"Berang" (berang)
10/10/2020 at 02:16 • Filed to: None
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"Berang" (berang)
10/10/2020 at 02:16 • Filed to: None | 1
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Was describing how bad this thing was to a friend - then decided, it would be funnier if I made a vid to show them.
This may be the only time I’ve ever felt 2nd hand embarrassment
for an inanimate object. It’s just so bad at what it’s trying to do.
And some info about these here:
http://www.spookshow.net/loco/limaf7.html
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 02:37 |
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Goes faster in reverse
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Berang
> pip bip - choose Corrour
10/10/2020 at 02:42 |
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I think it makes better contact with the track in reverse. Or maybe it vibrates less? It’s hard to tell if it vibrates because of bad electrical contact, or if the vibration causes it to lose electrical contact.
facw
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 02:51 |
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Bouncy boy! And so bad it broke youtube (kept buffering for me despite my near-gigabit connection).
SmugAardvark
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 03:14 |
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O Gauge for lyfe, bro!
Blondude
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 03:33 |
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Pretty sure there’s a couple of these in the collection at my grandparents’ place. Or some other similarly shitty trains.
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Berang
> SmugAardvark
10/10/2020 at 03:39 |
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I’ve got some tinplate O gauge I could dig out.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 08:03 |
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Is it just the locomotive that you're complaining about here or the entire system? In any event, I think that controller is kind of sexy how they made the knobs be like miniature locomotive controls.
Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 11:12 |
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I know nothing about model trains, but I still laughed.
Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 13:07 |
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Seems to go faster in reverse and nearly wobbled onto its side going forward. Great editing (color balance I think was why it looked so good) and cinematography.
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SmugAardvark
> Berang
10/10/2020 at 18:09 |
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My pops still sets up an O-gauge display every year for Christmas. He still has several Lionel pieces that he got back in the early 50's, and they still work fantastically.
BJ
> Berang
10/15/2020 at 18:53 |
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That’s super bad. Serious question: what’s good N scale, without breaking the bank? I’ve been seriously looking at a basic Christmas-themed kit like this as a starter for my boys: https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2547&zenid=tm9n0ggoqn2rkrl3eb87jna430
Is it worth it? Is there a better deal in N scale for starting out ? I’d prefer HO for easy of use, but we don’t have the space...
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Berang
> BJ
10/15/2020 at 21:40 |
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In the past I would’ve recommended the Life-Like Little Joe set, serious modellers hated it, but for just north of $60 it was fine for entertaining the kids without spending big bucks. You can still find unopened sets on ebay sometimes.
Honestly, to get the best bang
for the buck, I’d do something like buy one of Kato’s Unitrack starter sets, and then just purchase whatever rolling stock you’re into. Kato’s track and controller are better than what you’d find in any starter set from Bachmann et. al. and then you can just find whatever locomotive and cars you really want, instead of what the company is packaging with the track.
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BJ
> Berang
10/16/2020 at 22:54 |
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Cheers!
daender
> BJ
10/17/2020 at 09:03 |
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You could
print-out a 40% coupon from Hobby Lobby and buy a Bachmann n-scale
train set from them for about ~$70.
Berang’s input is more useful. I’m pretty basic so I grew-up around cheap Life-Like and Bachmann trains, even though Kato is probably much better in terms of quality and value.