K-Line Additions to the Collection: Big Box of Budget Trains from Trainz.com

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K-Line Addition to the Collection
A big box of budget trains from Trainz.com from their K-Line sale!
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@stevenmiller5696 9 месяцев назад

Wow great night running and special effects!

@williamkolina3988 9 месяцев назад

And those heavy weights are outstanding

@DelHudson1 9 месяцев назад

The new heavyweights do look awesome behind the F3's. Moreso than the Hudson. Cool thunderstorm at the end.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Del. The thunderstorms are a work in progress but I’ll get there eventually.

@momatmach1 9 месяцев назад

The ideal video, bargains, tinkering, fault finding, at one time a big stack of baby Ruth cars, added bonus of your cocktails being auto shaken in the diner, oh yeah also a thunderstorm!

@jimmelchin1531 9 месяцев назад

The cars look sensational. The lighting is perfect including the observation car marker lights and drum head. The curtains and the blinds on the diner car are pleasantly unique. K-Line is great...I picked up the Red Cross Heavyweights they introduced after 911. Your keen eye and ingenuity can solve any problems. Thanks Dave 👍

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. Other than the trucks I’m very happy with them. I’ve seen the Red Cross cars and considered picking them up a few times.

@jlebaron1 9 месяцев назад

wow, great buy on some nice cars! I've picked up some good buys from Trainz and they ship pretty quickly too.

@angeloavanti2538 9 месяцев назад

Your layout is looking great. I liked the theatrical thunder and lightning on the last run shots. lol. Fun stuff!

@joshuacampbell9990 9 месяцев назад

Those look great running behind those F3s! Hopefully you will get the bugs worked out. The thunderstorm at the end was entertaining as well!

@henryszubielski8601 9 месяцев назад

Sensational Dave! What a beautiful train. You did well on a budget. Congratulations! P.S. check the thumb tacks on the couplers. If they hang low enough they can cause the short as well.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. Yup one or two are close but not causing an issue, yet. But a good point nonetheless, I should have mentioned that in the video

@ronalddevine9587 9 месяцев назад

It's a pity that K-Line is gone. They had some beautiful things.

@mypugsdad5366 9 месяцев назад

yes they did and some great entry level stuff too.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

@@mypugsdad5366 I know how the both of you feel, I especially miss Williams trains. I've been told Menards bought most of the Williams low-end tooling and is using it to produce their own product now.

@user-era4mi2zd6ys 18 дней назад

You might have already done this. Most time the wire for the pickup hits or rubs on the center axle. It's a common problem W/ K line heavyweights. Pop off the plate (just snaps in) with little screwdriver. Between the wheels. Black tape usually does the trick to fix the problem

@chrissnyder821 2 месяца назад

They look really good that’s what I like about buying used trains and new old stock. You’ll find a little bit of quirks in them, but it’s something good to mess with and you know what you got when you can get it for a little bit of nothing.

@dagryffynhobby 2 месяца назад

Thanks. I totally agree!

@BigPete7407 9 месяцев назад

What a great score for your collection! The F3 ABA pulling them looks fantastic, amazing, incredible going around your layout. Nice!

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. I’m really enjoying these beauties

@franciscoppola1129 9 месяцев назад

I’ve had mostly the same problem with my K-Line NYC heavyweights. I also had a problem with the thumbtack on turnouts. Great looking cars I run them behind my P2 Boxcab and my Udsons and they look great

@PhilBender612 9 месяцев назад

I had similar issues with a $20 Baggage car I got from Trainz as well. Two wheel sets had zinc rot and i was able to pry the axles out and put new in because they were on the ends of the truck(not the middle axle) . I dont know how to take these type of trucks apart, so if its the middle axle, i guess your out of luck. lol

@lonnieosbourne818 9 месяцев назад

gotta like cars that light up..

@DRCRailroard 9 месяцев назад

Those are some nice-looking cars, Dave. Sorry you had to deal with the shorting issue to get them running. The center set of wheels might be a good candidate for the plastic wheels that I came to discover on some of my Lionel MPC hopper cars. I discovered the plastic wheels when I noticed that those cars weren't activating my isolated rail sections controlling my signals. It was giving my MOW crew fits until they figured it out. I always assumed that Lionel used metal wheels on all of their rolling stock. I discovered another good reason to always know the era before running on those loops. I almost had a situation at a crossing with a train wreck, and I don't have a hospital, ambulance, morgue, or cemetery on my layout yet, and Halloween is just around the corner.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

I like em! Yeah I’ve seen some of those MPC cars with plastic wheels, I might even have one or two. I was actually considering just removing the center axles, they really aren’t necessary

@htssoutboardsboatstrains9784 8 месяцев назад

love those budd cars :) & That layout is beyond cool :)

@dagryffynhobby 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much.

@mr.shadestrains6033 9 месяцев назад

Great video always great learning experience thanks for sharing 🚂🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃🚋😎👍

@williamkolina3988 9 месяцев назад

Dave, perhaps liquid tape at short points. A trick learned from DAKMAN

@stephenrickjr.7519 9 месяцев назад

If it floats your boat buy it 😎👍!

@trainman5603 8 месяцев назад

Now remember Dave observation cars were used as office cars. I personally saw a Burlington. Northern Pacific and Great Northern business cars at a stop.somewherevin the West. It turned out the planning for the CBQ, NORTHERN PACIFIC and Great Northern merger was goimg on.

@dagryffynhobby 8 месяцев назад

That’s too cool

@johnpandolfino8663 9 месяцев назад

Thats like the mountain in close encounters....

@SleeperBBQ 3 месяца назад

@railchief74 9 месяцев назад

My grandmother once got me a Lionel New York central Heavyweight Obsession car for my commodore Vanderbilt streamline engine. Unfortunately I had to sell it because I didn’t have as big of a curve radius for it :(

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad 9 месяцев назад

Amazing video Dave as always!

@RichardEngle-pu3fz 9 месяцев назад

Great trouble shooting. I hsve a few kline rolling stock and they had some bad truck wheels. Anyway real train cars wabble too.😊😊

@chrissnyder821 2 месяца назад

I really like the K line Heavyweights I bought a five car set Norfolk and western from Mr. muffins trains on their auction site. They have once a month the second Saturday of every month had a great deal just had to pay shipping, but I am very pleased with them. I’ve got a lot of K line

@dagryffynhobby 2 месяца назад

I’ve been very happy with the heavyweights, just have had some problems with their trucks being messed up.

@billintex001 9 месяцев назад

I am a bargain hunter by nature. Retail O Gauge is too darn expensive, yet the secondary market is crazy cheap if you're patient. Especially if you still run conventional mode. I love Trainz for that very reason, I've found many great deals there. Between Trainz and eBay, there's no reason to not enjoy this hobby at a reasonable price. Congrats on the Heavyweights! I picked up a few pieces, including matched Santa Fe Alcos, because of the recent sale!

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

A man after my own heart.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Bargains are the best. The retail prices is what kept me from getting back into O gauge, I love used trains!

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

I should add don't forget train shows, there can be some VERY good deals to be had. And if you see a garage sale going on, or a thrift market in your area it may be worthwhile stopping for a look.

@billintex001 9 месяцев назад

@dagryffynhobby another great thing about used trains: they're not typically pristine when you get them. Doesn't bother me as long as all the functions are there. I just consider them to be weathered. Because of that I don't stress if I too contribute a ding here or a scratch there, it blends in. But if I ding a piece I actually bought brand new at full retail, I get stressed lol.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

@@billintex001 Hey, if the trains are used with dings and paint flaws you can try what I've started to do, repaint them. It's no sin if they've got wear on them, in most cases only the "new-in-the-box" post-wars are bringing serious money now. It's not hard to do and you can make yourself something unique.

@georgewhitacre8276 9 месяцев назад

Dave, you're killing me with these cars (kinda jealous 😄) They look fantastic. Leave it to you to figure out a problem. P.S. I've had multiple issues with my K-line products too.

@georgewhitacre8276 9 месяцев назад

Love the blue night lighting!

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

They do look fantastic, don’t they. I just accept the fact that anything I buy, new or old, may require some maintenance or repair.

@ronaldsnell1503 8 месяцев назад

Awesome 😊

@dagryffynhobby 8 месяцев назад

Totally!

@huntercoleman460 9 месяцев назад

Great K Line stuff Dave.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. I’m happy!

@Ed-ICE-Berg 9 месяцев назад

Those are beautiful cars Dave! On my small layout 15” and longer cars start to look awkward so my NYC consist is a bit shorter.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. Yeah I feel like they are almost too big for my turns. I’m glad I went with O54 on the outer loop

@tomrogers5516 9 месяцев назад

That K-Line NYC passenger set looks great, Dave! It has an impressive appearance on the rails and makes for a great consist. Too bad it had electrical issues to deal with. Glad you solved them, as you always do. I have a set of 15" Pacemaker passenger cars that I've never run, although I took two out of the boxes to be photographed to show them to a friend in the states, but he was looking for the 21" type. Unfortunately, my price would be more than you'd be happy about. My problem is I have nowhere to run them, since I have no layout and after a hip accident, I'm unable to move around easily. I guess I should check out Trainz to see if they're interested. Always look forward to what's gotten your attention.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. I’m really enjoying the cars. I also really like my 15” Williams cars. They look great behind smaller engines.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

Before I forget, I LOVED that thunderstorm at the end of the video! ( I hear you're getting a awful lot of rain up there this week, be careful on the road and don't get drownded!) Anyway, those K-Line cars look to be a very good deal, bugs notwithstanding, and they look fantastic behind those F units. Hey, they look just as good behind the Hudson! I've got my eye on something from trainz right now myself but I'm kind of "playing chicken" with the price. I won't say what it is but I've been watching the price drop for the past several weeks as there doesn't seem to be much interest in it. If it's still there Monday I'll pounce! If it's gone, no big deal, they've got lots of other good stuff. A fun video as usual Dave, and an informative one too with your short-circuit diagnosis. One last thing, I LOVE that light-up drumhead on the obs car! O-so-cool!

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Wayne. Yea I employed some very technical means to produce my storm haha, flicking the lights and shaking a piece of sheet metal. Did you get that piece you were watching? I never seem to have luck n that situation and always wait too long.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

@@dagryffynhobby Not yet Dave, I'm still playing chicken. So far, so good. I'll let you know the outcome!

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

@@dagryffynhobby I pounced this morning and sent you an e-mail with the particulars. They're on their way!

@davidstrainsandlego 9 месяцев назад

Nice stuff, I've got a couple k line pieces, but I really need to get more

@rennethjarrett4580 9 месяцев назад

Nice stuff, but when they have problems your heart drops..... With the K-line things I bought over the past few years, the problems of the cars not rolling well is due to the needle ends of the axles having a bit of a metal bur on them from the factory. I can only guess if you run them very long that way it will ream out the end of the plastic trucks that provide that needle point system that fast, and easy rolling system. I just sanded my off by and with some 400 sand paper. But you have to remove the wheel set to do that. Wobbly wheels sometimes is a bent axle or, a non center hole in the wheel, fine the best compromise by bending the axle just a bit. I don't have any of these passenger cars but I can bet if you remove the truck from the body you might find screws to allow you to dis-assemble the wheels from the truck. Another resolve for the shorting/sparking issue get out your dremel and dremel away with a light grinder bit the areas that are going to touch and short on that center plate...

@btucker718 9 месяцев назад

Nice catch on these coaches Dave. I saw that sale but passes on it because Im saving up a bit for York. I admire your diagnostic technique, it's very similar to mine, especially when it's something illusive like finding whats causing a short. Hope to catch up with you at York again as I did last Spring. We should try to coordinate better.😉

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Bruce. I tried to pass on the sale, I really did! hahaha. Oh well. I wouldn’t say tinkering and troubleshooting is my favorite part, but I do enjoy it.

@pa1fan801 9 месяцев назад

Just bought Williams New Haven cars four of them for 100.00 from trains.

@robertmadison2752 9 месяцев назад

"I've needed New York Central coaches." And Reading. And Jersey Central. And Erie. And . . .

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

Sometimes I don't know I need them until I see them at a red-hot price! And then wouldn't you know it? 🤩

@trainman5603 9 месяцев назад

I have tried but have been unable to track down (pun partially intended) my first K Line passenger car purchase. I know the kids were small and I first saw them at a swap meet. They were NYC heavyweights in the two toned gray and I ran them with either my 60's 773 or perhaps my Lionel scale Mohawk. I was really impressed! I loved the detail and the fact they included a diner! The oldest of the kids is now just shy of 40 and has a PhD. The youngest is just shy of 34. Hard to believe it is that many years ago!

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

They do look good behind my 783. But then they would probably look good behind any engine!

@Cbtrainnut 9 месяцев назад

Those are really nice cars for the price. I almost bought some of the Kline S Scale cars. But until I finish my layout move there really wasn’t a need. I already have a bunch of new S-Helper cars from Scale Trains. Glad I didn’t pull the plug for now. Enjoy!

@azslotracer 9 месяцев назад

Great video and nice catch on the shorting issue. Unfortunately I didn't know about this until my Union Pacific heavyweights shorted and stopped the train popping the circuit breaker and melted all of the wiring in the cars. They have been sitting in a box ever since. The cool thing about this set is the cars are all named Glen something on the sides of the cars and one of them being Glen Gordon which is my name but I use 2 n's in my first name.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Glenn. That stinks that the wires melted. That’s pretty bad. I’ve been playing with different external breakers to help protect against such an occurrence. Sounds to me like you need to rewire those cars and change the way you spell your first name!!

@azslotracer 9 месяцев назад

@dagryffynhobby thanks Dave. Yes a rewiring job is in order and I don't think I can change the spelling of my name. I have been spelling it that way a long time lol. It's close enough.

@edwardmccreery6392 9 месяцев назад

Excellent. Just picked up the Williams version of that set at an on-line auction but you did better price wise. Well done.

@dagryffynhobby 9 месяцев назад

Nice! The Williams cars are nice too. I believe they are maybe an inch shorter but just as nice.

@williamsantangelo 9 месяцев назад

Hi Dave! It's a shame that brand new product has to be tuned up! Riddled with inconsistency's china strikes again😮

@mplake6909 9 месяцев назад

Dave, nice set. I recently purchased a Williams 5 car NYC aluminum passenger set on eBay for 150. Hope that was a fair price. Anyway now I need a pair of NYC F3's to pull them. I'm assuming they are semi scale. Again nice purchase !

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

DEFINATELY a fair price on those Williams aluminum cars, and a five-car set no less! Well done! Williams products were and are a great value for the money spent.

@mplake6909 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. On top of that the set is like new. Looks to be only run only once or twice.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

@@mplake6909 Say, just out of curiosity what 'road name?

@mplake6909 9 месяцев назад

New York Central@@wayneantoniazzi2706

@genemanno1533 9 месяцев назад

I agree cars are too long for curves, too much overhang. The old Lionel short passenger car might look nicer around curves. Cars bouncing/rocking don’t look right. Will shimming around the truck pivots fix it? I didn’t realize you had same cars w/different road names and shells. Did you just want these cause of nyc? Bad design trucks maybe remove metal bottom and replace with home fabricated plastic bottoms. Guarantee it will short again, everything is so close to shorting out. I gotta say still too $$$$ for rolling stock 30 x 4=120 even 30 x3=90 that is well into powered territory for me. Interesting about the metal shorting issue you shared.

@williamruss8830 9 месяцев назад

thanks for sharing. what are your thoughts on k-line steam locos

@wayneantoniazzi2706 9 месяцев назад

I've only had two, their basic generic 4-6-2 Pacifics. Very good quality and good runners. The only negatives were headlights that were too dim and smoke units that didn't work. I think the smoke units are Seuthes but they're an oddball size. In a nutshell not super-high quality but great entry-level engines if you follow my reasoning. I don't have any experience with K-Line high-end engines so can't comment on them.

@williamruss8830 9 месяцев назад

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 thank you