Getting Started With O Gauge | Building The Layout
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Today I try my hand at building a basic O gauge layout!
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Laughed so much when I heard “Let’s play a game of how many dangerous tools can I show in one shot” reminds me of when I was trying to build my first layout .
haha I know - fortunately all of my limbs are still in tact! xD
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Been there - Done that - Stabbed myself with the screwdriver
Wouldn't say any of those tools are dangerous..
@@PieAndChips how badly
@@candleflame4355 Badly enough for me to shout obsceneties
Oh my word Sam is evolving!
Well N guage is next
It certainly is - I'm thinking about it! ;D
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@@SamsTrains Or 1 gauge - or 2? :-D
What about Z gauge ??? Or maybe. G or I gauge. 😃😃😄
@@michaelnaisbitt1639 It's a full guage railway next
Surely 009 comes before N!
I am a 3 rail O scale modeler from
The states, I am so excited for your upcoming videos!
Ooh fantastic - I'm pretty excited too! :D
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Does the mean you'll be introducing each episode "hello everybody, welcome back to the railways" since you now have two?
haha I hadn't thought of that! ;D
Yes!! Now your videos are getting more addictive with adding o gauge to your layout. Can’t wait to see this develop and grow! There is no excuses now, looks like o gauge reviews will be coming! Love it and very jealous, Clint
haha thanks so much Clint - I can't wait for this to develop either! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
15:00 slowly stroking the Percy
haha!! xD
Spooperfoot5 it puts the lotion on it's skin or it gets the hose again
Language, Timothy!
I'm laughing more than I should lol
Wow Sam how amazing! I am so excited to see all of those reviews and videos on O gauge!
Thank you!! I'm really excited too! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Yeah, only £700 for a loco!
@@jimross623 he'll be buying the 200£ tank engines
What impeccable timing! I’ve just started getting into the hobby myself thanks to an O Gauge Lionel LionChief Thomas set I won in a Facebook contest. I’ve been looking online on how to expand the layout, so your video has given me some ideas. Looking forward to more O Gauge content! Cheers from Arlington, Texas, USA!
haha that's fantastic - and congratulations on the contest! Appreciate the comment!
Cheers,
Sam :)
Awesome layout, Sam. I really love the LMS 4F, can't wait to see more train reviews
Thanks very much mate - hope you enjoy what's to come! :D
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Sam: drills a hole
Subtitles: (music)
CZcams thinks it's Dubstep.
Mines said [Applause]
haha!! ;D
Many years ago I bought a Märklin Maxi and for many years I'm thinking building a track throught my appartment. Have to say I'm not really in model trains, have my old Kleinbahn which I got at the age of about 5 or so, now I'm 50 :-). Could not sell it or give it away, so I absolutly know what you are talking about at the beginning of the clip. I bought some additional track for it second hand and last year cleaned all the track. I think I have to give it a run soon. Kleinbahn really was perfect for kids playing with it, it is durable and you hardly can break anything of. An absolut toy. I love the smell of the first loco, you know, the smell of the so old motor in it :-). Like your channel very much, sir. Greets from Vienna
haha I definitely know that feeling for sure - that sounds great, hope it works well for you, and I know what you mean about the smells too!
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Well done Sam. Congratulations on your new adventures with O gauge. Looking forward to seeing the track and trains running when the section is complete. Great video.
Thanks a lot Luke - I'm looking forward to it also! :D
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Sam :)
A Fresh Start Sam, I Can't Wait To See More 0 Gauge.
Thank you! I'm really looking forward to it also! :D
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Sam :)
That is an awesome layout
haha thank you!! :D
Many congrats Sam. That really is an excellent build. Really like both of your locos. Look forward to see the other O gauge rolling stock. Well done.
Thanks a lot Mike - I'm really happy with it all! Hope you enjoy what's to come! :D
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Sam :)
Always fun. It’s like being in your house! Thanks for sharing.
haha thank you - really glad you liked it! :D
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Sam :)
looking forward to this :D
Skyline :P is that Gordon wd austeri in ur profile pic
Ur mum no its a SDJR 7F, i think its on the west sometset railway in this pic
Skyline :P ok
Thank you!! :D
@Sam'sTrains Hey Sam! I love your videos! I have started to fall for English steam trains, and here in the US, they re kinda hard to come buy. I found this set on ebay, and I was curious if you or anyone here in the comments had an opinion whether or not it's worth the money... Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much Gabriel - great to hear you like British trains now! Sure - let me know which set it is, and I'll let you know! :D
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Just come across this particular vid have been watching your vids for while now really enjoying them, Great idea with the o gauge layout really hope to finally start my own layout something I've wanted to do since I was a lad this idea might help me get around the space issues
Keep up the good work
All the best
Dave
Thanks a lot Dave - all the best with that, hope it works out well for you! :D
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Wow, this is great, it shows people who want to get into a bigger gauge what its like!
Yeah absolutely - I'm really looking forward to it! :D
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Sam :)
I've never clicked a video so fast ever
haha thank you!! Hope you liked it! :D
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Sam :)
@@SamsTrains dude it was awsome
I've Clicked A Video With No Veiws And I Clicked It 52 Secs After It Posted!
@@koalagaming2972 wow, that's really fast
Money: *exists*
O gauge: allow me to introduce myself
haha exactly!! ;D
G gauge: pafetic
Awesome video Sam! Can’t wait to see the rolling stock! 👍
Thanks mate - I'm really looking forward to it! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Glad to see you took my suggestion of doing other guages into consideration Sam. What's more is that it's my birthday today as well! What a fantastic video to enjoy. Well done mate
Yes absolutely - I couldn't resist! And a massive happy birthday to you mate - hope you have an amazing day!! :D
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Are you going to make a O gauge bullman
haha! What a question that is!! xD
Sam! Wow, What if you just use the O gauge to create a minature railway like in real life?
That would be epic mate! :D
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Sam :)
I’ve just started building a new layout for the first time in 4 years this last week. Appreciate all the drilling issues you’ve had buddy! Good luck - don’t make it too good else I’ll end up doing O gauge as well...!!!
Ooh awesome Lee - hope it all goes well for you too!! :D
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Awesome everybody seems to be doing O George I think I need to get in on this, cheers Sam 👍😀
Thanks Thomas - I can recommend it! :D
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Sam :)
OO gauge to O gauge. i'm pretty sure full scale is next
theres some narrow guages first ofcourse
Next is gauge 1. Then 3.5 scale, then 5 inch scale then 7 1/4 scale, then to 15 inch scale and so on until the 1:1 scale 😆👍
haha - imagine trying some Gauge 1?! O:
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It's official! He's an O gauge trainiac!
haha yes indeed! :D
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Sam :)
Welcome to the world of O gauge Sam! It all starts with a single shelf but before you know it you’ll find a way to get a full loop in. Well done!
Thanks very much mate - I know - I'd really love to!! :D
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Awesome video! Can't wait to see more o gauge video from you!
Thank you! I can't wait to do more! :D
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I Mean Use The Dublo Gauge As A Miniture Railway In Reallife. Oops!
haha okay! ;D
Sam: it's the Biggest Point I've ever seen!
Have you ever been to a real Railway?
What I was going to say 😂
haha that's a good 'point'- I meant a model point ;)
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I can still see my picture from 2017/2018 (14:50 - 15:10) up on the wall Sam! The O-gauge stuff is really cool to see! I enjoyed it.
Cheers,
Bailey D.
haha awesome - and glad you liked the O gauge stuff!! :D
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Sam :)
Well I'm so pleased that your going into O gauge and still keeping 00 gauge. Also I think your O gauge layout is very unique being in a small place like that. Can't wait to see more Sam!
I'm really happy about it too - thanks so much! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Sam,
Welcome to the world of O gauge! My first set many years ago was an LGB O gauge set that went up around our Christmas tree every year. I would also bring it out every so often through the year and mess with it. Had an 0-4-0 engine with no tender, open top gondola, crane, boxcar(goods van), fuel tanker that actually functioned with liquids, and a caboose(brake van). A set I truly miss, and plan on trying to find again when I have the money and space to do so.
Thanks a lot mate - ooh that sounds cool - I'd quite like to try an 0-4-0 in O gauge! :D
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Well done mate! I think this is a fantastic addition! :)
Thank you!! I'm having loads of fun with it already! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Apart from its massive size, this video also shows how the hobby of railway modelling is not necessarily about big and detailed layouts but having fun with trains on track with a controller. Keep up the great work
You're absolutely right - I've always had massive fun with the O gauge layout, even though it's so basic! :D
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Sam Welcome to the world of O gauge in all its different forms. I’ve just been watching your high propeller driven high speed runs ( quite mad) and somehow the vision of a running a Bowman steamer on your test track popped into my head ( even madder !)
Thanks a lot James - ooh that sounds fantastic!! xD
Hi Sam. Nice to see you taking a step out of your comfort zone. I was a little worried when you ran the first loco. No buffer stops at the track ends. I did something the same when I laid my first pieces of 'O' gauge track. I had set up my trackwork on boards mounted on trestles on my concrete patio. My friends were horrified when I ran some stock with no protection from running off the end and onto the concrete slabs below. Noaccidents to report fortunately. I look forward to more of your work in this scale.
I think this a good video idea, showing us how your building your layout. I am hoping to make a complete model railway soon, so it always helps to see how others start.
Thanks a lot mate - that sounds great, good luck with yours! :D
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And now, something completely different !
Thanks to show us another gauge, which is really interesting by his own, and thanks for the SNCF 67xxx of '70s vintage. This class of locomotive is an all-services built in the '60s to replace steam engines on non-electrified lines, you still have some operational. It was also a staple of one of the mainline in my area, the Grenoble-Chambéry line, before it was electrified.
Anyway, I am considering O gauge to do something completely different from OO. I'm thinking about an industrial small branch line with only 0-6-0 tender engines and some oddballs (LNER Y1 and J70 for instance), something minimalist, just enough to run trains. If you want to do exactly the same in O as you do in OO, that would take a lot of space and cost you an awfull lot of money. But if you are thinking differently, you can spend no higher amount of money than what you would do with OO. I have seen dapol engines not higher priced than Bachmann OO engines, but they are not in the same class. Well, not a problem, only a different solution !
That is what interest me : have something basic with 3/4 engines maximum an two or three dozen wagons, and that is why I am considering an industrial siding as a theme. I have just seen how to put an oval of trank into my appartment (spoiler : running across both the lounge and the kitchen, which are the same room in my home !), and I am looking for something I don't already do in OO (LNER/LMS addict). Dapol have interesting engines, I am not decided yet if I would do some kettles in O (GWR/SR) or directly go to diesel, their 08 is pretty tempting.
Well, I am doing now like you : different gauge, different way of thinking ! Thanks for the video !
haha absolutely Oliver - glad you liked seeing the O gauge gear! Appreciate the info on the loco too. I can highly recommend O gauge to you - good luck if you decide to go there!
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@@SamsTrains Now, I'm looking for pre-grouping rolling stock, Dapol's Terriers are a good compromise in size, price (no more than the new Bachmann's LNER V2 I'm expecting for november) and usefullness (mainline, but also branchline), "differentiation" factor for me (my OO is LNER/LMS 1947, I would certainly do some southeastern England pre-1923 in O), and suitability for my constrained budget/space/time available. A rural branchline in Kent before WW I would be awesome for me !
Congratulations Sam. I have got a few pieces for around the Christmas Tree. I find its better on my aging eye sight.
Thanks very much Ken - haha that's true actually - the details are much easier to appreciate! :D
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Interesting layout design
Great video Sam:)
Thanks a lot Grant! :D
Welcome to the world of O-scale 2-rail. If it is anything like here in the states you'll find that it is a vary diverse scale in terms of what people do for modeling and that with cost of new equipment, that modifying and cleaning up older models and kits is an excellent way to go.
Ahh thanks for the heads up - I'll be aware of that! :D
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Good on you mate for trying something new. I'm not even an HO/OO or O Scale modeller but I love every one of your vids even though I'm a Brit doing modern Deisal electric US N scale. So quite the opposite but I'm always hooked every single time. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot Trig - that's really kind of you, really appreciate that!
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Welcome to O gauge, Sam.
Just been to an O Gauge exhibition today. Came back with a set of 2 Dapol GWR suburbans, some station accessories and staff, and a thinner wallet than when I walked in.
Thank you! Ooh that sounds great - are they any good?! :D
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@@SamsTrains they are. They come with interior lighting which works on DC.
Welcome to Sam's new fitness regime, installing O guage track ;)
I used to have a 00 layout as a kid, I didn't have much in the way of locos, Hornby tank engine (don't ask me which one as memory fails me lol), Hornby Deltic and Hornby HST. Had various freight wagons, including a Royal Mail coach that colleted mail bags from a pole and then deposited the mail bag in a track side receptical further round the layout, also had the Hornby turntable. My layout was pretty basic, basically a large oval with sidings, all fitted to a very large piece of plywood, so it could be put away when not in use.
haha you're right!! That sounds great - everyone's childhood dream right there!
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That is fantastic Sam, very exciting. What a great Grandad.
Thanks very much Philip - I agree! :D
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Going thru your older videos and I found this one. You can run O Gauge. Yes! 😀
Alright grandad! What a lovely gift. The SNCF is fab, really like the design.
haha thanks Jimmy - yeah me too, loved that one! :D
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This is great ive never clicked a video link so fast!!
haha thank you - glad you liked it! :D
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Great job Sam. Fingers crossed you got some footage of the o gauge loco restorations. Would love to watch those!
Thanks a lot mate - sadly I didn't film those - I just wanted to get the job done :(
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superb, well done Sam, really great to see the O gauge loco's, gone to far with my OO layout and there is no room in the attic, mmmm maybe the garage can be cleared! 😁
Thanks very much mate - really glad you liked seeing it! haha that's not a bad thought! ;D
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It's not hard to imagine how you became attached to them after all that work - well done!
haha thank you - there was no way I could have sold them! ;D
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Great work! If you ever consider extending the shelves and track to touch the walls at the ends, you could disguise them as tunnel entrances to make it look like the track continues either way.
Ooh that's a good idea Andrew - I could try that for sure! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Fantastic video as always Sam keep up the great work and I can’t wait to see what comes next. Also do you have any plans of expanding the O gauge layout if so what sort of layout would you do. As always keep up the great work.
Lots of love from Hannah
Thanks very much mate - I'll do my best! I don't have any plans right now, but maybe some day I will! :D
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Sam :)
How wonderful of your granddad! Please make a video showing what's in the boxes! 😃
Nice work sam! Hatton’s Gresley pacifics have tempted me into O gauge, but for now I’m sticking with OO.
Yes they have me too - but I don't plan on getting anything quite that huge!
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Good job, Sam. Pease upload more O Gauge videos. I enjoyed it.
Thanks so much mate - I will do soon! :D
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Welcome to the "senior" scale. Congratulations you have leapfrogged me in length of track, number of points and locos. I look forward to more 7mm content.
haha thanks Nick - I've found it's quite amazing how much fun a small length of track can be in O gauge! :O
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O gauge is so very tempting, beautiful models with so much detail that would be unthinkable in smaller gauges. I have been tempted many times myself but haven't quite gone there yet. I'm very space constrained and even struggle to find place for my OO gauge layout
Yeah I gave in to the temptation in the end!
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The idea of a shelf layout like that is genius. It would be nice to add some scenery to that section!
haha thank you - glad you liked the idea! Scenery would be cool some day! :D
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Hi Sam. How fantastic to see another gauge in your armoury (wherefore art thou, N gauge?). Did rather wince when you drilled into the underside of the shelving with your hand on top directly above the drill! Can't wait to see the next videos of the O gauge.
Thanks very much Paul! I'll have to look into N, haha! There was no chance of drilling right through - the wood was solid stuff, and I was only drilling pilot holes!
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looks great buddy im thinking of doing the same thing now i have the motivation
Thanks Albert - you won't regret it - great great fun! :D
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Great stuff Sam..is there no end to your talents?? Really looking forward now to your O gauge reviews. Well done.
haha I doubt this could be considered talent - I'm sure others could have done a much better job! ;D
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O gauge is a fun scale, however I’ve skipped OO and went straight to O which isn’t the best of ideas. It’s a very big scale so space has to be used up as much as can be.
I’ve got a Lima 4F but it’s so wrecked it’s now a scrap loco. I’ve since got a full brass E4, which is really heavy and I’ve already cut my hands on its wheels 😆
Welcome to the senior scale, the fun has only just begun!
Ahh did you struggle with the size of it? Sorry to hear about your 4F, but the E4 sounds amazing - be careful on those wheels though! :O
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It was more that O gauge was a childhood favourite. I did begin with OO but my layout is in O.
Aye it was an old mess. The E4’s sandpipes are sharper! 😆👍
I am very excited for what may come in the future now!
haha me too Dom - hoping it will be fun!! :D
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That looks great I was thinking about doing a small O gage layout
Thanks a lot mate - I can highly recommend it! :D
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Sam :)
You Sam for sharing this!
No problem Olin! :D
I run hardware at Walmart & it's fun seeing you use the things I see everyday!
haha that's awesome!! :D
My favorite O gauge locomotive that you showed in this video is the LMS 4F steam locomotive! :)
Good choice!
I love this, maybe in the future you could go around the room, perhaps make the shelf wider and maybe have full scenery and in each corner have a shed or a station or something. I Am looking forward to seeing this one develop. Well done Sam👍
Great idea George - I could definitely try that some time! :D
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Sam :)
👍 Looks great Sam.
Thanks Ross! :D
i love o gauge trains i have live steam locomotives myself, i am currently building a garden railway.
Amazing video sam
Thanks mate! Ooh amazing - good luck!! :D
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Sam'sTrains thank you Sam
In the words of Sheldon Cooper " It's ether O-Gauge or no Gauge". Anyway, I think it's nice your including another scale on to your train room, it looks nice. The only knit-pick I have is that there isn't really an "O-Gauge". O is a scale and a gauge is the space between two rails and as we know narrow-gauge trains are not a different scale so "O Scale" or "O Standard Gauge" would be more appropriate but as I said earlier this is just a small critique on an overall excellent video. Keep up the great work ~Harrison
haha I guess he's right - really glad you like seeing another scale added! :D
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Welcome to the world of O guage sam! I have a substantial 3 rail layout it takes a lot of room even as much as to remove a wall in my basement the detail is unsurpassed in this scale and for its size makes it a lot less likely to have derailments
Thanks a lot mate - ooh that sounds amazing - it's worth the space though ;)
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Hi Sam, the little silver wire by the crossing is to connect the frog to a relay or switch to change polarity. You can also leave the frog electrically dead, just like with a usual insulfrog point. Also please put some sort of railing along the edge of that shelf! Gives me anxiety!
Ahh duly noted Manda - thanks a lot for letting me know! :D
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Sam :)
Nice to see something new like this! I'd love to see you add some ballast and grass to the new layout to make it look top notch! And I was just wondering, if you used streamline points instead of settrack, wouldn't the two lines be brought closer together so that you dont have that bit of overhang on the edge?
Thanks very much - that would be great to try actually - I hadn't intended adding any scenery! Yes you were right about that - I'd planned that originally, but I was told I'd need to add a spacer track between the two points in order for the tracks to be spaced apart sufficiently. As it happens, I got away with it this way!
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Whenever you unbox something you make it look so delicate
haha thank you! :D
I'm into 0 gauge now. Just an end ti end track. 4 loco' s one with sound. Love them. Cheap too better value than other gauges that I had 00 and N
If you want to amaze yourself with BIG points, you could try moving up to G Scale - 45mm gauge, which is what LGB trains use. Rails of Sheffield carry the Piko setrack range. Works like a charm on the carpet. The locos are pretty big, too.
Oh wow yeah, I can imagine those to be huge!! :O
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Happy birthday Sam!!
Thank you!! :D
Welcome to the 0-gauge club! ^^ I'm an sm32 16mm modeller myself, running live steam narrow gauge, I hope you have a lot of fun in the larger scale. ^^ You might find yourself prone to a little bit of loco detailing, that's the part I love from the larger scale.
I remember you reviewed an 0-gauge Jinty with tardisrescue, I believe? Whatever happened to that loco, was it yours? (And if so, will we get to see it in action also?)
Thanks for the video ^^ And oh look, Bullman's now the right size on THIS part of the layout ^^
Thanks very much mate - that sounds fantastic! I'm having great fun already - can't wait for what comes next! Yes you're right - that model was Dan's, I don't know whether he still has it!
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Sorry for this late comment, but how exciting that you are starting a collection of O gauge locos & rolling stock for your O gauge layout 👍👍👍👍
I was a little worried that the track was right by the edge of the board and that I’m also worried that your newest O gauge locomotives will fall off on that track as it right by the edge.
No problem Joe - really glad you found it exciting too! I will have to be careful - but the track is good and level, so derailments shouldn't be likely!
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OMG, the unthinkable has occurred. Sam'sTrains has a shelf layout!
haha absolutely - it was so much fun to make too! :D
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That must have been heavy going for that project. I know a guy who has an O gauge model railway himself and I'm looking forward to seeing what O gauge loco you get when you upload it!
haha it was hard work, but thoroughly enjoyable! I can't wait for the first loco too! :D
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Can't wait for O gauge stuff Sam!
I really can't wait either!! :O
Congratulation! I love 2 rail O scale!
Me too!! :D
@@SamsTrains Your Grandfather is lovely isn't he, I don't have any relatives that is a railfan of any kind so it's great to hear that xD
Can't wait for the 2 gigantic boxes unboxing video and more o gauge videos too
Thank you! I'm hoping to film that soon! :D
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Sam :)
On Saturday, I went back to the Trimley main line and found the same class 66 diesel locomotive and I managed to get a video of it.
Ooh that's awesome - well done mate! :D
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Well done on the new 0 gauge layout Sam! :D
Thanks very much Kameron! :D
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Sam :)
Happy birthday Sam 🎂!
Thank you! :D
Hi Sam really interesting video
Hope your ok got my second table for my 00 gauge layout
Thanks a lot Lewis - ooh awesome, have a great time with it mate! :D
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You could make a little girder bridge over the gap, which you could clip in place to be secure, but also to be easily removable. Or you might make a piece that fits the gap, but held on a hinge, so it swings down out of the way when needed - it could be held in place with a small door bolt.
Love your attitude to knife safety, too.🤔😄
Yeah that'd be cool actually Brian - though not sure I'd trust myself to build something like that ;)
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You should add a couple of sidings in between the two lines if you have enough room.
American O gauge is quite different than British (and French) O gauge, as we still use the 3-rail AC method for new models, which the UK abandoned in the 60s. Although, many American O gauge models can be converted to 2-rail DC operation, especially MTH's.
Ooh that'd be fun - I wonder if there would be room?! :O
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I think this calls for Sam's garden Railway series. 0 gauge is a ideal scale to run in the garden. Plus there are so many new ready to run locomotives coming out in 0 gauge. If I had some 0 gauge locomotives and track that is where they would end up.
haha that would be awesome - but don't forget I live in the UK ;)
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Narrow gauge is better for the garden. (Unless you have a huge garden). The scale is bigger, so the loco's are chunky and heavy, you use live steam or battery so no track power issues, and they even work in the rain. There is a big UK scene. Look up the society on www.16mm.org.uk , great.
00 and 0 great for those winter months indoors though. You can do more than one scale as Sam is showing. Great work Sam :-)
@@SamsTrains I live in the UK but apparently garden railways are popular in the UK especially with 0 gauge and G scale. Jenny Kirk who does CZcams has a 00 gauge garden railway.
I feel a similar way with plastic models. I started out in 1/72 but now I have mostly moved onto larger scales like 1/48 and on occasion 1/32 and 1/24. The larger scales do seem a lot more serious and also offer a lot more detail
Ahh glad to hear that - the larger scales are definitely very impressive! :D
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Looks like things are gonna get bigger and better.
haha I hope so!! :D
@@SamsTrains Probably will, I think.
i should imagine your next door neighbour is over the moon with the extra hanging space you've provided for him. Talk about having a long screw 🤣🤣🤣
haha!! No comment! ;D
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