Mallard Record Breaker

I bought the Flying Scotsman train set in 2016 or so, the regular version. Only difference was the box was the regular Hornby red, and it didn't come with a railing piece. Oh and the engine didnt have a sprung front bogie, so that's another plus. • The loco is heavy! Seems to have a good bit of diecast metal. Great for traction. Sprung front bogie decreases the odds of derailing. Not that this model has an issue with that anyway. Unfortunately, like the set before, "Flying Scotsman's" rear bogie is static. Molded diecast, no flange on the trailing bogie underneath the cab. Most detail is molded, various tubes and such. It does have metal handrails, both on the main half of the engine and its tender as well. The tender has molded coal, and it doesn't provide electrical pickup for the motor. And the coupling bar makes a "CLUNK" when the engine moves. I find it amusing, personally. But it can get a little old. • The coaches are great. If the hook of their hook-&-loop couplers comes off, just snap it back. Same for the wheels, and even the bogies. You can take the body shell off and you'll see each coach has a corridor and little bench seats. So you could buy a bunch of mini figures sitting down, even lights. It's why i love these cheaper budget models, you can get a solid model and have all the fun of applying the details • The track is code 100, which means it's the best for models, but is taller than the real thing, in scale. The most realistic ho scale/oo gauge track is code 75, for their height is more in-scale with real rails. You gotta be gentle when connecting the tracks, the rail-joiners/fishplates can get smooshed easily if you accidentally overlap the track and the joiner. I speak from personal experience... Anyway, can't complain. The main curves are 3rd radius, perfect for a large tender engine like Flying Scotsman. 4th being the widest fixed radius, and 1st being the tighest. Compatible with Atlas, the last i checked. Altas being an American track brand that isn't, uh... Less-than-EZ. • Good ol' AC controller. Only operates one engine at a time, you'll need to drive other locomotives into their isolated sidings before operating one of your choice. Which is why... • The points are insulated. Which is why Scot won't move if you have it in a siding with the points switched. The points being switched means the siding wont get electricity, and "Scot" will just sit there. It's deliberate, so you can have more than one engine on the track while also running one at a time. No hassle having to remove other engines! Anyway I fell back in love with trains and needed to replace the stuff i lost and broke from the last set, in my inexperience. Highly recommend, but also buy a model railway book. Seriously, i feel awful for kids who think their engine is broken cuz it's sitting on an insulated siding. Go onto the website called "Rails of Sheffield". They're *THE* British model trains online store. Three of my four model locomotives are from their Hattons portion, before Hattons closed and merged with Rails of Sheffield. Alright, I hope I was of help. Im an American railfan who loves trains from Europe as well. Ask questions, if Amazon still has that function.

I really like the train. Hornby is, in my opinion, a cut above Bachmann in terms of the biggest producers of HO model trains. The engine is heavy, solid, and nicely detailed given the price. The cars are just OK, although, again, at this price point they're as good or better than I would have expected. The track is actually pretty good -- better than the steel Bachmann track in my opinion, although it looks a roadbed. The controller isn't very impressive. It feels flimsy and insubstantial, although it worked. I didn't need the controller so only tested it before putting it away. My only complaint is that I first tried ordering Used, and it came with the front bogie/truck detached and lacking the hardware to attach it. So I sent that back and bought new, and it came with the front bogie/truck detached. As it turns out, it did have the hardware needed to attach it, but since the only schematic I could find online showed it with different hardware, I again thought it was missing hardware and shipped it back for a replacement. And the replacement arrived with the front bogie/truck detached. This time I reached out for help and found both the folks in the Hornby forums as well as Hornby support staff to be very friendly and helpful. With a pointer to the right schematic, I finally got the train up and running. It seems odd that I got multiple locomotives with the front bogie detached. And it's frustrating that the Hornby website is organized poorly, making it extremely difficult to find schematics. I would take off a point for that, but then I'd give back that point simply because the community as well as company support are great.

My son (Autism) is obsessed with trains he loves this one because it is the same type of train as Gordon from Thomas and Friends (just a different color). Overall it is good but just like other reviews we received a faulty switcher track. Everytime he used it the connection to the trian would short out. If you know anything about autism we couldn't send it back once he had it. So we had to take a trip to our local train store where they told use a trick to use a small bit of foil at the connection point and plastic glue to strengthen the connection 🤔. We were skeptical but it worked. Just sad that the company knows the switcher tracks are bad and haven't fixed them. 😔 (Picture shown with extra track purchased from train shop)

This is the best👌 item that I got for Christmas this year it's smoth it's beautiful and it's a good starter set😍😍😍😍😍

I didn't know what to expect from a British line of model trains.what a difference from American brands.the locomotive run very quiet and smooth and passenger cars are finely detailed and the price for the set was very reasonable .very impressive.did my research on British model trains after and found their other Train lines and rolling stock outdo the American train companies,quality and price-wise.the only qualm I had was the locomotive was lacking a headlight,but no big deal,still a stunning locomotive,very detailed.would recommend purchasing the flying scotsman set,the controller is just a basic starter,but I already had better one,so it's just a back-up,just in case.tally-ho,brits!

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Great Train Set, Great Value. Order was revived in good time. The train set was excellent value and is exactly what we were looking for.

Brilliant train set. Lots of fun for Grandson and Grandad!

Vale lo que cuesta, Hornby tiene mejor calidad que otras marcas a las que tenemos acceso en Latam; las vías que son a mi gusto mejores que las E-Z Track (otras marcas) tienen mejor sensación al tacto y el color simulando latón se ve bastante bien, los terminados de pintura del livery son bastante buenos y satinados. Todo se percibe de calidad incluso me sorprendió el Control que aunque es de plástico y los accesorios. Es un set de iniciación sobretodo lo recomiendo si tienen interés en empezar con el Hobby o si prefieren invertir en una marca de UK. Como nota, es un modelo de la clase Railroad de Hornby que en teoría es para un uso más constante por lo que no tiene tantos detalles como remaches o detalles de tubería e ingenierías, pero de verdad es hermosa la máquina. Otro punto a considerar son las dimensiones del circuito de vía que son mayores a las que uno está acostumbrado con marcas americanas; un plus es el cambio de vía y el punto muerto.

Complete garbage. Broken parts. No way to connect carriages to locomotive. Painstakingly connected all rails and within 2 minutes the power to rails failed and locomotive would no longer run. Total disappointment for my 8 year old.