Harry Potter Hogwarts Express - Lionel vs. Lego

[edragerful]

cool =] 

[Rlotpir1972]

I think the Lego train is better, because it runs on batteries and it's safer than the O-scale Lionel, since it's electrical and shocking if you touch the track.

[bluecomet390]

@Rlotpir1972 Thanks for your comment. Actually, O gauge trains are quite safe to operate. There is no danger of shock from the track. They run at a maximum of 18 to 20 volts AC, which is not harmful. I've never been shocked by any O gauge track and I've been running trains for over 30 years.

[inktvis009]

i'm not familliar with Lionel but my vote goes to: Lionel, because of the sound, lights and steam engine details (so mostly only because of details xD)

[bluecomet390]

@inktvis009 I agree with you although Lego has done a pretty good job with their trains of late, particularly the Emerald Night.

[evan9181]

well i love the lego one it rocks but the ot5her looks really cool ill have to say lego

[bluecomet390]

@evan9181 It's a tough choice, I know. Actually, the two models appeal to different folks, I think. Lego fans and Lionel fans may not come from the same planet! LOL.

[bluecomet390]

It's actually not a race. Just a comparison between the two models. Thanks for watching, though.

[poniesarecool123]

Lego has a shorter track +the train is shorter so it's not very fair

[misyeng]

Lgjgjk nh

[bluecomet390]

@misyeng Thanks, I think?

[mankindalex15]

Hahaha gingers always left out! So ron weasley has to stay on the roof of the train with the dementor :D

[bluecomet390]

@mankindalex15 It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.

[MarioFan940]

ich mag züge wuuuuuuuuusch vom zug über fahren lego ist besser

[nik0o99]

I LIKE TRAINS ._.

[ModellbahnDaniel]

Und wo ist Märklin???

Ist dir zu teuer oder was???

[bluecomet390]

@ModellbahnDaniel My German is not that good, but isn't Marklin an HO model? Lionel is O gauge. I don't have any HO trains or track. Thanks for watching though.

[mraiwa1000]

Nice, I'd pick lionel.

[bluecomet390]

@mraiwa1000 Yeah. There's something to be said for realism. Thanks for watching.

[mraiwa1000]

@bluecomet390 Your wellcome. :)

[Westiepup101]

@bluecomet390 Yeah, i know. Plus, Lionel is better quality, and you are basically comparing it to a fake Lionel. GO LIONEL!!! I have my own little layout, but it is under construction for the holidays. :)

[bluecomet390]

@Westiepup101 Good luck with the layout, and thanks for watching.

[Westiepup101]

@bluecomet390 Thanks. :) And your welcome. :) Have a great day!!! :)

[MrTitanic123456789]

why is there an extra train just sitting there

[bluecomet390]

@MrTitanic123456789 Uhh, because I wasn`t running it at the time.

[LordNaxirus]

The reason the lego one appears to be moving faster, is simply that it's track is smaller. The lionel track goes around the outside of the lego one, giving it a much larger track to run.

Still, I'd prefer the lego train.

[bluecomet390]

@LordNaxirus Good observation. A number of comments have pointed this out. In my defense, I never actually intended it to be a race - just a comparison of the features of the two sets. I gave Lego the "inside track" because the radius of curvature of the track is smaller. Thanks for watching.

[BrickWhisperer]

lego has way better play value man! I want that lego hogwart express motorized so bad, it'd be awesome!

[bluecomet390]

@BrickWhisperer You can probably pick up a set 10132 on eBay. That's the motorized version from some years back.

[BrickWhisperer]

@bluecomet390 they are super expensive! I'd love t oget one, but i don't have $400 buck to spend on it :(

[overthetop96]

i have the lionel one!

[rockstar9003]

lionel is better

[CookieMuncher23]

Aww, Ron didnt get a seat..

[bluecomet390]

@CookieMuncher23 .... and his hair wasn't blowing in the wind. Must have used extra strength spray.

[2001jamesm]

Why is the track differant

[bluecomet390]

@2001jamesmThanks for the question. The Lionel runs on 3-rail O gauge track. The power is supplied through the centre rail. It runs at up to 18 volts AC (alternating current). The Lego runs on specialized Lego track. It is 2-rail and runs on 9 volts DC (direct current). 

[revenger129]

no offense, but please learn some physics, if you put it in the inner lane, it's obvious that its faster...

[bluecomet390]

@revenger129 Yes, but who said they are competing on speed? I had general appearance, realism, and play value more in miond when I posed the question.

[revenger129]

@bluecomet390 i see, well... sry bout that

[2010californa]

LEGOS ARE WAY BATTER THEN LIONEL legos last lionel wtf>?

[bluecomet390]

@2010californa .... unless you drop them on the floor, that is. Legos do have a habit of turning themselves into a pile of bricks. Lionels on the other hand just bend a little.

[2010californa]

@bluecomet390 well lionell can break but legos last if you drop legos on a flloor = mess but if you have a table with supports on the side you wont have a mess

[TomixNscale89]

Does you bell not go away after you press the whistle? Mine does that.

[bluecomet390]

@TomixNscale89 Could be, but I replaced the bell/whistle combination to get a more English sound to the whistle. The whistle operates on the "whistle"button and the bell on the "bell"button of the transformer. They operate independently of one another. Thanks for watching.

[Dustytime]

lionel is waay better

[frog1599]

The Lionel may look better here, but with a few modifications, the Lego one could look just as good (if not, better).

[bluecomet390]

@frog1599 Yeah. Lego has made some incredible models like the Emerald Night, so I don't doubt they could put out a terrific Hogwarts if they wanted to.

[frog1599]

@bluecomet390 Agreed. The Emerald Night is amazingly detailed. I wouldn't see why Lego wouldn't make a nice detailed Hogwarts Express too. I'd buy it. They could make a lot of money off of products like those too.

[dankerthanclanker]

>Implying a GWR Hall class engine was ever fitted with a crappy American bell.

[bluecomet390]

@dankerthanclanker Complain to Lionel, mate, not me.

[dankerthanclanker]

@bluecomet390 I wasn't complaining to you, just cursing the ignorance of the modeling world in general,

[bluecomet390]

It's the motorized version that came out some years ago.

[cpunerd110]

How'd u get the Lego one to move?

[bled00243]

lionel is the best

[bluecomet390]

@shortyshlak1704 ... but Lego is so much cheeepper

[conor8262TV]

Lol it looks like there having a race :D

[bluecomet390]

@conor8262TV Not a fair one, though. Lego has the inside track.

[chris40539]

i have lego emerald night set

[bluecomet390]

@chris40539 Me, too. It's a great set. I hope they bring out more carriages for it. Thanks for watching.

[chris40539]

GO LIONEL FOR REWAL TRAIN SOUNDS!

[bluecomet390]

@chris40539 I replaced the Lionel whistle with something that actually sounds like an English locomotive. Thanks for watching.

[DaltonTk423]

Lionel has more detail , but lego is faster , love lionel more , but lego is cool

[bluecomet390]

@DaltonTk423 I agree. You can actually play with the Lego. All you can do with the Lionel is watch it go around.

[bubbleberry8]

lego



[boeing09876654321]

so lionel

[RealGuyProductions]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bluecomet390]

Lego made two versions of the Hogwarts Express. The 4708 was unpowered and came with one carriage but no tender. The 10132 was powered (9 volt) and came with a tender and one carriage. I made up the other two carriages from partial 4708 sets which I acquired on eBay. Thanks for watching.

[pdlar01]

How did you so it drive??

[bluecomet390]

@pdlar01 This was the motorized set with a tender, not the non-motorized with no tender.

[ojam4263]

Lionel is so much better!

[Trackspider]

@SuperSpamHunter The lionel one is better

[fldivenaked]

y did u change the wistle to sound more like the movie? did u install a bell too? r these things i can do at home if im reasonably handy?

[bluecomet390]

@fldivenaked The whistle was installed by a friend of mine who is much more handy with these things than I am. It is a commercial product that uses an American locomotive whistle sound (I can''t remember which) . It is the closest we could come to a British train whistle. Can't remember if a bell is included. Sorry, but the installation was done over a year ago, and the set spends most of its time in the box.

[waddwadd88]

GO LEGO!!!!!

[AslanGriffindorLion]

Lionel for quality remaking lego for overall pleasure and you van sit people in the compartments so can I have them both please

[bluecomet390]

You're right. More play value with the lego - building it and playing with the minifigs. The Lionel needs a Railsounds tender for more realism. But heck, any train is better than no train at all.

[Trainbrain1949]

Lionel wins hands down!!

[CookiesAndGuns95]

@Trainbrain1949 Took the words right out of me!

[bluecomet390]

Apologies to my subscribers who have been notified of this video three times! I am using a new editing package that comes with the Kodak Zi8 and it took me three times to figure it out.

[Whizzer1]

@bluecomet390 I have the same Camera as you the Kodak ZI8 aswell its an awesome little camcorder.

[bluecomet390]

@Whizzer1 I agree. I bought a little tripod for it that sits right on the layout. Eliminates that "hand tremble".