@TracksideProd758 I love you comment soo funny! ;) SMT says, " I don't think the big boy will run", Big Boy " Place your bet SMT, Runs even though it's not on the track properly". I hope you don't mind me using your idea, @TracksideProd758. Riverrossis are so good, they are very good locomotives.
The ATSF F7 is from Model Power's "Metal Train" line. It and the all metal freight cars made to go with it were one of their last efforts in the 2000's to stay relevant in the hobby, around the same time they bought Mantua. It was well reviewed and very affordable, but it unfortunately didn't sell well next to the thousand other F unit models that were already around at the same time.
I looked up the road and unit number walthers mainline has it. Looks identical. I believe I seen zinc plated and with 2 brass flywheels $128 on their site. I have a Athearn that looks similar in details just not all metal but still.
@@mercuryoak2 They are similar since they have the same road number, but the Walthers Mainline model has a plastic body with separately applied handrails and etched grills. The Model Power F7 has all of that cast onto the metal body.
It's a shame they didn't take. I don't really see what there is to dislike, decent detail, good running quality and a good price would be an easy sale for me.
The Athearn FP45 brings back memories. My very first Athearn loco was a Milwaukee Road FP45 bought with saved up work and allowance money back when I was 15 years old. Think I paid $36 for it, which was a fortune to me. The Spectrum Dash 9 was a surprise to run that well in that condition, but will be an easy fix once you get the parts.
As others have said, the CSX is a Dash 8 40CW. I photographed these General Electric Dash 8's in both CSX and ConRail paint on the ex-B & O Philadelphia mainline through southwest Philadelphia when they were brand new in the early 1990's.
@@UPLINKUSA In those days it was also possible to photograph General Electric's brand new spartan cab Dash 840 C in both ConRail and CSX paint. The wide cabs were just beginning to get delivered. On the CSX ex- B & O Philadelphia main line I photographed at least 5 different paint schemes CSX was going with. Two ConRail schemes ( ConRail Quality ) Old B & O GP30 & GP 38/40 units unrepainted and still in dark blue with the capitol dome herald, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac dark blue and gray GP40-2 units, New York Susquehanna & Western, Seaboard Coast Line black units, Family Lines MP15AC units, Seaboard System SW-1500 units and Canadian Pacific including an EMD SW-8 in CP Rail colors down on Delaware Ave in South Philadelphia that was relettered Delaware & Hudson. And no graffiti on the freight cars in those days.
GREAT FINDS SMT! The ATSF Number 92 is an F45. The CSX Unit is a C40-8W by Spectrum in the YN2 paint scheme. The Spectrum drives are really simple to work on. I have an SD45 and a C40-8 by spectrum and they are really good runners!
So I was a train show in Brooklawn NJ today with a few buddies, one of my buddies brought his little brother with him and the kid is obsessed with the Acela. We visited a hobby shop after and he couldn't take his eyes off the Atlas Acela set. So you aren't wrong about the Acela being popular. At least his won't fly off the table wink wink. Good one Harrison -KJP
Bachmann has gotten better over the last ten years or so, especially their spectrum locomotives. You might need a gearbox cover for the rear of that CSX dash 8, otherwise it will probably work. The passenger unmarked Santa Fe F7 is a newer cast metal Model Power/new mantua locomotive. The Athearn blue box unit is only missing it's numberboard piece.
I’m pretty sure that modern Rivarossi bigboy was still in production until recently just judging by the detail and drive I’m also guessing this because I’ve seen modern Rivarossi engines before. You should combine your Acelas to make a close to mint one! Nice grab SMT!
The Rivarossi BB is the totally upgraded version of the earlier version, which had the motor in the cab.. This version, made from about the early 90s ish has the motor in the boiler, which was a way better mechanism.The biggest problem with these models(generally) were the current collectors springs would brake. They worked like a plunger onto the backside of the rim of the driver & only having 4 of these drivers picking up current, was a real dissadvantage if only one broke.They are extremely small springs (similar to a KD knuckle spring) & vertulary impossible to repair. I have had some success making up bronze wipers.These models were still being made up till just recently, & could even still be, now, although with upgraded pickups & sound options.When current is flowing through all 4 drivers, they run perfectly. Parts obtainability is a problem
@@michaelcudby787 you would be correct as after watching this video I saw this exact engine for sale on eBay with its box labeled Rivarossi but it was #4018
@@SMTMainline I have a Rivarossi Big Boy #4000 that’s from the same run as yours and my research found their are from the mid 90s. Super easy to work on and it was fairly straightforward DCC conversion.
Hello there I have a Rivarossi BB #4001. It is the Rivarossi 50 year jubilee version (1945 - 1995). I purchased it in near mint condition a couple of years ago. The eBay seller did not know it was DCC sound equipped, so the price of 150 euros proved to be very reasonable. I made a number of modifications to the loco. I replaced the sole sugarcube speaker with an iPhone speaker in the loco and a bass speaker in the tender, making the whole tender a speaker enclosure. The difference in sound quality is astounding. I also modified the draw bar between loco and tender so it can carry four electric wires to the tender, two for the bass speaker and two for the retrofitted LED rear light. The connectors are of the USB micro type. I shortened the original draw bar and 3D printed shells for the connectors. You can lift the loco in the air and dangle it down from the tender without the connectors working loose. I have all the paperwork for the model, so if you cannot find an exploded diagram of the loco, I can scan mine and email to you. My loco is able to negotiate second radius curves without any difficulty, which is quite suprising for a model of this size. I hope you get your BB in working order and find a tender for it. Take care! Kind regards, Mika
Not sure if I take your meaning right? The loco was retrofitted with digital sound when I purchased it. The decoder was hanging loose inside the body shell in front of the cab and the sugarcube speaker was in the cab. So not original equipment of course.
You got a lot of nice quality engines. The Bachmann CSX looks like someone accidentally set it on the soldering iron, the Big Boy looks like one of the drive rods are bent. They should all run great after a little maintenance.
Those are great scores! The Big Boy looks like it’s a “Red Box” era model, from the late 90s I believe, before Hornby took over. Though the cool white LED headlight makes me wonder whether it’s something that was retrofitted or original to the engine. If it is original, it could be a later model. The Red Box models came with incandescent headlights. They were also much better than the AHM-era models, as they came with lower profile wheel flanges, better gear ratio and a flywheeled motor. They run better and are more reliable than their predecessors. Looking forward to seeing the locomotives fixed up!
It's nice to see you have a new eBay lot video. i finished all the others in around three hours, the locomotives look like a great addition to your collection.
That Big Boy is a Rivarossi red box, which I also have one of. They were in production in 1996 but run like an absolute DREAM. Mine is pretty much in mint condition, with the original box and everything.
I would have never thought that Bachmann Dash 8-40CW would run, that's insane! My only guess would be that the previous owner used lubricants with a petroleum base, I've heard those types of lubricants will eat away at the plastic and corrode the wheels! The Santa Fe F7 is a Model Power "Metal Train" piece, I have the same locomotive, only mine came in a set that also featured rolling stock made entirely of metal. What's really cool is these locomotives also featured lighted number boards and came DCC ready or equipped the MRC DCC/sound decoder, which was pretty rare on a more budget friendly model at the time these came out which was somewhere in the mid to late 2000s. I remember seeing an identical Santa Fe FP45 sitting in a hobby shop in Kansas City, Missouri many years ago, should have bought that locomotive looking back on it! The unit actually wears an early version of Santa Fe's resurrected red/silver "Superfleet" scheme which was brought back in 1989 to advertise Santa Fe's high speed intermodal and general freight service.
nonsense- vaseline has a petroleum base and is harmless to plastic and won't corrode most metals- and thats just one example. i would guess it came in to contact with something that had methylene choride in it.
@@GodTrustful for those wondering, the show you're referring to is "Galaxy Railways" which was a spinoff of "Galaxy Express 999" (pronounced "three nine" in the original Japanese version).
Patience may be rewarded for that Big Boy. It seems to have a solid motor and drivetrain, so finding a matching tender and carefully diagnosing the chassis is next to do. Both aren't simple tasks but the more careful you are the better the end model will be!
I'm glad that CSX worked. I'm pretty sure it was picking up Power from Just the six front wheels that were clean. We even better when you get the other six wheels cleaned up.
Check the front set of driving wheels on the big boy, it might not be sitting up in the frame all the way. I dropped mine back when I was little and it done something similar to it but I sent mine to the shop to get it fixed
Wow bro thats an amazing haul there and i might be sad if usps mustve damaged them during shipping idk but I’m glad most of them work which it’s surprising.
@@SMTMainline If you figure out how to open a Riv Centipede tender neatly, post it lol. I've been trying to figure out a good way to extend the power footprint on mine for years.
Well dang that's a good lot of stuff you bought.the Santafe I looked it up could be a model power or a walthers mainline. Not surprised that and the Athearn run like new they were made with very high standards I would think. Another big boy geez she's a runner that's grand just unfortunate how the driver's lock up. The acela looks a bit high off the frame to wheels I could be wrong but it's how it looks to me. The bachmann OMG I'm surprised it's running with all that corrosion. Good video. The Athearn PA I bought has a very very different drive system with bearings and metal trucks no joke. I'm curious when that was made I'm sure 1980s maybe
i doubt it- who would sell a lubricant that is so destructive and how would they control all the idiots using it? somebody got some stripper on it- the kind that comes in a bottle not the kind that dances
Lot of locomotives HO scale. My lot of locomotives N scale. DC and DCC with sound. F9 Penn Central Bachmann. F9 Chessie System Bachmann. F9 Santa Fe Dummy Bachmann. SD70MAC Burlington Northern Santa Fe Kato. SD70MAC Burlington Northern Kato. SD70MAC Burlington Northern Santa Fe 🎃 Kato. SD70ACe Burlington Northern Santa Fe with sound Kato. ET44C4 Burlington Northern Santa Fe with sound Scale Trains. ES44AC Ferromex Fox Valley Models DCC with sound.
Nice lot SMT! I think that you can get that Acela running and then get your other Acela and put both of them back to back and run them, that would be something. Just to let you know on the Rivarossi Big Boy, I have that same exact one and the tender has chuffing noises in it. You put a battery into it and then there is a switch on the bottom to turn on or off the chuffing noises. So when you are looking for the right tender you know what to look for. Also that CSX locomotive, I have high hopes that you could get that thing riding the rails once again. Anyways, really nice lot and I cannot wait to see some videos on those trains you got in that lot!
Also just to let you know, I wrote this comment before watching the testing part so above is all my observations on the trains before you tested them, I was not expecting the CSX to run. That was shocking.
Hey SMT I was wondering if you still did repairs or whatever you would call adding a dcc decoder to an older engine? I didn’t think you did anymore I just wanted to check.
My son has me watch this particular video like 6 times a day. He's 3.5 and autistic and model trains are his JAM. If you see this, I want you to know he's been wrapping (retired, not working, gifted) ho trains in bubble wrap, putting them in boxes, and "unboxing them" he's even turning them around in his hands and "talking" about each train he "unboxes" Then he will "test" them on the carpet where they get a judgment of "wow, okay!" Or "hmmm, that might need work" ❤️😂 he sends his utmost affection
