2021 O-Gauge Train Holiday Buyers Guide! My Picks!
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- This week we are looking at my picks for the 2021 Holiday Season! What's on your list?
Check out the items in this video and much more at www.trainworld.com!
Some links below may break if product is sold-out. I will do my best to check this periodically.
Lionel Lionchief Polar Express Set
www.trainworld.com/lionel-202...
Lionel Lionchief 2-4-2 Steam Engine
www.trainworld.com/lionel-193...
Lionel Lionchief Plus 2.0 Berkshire
www.trainworld.com/lionel-193...
Lionel Legacy GP30
www.trainworld.com/lionel-193...
Lionel Legacy SD70ace
www.trainworld.com/lionel-213...
Lionel Legacy Camelback
www.trainworld.com/lionel-213...
Lionel 4-6-0 Steam Engine
www.trainworld.com/lionel-213...
Enjoy! - Zábava
As always, fantastic job Chris!!! Don't forget us little folks when Hollywood finally discovers a truly talented person with genuine charisma, talent and skill. The 'what's this' reference was perfect!!!
Thanks Ralph! Had to laugh about the Hollywood comment. Even if I was fortunate enough to make it in Hollywood I will always be part of this hobby and community!
I used to run O gauge and Lionel when I was a kid and loved it. Im amazed how far they have come today! I've switched over to N-scale so I can create the layout I want in the space that I have available. Love your videos tho!
I am just getting into the hobby, I’m getting an o gauge lionchief set for Christmas this year
I don't know if they still make it but I would recommend the Santa Fe scout set, it comes with a great alco rs11
@@catgirltransit alright I’ll see if they have it
Excellent! Enjoy the set!
@@RBPTrains I will, Thank You
@@catgirltransit I have the Santa Fe Scout
There’s always something special about less expensive sets, they don’t have to be the best to make people happy, they are still fun to run & overall just appealing
Great video Chris. This has to be the best and most informing Lionel train commercial ever and the best infomercial for the fine people at Trainworld! You should be in their good graces!
I wanna personally thank you Chris for getting me back into Lionel and getting to connect with my grandfather
So great to hear @Ginger Wii! Thank you for your support as well and I am so glad that you have been able to connect with your Grandfather. As with any hobby, it is always great to share with others!
Another great one Chris! As usual, time well spent!
I love the wolf howl whistle on the Halloween Camelback, but that VERY funereal bell tolling floored me! Very clever indeed!
Thanks for the video. You're the reason we've purchased this set.
Great video Chris!
I think it is important for people to know that just because your buying an entry level set it doesn't mean that your not getting a quality piece. Your video does a great job pointing that out. Well done Chris!
Chris, another great video and demos! Thanks for sharing!
Great content as well as the information on the different product lines.
I just got to say, I don't even run O scale, I run HO. I have a few Lionel sets prewar and postwar and a handful of nice postwar engines along with newer (within 10 years) Atlas freight cars. I do wish I had the space and funds for O. But what I'd really like to say is I stumbled across your channel probably about a week ago and subscribed after one video. Something about model train reviewers that annoys me and I'm honestly subscribed to now you and one or two others, that's it. Love your content and attitude bro. It really does make watching your videos entertaining and enjoyable.
Excellent video, my friend! Great to see demos of all of these engines on your layout. One thing I especially enjoy about the LionChief Plus 2.0 engines is the smoke output. The transition from the first generation of LionChief Plus (and from the LionChief sets) is huge. I have three LC+ 2.0 engines on my layout, including the Berkshire you showcased. They all provide near-Legacy level smoke output. Fantastic engines for that price point. Believe it or not, I think Lionel’s little LC+ 2.0 0-6-0T Docksider steam engine out-smokes all of my engines. LOL! I know you’re a big fan of that little guy! Cheers from Iowa!
I'm happy you got yourself a camelback. I can tell you it is an excellent runner and an awesome piece to have! I pre-ordered a Strasburg Railroad version that i just recently brought home to couple weeks ago. It is not only a beautiful piece, but an excellent running locomotive. Enjoy your new acquisitions!
Fantastic video Chris, really nice way to showcase the entire product lines that lionel has to offer many don't go as in depth as you did. Good stuff
Thanks Matt!
Awesomeness! I love the tree!
thanks for the run down. great stuff.
Great rundown of the options!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! great video! Thank you for sharing! Your nephew is going to love your gift! The Polar Express is perfect!
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Excellent review Chris
Absolutely brilliant Review Rob 👍great no nonsense approach to the subject especially on my favourite The Polar Express 🚂Thanks for sharing your quality content have a fantastic Christmas 🎄 and a happy new year 🥳👏👏👏👏
Hey Chris. super video, and Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas!
Thanks Bryan! Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to you too!
Great video Chris, some nice engines, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you too!
Awesome and entertaining video Chris! Great job!
Thanks my friend!
Hello Chris my name is Carl I'm an N scaler after 20 years in HO scale I was born and raised in NYC and not having the room for a nice 3 rail hi-rail or an HO scale layout I was introduced to N scale by a friend of mine who worked at our local hobby shop here in Houston TX I currently live in pEARLAND TX .I also enjoy JD STUCKS videos and we chat regularly on you tube
I model n scale and run Amtrak consists I have 30 P42 genesis locos and Kato n scale amulet and super liners as well as BNSF AND UP freight trains my very first set I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS WAS THE ORIGINAL Chattanooga Choo Choo set by TYCO I loved that set and for twelve years It was under our tree at Christmas time I don't have it any more it finally wore itself out Chris thanks for sharing the joy of model railroading with all of us GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ;-)
Thanks for watching Carl and thanks for sharing your story!
Great vid. Love how you mix up the content.
Thanks! There is too much to talk about with the hobby! :)
Great video Chris, some good picks for the beginning and seasoned collector. The 4-6-0 may be one of the best to buy.
Great video Chris
Being from NJ that blue Camelback has my eyes
spinning.
Great demonstration, hope Trainworld has gift for you.
Great video and reviews Chris. Awesome stuff for folks looking to get into the hobby, but not quite sure what's out there and what to get.
My daughter selected the green Texas & Pacific for her layout on MY Father’s Day for HER layout this last June😁. I’ll share with her the video and fun fact about the color. We love it for her tight radius layout- awesome sounds and incredible smoke.
Such a cool engine! And fun story to go with it. It is a great engine and you are right about how it is perfect for smaller radius turns and such!
I think the Halloween engine is my favorite but all the others are a close second. Very nice video. I hope it inspires new people to get into the hobby.
The Halloween engine is pretty cool! I was glad to se another scale version this year. Thanks for watching!
Great video lots of choices for lots of people. People collect on many different levels. Prices & space availability
It’s good to see many different people can enjoy the same hobby. Lionel is very smart
All the trains were Awsum 🚂👍👍👍👍👍. Great job 👍
OMG those Halloween Camelback sounds are hilarious, ha-ha.
Happy belated Thanksgiving Chris. Great recommendations. Decisions, Decisions Decisions :-)
Another excellent video my friend
I hope you're going to make a video like this for 2022!
Nice selection of O gauge items. The Blue Comet camelback caught my eye but I already have HO, N, and S scales.
Almost ordered the Blue Comet Camelback. Really cool color!
Very good video!
A new and nice running session of Chrismas O gauge trains and also hey rbp trains I think you updated your layout
I think Lionel needs to put more choices in the
lionmaster engine line. Not everyone has room for scale stuff.
Agree! Would be great to see more in that product line similar to how MTH used to offer Railking
I am very excited to get the new sd70mac that are coming out next year. I have the Paducah and Louisville on order. The sound system is going to be awesome. Can’t wait
Beautiful trains .... !
Great information in this video. I took notes
Lol, no top-shelf Steam for you in this one Zac 😂
@@RBPTrains 😆😆😆. Sometimes it better to keep it simple.
Great enthusiastic video I really liked what you did with the Halloween 🎃 camelback steamer
Thanks! Had some fun with that engine. Was really hoping it would arrive before Halloween but better late than never!
2nd, that howling whistle is hilarious
It is really something!
ahhh nothing like the smell of a new choo-choo...i know this is a year old but the rule still applies :)🚂🚂
gotta set up my layout someday, boxes of HO stuff, and i cant stop buying it!!...Thanx for the vids Chris!!
I just got the CNJ Camelback !! What a fantastic little engine !!
I recently picked up the Lionel Winter Wonderland Express set. For the price, around $250.00 It's a great value. Comes with a circle of the new white Fastrack. It has all kinds of Christmas sounds, including playing Christmas carols. It's Bluetooth enabled and just a great set for the money. Your picks were right on. I'm certainly going to check one out. Especially that Halloween engine....LOVE IT!!!
Great Job
It’s awesome to see a Boston & Maine locomotive, I work at Conway scenic railroad in NH
Congratulations on the sponsorship!
You cant beat the Lionel Berks. Great guide.
Thanks guys!
Love the Polar Express Train, still running it after the Holidays.
Just went to Trainland and saw that Texas and Pacific 10-wheeler. Was 🤏 close to buying it. That mint green paint really pops! Thanks again for sharing Chris!
The 10 wheeler is awesome! I almost want to snag another one since they can run anywhere :)
@@RBPTrains It's enticing but I'll wait for my big delivery early next year🚄
I’m not going to lie the sounds on the camelback are epic
I love the train so much
I used to have the 1st gen polar express Lionel model. It was a decent model for the price. It was a gift to me by my grandfather when I was 7. I had 2 other engines before then that were given to me. I took care of em. Used the engine & cars for another 5-6yrs. Then 2yrs ago when I was 15 I sold the engine, & cars. The 1st gen engines tender had a draw bar defect w thin steel it snapped off after 5 yrs of careful gentle use. The engine was kinda weird, & always was. It wouldn’t cycle sometimes, & was rly jerky glad I sold it.
Abt 3months ago I bought the infamous 736 Berkshire with the 12 wheel tender on eBay fully rebuilt for $230 not including shipping costs. Abt a year ago I sold the rest of my engines w microchips in em, & replaced em w ones in the 1950s. They all work/at least go forward, & they’re great.
I hate the new stuff, crappy, & plastic. Never again. I got hosed by a lionchief Mikado 5yrs ago, & never again. I got my $ from it, & got Lego trains i later sold 4yrs later, & got all my $ from em.
At the end of the day, if Lionel offered a 2-3yr full warranty on their engines where if there’s any issues u send it back only including software not related to abuse. The computers in these trains are cool, but when they fail they fail miserably.
Happy train hunting from someone 10-12yrs in the hobby.
I enjoy your videos very much Chris keep it coming nice layout I have considered doing a small two loop of Lionel last track Christmas tree layout once I retire ;-) I know KEN BIANCO AND KEN JR living in NY I visited trainland and train world
If I could throw in a recommendation, a Menards freight car (or two) would make an excellent stocking stuffer.
Me personally? Hoping to adopt an older locomotive this Christmas, have my eye on some tinplate and MPC that are giving me the "take me home" look.
Hey Chris. I was at the Greenberg train show in Edison today. I’ve never seen it so big and crowded. It used up notably more floor space than in past years.
I heard it was a great show! I was not there but saw some photos. Hopefully you found some great stuff!
@@RBPTrains One place where all layouts used to be is mostly vendors this weekend. All except for two layouts occupied another area where there used to usually be a second show going on. This show basically used up the entire expo center.
I've been lucky enough to make it to two Greenberg Edison shows, a "right-place, right-time" kind of thing. While all Greenberg shows are good I'd have to say the Edison show is the "Gold Standard." Most likely because it's in the Northeast and in a major population center it attracts more exhibitors than the other locations would. I'd like to visit another Edison show but don't know when that might be.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 it was packed beyond anything I’ve seen from it in the past. People definitely came from far away. I’m from NJ and been there many times and appreciate your take.
@@ecoRfan Not surprised, especially after "The Great Train Show Drought Of 2020."
I'm originally from NJ myself but live in Virginia now. If maybe-possibly another Edison show is scheduled on my next trip north (whenever that might be) I'll definately be there!
Such a useful video if you collect them too. I like it
On a side note, have you seen a music video named Roll On Big Boy? I bet you would enjoy it since it's about Big Boy
Awesome video my friend! I remember my first 2-4-2 , Lionel NYCS with Railsounds. Smoke unit actually caught on fire 🔥🚂💨
LOL - Glad to see you made it out okay Nick!
I had a Lionel Hudson (1990's production) do the same thing! I should have gotten suspicious when I saw a glow coming from the smoke unit, then one day "POOF! WOOMPF!" A flame shot out of the stack!
Turns out the smoke unit drew power from a circuit board that obviously had been giving it too much juice. I rebuilt the smoke unit but rewired it to take power directly from the track. No problems since then.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 oh wow! Yup that sounds like my situation and then the smell of burnt plastic. The smoke unit was made of plastic 😂. We replaced the unit with OEM parts and still runs.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 oh wow! Yup that sounds like my situation and then the smell of burnt plastic. The smoke unit was made of plastic 😂. We replaced the unit with OEM parts and still runs.
@@NixCrossing My smoke unit had a metal pot, for lack of a better term, with a plastic cap. The rebuild kit came with the heating unit and sleeve, fiber batting, and a replacement plastic cover. I got the rebuild kit from Henning's Trains in Lansdale PA in case you're interested.
I was a shocker when that thing blew, let me tell you! I'd never seen anything like that before!
Speaking of Halloween trains, the one I have for that is called the Transylvania Express or something like that. I think the set usually came with three cars and had the number 31 on the side.
I am so happy you got they ten wheeler my favorite engine so far. I think that is what Is am getting for Christmas
It's a good one! Hope you are getting one. You will enjoy it!
The Halloween train is sweet
I love the trains
i just ordered a new legacy camelback. the 'wishful thinking' blue comet. i have a blue comet passenger car set and have been pulling it with a 665 hudson and a sound tender with jersey central decals. wanted a blue loco and with all the features and the awesome price i got on it, just couldn't pass it up. your vid helped me decide. thanks man.
Excellent! Enjoy that train, you picked a good one!
Hey Chris. Got it. Fabulous loco. Makes you feel like you can jump in the cab and pull the whistle chain 🤣.
Looks great pulling my MTH Blue Comet coaches. I'm hooked on Legacy but still love my pre..post war..TMCC and Lc plus too. Gotta being the lotto! 🤞
Thank you CHRIS for sharing your layout videos I know that YORK PA train show was fun I know rRussell and Suzanne Hemingway from Tiny Tims trains in Ashland VA I go there for train day stay safe Chris ;-)
Great place Tiny Tim's! I go there myself. Well worth anyone's stopping in if they're traveling up or down Route 95 in Virginia.
I'm noticing the engines all have the same voices and announcements. I bought both MEC go7's . And they both announce the same. Gotta love Patty!
Haha! I noticed the same. We have Patty and Mr Lionel
Nice
Great episode Chris. I have to say the Polar Express is, and will probably always be the best "gift" set for a young kid. Santa brought one (pre-Lionchief) for my daughter 13 years ago. He has also brought her all the of add-on cars, the sound tender, and other Pol-Ex accessories through the past 12 years. She still loves the train and always can't wait to see it run at Christmas time.
As far as the rest of your list, Ms. Claus is giving me the SD70ace in B&O paint for Christmas. Funny how Mr. Claus had to pay for it, but while I... I mean "He" was paying for it, he got himself the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Ten Wheeler too. I'm actually trying to track down a Strausburg or Reading Camelback also. I will also say that some other great adds to the list would be the Keystone Special set, The Chief set, and the Christmas Light Express set... if you can find it. But good call on your list. All solid pieces. And thanks to Ken/Ken Jr. at Trainworld for hooking you up with the engines to show us.
You should do a video of your tank engines shunting trains for the bigger engines
This is a great video thanks I've been trying to afford one of those Polar Express trains like you were showing since the movie actually came out but it doesn't matter how many Lawns I mow or how hard I work as a kid I still can't afford one so I'm just going to keep on wishing and hoping LOL it would be really awesome if Lionel train company just sent one to me
I wish Lionel would send me one too, haha!
Hey Chris if you don’t mind me asking what controller do you use for those locomotives?
Im still trying to find a new train for Christmas and im hoping to get a g scale Tweetsie Railroad train set because all the o scale items are expensive
Hey Chris I'm liking that Halloween camel back locomotive it's a locomotive did you say that it has the whistle steam effect is emaffect how does that work does the whistle come out to add the smoke fluid or do they leave a hole on the side of it to add the smoke fluid just curiously
You should get the MTH Limited addition CP or southern pacific Christmas train
Im gonna stick to ho-scale for now but plan to get into o-scale in the future
Excellent job thanks 😊 I love 🎵 steam locomotive 💘 🚂 from India 🇮🇳
I got a Lionel M1a and K-line smoking caboose as my xmas gift to me! Right around $500, used market scale engines are awesome ! Next up a Lionel challenger
The M1 is an epic engine! Big steam is always fun so enjoy that Challenger when you get it!
Fantastic Job Chris. How many train sets do you actually have in your collection?
Thanks Chester! Not sure about the number of sets in my collection. I should update the inventory at some point!
Some very cool locomotives, I must say!! I absolutely adore my steam locomotives but because of my Asthma, have a paranoid dislike for the poor old diesel!!
Hello Chris I just subscribed myself to your show. It`s the first time i see you,But you have very nice equipment driving around, I also have a Modelbaan Ho trains and I am also a train driver in Belgium Europa, From where is your If i may ask? Because do you also have an outdoor track, Because this size you have can also be driven in the garden, I will in any case look moor after your show, Kind regards Henk from Belgium❤😀😉
Great video on an unrelated note do you have any tips on building benchwork?
Great suggestion! I am going to try and pull together a video on benchwork in the future.
@@RBPTrains ty
Was that lionchief polar express the plus ?
What’s the best possible train on the market today in your opinion? The #1. Thanks for the video.
That’s a tough question to answer! So many folks like different trains and road names so there is not 1 train to rule them all. Plus the meta and interest shifts with each catalog. As a collector, the 1938 Lionel 700e is considered one of the most collectible trains. For Modern Collectors, it is all over the place! Most viewers seem to favor the Lionel Vision Like Big Boy when it comes to modern steam engines from Lionel.
I'm curious to see if lionel will be making lionchief or even legacy engines from the mth railking tooling I've heard they got.
We will be seeing quite a few new pieces from that acquisition over the next few years :)
what would you recommend for me? I have the Mikey Mouse express train set. So we have added mth Christmas led cars over the years now. We have 5 and one more coming in the mail. This little engine is struggling. lol! I want something like this that can tackle o36 and maybe light up like mth cars. Also our set has much more track! I have a switch to move from the Christmas 🎄 throughout our living room!
Sounds like a heavier engine will do the trick for you! I would look at some of the die cast Lionchief engines that can be run with the LC remote or Bluetooth so you do not need to hunt for a control system. That should give your growing train a little more boost! Enjoy!
Please check out the we 7500 or 7200 if you have one.
I’m just starting to get into the hobby
Enjoy! Glad you are getting started!
Uh-oh...
Anyone know how to get back the sounds on this 2021 Lionchief Polar Express? The sounds worked for the last weekand up until last night. We simply turned it off after about 5 minutes and after showing it off to some visitors and now as of this morning, 12/18/2022, no more sounds and can't find anything on forums, Google or CZcams on how to attempt a fix for this. I've tried the Bluetooth app, replacing remote controls batteries, disconnecting the engine from the coal tenders connections with both power on and off. Still nothing. Anyone have any tips or tricks to correct this? Thanks in advance.
I’m sorry, but I live and railroad in England, where they’re called RAILWAYS. I model in British 00 gauge and have a micro layout called Walmington-on-Sea, after the location of the old television series Dad’s Army.
They showed "Dad's Army" here in the US for a time back in the 1980's. Great show! Loved it!
"Give 'em the bayonet Captain Mainwaring! Worked on the Fuzzy-Wuzzys!"
Lionel made a try with OO here prior to WW2 and made some good pieces but dropped the concept post-war. A lost opportunity.
Aw heck yeah, I made it just in time,
I have no money to give, I would give some of my models but they are all broken and haven’t run since my great grandfather died, but I can still try!!
Sounds like some great candidates for repair! I restored my neighbor's Post War engine last year. It is one of my favorite vintage trains. When I first got it, it was covered in rust and did not run. I had a local shop restore it and they brought it back to life. :)
@@RBPTrains these ones are a bit, mangled
They were stored in a trailer & the trailer was ransacked by the homeless & people bought the trailer & gutted it and somehow I got the box they were in but it was all crammed in, the guys never came back for the rest of the stuff
I have the Polar Express 1938 Deluxe
How would you hold the trains there too hot
I have a question about the Lionel Hallows eve train I am hoping you can answer for me. I am interested in this train for my Halloween layout but don't have a Legacy control system. I have been running conventional with a CW80. I was thinking I could use that as my power and use the Lionel Lionchief app but am not sure what features I would loose. If I loose all the cool sounds that would make me think I should just get something like a Lionchief 2.0+ 0-6-0T and save a bunch of money. I really do like the Legacy and will probably end up getting the control system sometime down the road anyway. Just don't know when. Any help you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi Edward! You still get a lot of value and sound from the engine with the Lionchief App (Bluetooth). You can adjust the whistles, bells pitch and trigger the voices. The only thing missing from the Lionchief app is the #7 Key (Tower Com) button that Legacy has. This triggers the additional voices on the engine but if you are getting Legacy down the road you will be in good shape. Hope this helps!
@@RBPTrains Thanks for the help. I think it will be a great addition to my collection. I am still trying to get over the fact that MTH is out of business. I really liked there stuff.
@@playingwithmytrains5440 A personal preference thing, but I'm not particularly impressed with the "Tower Talk" feature on the Lionel steamers. Let's be honest, steam locomotives didn't have radios until VERY late in their time. Tower talk with a diesel? Another matter.
MTH's take on crew talk was the crew talking to each other and that suited me fine.
Oh, and MTH isn't going away after all, it's been reorganized under new management so let's see what the future brings.
Bought my grandson his first train set(MTH starter set) for Christmas I don't know if I'm starting him too early he should be born any day now
Never too early! Congrats!
The lionchief 2.0 Berkshire would be perfect for my ceiling layout. I’m looking for something smooth and steady to run up there.
I could not believe how smooth that engine is. Great running engine and compact size. Perfect for a ceiling layout!
IDK why but my eyes kept getting drawn to the C&O F units in the background
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