The Blessing (& Curse) Of Bachmann N Scale Percy

Finally, a smaller model of Percy that's actually accurate! At what cost, however?
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[@rmarsh9387]

I would honestly be shocked if Bachmann doesn't go all in with this and just sell Percy's chassis on amazon or something for like 50 to 60 bucks a pop, no need to make a plastic mold or even paint the model.

[@VestedUTuber]

I believe you actually can through their spare parts department.

[@rmarsh9387]

@@VestedUTuber I checked, they have the complete chassis for ho percy, not N sadly

[@johncunningham5784]

Bachmann knows exactly what they're doing when they release these Thomas models with such excellent machinery.

[@ItsTrainBoy]

And I can’t lie, I love it 🤣

[@edd17sp74]

As an n-scale fan, I hadn’t planned on buying any n-scale Thomas and Friends stuff when they announced that line…and then I saw Percy running on one of the giant modular layouts at the Edison, NJ Greenburgs train show and was like “Holy crap, that’s adorable.” Now I have Percy, Thomas, James, at least one example of each of the rolling stock (quite a few more than two of each troublesome truck) have already preordered Gordon and figure I’ll probably pick up Toby too when they release his model. Thomas, Percy and James all run smooth as silk for having such tiny internals, and I hope that if the Bachmann N-scale T+F line keeps selling well, they’ll continue to introduce more characters. I’d love to have all the engines #1-11 and maybe Diesel. Who knows if the line will ever get that far, but I can dream.

[@ItsTrainBoy]

I mean hey man, we’re getting Gordon AND Toby this year; I wouldn’t doubt it if people keep buying them and I’m REALLY hoping they do 😭

[@hiesler]

I started designing the Festiniog Railway George Englands in their as built condition years ago for a larger scale. I always knew they could be popular in OO9, but the prototypes were so small that no mechanism at the time was close to fitting. The moment Bachmann announced a Percy for N scale I thought there was a chance it would be suitable, I just had to wait. I bought one as soon as I was able to, and sure enough it worked. I went on to create nine different designs depicting the four locos between 1863 and 1891 along with two freelance versions which are all available from the Mountaineer Models shop on Shapeways.

[@owentorres2389]

The die cast chassis, the turned brass bearings, the flywheel and the coreless motor make it honestly the most overly designed toy I’ve ever seen, but, as an OO9 modeler, I couldn’t be happier

[@thewatertastesfunny]

i always liked percy and his wheels it looked unique when i first saw him

[@Thatonesaddletank]

Teeny tiny gobin on wheels: a blessing and a curse

[@Idobwana]

A goblin with wheels crossed with a caterpillar on wheels of course, could get even worse if you think about it.

[@Racist_Railfan_Productions]

Love this video. As an N scale modeler myself, I have used the Bachmann Percy chassis to make my own model of CNJ #840. It really is the only good 0-4-0 chassis for N scale; the rest are either 40-year-old pieces of junk that barely run, or the TU-Koppel. Also, now that you mentioned the thing about the Percy shells going to waste, I'm kinda considering 3D-printing a chassis for mine to make it into a Day-Out-With-Thomas-style dummy loco

[@wumpus976]

Seeing this just makes me wonder why Bachmann has yet to update their older OO scale models.

[@GelatoTaco]

I'm just getting into oo9 myself, and it legitimately pisses me off how many kits use N scale Percy because of how hard they are to find and how much it adds to the cost of the model. While the chassis is good, 75-100+ on top of a solid bodyshell make the barrier to entry so much higher as there's no Used market for oo9 Seriously, someone out there needs to pull a Kato and make ready to run chassis for these things

[@urthvox]

Bachmann has some good stuff. But some of the thomas stuff is just cursed. Great video

[@magicguystudios7940]

Watching this video also made me realize that the Bachmann N scale Percy isn’t the only engine that falls under this category. When people try to make an HO Lady, they all use the ertl Lady model.

[@VestedUTuber]

"If you needed an 0-4-0 in N scale, you had to modify it from an 0-6-0" I'd actually say a Model Power USRA 4-4-0 would be easier than a Bachmann USRA 0-6-0, since then you're not messing with the drive system.

[@TheSudrianStoryteller]

Ever since I had ended up with the Bachmann N Scale Thomas set I [unexpectedly] won in 2021 from a disclosed raffle, I have been trying to get my hands on a N Scale Percy for a better and cheaper price through Amazon for so long I eventually, after a whole year, bite my tongue on the expensive price I had to settle on purchasing at the Greenburg Train Show one of them was being sold at.

[@THOMARIUS.]

1:11 Is that a Baldwin WD Peggy or a Stanley model in the making ?🧐

[@Pyrotrainthing]

Now I just want to make an N-scale Percy into an 0-4-0 porter

[@ItsTrainBoy]

Ngl that kit tempts me every day more and more

[@theoneandonlynumber1253]

N scale percy Me: he really is a green caterpillar now he's so tiny awww

[@harrisonallen651]

The only downside of the Ho Scale Percy was the face being nothing like the engine we all know and love, nice to see that both g scale and n scale models have changed that.

[@gordonpacific04]

The amount Bachmann N scale Percy’s that have been slaughtered is ungodly

[@FunAngelo2005]

We use n scale percy like how the show used märklin locomotives

[@thewanderer9958]

Have you ever restored a model train from the inside? Cleaning all the mechanisms inside?

[@ItsTrainBoy]

I have!! I’ve never been great with soldering and such so if I lose a wire or a contact I’ll usually try to outsource but when it comes to basic cleaning or oiling quite commonly. :)

[@gkingGabe72]

Can't modeler's buy the N Scale Percy chassis in Bachmann's parts store like you did with the HO Scale Salty? I know if I was a modeler I wouldn't want to destroy an adorable model Percy just to use the chassis.

[@ItsTrainBoy]

It’s not available for such sadly :/

[@gkingGabe72]

@@ItsTrainBoy Ah what a shame. Let's just hope an employee at Bachmann sees this and in the future puts the chassis in their parts store.

[@briandesens144]

Awesome video trainboy

[@Name-y9o]

Percy smiles don’t belong in The trash ):

[@cdyvids22]

There's gonna be a lot of Stirling single customs when bachmann does n gauge emily

[@modelyh0]

I wish i could get them in my country. They would be very useful for my 009 mallet

[@exveefan]

Bachmann really should offer these chassis on their own. But I know they won't.

[@wodzimierzbiay9049]

Yo Trainboy do you own any Take and play / take along merch? If yes can you do a small collection video on it?

[@PuzzlingHousing56]

Now if Bachmann upsized it to HO

[@fredboiandfriends5486]

It should be a an international law to put the face onto a model that has used a Bachmann Percy Chassis

[@yawstrichgaming2010]

Waiting for "The True Story Of Thomas And Gordon"

[@tre-engines]

“This thing is not an expensive model by any means.” Then says it’s $75 - $110… Seems pretty expensive to me!

[@ItsTrainBoy]

Compared to other models though? Not by much I'd say, you gotta think about what you're getting and the size of it all. A working 0-4-0 that's just over an inch in size isn't an easy make that COULD go for a lot more if they ever wanted. I'd call it fair myself lol

[@Alextrains502]

kan you talk about the tomsen a2/3

[@wolfox6954]

Bachmann by this point could make bank by just selling Percy chassis, it sucks that companies don't just sell the chassis along side their regular models.

[@musclrcarg2090]

Are you making stanley if so yeeeeees

[@ItsTrainBoy]

It’s possible 👀

[@dirtydan2854]

I really wanna see a full collection Video of all his trains

[@bobbymckechnie7572]

First comment babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, hello me like your videos :)

[@chasesrailwaylinesrr6447]

Hon30 hon3 009 Are all very similar Just different country types of locomotives I want some there are very expensive though

[@the_autism_express]

When do you think will bachmann make the HO Percy as detailed as the n scale?

[@ravingsFNF]

I said this before, and I'll say it again: I feel like the Thomas and Friends Bachmann range gets thrown under the rug all the time, constantly criticized, and not well revived. Hornby Fanboys I swear...

[@OldIronVideo]

My friend who makes narrow gauge models used those 😂

[@FamilyByCycle]

Has anyone else suffered from a squeak from Percy’s motion? Ours has. Didn’t do it straight out of the box but a couple of hours’ running later, and only going forwards…

[@natevalleystudios1086]

How's he a curse?

[@ItsTrainBoy]

He isn’t, he just has one imo lol

[@natevalleystudios1086]

@@ItsTrainBoy oh lol But I think the main curse (from how much I've seen of the video) is he's the only n scale 0-4-0 lol

[@dallasgibson7578]

Well I know how I'm making my n scale lady now

[@Poland_Ball_Fan]

I am trying to get n scale percy

[@CR_class123]

If only the you could buy just the chassis and not just with the n scale percy but other models in different scale as well

[@fawnaforrest1000]

the percy set is 150 right now

[@tomicanimates]

C

[@That1Redhead28]

My n scale Percy is too weak to pull anything 😢

[@PopCorn-pv8qq]

19 hours till this is 24 hours or 1 day old

[@BIG_RED_PRODUCTIONS_official]

OK look I know you're doing as a citizen person but did you really have to mention what I'm assuming it will be a future Stanley custom

[@NirateGoel]

Bachmann should real redo some of their HO stuff with new moulds that suit better, some of them are just awful.