I like this format better than Salvage or Scrap. That series is different, but I never liked the rush. I understand that was part of the point of the series, but it just made me uneasy.
Blimey, I didn't expect Sam saying crap today 🤣🤣 But seriously, this looks spectacular. Something I'd like to own. Fun fact the first locomotive I have repaired myself in 2019 from the dead was this very locomotive, Connie in blue, but mine had red wheels. I was gifted it for free from a model shop he said it's going into the bin if no-one takes her. I couldn't let that happen. I stripped her down and watching several of your videos, I got her back running and she's my pride and joy now. The first of a long line of locos I serviced and repaired myself. What a lovely piece of kit. I added some crushed coal to mine to elevate it from the other small engines I have. Hornby's cashgrab is quite terrible with these. I mean, the Dowlais Class D in the Midland and Great Northern orange used to be 50£ RRP, until I found one for 19.99£ at Rails (second hand) the other day. Just shows how unreasonable the value is. I'd pay 60£ for all three combined, but not 40-50£ for one. What a great video, Sam. While Salvage and Scrap may be over, this restoration is quite helpful if you show the process up close. Please do more of these.
haha it was necessary - Hornby are so frustrating sometimes! Ahh fantastic - and very interesting about the red wheels - was it a previous owner done that? So so glad that project worked out for you - well done indeed!! There's nothing more fun that putting broken models back into service :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Yeah I think what happened is the previous owner has swapped the chassis quite possibly. Because there are brass enhancements too. Someone must have loved that model and somehow it ended up in Switzerland in a model shop 10 minutes from me. That's part of the enjoyable experience for me. I have saved that locomotive from disposal which made me very happy when it jumped back into life. Only once I failed a repair because the insulator on the wheels broke on a Tri-ang Scotsman one day. Not gonna lie, I'd pay 50£ for this beautiful piece of work or even more. She looks wonderful with the blue lined wheels. Even better than the original, I think. What a great video to start my one week holiday. Thanks Sam. I've been watching since the Heljan Tango video and you inspired me a lot to service and repair old models which ended up in the siding, forgotten and broken.
Always nice to see an old loco get restored. As you say it's not perfect and I do think that she needed a new base coat of purple to hide the scratches and damage to the body she's received over the years but I must say she's looking a lot better than she did before and I do love the additional touches, they make her stand out and just that bit more special. For a tip though for doing the lining on the wheels in future(here in the States we call them Whitewalls)I highly recommend using a paint pen, it requires a fairly steady hand but the results will come out much nicer.
@@cbrooks122000 -- It's an ebay seller: Secret Anorak Resin Models. Their dock shunter cab interior looks really good, and I've bought a couple. The Polly/Nellie interior does the job, but the back of the firebox is rounded, which looks wrong. It looks more like the side of a vertical boiler than the conventional round-topped arch of a small locomotive firebox. However, it dos provide an interior for the cab. Same company makes replacement chimneys and footsteps for these locos.
This is my favorite video you've done in a bit. I love seeing step by step a loco going from ebay garbage to something to be proud of. I know it takes a long time but i hope you can do more of these! "Sams' Restorations"
Great video. I remember these 0-4-0s from my childhood. I may be being a pedant here but, the blue one was named "Nellie", the red one, "Polly" (my first loco) and, the yellow version (rarest) was "Connie". Good to see it revived. Thanks, Sam
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I don't usually comment on this but as soon as you pulled out the sharpies my gut reaction was 'Oh no Sam please no!'. Speaking as an artist, you need proper paint pens like Posca markers, there are even fine tip and brush tip versions on those types of pens these days, It would really help with the detail work, they have the opacity you are looking for; most sharpies give a translucent effect, metallic ones usually being the exception. Hope this help for future projects! I find modelling and restoration content so fascinating and satisfying to watch, I would not be against more of this type of content from you, you did great with this one and the 'Salvage or Scrap?' series' but the no time limits and being able to see a project through fully definitely works better. Nice work either way Sam! ☺
I agree about the new Hornby versions, they just look wrong. Your version looks really good and just goes to show what can be done. The Johnson can motor won't fit into the body shell without grinding some of the inside of the body shell to make clearance. I have been re-motoring one with the can motor and also changing the gearing to the later worm and drive gear, which helps a lot. Tri-ang-Hornby did release versions of this body shell with the can motor but I can only think that they altered the tooling to make it fit. I love the coreless motor mount and gear adapter, you should market them. Excellent video. 😊👍
Superb work ! Taken individually, your techniques are not far above what an average modeller can do, but your giant plus is your idea to use the right one to get the best result possible. That's know-how cranked to 11 gentleman, hats off for you ! And the result is a nice little jewel after a thorough rebuild, love it ! You have talent for such things, I hope we'll get more in the future.
The original blue 040T was NELLIE - but otherwise, a nice job! These were attractive little engines (the originals, I mean), based, I think, on the old LSWR C14 class.
Well, Sam, by the time you’ve finished, Connie will look 100% better than she does at the moment. You’re doing a fantastic job of doing the old girl up!!
I recently found a new version of "connie", hornby made her very bright yellow and into a basic trainset 0-4-0T like that smaller E2 that hornby uses for everything. But this was very nice to watch as it really shows how the model use to look, well besides the coloured wheels. Anyways great work!
I love these little 0-4-0s, I've bought quite a few over the years, including several that are just the bodyshells for modification. One I've modified (well modifying, since it's not finished yet) by fitting a trimmed Dapol Terrier 0-6-0 chassis to it, and another one I bought already modified mounted on a Hornby 0-4-0 chassis with outside cylinders. Both are gorgeous locos. Such a shame that the original tooling has been lost.
Best video this year, Sam. Anyone should be able to follow your clear details if restoring a Tri-ang 0.4.0 . From memory I think the blue body was 'Nellie' as that's my one remaining loco still in her original box and working fine. 'Connie' was yellow but others have probably already mentioned that. Hope you can treat some other vintage locos in the same manner.
You might just have given me the nudge I needed to finish my resto of a "Polly" 0-4-0. Unlike your Connie I was able to remove virtually all of the black paint from the body. I had to make a replacement set of left rear steps. For this I used a short piece of coffee stirrer which I superglued to a scrap of thin card. The card meant I could more securely glue the part to the body. I then filled the part down to the right shape using the opposite steps as a guide. For the rungs I positioned a line of baking powder and carefully added a bit of superglue which I sanded down when it was set. I air brushed the body with Humbrol Satin 174 and that is where a stopped! The body looks great with the satin finish!
Nice job. Have you seen those £15 usb charged rotary tools. About a quarter of the size of a Dremel. Also not quite as torquey. I've had mine for 5 months, and have noticed a significant reduction in crawling round on the hands and knees.
An excellent video showing how to do a good restoration of a classic staple loco. The silver lettering is more B.R. proto-typical, so I wouldn't be too concerned that it is not in yellow lettering and in my opinion stands out more! Finally congratulations on turning the hairbrush back into its traditional pocket rocket status! It would be great to aee you chipping and fitting speakers to an old loco!
Nice work Sam! Seeing as youre a design wiz, I recommend upgrading your coreless motor mount to incorporate one extra larger gear between the worm gear and the axel gear. This would greatly Increase that torque and slow speed running. You could then apply that to all of your old 0-4-0's and give them a new lease on life!
Really enjoyed this. I take that you have found out by now that Connie was actually yellow!! The blue one is Nellie - still got mine from the sixties upstairs!!
@@SamsTrains - in which case I apologise wholeheartedly. Every day is a chance to learn something!! BTW - I thought the way you achieved the lining was brilliant.
Very good addition to the Sam's Trains stable! I was impressed by your not gagging when removing all that hair a bit like clearing the plughole of other people's shedding. I would maybe spend a bit more on some finer masking tape such as yellow Frogtape if it were me, it might avoid the need for touching up.
I had one of these when I was a child. I think mine was called Nellie but it was the exact same colour scheme. Your video took me back to happier times. Thank You.
wonderful! salvage or scrap was a good series? but i always wondered how’d you do if you had infinite time. you did wonderful! i hope you go back and fully repair the salvage or scrap engines to your fullest ability
Enjoyed the video mate! Would be good to see you do full restorations if possible? You’re more than capable clearly. This one turned out great. The perfectionist in me wishes you repainted the blue though haha. Hopefully there’s more of these in the future
Fabulous video Sam, really enjoyed it, wish I had your workbench but I am definitely going to try out your ideas! I still have a blue Nellie which runs well and a plain black version which I believe came from an old train set.
That's incredible, an amazing transformation. The only thing I wish we could've saw was a deconstruction of the old motor. Idk, I've always enjoyed seeing how they ticked and how far I could go in saving one, if at all. Either way, incredible job Sam.
Hi Sam As much as I used to enjoy the scrap man videos, I must admit I do prefer the restoration videos were you're able to take your time and really apply some thought and care into the project without the added pressure of a time limit, top stuff and keep up the good work. Russ
Awesome video Sam! I always love watching your restoration videos, they end up being so satisfying in the end and they are great to listen to in the background when working on things!
That would be fantastic! Though personally I much prefer scratch builds - I love the reward of creating something from nothing! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
A really nice job, Sam. I really like your restoration jobs. Very entertaining to watch an following your decision making with what to do and what not to do. Good on you mate.
Spent the better part of yesterday morning restoring the mechanism of a Tri-Ang GWR Hall. I got it missing its tender, cylinder blocks, some paint and name stickers but it's a lively runner! It went well with a Tri-Ang GWR tender with the chuffing sound I had laying around. Glad to see old models get a new lease on life
Hi Sam, you've done Connie proud and such a shame Hornby didn't take so much care with the heritage of the brand for the anniversary. You've inspired me to spend some time on my own model which I've had since 1974. Hopefully the XO4 motor can be brought back to life. Cheers!
Great to see these old gals get some love. I restored my old BR black one as a ficticious NER 0-4-0 shunter. I gave it the full works with a modern replacement motor for the X04 motor and used it as a test bed for learning to upgrade an old loco to DCC functionality. It's a tight fit with the HM7000 sound decoder, speaker, stay alive and extra weight, but it eventually all squeezed in and now it runs around the track as my most "fully functional" loco, even more so than my latest releases (as i dont buy them already sound-fitted due to the price). Last thing i have to do is shave off a small amount of the wheel rims as, being so old, they're deeper than modern ones and can derail the loco over my modern points.
i still have mine that i had as a child, the blue was Nellie the red was Polly and the yellow was Connie. they still have their names on them. so its great to see one being restored many thanks
This was my impression, too. Mine was blue, and was called Nellie. My cousin Graham had Connie, but she was certainly yellow. What made you think this one had originally been Connie?
A nice result. I always thought Nellie was the blue one though. I have the the original red one, "Polly". It was the second loco I was bought by my parents when I was a child in the early sixties. The first one was a B12 which I have put new wheels on, an Airfix 5 pole motor and weathered. Polly is still original.
This is a great format, I adore it. I would be nice if you would add links for the materials used, such as the wire for the pickups for instance. Thanks 🙏
So here’s an idea… Take the chassis of the latest Hornby generic steam 0-4-0 locomotive and create a new body in SketchUp. This new body would allow for the latest in slide moulding technology, and be more prototypical of something that actually exists. Then you can either print and paint them yourself, or offer it to Hornby or a third party like Rails of Sheffield. Another idea is to crest a model of Ivor the Engine, though for copyright issues you wouldn’t be able you sell it! Just a few ideas!
What a lovely job Sam. I am always happy to see a once loved/abused toy given a new lease of life so it can live it's best life all over again for others to enjoy (a little like our heritage railways) 👏👏👏🚂👍
7:53 I thought you said a rude word ! played it back quite a few times, and realised it was "flipping" lol. I have 3 of these 0-4-0's and a older cheap electric triang body on the same chassis as the others.
Ooooo! I got a near-identical engine a while ago off Ebay. Technically Triang, but the same tooling, save for the chassis, which had an older version of the motor which is open. Mine was in an awful condition tho, with plenty of nicks and gashes in the plastic, which I filled in with UV resin, and painted green with gold lining. Mine also didn't have its original pickups, so I made my own outta some thin metal I had laying around. Doesn't run well, but she runs sometimes. Gotta pick up a new motor someday tho, mines nearly dead.
Great video. I like the slower pace. I think it would be good to sell the motor mounts on ebay ? Have a go sometime on replacing handrails etc ? Doing a replacement baseplate from single sided circuit board? if it doesn't always work out so much the better to encourage others to have a go. Next time a Triang TT castle ?
Great work and good to see what is possible without time limits. I wonder if the blue body of Connie might have looked better painted than bare plastic?
An excellent refurb job ! Apparently, so I have read, this model was based on the L.S.W.R. S14 class ( although the real loco had outside cylinders) most were sold of to various ministries during WWI although a couple remained to go into Southern Railway ownership and subsequently passed into BR's hands. So various paint scheme options are available.
Hey Sam, I have a video suggestion, can you make a video showcasing all of your 3D printed rolling stock to go with the 3D printed loco showcase video you made a year ago? Thanks I’m a big fan!😀😇😍
I really enjoy these vintage loco restoration videos. Next time you have to paint a nameplate in brass l advise Vallejo gold paint applied with an old fashioned nib pen. I use a nib pen and paint for all sorts of small details" windscreen wipers, boiler bands, engine numbers in relief, moulded ropes or handrails.
I don't understand how companies like Hornby are failing at the simplest details And you got Sam over here making only loco's look brand new At this point you could tell me Sam is a professional manufacturer, and I would believe you
Fun project Sam, and restoration vids like this in your particular style are very inspiring. You've become a proficient modeller on top over the years, perhaps thanks to your 3D printing and loco creation ventures. This is a well good format actually, doing right to a salvage without all the hurry. Cheerio.
Nice video Sam, prefer it to salvage or scrap... Well done.. If you want to really give it some punch, I recommend Humbrol Satin clear varnish in the aerosol can... It gives a Bachmann like finish.. 👍😉
Hey Sam, awesome job on the restoration! A little trick for painting nameplates and such, I like to use a piece of wood which I can apply some paint onto. Then I press it on the lettering and the paint only sticks to the letters. Sort of like a stamp. It's a bit tricky to get right but worked beatifully on my Märklin locomotives. Maybe this will help. Cheers and have a great day!
Wonder if Peter's Spares woould have an 'original' pick up plate? I like the 3D printed names. A nice restoration, not over the top, just how it should be. Well done!
These old locos have a lot to offer, and I love seeing them restored and refurbed. I am getting ready to do a set of Smokey Joe/Caledonian Pugs, and this video gave me a few ideas. The core-less motors sound like a good idea; have you got any tips for complete newbies on getting started with these?
Sam, if you want to make your quartring easier, I strongly suggest you get a "Quarterer" from a US firm called North West Short Line. It removes the guesswork and headaches considerably!
