Jim Zim's Favorite G Scale Model Trains
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Creator's Key Takeaways
The Santa Fe Super Chief is my favorite... because when I was growing up, I had a Lionel version of the Santa Fe Super Chief
I've now got 26 locomotives in my collection of g-scale model trains
Emily the Thomas and Friends character was based on a real locomotive known as a sterling single
I took a cruise to Alaska and visited Skagway where the White Pass Railway is located
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Questions This Creator Answers
Port Highlights
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
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In this latest model train video, I answer a common question: Which of my 26 G-scale model trains is my favorite? To answer the question, I show you my five favorite G scale model trains, ranked in order... and if you've watched a lot of my model train videos, the answer probably won't surprise you very much! The Santa Fe Super Chief is my favorite... because when I was growing up, I had a Lionel version of the Santa Fe Super Chief, and ever since then, I've thought the Super Chief was the greatest train of all time. I also give you a good look at four of my other favorites: A White Pass steam train made by Piko, a BNSF diesel locomotive made by MTH Trains, an amazing LGB locomotive with chuffing sounds that are synchronized with the smoke coming out of the smokestack, and Emily from Thomas & Friends, made by Bachmann. In the face of declining ad revenues from YouTube, I could use your help in crowdfunding some new model train equipment to feature in my upcoming videos. You can help by contributing as little as $1 a month... and there are perks for folks that are able to contribute at least $4 a month. Visit https://www.patreon.com/JimZim to find out more.