I bought one packet with the two cars plus a brown loco and also got one other of just the orange loco. Great tip on painting along with the dark wash to bring out the details.

Painting and blackwash:nice reminder on how to improve the look of wagons and even locos. 🎨

Hi mate, great to see you are still up and running.

Hello,those locos really suit the layout,also the scenery blends in well,detail the trucks make it stand out better.

exellent products i had a couple of kato american locos they ran very smooth and were years old they are well made i got some fleschmann and roco secondhand locos there the same nice review thanks for sharing

The Microace 'C Type' locos are also very good little N gauge starter locos, and they do them in several different body styles, though I'm not sure if they are readily available in the UK.

Those really are great value and would be nice for a shelf layout. Thanks for showing people you CAN still afford the model railway hobby. 👍

Brilliant! I was wondering about how easy it would be to remove the pantograph and use it as a diesel ('cos I'm so ham fisted I'd be certain to knock the poles over when uncoupling!) and you've read my mind! Great video as always, Andrew🙂

The pantograph is a big improvement on the fixed plastic one that came on mine from the previous production. Unfortunately, the steam locomotive in this range is a dummy, using a powered coach. Hoping you come up with a couple of body conversions for this chassis. Hope to figure out how to convert it to Micro/Trains couplers. Cheers!

Great find! Good looking locomotive 🤩

If you just want something that runs fine and looks like railway rolling stock, that's a deal. About the running qualities, the Japanese N scale rolling stock I had bought is my best running one overall, just at the same level as my HO German rolling stock (this one not at the same price !). Kato makes here what nearly everyone wants for model trains : simple, good-looking, decently priced and reliable rolling stock. Why does no one else understood this trend ?

I’ve got the Kato BR Industrial N gauge set coming soon after much deliberation over TT120 vs N gauge vs Z scale. Hopefully this cheap entry point will give a newbie like my an idea whether to get seriously into the hobby. The unitrack was the main selling point in the end and I wanted a reliable budget savvy loco to kick things off. Fingers crossed!

Very interesting concept that. Not my personal interest, but as you say I can see how it's a good option for someone getting into the hobby, & especially with those prices, a lot better than the offerings of a certain well established company's reinvented scale....

I tell you what mate, this is a great idea for anyone in another scale that just wants an N gauge desktop project if they fancy doing something a little bit different, or indeed if they fancy going continental. I like that they are realistic looking with the merest of additional touches and at that price you’re not going to have the fear of taking a craft knife to them anything like if it’s a UK model! 🤔 I must say I am surprised how good those locos are for the price and there is plenty of scope for even a moderately skilled modeller to fill their boots, especially if there are steam models available in the range too 😎 Cheers mate 🍀👍🍻

Kato is best in N guage....looks great for small shunting scenes...

Yup i get mine from Train trax as well , plaza japan has them for 20 quid .. but shipping is 20.00 quid ... and if it goes wrong you have to spend another 20 quid posting them back ...

Great video again but just thought of something. If you want to increase the possibilities in shunting you can use power routing points to get a second loco into the shunting game. Or if you use powered overhead lines you could use a loco that gets its power from that line without the need for DCC.

If you're gonna run N. Kato is your answer. INCO nickel mine in Sudbury ran 2 locos like these in yellow. There at the Northern Ontario Railway Museum. I saw them last summer🚂🇨🇦🇬🇧🚃🚃🙋

Great review thanks. Is this the smallest n gauge engine you have come across? Am trying emulate an engine that would bring coal out of a mine in tipping bucket type wagon. Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks Stu

I model in OO gauge but I can see this would be very good for new people just starting out in the hobby as the prices are getting ridiculous with Hornby. Is the track more expensive than OO gauge or is it about the same?

I've started looking at N gauge, is there a starter set you could recommend that would provide a bunch of track at a reasonable price to build a small layout?

These are beautiful locomotives.. tried getting my hands on Crocodile locomotives in vain.. These seems easier options

Hello, where is the industrial backscene from?

what was the name of the shop u get them from ??

Hi Mike. I cannot find a company/shop called 'Train Tracks' anywhere on Google. Please advise. 👍 Paul.

Here is a cheaper supplier, "top slots and trains," a steam loco £54.00 and the ones you're using £38.00 are definitely a very reasonable starter set

N scale?