How to Diagnose & Fix a Short Circuit in Brass Locomotives (Tips and Tricks!) 

Glad I was able to help!

yea, hopefully that engine runs once again!

nope! Check to see the red insulation on the wheels to find out which side is insulated. Or see which side of the tender is insulated and the engine drivers should be the opposite side of that. Good luck!

The brass details were fantastic and would bring the model detail wise to brass levels. Most kits where the tooling was made by bowser, and john english were great. (PRR A5, B6, M1). However the much older penn line tooling (later bought by bowser) looks crude even with the updated brass details. Things like the wider driver spacing, the thick running boards, and other proportional problems makes them stand out. Like the I1sa, E6, H10, and K4 kits. Those I would avoid.

But my personal opinion is, (without sounding like a brass snob), for most of thoese models there are better, cheaper options. The H10 or E6, the gem brass variants can be had for like $100 - $125, and is well worth that money. The PFM united brass K4 is also around the same price. Only some of those kits imo are worth the money and time, and also dont have better alternatives. Certain kits like the A5 or B6 are highly recommended by me, not only cause there are not many alternatives (gem and sunset prestige made sorta cheap brass but still pricy), but also those things are HEFTY, and being diecast, I think theyre a highly desirable weighty model, which brass/RTR cannot provide.

yes lol, sparking is bad D:

Youre right I tend to talk fast. Sorry about that, I just get excited. And haha yea the phone camera I used to record the video has a tendency of doing that :/