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  • The Thomas & friends from Bachmann (in this case, the G scale) are more similar because they face based on the CGI animation

  • @viniciushx Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Bachmann engines are more alike than Lionel engines, regardless if G scale or HO scale

  • @viniciushx Indeed, there likeness is more those of the CGI episodes. Whichever you look at, you can tell who it is meant to be! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • have you got Lionel percy?

  • @MegaTrainfreak Lionel Only made Thomas and James in G scale, so no. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • The faces on the Lionel version have sort of a squatty, "anime" look to them for some reason. The Bachmann versions seem to be a bit more detailed and closer to the show. But the Lionel's also seem to have more "reliability" to them. It doesn't matter how well a train maker does, they will never perfectly reproduce the original Thomas & Friends trains.

    Though I would love to see Bachmann make Gordon in this scale, he'd be HUGE. He may be an ass but I have to say Gordon's my fave. :)

  • @Slane583 It would be great to see Gordon is G scale. Emily is next and should be out at the end of this year with a bit of luck. After that who knows? We'll definately be getting any new releases so keep watching to see what is to come!

  • @CFRailway That's cool to see they're making Emily. Too bad I don't have the money for it though. At least I have my Bachmann 4-6-0 set I bough a few years ago. Kind of stinks since my house has no room to set it up in though. Aside from Gordon they should make Ferdinand, "That's right!" :P

  • You need Hornby to make a Triple Threat.

  • @OperationAnime262 We do, but remember these are G scale models not '00'. They are much larger as I'm sure you are aware. Should we bring back the two makes for another battle this year? Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Sorry but when I spotted that tardis police telephone box that's all I looked at lol

  • both faces are shitty

  • cant wait 2 get james. James was always my fav

  • FUCK LIONEL! >:(

  • @starfox1104 Calm Down, Asshole!

  • the bachman wins in every catagory except the faces its really cool that the lionels are interchangable the other funny thing was the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeep thru out the entire video very funny indeed!

  • @EPICTHOMASFAN713 We always aim to please. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep at 0:24 :D

  • @MegaJake619 I think that was me saying..."Do these things ever work"!!. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • lionel is garbage

  • @mi16t Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Hate Lionel. BACHMANN FTW!

  • @Ty43219CPV Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • It's ture that the Lionel can change faces but you could fabricate something for the for the Bachmann, the Bachmann gets James's Character prefectly...

  • @KingofNewAnglia With a bit of blue tack the Linoel faces will sit over the bachmann ones. Thanks for watching and keep following! Merry Christmas.

  • Bachman!

  • @Peter117ish Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @drew199321 I have to agree, thanks for watching and keep following!

  • i agree with the person under me

  • @pawwarsguy A shot that didn't go to plan....an outtake if you like. It's just a bit of fun! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • what the beep at 0:25?

  • @thecrazykidz852 A shot that didn't go to plan....an outtake if you like. It's just a bit of fun! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Will bachman run on lionel tracks

  • @JaysizzoLOGE Lionel Track is Brass right. So long as it is 45mm with a current up to 12 volts yes, it should work! Thanks For Watching And Keep Following!

  • K thx

  • I have a lionel thomas but want a bachman james should i keep the thomas and get the james or get the thomas too

  • @JaysizzoLOGE I think the James would look a little odd with the Linoel James, there is a large difference in size. Personally I would get a Bachmann Thomas too. Alternatively, you could get a Lionel James so they match, you can put them up in eBay. At the end of the day it's you fleet but I would go for bachmann. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • The point of this video is what?

  • @flatulatingmarmoset To show the difference between the Bachmann G scale Thomas and Friends range and the Lionel ones. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @CFRailway Which one is better?

  • @flatulatingmarmoset Personally I think the bachmann ones. Higher quality, better running and great value for money. This is just what I think though, everyone to there own!

  • my lionel thomas looks nothing like that!

  • @hornbytrainsets Remember, ours are G scale not HO, that is why there is no third rail! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • The Lionel stuff sorta looks more like it was marketed for Kids whereas the Bachmann stuff looks more like it's for more experienced modellers, with the finer detailing and without the classy features like changeable faces.

  • @Rexeljet Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @Rexeljet ikr!

  • To be honest, i like the lionel more. has a more nostalgic quality

  • @TTTEandbigG Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Lionel Thomas is pretty scary

  • @anivillechris Your not kidding! Thanks for watching and keep following.

  • And Bachmann Is The WINNER!

  • @KrisLovesAnime100 Well Said! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • The Bachmann models are far better than the Lionel models. However over twenty years seperates their production runs. The Lionel models were good in their day.

  • @24101479 Yes, when they were all we had there was nothing to compare them with so they are going to be the best. How things change in 20 years! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Bachman wins totally. They have so much more detail. The only good thing about the Lionel ones is that they have different faces.

  • @0903Thomas Yes, it's a real shame bachmann haven't done that but there may be a copyright on it so you just never know! Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @CFRailway wait i thought lionel trainsets needed a third rail!

  • @0903Thomas yeah but i reallllly hate the cgi faces.

  • @hornbytrainsets I like them.

  • Bachman wins by a landslide

  • i laughed so hard at the beeps for f***

  • bachmann has more detail,better face expresions too.but lionel has sound effects and diffrent faces.

    but overall BACHMANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • bachman

  • whats that voice in the background going "hello, hello, is anyone out there"?

  • @username5515 Its a joke box. You can see it in one of the wagons at 0:12 . Thanks for watching

  • @CFRailway my grand father had one of those but i dont know what happend to it

  • @MrJuan7900 Its freedom of speech dork.

  • Bachmann just makes better Thomas toys.

  • I thought that hornby didn't try with some of there models. Lionel is just ridiculous.

  • give us prices to compare' then it'll be fairer test

  • @bluehairedgirlstudio The Lionel engines with 2 wagons cost around £100. It's about £160 for bachmann locos with coaches. Both come with a circle of track and a controller. Remember, Lionel ones were made over 15 years ago so there will be some difference in value. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @ highleyboyz ya I think so!!!

  • bachmann won

  • Lionel is not a real engine like the Bachmann one. Lionel is a girly boy engine. LOL

  • What scale are these? The HO Bachman are very "Less accurate" due to the engines such as James, Edward, or any engine with an open cab is just a block. Where Horby has the actual engine look like a real engine in todays modern world, with a face and the paint scheme.

  • @TheNerfistKidzWeNo These trains are all G scale or Large Scale. These are much larger than HO scale. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @CSRailway The pecking sound is the box in the wagon. Its a joke box. If that's what you mean. Or the sound system on the loco needs to be ran for a few laps before it kicks in properly. Thanks for the Comment, Sub and Link on your channel!! Friends request excepted.

  • @MrJuan7900 I agree, The sounds are added after purchasing Not factory fitted, I agree again and Sorry, It was cursing, more shouting how rubbish the engines were. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • @CFRailway If the sounds were factory fitted, the model would be a lot more pricey, and would be affordable by their targeted audience, so to say.

    That's my opinion anyway, but the Bachmann is superior the the lionel one in every way!

  • @MrJuan7900 Red James, Blue Thomas

  • @NewBOWESAHC5152 11 years.... visit the railways website, its in the description box.

  • @NewBOWESAHC5152 Great!

  • @NewBOWESAHC5152 That was the sound system trying to start...sounded more like a gun! Thanks for Watching, Keep following!

  • Was cussing actually involved?

  • @BramGroatFilms No...more me shouting at Tony informing him of how rubbish his locos are that don't work....I thought I would save you from that....Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • Lionel

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  • are you getting rid off the lionel now that you have bachmann

  • @trainsandtrek All the models at the CFR are owned by different members of the group. Now that myself and Paul have bought the Bachmann range, Tony who owns the Lionel ones will keep them for his own use on his garden railway at home! Thanks for Watching and keep following!

  • my bad thought they were o

  • @momsbudpoop You wouldn't be the first! Keep following! :-)

  • @momsbudpoop Lionel are O and G scale :) You havent a bad Thought :-)

  • i like the lionel face better cgi sucks

  • lionel doesnt know shit on making british engines

  • @MrKingdededefan I prefer British stock to US and even though Bachmann mainly make US stuff, they have certainly got their Thomas range down to a T. Thanks for watching and keep following!

  • thats NOT lionel because lionel is 3 railed

  • @momsbudpoop This is Lionel G scale (gauge 1). I can assure you they are made by Lionel! Keep Following!

  • bachman looks quite a bit better than the lionel but lionel lasts far longer and is tougher than the bachman. i have also had many problems with my bachman locomotives like , they dont run smooth, they are loud, and i left one sit on my shelf for a year with all my other trains made by lionel and atlas and cleaned them when i used them again and the bachman locomotive wouldnt run at all...........i strongly suggest that if your looking for quality o scale trains spend extra money on lionel.

  • @momsbudpoop We have never had any problems with our Bachmann models and its the Lionel ones that cause us all the problems but thanks for sharing your opinion. There is some stuff there we will look for in the future also. Thanks for the comment. 

  • and why was lionel thomas making a sound like a squaking mouse?!!

  • @CHR652 I think that was sound system!!!!

  • @CFRailway

    Strange! a mousy Thomas?? XD

  • @CHR652 That's a bit cheesy init?

  • @CFRailway

    yes! At first i thought that there was a problem with my speaker... lol!

  • Just look at the shocked face of Annie after seeing Lionel Thomas's wheels! -Giggle!-

    Great video, i've wanted to look at something like this ever since Bachmann Large scale has come.

  • @CHR652 Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. At first I didn't think much to the idea of doing a video like this but when I saw there was nothing else like this out on youtube, we just went for it! By looking at the view I think it was a good idea! Thanks for watching and hope you keep following!

  • whats with th beeps? did thomas just feel like using prophanity?

  • @captainofthetitanic My friends voice is in the video saying " why isn't this thing working!!". With words to that effect. Thanks for the comment and hope you keep following!

  • @CFRailway i love the videos! i got here from MOAB. and yes i will subscribe

  • @captainofthetitanic Thanks for that, you won't be disappointed!!

  • Hmmm, Lionel was great back in the day, and it may not be the most accurate model now that Bachmann's doing it, but the sound effects that it makes at speed definetly makes it abit more realistic than the Bachmann counterpart. If only the sound effects could be put into the Bachmann models...

  • @eddierools Sound could be put into these models. In the Lionel Thomas and James the sound systems were added after they were bought. There is lots of room in the locos to fit something like that again. In James' Tender or even in a trailing truck! Thanks for the comment and hope you keep following us!!

  • OH PLEASE, ITS BACHMANN HANDS DOWN ;) LIONEL LOOKS LIKE A JUNKER TRAIN!

  • bachmann by faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr

  • "Hello? Hello?!" *Taptaptaptaptaptap* "GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!"

    XDD!

  • @crazyracer12 Is there anybody out there...?

  • "hello? hello? (tap tap tap, tap tap tap) GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

    xD

  • @thomas5070 You'd be surprised how many people ask where the box is when its not out on the layout!! It can get annoying at times!

  • @thomas5070 what is that voice clip form

  • @4472100 you can hear it at the very beginning of this video

  • @4472100 what i mean is whats the point of it???????????

  • @4472100 It's a box from a joke shop.....just another thing to see! However it is a bad idea to take one to a funeral!

  • @CFRailway i see what you mean :\

  • @thomas5070 Is there anybody out there?

  • Man, Lionel did a bad take on Thomas when they did it.

  • @GeebMachine When it was all that was available it was great, then when bachmann brought a whole new range we realised how bad it actually looked!! Thanks for the comment and keep watching!

  • is this your house

  • @MrTrainlover01 I only wish it was! The charnwood Forest Garden Railway is based at Rothley station on the Great Central Railway. (A preserved heritage main line in the heart of England). We run trains every weekend and make videos also. Thanks for your comment and hope you keep watching!

  • @CFRailway o thx for the reply

  • @MrTrainlover01 We aim to please!

  • @CFRailway thx

  • It's no contest, really. The Bachmann model is by FAR the superior. It pays homage to the detail and captures the essence of James.

    The Lionel model simply looks like a Tomy toy modified to be an attempt at Hornby!

  • @MrDCWood Well said that man. Keep following!

  • Whats occuring!Trust the Welsh wiizard supplier to be in on the act, he's the man, when you get hold of him. Very busy look you,

  • Let's put this into perspective, the Lionel is prototypical, as in the films and books, yellow steam dome for one point, It's like comparing an early ford Focus with a 2011 model, Bachmann have done just that given it a new look, both excellent models of their time. Well done Scott for the comparison. When Lionel was all we had it was great, now we have Bachmann even better.

  • @BirstallNorth Well said, When Lionel brought there models out, there was only the original series to go by and therefore made them to that design. Since then Thomas is now being shown in CGI (Digital) so the bachmann model capture the CGI look. I you wanted to buy one of these now you can only by the bachmann brand new. Our supplier is Dragon G scale, who supplied us at very good rates!

  • @CFRailway What was I on when I typed this....If you wanted to buy one of these now you can only buy the bachmann brand new. Our supplier is Dragon G scale, who supplied us at very good rates!

  • The Lionel's James face looks close to the original model, and the Bachmann looks like the new CG James. I'd stick the Lionel's face on the Bachmann James LOL :P But the Lionel's overall look super weird lol

  • @fighter4luv Bachmann have based there models on the CGI Thomas and Friends, so it depends what you prefer!

  • lionel just looks plain WIERD!

  • bachmannn rule lionel looks like somthing a 3 year old did

  • @kasonic12 Well said that man.....Keep Watching.

  • Bachmann make them look like baby's toys. Lionel loses just by LOOKING at the models.

  • @crazyracer12 I'd rather have a Bachmann than a Lionel but that just me. Everyone has there own opinion! Thanks for watching and hope you keep following!

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