Unboxing The Royal Scot By Mainline

[@markdunwell3288]

Another Classic. I have the same locomotive but made by Airfix circa 1980/81 with an of center ferret on a dart board ( early crest ) that green Patriot is gorgeous love the livery. Great video Sam 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤩🚄🚅

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Mark - ahh yes I know the Airfix one, thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@Tombola1993]

Saw the Royal Scot in Cardiff yesterday. Such a magnificent locomotive.

[@SimonLivertonCentral]

Nice review Sam. I do like some of the old Mainline locos, I have several myself and given they are relatively old locos they are better than a lot of the news ones....Simon

[@SamsTrains]

+Simon Young Absolutely! I've always said the same - they are fantastic despite their age! Thanks again, Sam

[@strosiemead4242]

Just had to watch this review again, she is a great looking loco and I agree,well detailed considering the age of Mainline models.

[@SamsTrains]

No problem mate, thanks very much for watching! Yeah, if you compare this to Hornby locomotives at the time, this is a massive step ahead! Cheers mate, Sam :)

[@janiceandcliff]

Nice review Sam, yes you noticed the similar boilers on these engines. Both these are rebuilt versions with the Crewe built 2A boiler. I read that 2 boilers made it on to 2 Jubilees aswell (with some mods of course). The boilers took longer to repair than the chassis on scheduled overhauls, so to have some standardisation and a "pool" of 2A boilers meant a faster turn around. This means that boiler swaps were common back then. The LNER did it too, eg. the Flying Scotsman had several boilers in it's working life. Regards, Cliff.

[@SamsTrains]

+janiceandcliff ahh thanks for the info! I wasn't sure whether mainline had just been lazy and used the same body or not! It's interesting that totally different classes of locos can share fundamentals such as boilers etc! Thanks again, Sam

[@janiceandcliff]

+Sam'sTrains The Black Five is a similar looking loco, but this large class had it's own story. The early boilers were domeless with short fireboxes, the later boilers had domes and longer firebox. So to make a "pool" of spare boilers here, a number of class 5 chassis were altered to take either type. This info is taken from "Stanier Locomotives" by Brian Haresnape. The things that went on to keep the wheels rollin'.... : ) Regards, Cliff.

[@SamsTrains]

+janiceandcliff Thanks again for the info, It sounds like a worth-while and interesting read, I may check it out myself! Cheers, Sam

[@ausfoodgarden]

I have the LMS livery version of this and I know you always say Mainline need a good service, but most of my used Mainlines seem to work fine out of the box. A bit of a clean and lube and I think they're pretty awesome. Sorry Sam, but as a rule I prefer Bachmann over Hornby, with a few exceptions of course. Nice video as always mate.

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Gerry! Yeah that's true, with a little TLC they can be great runners! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@mckendrick4046]

@Sam's Trains : Bit of a late comment... these were first introduced in the 1979 Mainline catalogue. This loco would have been 36 years old at the time of this review. Now, of course, it'll be 42 years old.

[@Micktrap397]

I realized I bought a red one on a train show last year. It was released in the US back in the 80s.

[@SamsTrains]

Oh very nice - does it run okay? :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@MrVwbeetle]

hi Sam, I myself was lucky enough to pick up one of these in LMS black at a train show and they certainly are good performers..

[@SamsTrains]

Hi, that's great news - these are golden little engines, with fab detail for their age - brilliant pullers too of course! Cheers, Sam :)

[@lewiscartwright3609]

Hi Sam I just wanted to say that I have a Mainline Royal Scot coming Next Weekend

[@StuartJohnModels]

First time watching your video and have to say I really enjoyed it really great review. Looking to get myself back in to the hobby again after a 5 year gap. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more videos

[@SamsTrains]

+Stuart JohnModels Thank you very much for commenting and especially for subscribing! The hobby couldn't be better at the moment so it's a great time to get back into it! Thanks again, Sam

[@lorrainedimmock4096]

They are ok until the plastic gears, wheel insulation axels split, they also used plastic insert wheel spokes that start to Bulge out over time trapping the valve gear, it best to go for a Bachmann chassis, or the complete Bachmann loco instead.??? Just done a DCC conversion split chassis 04, shunter ; this is an old Mainline chassis on rebranded Bachmann product, all the insulated wheel axels were split, but had not gone out of quarter, so a quick spot of Superglue sorted the problem, she now runs like a dream.....nice video mate...

[@ageoftreason]

Have a look online for 3D printed replacement gears. I got some from Shapeways 2 or 3 years ago and there are probably more people out there now who could make them.

[@Olivers-trains]

Do you think it would be possible to rework the locomotives mechanism to use a more modern motor using a 3d printer?

[@szabolcskovacs9894]

I bought this train couple of days ago and this is my first Bachmann train set. I must to say, I'm really enjoying it. However, I noticed that your locomotive doesn't have the windows and mine has. I found it a bit strange. Thanks for the video 😊

[@LettuceTrains]

Mainline was better than Hornby back in the day. They costed the same or cheaper and they had heaps more detail!

[@SamsTrains]

+Lettuce Trains Absolutely! I've always said the same! :) Cheers, Sam

[@RobA500]

It's hard to believe these were available back in 1979. If it wasn't for the now infamous split chassis I would seek to pick up a lot more Mainline loco's, has this model got one? I have found the Mainline and even Lima put some nice detail in there loco's that Hornby often left out as they were still using a lot of old triang moulds at the time.

[@SamsTrains]

I agree with you Rob, I'd like them a lot more if they had better mechanisms - yes sadly the only Mainline steamer not to have this is the N2, which is much better! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@alexsymes4554]

Nice review Sam by the way id love to send you something to review if you wanted

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Remember Mainline from the eighties. Enjoyed your review

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks a lot for the comment - glad you liked it! Cheers, Sam :)

[@andressanchez4517]

My nameplate is the same with the extra text slightly blurry celebrating it's trip to Chicago fair in the 1930's. Also mine has 2 wires between tender and loco which i guess means it's DCC fitted?

[@JaeV2000]

This is one that I wanted to see in a re review

[@SamsTrains]

+GWR23 Studios Awesome! That worked out nicely! Thanks for watching! :) Cheers, Sam

[@JaeV2000]

I may get one in the future

[@SamsTrains]

Yeah, I'd reccomend it, they're very inexpensive! You just mustn't be afraid to tear them apart for a thorough clean and oil - they can run badly very easily! Cheers, Sam

[@JaeV2000]

Sam'sTrains I'll always taking my locos apart anyway thanks

[@ryanworthvalley]

I love the Royale scot

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Ryan - so do I! :D Cheers mate, Sam :)

[@rosejoganah4886]

Lovely loco nice review one of my favourite steam trains I just ordered mine from ehattons and getting for £30 can't wait to get it..richard joganah..

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks very much Richard - that's awesome, hope it works well for you!! :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Not as likeable as Lord Westwood on one side or the blue GWR 4-6-0 on the other. Was the blue GWR engine a Castle or a King?

[@SamsTrains]

That's fair enough Kelly! That would be a King! :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@guyclark2975]

Mainline Steam Locomotives. Fabulous detail for the time :) Dreadful split chassis and motors though :(

[@MrNoUsername]

I'm a few years late to tell you but there was also a Hornby version. Can you possibly get it and do a review then a comparison between the two?

[@SamsTrains]

Ooh yeah, I'll do my best to get one! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@Rob1972Gem]

I think Mainline used the old Airfix loco moulds and made them all loco drive were the same loco was tender drive from Airfix

[@SamsTrains]

Yes I think you're right about that - I've seen a few others like that too! Cheers, Sam :)

[@Rob1972Gem]

But very nice for the age and money the detail even on the old Air.Fix train was very good for its day and still looks good

[@thomasgray4188]

I've just seen this very locomotive on the royal duchy

[@SamsTrains]

Ooh very nice! How is she looking?? :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@Taggart00]

Was this the same tooling as the airfix one?

[@SamsTrains]

It wasn't actually - this is slightly better detailed! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@AdiPullen]

nice review love it o have one my self that patriot class is lovely

[@SamsTrains]

+adi pullen Thanks very much once again, they are great locos - this one cost me about £30 - you can't go wrong! Cheers, Sam

[@AdiPullen]

+Sam'sTrains I have a few mainline locos jubilee pannier

[@thiruraj3866]

It’s a good livery

[@SamsTrains]

I agree! :D

[@Nutwood60]

Can you get the red one

[@SamsTrains]

I can try to - I'd love one of these in red! :D Cheers, Sam :)

[@111greatbear3]

Did you know Bachmann use to be Mainline

[@SamsTrains]

Sort of - I think they just acquired Mainline, rather than changing their name from Mainline! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@railwaysthatarefun4531]

Hi Sam sorry I did not get back to you yesterday I forgot to tell you how has the wether been for you did you get snow and also I got a class 66 bye Bachman it is a good runner also look on eBay for the red train I saw one for 30.00 qwid p.s I loved the live streams what did you get for Christmas did you get a train can I have a shoutout in your next vid please can I have a request video please

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Martin - no problem - yes we got a touch of snow, but it didn't really settle! I don't think I have a Bachmann 66 - but I bet they are great runners! I got a Jinty for Christmas - what about you?? :D Happy New Year, Sam :)

[@oopsmybad769]

I have one of these!

[@SamsTrains]

Fantastic - they look great don't they?! :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@railwaysthatarefun4531]

The only thing I got was the class 66 but yesterday I went to a toy fair and I got a royal Scot in Red and I am live on KZbin right now also go on my sons channel to watch my sons train videos can you do a video now unboxing of the black railroad train can you reply before 9pm becos

[@SamsTrains]

Ooh awesome - I bet the Scot looks just amazing in red!! Do you mean the Railroad black 5? If so, I've reviewed that one already! :D Happy New Year, Sam :)

[@Nutwood60]

P.s did you have a nice Christmas

[@SamsTrains]

Yes thank you - it was lovely! How was yours?? :D Happy New Year, Sam :)

[@railwaysthatarefun4531]

That is when I go to bed

[@SamsTrains]

No problem mate - sorry I missed you yesterday! Happy New Year, Sam :)

[@lukeslocomotives]

Homer Simpson

[@SamsTrains]

haha!

[@railwaysthatarefun4531]

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[@SamsTrains]

Okay - I replied! :D