford motor, and charing the 3d prints with us for it for free. So I wish you and Chloe a happy new year, and looking forward to a new release of Era 1 stock. cheers, Danny

[@Nebarus]

Clicked at "published 7 seconds ago"! Happy new year to Sam, his family and all viewers ;)

[@pauls-train-asylum-581]

Thanks for another year of great content Sam. Been watching the channel for several years now and am always impressed by your presentation style and consistently high production values. As for the train reviews, always fun but perhaps more importantly always useful in terms of helping us determine which products are right for us. Keep it up. And Happy New Year from the west coast of Canada!

[@jeffreysmith156]

Well done for producing so much and taking so much trouble to be as methodical and scientific as you are.

[@johnpalmer5873]

Thanks Sam for your videos. Thanks for your cheery greeting, your smile, your honesty, your humour, your presentation and your ability to say what you think. It's great to see a younger person presenting their model railway views and experiences in such a refreshingly unique way.

[@Beaglington]

Happy New Year! Thanks for all the videos, looking forward to more in 2025 and to more of your own models. Have you considered restoring a Triang Transcontinental diesel of some sort? I'd imagine the paintwork would present a challenge, not sure about the wheel flanges though.

[@reconphil]

I watch quite a few review videos. Some are good, some aren't. Yours are the most thorough, thoughtful & entertaining. I endeavour to watch every video you produce, though, I model US trains in the US. I look forward to your videos in 2025; Happy New Year.

[@davidhinks8384]

Hi Sam, been great following you in 2024. We've had a great year with loads of new models to enjoy. You bring a unique, fun (and sometimes disturbing) vibe which I enjoy. I'm sure Chloe is the unsung hero for the channel. I wonder, if you put all of your locos and rolling stock end to end, how long would the rake be - maybe something for 2025. Cheers keep up the good work and every blessing for 2025.

[@lindaoffenbach]

Thank you for doing all this stuff Sam. A mix of seriousness and hilarity in your particular style is always such a joy for unwinding the day, and it keeps us informed about OO as well. We do hope you will be doing some new mad and bonkers experiments again any time soon. They are the most of fun hahah. You'll think of new ideas surely. Had we been in OO, in all fairness, we'd be going for Bachmann. The reason simply being that they always come out flawlessly RTR; always the highest consistent quality and reliable. For us those are our main concerns tbh. The rest is nice to have. Of course, it comes at a price but we are used to that in the Continental European H0 world. Thank you so much again, and a great 2025 for you Cloe and your families 🎄✨🎍

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

happy new year Sam!

[@jetbee1106]

Thank you for all the time and effort you put into making your videos. Just a suggestion- I would like for you to do a comparison video, ie comparing an HO scale locomotive made by Hornby under one of their subsidiaries Rivarossi, or Jouef, to one of Hornby’s OO gauge locomotives, or even rolling stock. I think the outcome would be very interesting. With that, I would Just like to wish you continued success with your channel and all the best for you and yours in the coming new year. Happy New Year. Cheers!

[@SevenDaysToNoon]

Since I discovered your channel a few weeks ago. You have kept me thoroughly entertained and relaxed. Despite my hospital stays and recovery at home soaking my damaged hands in a hot bath. Whilst I watch your videos on my iPad. I find your enthusiasm and knowledge and most of all your perfect delivery very - like I said - entertaining and relaxing. Thank you. A happy new year to you and your girlfriend. 👍👍👍

[@colorscope423]

Happy New Year, hope your hands get better.

[@johnpalmer5873]

Best wishes to you, hope better times are ahead

[@dliles773]

Thank you sam Have new year to you and your family.

[@andrewduke1489]

Thanks Sam. A great year and I saw all 96. Happy 2025 🎉

[@ianjeffery6744]

Well done, Sam - keep up the good work! Best wishes to you and Chloe for the coming year.

[@joshmason6177]

Thanks for another year of great content Sam, glad to hear the stats and that the channel is going strong. You really are a KZbinr I feel I truly can get behind and support which is something that only happens once in a blue moon. Hope you have a happy new year and I look forward to all the content in 2025.

[@johnwinter6061]

Oh and seasons greetings to you, Chole and all viewers! May Sam keep going!

[@thestocktonflyer4059]

All the very best for the new year sam 👏 keep up the great work 👍

[@kclassproductions]

It’s been another fantastic year Sam and I. And wait for more amazing content!

[@patricksmodels]

Happy New Year Sam and thanks for all your videos.

[@adamwilliams192]

Thanks for another fantastic year of content Sam and was nice to meet you and Chloe in person. I am one of those people who has watched every single video you did….well except half of the AI generated one. That crossed the cringe threshold for me (and believe me some of the “Worst train punishments” came close!), but I know why you made that video and that it wasn’t you writing it! I look forward to 2025 with continued news coverage, hopefully with some more N gauge sneaking in there if possible and look forward to your first proper N gauge diesel review (which I know you said is coming). Very best to you and Chloe, Happy New Year 🎉

[@ServoSambo]

Have a wonderful 2025 Sam and All.

[@Ethan_m_m]

Happy new year Sam and Chloe!! 🎉

[@michaelwhite8031]

Well, we made to the end of 2024. Let's hope 2025 won't have to many bad surprises. Thank you for a year of good, wholesome entertainment 😊

[@stephendavies6949]

Nobody does reviews better than you, Sam. I very much like your forensic/scientific approach. Interesting to hear your comments on ranking & scoring. I'd not fully understood it, so from now on I will focus any (polite) differences of opinion on the scores, and not the overall grade. Thanks for another year packed full of top quality content. You have built - and continue to build - a strong brand. I wish you a Happy New Year, sir. PS: Your AI video was truly, well, remarkable!

[@dretety1]

May you, Chloe and family enjoy a super new year.

[@marshallthomas5691]

Sam, you’re a legend! Many thanks for what you do. Best Wishes to you and Chloe for ‘25❤

[@gordonmcillroy455]

Happy New Year Sam and Chloe.

[@owenhardy4592]

hi Sam, love your vids, been a subscriber since 2014, hope they keep coming, especially reviews

[@grahamogden8749]

Hi Sam, another great video and an end to the year. I really look forward to viewing your videos, you have great content, very informative, and make the videos very interesting. It's great that you can also bring in some humour with it. Keep on making the videos, you're doing great. Best wishes to you and Chloe for 2025.

[@andreworton2132]

Looking forward to all the reviewed in 25 , keep the channel format as it is Sam , because it simply works sam

[@garyshearer25]

It's always a good day when a new Sam's Trains video drops, I find them a perfect antidote to the mad world we're currently living in! Have a great 2025.

[@AQuietNight]

Have a good New Year Sam.

[@karlyoung3275]

A very happy new year to you Sam thanks for entertaining me and little boy again for a whole year. He has a suggestion because time put into your videos means nothing he thinks your a train wizard and it just magically happens, he missed your story's alot this year it may be that he's just 7 and bits like that are purely amazing. At any rate your definitely his and my favourite KZbinr.

[@blob5880]

I would love to see more scrap or salvage. It’s really handy to follow along with. I’ve definitely used it a few times to help me repair my own engines

[@blob5880]

Have a happy new year Sam

[@petrikokko1441]

Happy New Year, both of you🥳

[@SprattyHeath]

All the best Sam, happy new year!

[@rubenmortimore5401]

Well done sam very proud for getting through another year! As an idea maybe you could do a test to see which of your models gets around your layout the fastest? Wish you the best :)

[@WoodenRailwayFan1234Production]

What a year Sam. Looking forward to see what kind of videos youll bring in 2025

[@spopeblue]

Thanks for a great year of content Sam, and happy new year to you to. In regards to the grading system, I do think you have been a bit more critical in your reviews this year, but I think that is because this year feels like we've had some of the most egregious price increases in recent times. If the manufacturers are going to increase prices faster than inflation, then their models better match that in quality, and that certainly has not been the case with several this year. I personally have no issue with prices increasing, as long as what we are buying is improving.

[@peternorris6438]

Enjoyed all your videos

[@nigelcole1936]

Thanks for all that you do, keep up the good work in 2025 - it is appreciated

[@goarmysleepinthemud.]

All the best to you and your loved ones Sam. You are probably my favorite model train reviewer on YT.

[@SKY7AR]

Happy new year Sam! It's been a great year watching your channel once again and I can't wait to see what's to come in 2025! :D

[@going2thedogs]

Happy New Year Sam. Keep the content coming…. Colin.

[@AlexHardtAnimation]

Happy New Years dude! Love the videos and can't wait to see what the following year brings with model railroading. I really enjoy when you get a chance to review some American locos. We have a good selection over here in the sates with some pretty good hobbyists. Will you ever come to the US and do a rail road tour? I would love to see more behind the scenes stuff of reviews!

[@brucewoods9377]

Happy new year 🎉🎉🎉 Sam

[@damianinCanadaTT-OO]

I know you take a lot of “stick” from the model railway community and I don’t always agree with you but your reviews of new locomotives are always the ones I look forward to the most. Thanks Sam and have a happy new year

[@martinpattison1567]

Happy New Year Samand Cloe. Martin (Thailand)

[@WendyFunnell]

I watched all of your advant vids.

[@peterkneissl3358]

Happ🎉and healthy new year to you!

[@mickmunn]

Hello Sam, Can I just say as a new subscriber at the beginning of the year, I have loved all your videos thanks for all the content. I just like to wish you and Chloe Happy New year and look forward o your new content in the new year.

[@tigerex5]

Happy New Year Sam.

[@lancekinloch739]

Sam you must have shares with Accurascale … they are great if u get one that works ! Surely u must be aware of all the reliability problems with a number of diesels.. as discussed on various u tube sites … my class 92 which was a replacement.. went back to the factory repair shop 4 times in 2024 .. my 37 also a replacement also returned and addition sound chip needed .. that’s 3 major breakdowns .. I appreciate your reviews are of brand new models .. mayb you should consider checking out your locos 12 months later … assuming you are running them regularly .. and give us your thoughts .. I watch most of your videos and enjoy them …keep up the good work 👍

[@RichardBough-yk2ei]

Happy New Year Sam you we got to meet your sister its been a great year look forward to 2525 hope to see more reviews from Australian Manufactures. Also more videos of you going events see you next year😀