Hornby Thomas Fail - Where are my Traction Tyres?

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Hornby Thomas Fail - Where are my Traction Tyres?

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My Hornby Thomas train does not perform like the one I saw in Simierski's Hornby / Bachmann review found here • Hornby Thomas vs Bachm...
This led me on a path of disturbing discoveries related to modern train sets of today. Definitely buyer beware!
Thomas and Friends, "Томас и его друзья" "Thomas y sus amigos" "Thomas und seine Freunde" "きかんしゃトーマス" "토마스와 친구들" "Thomas et ses amis" "thomas dan teman-teman" "थॉमस और दोस्तों" "Thomas ei suoi amici" "โทมัสและเพื่อน ๆ" "thomas e seus amigos" "Thomas och vänner" "托马斯和朋友" "Thomas og Friends" "Thomas ve Arkadaşları" "توماس والأصدقاء" "Thomas và các bạn"
Thomas the Train, "Thomas el tren" "Thomas le train" "トーマス電車" "토마스 기차" "Томас поезд"" Thomas o trem" "Thomas kereta" "Thomas der Zug" "Thomas ang tren" "Thomas vlak" "托马斯火车" "توماس القطار" "Thomas a vonat" "Thomas tàu"
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@TracksideStudios06 4 жыл бұрын

Legend has it... Leo is still looking for his traction tyres...

@dane5079 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TheDonner000 4 жыл бұрын

@@TracksideStudios06 my goodness! Some people are still watching these ancients! Nice to meet you, original Leo fan!

@TracksideStudios06 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDonner000 yup, this vid is a classic

@ttte1932 4 жыл бұрын

TracksideStudios06 hi Elliot!

@lilboy216 4 жыл бұрын

:)6YYYYWYWYWYW

@DangerAngelous 8 жыл бұрын

8:15 Multi-track drifting mate!

@sonicgamingyt2715 3 жыл бұрын

Right into your mind Deja vu I've just been in this place before Higher on the street And I know it's my time to go Calling you and the search is mystery Standing on my feet It's so hard when I try to be me uoooh! Deja vu

@TylerBenney 3 жыл бұрын

It’s these old styles of videos that I miss the most

@bearthehymekdiesel2000 2 жыл бұрын

4:54 THERES NOTHING ON MY THOMAS WHICH LOOKS LIKE A TRACTION TYRE I really feel like bundling this up, and sending it straight back to your factory, somewhere in China.

@sebastianstudios7609 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, Hornby has still not fixed the issue of it's locomotives timing out

@TheWeatheringWorkshop 19 күн бұрын

It’s not an issue it’s a safety feature

@purplejpuff5200 5 жыл бұрын

"THERES NOTHING ON MY THOMAS WICH LOOKS LIKE A TRACTION TIRE!!!!" leokimvideo - 2011

@mixedtrafficproductions9371 4 жыл бұрын

This applies to the current trackmaster Thomas

@thiruraj3866 4 жыл бұрын

Officer Soundwave yeah lol

@bluskidu 3 жыл бұрын

I read this the exact time Leo said that

@nickystar600video3 Жыл бұрын

4:54

@matttheyoutuber 4 жыл бұрын

4:59 legend has it Thomas the Tank Engine is still spinning

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@TheSI3DRemakist how about the controller, i literally pulled my hair out waiting for it to reset after even the smallest derailment

@MFahrulRozi 4 жыл бұрын

Uh Dude just click reply

@DomJane 4 жыл бұрын

@@MFahrulRozi There was no reply button 8 years ago

@thiruraj3866 4 жыл бұрын

leokimvideo is that how you spell tires where you live

@hoangbabinh8487 4 жыл бұрын

LORD DOMINATOR kmmg

@bigships 2 жыл бұрын

Buy an analogue controller

@BulkedAmbulance 11 ай бұрын

THERE'S NOTHING ON MY CAR, WHICH LOOKS LIKE, A CHEVY EQUINOX LT!!!

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@MrTrainboy1 I don't mind the look of Hornby Thomas as it's modelled on a actual real steam engine, the one Bachmann presents only exists in the fantasy world of Thomas & Friends What I don't like is how my Thomas is so different in performance to simierski's which is only one year younger. I only purchased Hornby as I was after performance

@QJ89 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas is modeled after the ill-fated Southern / LBSCR E2, like the good Reverend intended from his books. It's unfortunate that he has that blue running plate, a problem that has persisted until the range was discontinued.

@WORRO 13 жыл бұрын

The whole time poor Thomas set there and spun it's wheels I was thinking "he needs TRACTION" come to find out, there was NO traction tires added! Fail on their behalf I would say. Leo, I do firmly believe you could film a bucket of water, and somehow make it enjoyable, and entertaining to watch. That Sir is meant to be a compliment. Thumbs UP!~~John

@4Corry 3 жыл бұрын

0:40 said no one when choosing house appliances ever.

@_just_comic 5 жыл бұрын

wow, seems like i first watched this vid yesterday, although i watched it when it was uploaded man, time flies

@ThatOneRedEngine 6 жыл бұрын

where are the Traction Tyres?????

@loganduckthomas1best697 5 жыл бұрын

That One Red Engine back in Thailand

@gummibaryummyfan4203 5 жыл бұрын

That One Red Engine why do I see you E V E R Y W H E R E?

@shinyredpaintworkproductio7969 5 жыл бұрын

I ate them.

@s-f-p1102 5 жыл бұрын

Alright

@MegaBeatle77 4 жыл бұрын

GummibärYummy Fan! Me too

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@sparkshot hi gavin I have been speaking to simierski on this issue for a month now, and it's been a slow road of discovery for both of us. Especially for me as I am not that wise on scale model trains Having the double whammy of not tyres and crap controller had me thinking this whole set needs to discussed. Lets hope Hornby see this as well and move to change the lack of gear this model needs or have correct info in their sets.

@WindowsXPMapping1 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, A Hornby Thomas video Sad they discontinued the thomas range

@pyroloser7325 3 жыл бұрын

I mean it's a 2011 video

@JBofBrisbane 12 жыл бұрын

A few points - 1. You have to consider more than just coach/wagon weight - how much friction there is in the axles is another factor. You were asking your Hornby Thomas to pull a lot of old, draggy coaches instead of just Annie and Clarabel. 2. Older locos drew a lot more current than modern locos, and older controllers were built to take this into account. Always check the current rating on any controller, new or old. 3. Are you interested in selling those Triang Blue Pullman coaches?

@jamessmithandgarrettsmith3623 2 жыл бұрын

4. The rubber tires were out of fashion at the time of the video thus no traction tires but maybe the model wasn’t redesigned for that. 5. I have a similar Jargon Buster but the direction issue is nonexistent.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@capmodesty i did go to my local hobby store and had a look through the range of Hornby stock and the similar designed non Thomas model, and as you stated not a traction tyre to be found. as a kid I remember stacking onto my trains really long sets of cars, and never had problems. there is one big difference between my old trains and this new Thomas model and thats weight, this Thomas model is super light. it's actually surprising just how little this train can haul!

@Artistboi485 5 ай бұрын

It's been 12 years, maybe closer to 13, and still, his traction tires are only a myth

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@j10adn1 my video does not focus on what broken, the main point here is performance I purchased Hornby as I was after the performance I saw in simierskis Thomas review. My Thomas fell way short of what I witnessed there.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@callinstead09 I can't believe how todays train buyers can suffer a controller as I found in this set. Having to do a reset via the mains connection is completely wrong and I would not want kids to be stuffing around with the mains power I can only assume all this cut out is protecting a very poor design which can be made cheap, as I remember it never used to be like this.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@Stuingtion very good question, well spotted it's a 1960's triang car carrier car, it's center section lifts up so you can load toy cars in the lower section.

@mynameisjeff8301 4 жыл бұрын

I have never seen somebody complain that their loco doesn't have traction tires. also, at one point, they actually removed the traction tires but didn't take it away from the paperwork.

@watsonchen8052 9 жыл бұрын

Who do you think is better? Hornby or Bachmann . I like bachmann because it looks like the TV series. I don't really care about fastest engine or haulage capacity because in the TV series they Don't go really fast or pull lots of loads. What do you think?

@tehengineer9897 8 жыл бұрын

I agree

@TomasTrains7 7 жыл бұрын

Watson Chen Hornsby is better since they don't use lead unlike Bachmann and don't say that your not gonna put the train in your mouth because lead makes lead dust which you can breath in and die

@crunch2427 7 жыл бұрын

Watson Chen BACHMANN!! It's the best!!!

@XanderHowell3 7 жыл бұрын

Watson Chen I like bachmann

@hbomb4092 7 жыл бұрын

I prefer hornby it's better and older and easier to use

@leokimvideo 12 жыл бұрын

@JOPLTD thanks for your thoughts here, as for the controllers when I was a kid sure controllers had cut out circuits, but they also had re-set buttons why have low end modern controllers which enforce a huge time delay before you can play, all I felt was I was being punished for de-railing

@MFahrulRozi 4 жыл бұрын

Click reply

@geopinkney6849 4 жыл бұрын

Geovoney

@f.u.m.o.5669 Жыл бұрын

@@MFahrulRozi They didn't have that 11 years ago... He's Literally using the features of the time...

@nofreezepeach3959 7 жыл бұрын

The 2017 Hornby thomas model is amazing, check it out!

@tttefan6931 4 жыл бұрын

No it's not

@User-3O3 4 жыл бұрын

2016, you mean? The one with the fitted lamp was the final version of Thomas produced by Hornby and was released two years before the discontinuation of the entire range.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@RiflemanMoore when i investigated the model shop's other Hornby stock and the non Thomas model of the same style sure it had no traction tyres. Yes it was explained to me the real rivet counters hate traction tyres as it distracted from a real look. As you would know the Hornby do a basic and more detailed version of models. Without traction tyres this small light model has plenty of go without the ability of adhering this power to the track and renders it useless in hauling a long train

@sandisbergvalds2008 Жыл бұрын

4:54 ''There's nothing on my Thomas! Which looks like a traction tire!''

@leokimvideo 12 жыл бұрын

@RhBNo412 hmmmm, well from what I see kids ( including my own ) love to stack up loads to pull remember Thomas is a really useful engine

@MFahrulRozi 4 жыл бұрын

Click Reply

@sonicthehedgehog2760 4 жыл бұрын

leokimvideo you need new janes

@siriusxakanscaleguy7147 4 жыл бұрын

@@MFahrulRozi there was no reply button back then

@leokimvideo 12 жыл бұрын

@purpledojo as I have said countless times, no modern controller should have the user needing to unplug power to get power back, apart from the hazards of unplugging mains power ( where I live mains power will kill you ) a simple reset button could solve a very annoying problem sadly these Hornby controllers are a fail in my books and i'm in my 40's, I can't stand stuff which wastes your time or presents you with stupid things to do to make it work

@pinky-5138 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas: Where Are My Traction Tires!?

@hazyhope._. 6 жыл бұрын

*traction

@leokimvideo 11 жыл бұрын

The reset button I refer to is one on the actual train controllers..not the plug socket into the mains power of the house, that used to be the norm back in the good old days

@Richardpathos 4 жыл бұрын

6:23 The trick its: Unhook the cord and then the power adapter, put it back on and it will work out. Lose because I also have a hornby thomas.

@sean9806 5 жыл бұрын

Thomas is a tank engine who lives in a big station on the island of sodor hes a cheeky little engine with 6 small wheels a short stumpy funnel a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dom

@alainvanderpoorten1335 4 жыл бұрын

*AND NO TRACTION TIRES*

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@TheNw1218 yes and I matched simierski's total weight, so please let me know where i went wrong apart from buying Hornby without traction tyres maybe simierski can shine some light on this, have you asked him

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@MrDaylight844 well it's sounding like a absolute lemon thanks hornby!

@MFahrulRozi 4 жыл бұрын

Click reply dude

@prismstar438 4 жыл бұрын

@@MFahrulRozi ...you do realize that wasn't an option 8 years ago, right?

@MFahrulRozi 4 жыл бұрын

@@prismstar438 then when was it added?

@prismstar438 4 жыл бұрын

@@MFahrulRozi Added somewhere in the mid 2010's. Definitely not when he uploaded the video.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@TheNw1218 the chance of finding anything in my own country is remote, when I look around my house 90% of it is made in China The only stuff which was made here dates back over 30 years ago, and you know what it still works today!

@titanicfan29 13 жыл бұрын

i dyed of laughing at 6:24 seconds XD

@77sugarcoated 4 жыл бұрын

titanicfan29 6:24

@srenchin 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, smashing a device against a table will fix it.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@CHR652 the derailment shots were set up to get the shot of a short circuit, for the most of the video I used another controller as the Hornby one was completely useless as it loved to shut down

@leokimvideo 12 жыл бұрын

@mikethetrainguy123 yes, where I live both brands reside in the shops, BUT the Bachmann Thomas totally outsells the Hornby Thomas. It seems whats most important is the overall look, having Hornby heritage means nothing to kids looking for a model train.

@RennellReed 9 жыл бұрын

Guess you could listen to a song while you wait for the controller to reset.

@jackyli1106 6 жыл бұрын

I'm now very carful on the switch points for my train set because it will allways shortcircuit on the points so i have to go like 2 mph scale speed on points

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@CalleyFan ( one word) correct

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@cssquarepants the point is the 2008 Thomas has traction tyres, 2009 does not. The book which comes with this model explains in detail how the model is fitted with traction tyres ( as shown in the video) on a consumer affairs point I have every right to return good which are not supplied as indicated by the company it also helps if you see simierski's bachmann v hornby video as well, i purchased Hornby only because it has a far better haulage capacity, obvious now thats gone

@jakebarnes8404 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Mr. Hornby, I'm sorry for this major revelation...THERE'S NOTHING ON MY THOMAS WHICH LOOKS LIKE A TRACTION TYRE!!!!!

@thegruffenator6498 2 жыл бұрын

1:40 he sounds like a diesel I miss when stuff was made in USA, when your home country makes stuff its unbeatable.

@johnotterbear9356 10 жыл бұрын

I've got an old Thomas set. It seems that nowadays it comes with less stuff. Mine came with Thomas, Percy, Annie, Clarabel, three trucks and a track layout with TWO sidings. Its ridiculous that they've cut out so much stuff! The troublesome trucks in your set are the trucks from series 1!!! Finally i also hate the new controller as with a set i got a couple of years ago will barely run. It shorts on the points which means i then cant use it! It also shorts whenever i use my old Thomas. Absolute rubbish!

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@bertiethebusfan14 good question and I can answer the power track which came with the Thomas set was set on a straight piece of track and clearly in shot of much of my camera views, I had a old power clip which can slide onto any piece of track and for me the first corner out from the shunting yards was generally out of shot and closest to the controller

@KapybaraKSP 5 жыл бұрын

It is quite funny. My hornby thomas traction tires actually STOP it from running aha!

@insomnia.5580 7 жыл бұрын

Dear, leokim In Australia do they sell hornby train in stores ?

@orlandosimmons2541 6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@orlandosimmons2541 6 жыл бұрын

TheGameingMaster the Giuliano's you saw one. Go to hobbyco Sydney City there's loads or the place in Hornsby

@jackyli1106 6 жыл бұрын

hobbytechtoys if your in perth

@jesus-qd5ol 5 жыл бұрын

How are the spiders there

@eml9913 5 жыл бұрын

I saw 4 at mr toys

@dereonreynolds3974 9 жыл бұрын

I wish I had that Thomas set

@pinky-5138 6 жыл бұрын

Dereon Reynolds well you not gonna get that

@TheLogFella 6 жыл бұрын

EpicVoidGamerPro900 100 hey don't be rude

@TheEctoFreak 5 жыл бұрын

@@pinky-5138 your so mean

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@mobob599 yes..! a person who lives near me has a G scale garden railway, he purchased Bachman Thomas and Percy Sadly he reported these models burnt out really quick and don't have the robust build required for outdoor play

@TPBX225 12 жыл бұрын

for some reason, the slamming of the controller on the table made me laugh lol

@Damocles178 13 жыл бұрын

It's quite interesting when you say "There's nothing on my thomas which looks like a traction tyre!" you actually remind me of Simerski :) BTW Leo I have an Intercity 125; I got it in 1997 new as a Christmas Present; it was actually made in Great Britain too :) Those bands really do make a difference and it's quite remarkable how their absence has deterred Thomas' performance so significantly. Though I must ask what weights does Thomas have on the inside if any?

@trainboy7 10 жыл бұрын

Did you hear that Bachmann Trains have released Chuggington Trains?

@mattmcfarland9544 9 жыл бұрын

yep

@RichardTheBestt 9 жыл бұрын

shut up baby f**k

@RichardTheBestt 9 жыл бұрын

***** an idiot did comment

@joeb9196 9 жыл бұрын

Trainboy7 wait, they did??

@leokimvideo 11 жыл бұрын

to be really safe go for a controller with a reset button, no stuffing around with mains power plugs to get a reset

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@GatoradeMan3000 I always said the Pez Thomas is a classic, I feel it's one of the best value for money little Thomas's about, it can be turned into literally anything I do hear there is a whole new set of Pez Thomas characters, but yet to see them for myself

@Byroooon 6 жыл бұрын

2018?

@LoopedCat 7 жыл бұрын

I think it failed for this reason you have a 2010 hornby thomas those had the traction tyres removed unlike the earlier models but in simerski's review for some reason the 2010 Thomas pulled the same weight as before so I have no idea what was the difference between your's and simerski's

@hazyhope._. 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, Simierski had a 2005 model and Leokimvideo has the 2010 model. To be honest, I don't like traction tires as it is hard to service as you would need to remove the traction tire THEN oil the wheels. Then you'd need to put it back on after servicing the motor. Also, if you want to stop Thomas, it just jolts suddenly to a hault instead of slowly gliding to a stop. This is quite unrealistic, in my opinion.

@unlockingsnow8571 5 жыл бұрын

MagmaRblx YT I agree with you traction tyres are annoying and not very realistic. They also I believe limit electrical pick up. That’s why on hornby’s more expensive and detailed models they don’t have traction tyres

@tttefan6931 4 жыл бұрын

@@hazyhope._. same here

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@Alexthemaster33 well lets hope Hornby get their paperwork sorted as it details traction tryes are fitted to the model I think simierski's model is a flanged traction tyre..! His is 2008, mine 2009 which was in a 2010 set.

@srenchin 11 жыл бұрын

While I appreciate the desire to have a locomotive that can pull as many cars as possible, lets not forget that a real 0-6-0 tank steam engine would not be able to pull many cars anyway. In the United States a locomotive of such a size may be able to pull at most 10 empty freight cars or 4 coaches on straight and level track. Of course such a locomotive would pull even less on a line with curves and grades. On the TV show Thomas is shown pulling two coaches or at most 10 wagons.

@LuminosityZero 5 жыл бұрын

8:17 DeJa Vu ThIs TrAiN HaS BeEn In ThIs PlAcE BeFoRe

@Steamsoapdish 4 жыл бұрын

Dead meme

@QJ89 4 жыл бұрын

@@Steamsoapdish But awesome track.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@TheRailfan747 Having no traction tyres renders this model as really useless, I purchased it only after seeing it pull 1500 grams. Amazing how traction tyres can add 1000 grams to the ability of this light weight train

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@TMRReturns in my book having to deal with the mains power to solve a low voltage problem is wrong, where i live the mains power is a killer the controller is a very poor design

@MrMoorkey 10 жыл бұрын

I had the same problems, not only on the little generic controller, but with the £80+ HM2000 controller. I jacked it in, and bought a Gaugemaster D. It's absolutely bullet-proof.

@coolmangmoder4419 8 жыл бұрын

My hornby Thomas is so slow

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@stein1149a i hope this sort of review can be best left to those more dedicated to the hobby, simierski already has a series of very good bachmann V hornby videos and I would hat to duplicate the work he has already done i would also hat to imaging how expensive it would be to do such comparisons, all up you would be spending thousands of dollars to do it correctly and these days there are no free dinners from those who make toys

@bluecoatscheesypoofs 12 жыл бұрын

haha I love how you just smash the Hornby controller to bits lol

@PalomboDylan 10 жыл бұрын

I loved the whole review especially the fail reel.

@jadenwilliams1331 7 жыл бұрын

hornby won't run across bachmann switch tracks

@SepticSafe_ 5 жыл бұрын

@It's_Magic 2003 that works fine actually.

@revoltingrails61 5 жыл бұрын

That’s due to them being different scales, the bachmann models are HO gauge, they can run on the same track, but sometimes the bachmann ones slip up

@andrewhanbury1799 6 жыл бұрын

Was there a inner flange on the middle wheel?

@ElementalDomino2007 Жыл бұрын

traction thing was probably just a factory error (or they cheaped out and forgor to change the manual)

@jeremyrasemas7989 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite video 8 years ago... still one o f my favorite videos, and yet I do not know why

@musicaloctavia9006 10 жыл бұрын

mine is missing traction tires also, I had the 2010 version, and I got it all by itself, I thought it came with traction tires!!!!! And I really hope bachmann makes oliver because hornby oliver is cancelled and it is EXTREMLLEY hard to find, but it's much faster with out traction tires, and it doesn't bump unlike traction tire thomas.

@musicaloctavia9006 10 жыл бұрын

I ment "have"

@ItsJesiah 6 жыл бұрын

Bachmann just released Oliver!

@hazyhope._. 6 жыл бұрын

@SailorMaxie 8 жыл бұрын

Beat it with Mr. Hammer.

@SailorMaxie 8 жыл бұрын

*THERE IS NOTHING ON MY THOMAS THAT LOOKS LIKE A TRACTION TIRE!*

@berd3307 7 жыл бұрын

Max Perdue That's gotta be one of Leo's greatest moments.

@morganmorris4285 7 жыл бұрын

Morty Smith i like your profile picture

@Fyrecynical 6 жыл бұрын

Max Perdue lol

@merlinandmurdoch7837 5 жыл бұрын

Max Perdue mr hammer didn't exist that time

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@SSBBMasterL5 he does but only by a year, I spoke at length with him about this for over a month now, having this poor performing Thomas has him in a total spin out, it delayed my videos for 4 weeks trying to work out what was going on. I purchased Hornby only after seeing simierski's review which shows a Hornby Thomas pulling 1500 grams, I can only pull 500 grams

@summer_stanier Жыл бұрын

its not tv accurate because the hornby models are based on the railway series, not the tv show, and the designs are drastically different

@dylanwhite6539 5 жыл бұрын

Traction tires in my experience are the sign of a cheap and poorly built loco. At least in Ho. None of my locos use them and have plenty of grip as they’re weighted.

@bambostarla6259 5 жыл бұрын

The traction tire is a topic in railway modelling that divides the community. Some love them, others hate them

@0501marcos 7 жыл бұрын

Leo what do you think that Hornby Thomas looks like a real E2 class tank engine

@robertbalazslorincz8218 5 жыл бұрын

Because Hornby wanted the locos to be close to the real locomotives.

@tttefan6931 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertbalazslorincz8218 they failed at it

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@cssquarepants i'm sorry but this argument has just started, i purchased this Thomas as I required a model which had great haulage capacity, from the video it's very clear this model does not compared to simierski's traction tyre model. Why did Hornby supply a model which lacks the key component which is detailed in the hand book which was in this set? I'm sorry to bang the drum here but I do feel rather shafted after buying this model It works BUT fails to perform, and that's a fail

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

lots of comment being removed, i wonder what tubers were about to say..! is there something in this video which had them retreating?

@juanitarodriguez4124 6 жыл бұрын

Leo the 2005 Hornby Thomas has traction tires you have the 2009 version

@Txomaci 6 жыл бұрын

pickle rick True

@mokasakita547 7 жыл бұрын

My friend is daring me to watch this stuff XD

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@RobertMProductions no, but I can tell you I feel like putting him through some destructive testing to see how far he can be pushed, as it stands this model is not what I wanted as it can't pull a load

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@3HenrytheGreenEngine I have every right to be angry as I purchased this model only after sighting it perform on Simierski's review, having it land without what is clearly spoken about in the paperwork is not good. The lack of traction tyres was certainly a surprise to simierski and my local hobby store and after a look around other similar Hornby models ( non Thomas ) were also lacking traction tyres.

@simplylettingjesuslead8567 7 жыл бұрын

Bachmann's Better!

@wakeful913 6 жыл бұрын

Hornby's Thomas is better (well the new 2017 model is)

@tttefan6931 4 жыл бұрын

@@wakeful913 nope

@tttefan6931 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jacquelinmartinezmendoza2327 6 жыл бұрын

Leo it's just a toy train

@Courier-gq6ym 6 жыл бұрын

Jacquelin Martinez Mendoza wrong, it's a model train. If you don't understand a hobbyists passion. Fuck. Off.

@gabrielthee2tankengine792 5 жыл бұрын

Toy train more like a model train

@tttefan6931 4 жыл бұрын

It's not just a toy train he's telling the truth and giving criticism to Hornby

@leokimvideo 12 жыл бұрын

try telling that to a child who wants to play and load Thomas up life is not about setting restrictions

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@WORRO01 Whats I see happening is this sort of train set is seen as a kids toy, so that seems to pull the importance of it having to function in a good and proper way It's a very poor move to remove the little rubber tyres from the drive wheels and still inform you they are there, most people would not pick up on that. This set really should be sent to China ASAP and let those in charge there know time is up dishing out this sort of service.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@BooBooChooChoo561 I did go to my local hobby shop ( and this set was bought somewhere else) and I did look at the same non Thomas model which was a 2010 model, and guess what no traction tyres. You either need weight or traction tyres, the Thomas model is so light it does not stand a chance pulling anything other than a few light wagons

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@cssquarepants as yet no one has explained why Hornby removed the traction tyres from this model, then again if it was explained it would be nice to know as I think we all deserve the best from this well known company it comas as a total surprise to my local model shop and many model train fans is my Thomas a Friday factory special rushed together because the supply of traction tyres ran out?

@redengine01 8 жыл бұрын

I know this is old, the reason Simon's has traction tires is because his was a different version released for a short time with a traction tire. The one you have is a newer version with no traction tires on any of the models.

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@truro125 well I can report this new controller is the most frustrating item I have ever owned, it made a lovely sound when the hammer went through it

@lilguygamingandmore Ай бұрын

Legends say he's still looking for those traction tires to this day

@BH-qz2iv 4 жыл бұрын

My Thomas ain’t have a traction tire

@steamier7755 8 жыл бұрын

have you ever wondered why your hornby thomas derails? simple: could likely be small gaps between the track in the track joiner area that the flange could hit and jump the tracks, the way you set up your layout might be another because of the amount of points you have. make sure you don't leave any gaps to avoid future derailments and try to make sure you don't go too fast through the points, it may sound tempting to go fast through the points, but trust me, slow speeds can help. My flying scotsman derailed at the points for going too fast and the last derailment broke the kadee coupler on the front which required a bit of repairs. also make sure you run your hornby thomas at a reasonable speed. try running it at a slow speed and then slowly increase speed to find where on the track it can likely derail. this way you can protect you hornby thomas from costly damage.

@leokimvideo 12 жыл бұрын

@toffie702 it's funny you know, some people will defend this controller but they tend to be people who have not used a controller which has a reset switch. having time out punishments for a derailment short circuit is just plain stupid

@leokimvideo 13 жыл бұрын

@LNER4771 surely the lack of two inexpensive traction tyres can't be a no brainer for Hornby to fix