Accucraft's Model Steam Trains

For our final video from the 2018 Summer Steam-Up, we sit down with Accucraft Trains' President Bing Cheng to talk about his company's lineup of steam train models and kits. Bing gives us a sense of how these intricate scale locomotives are developed and the size of the hobby today.

Shot by Gunther Kirsch and edited by Norman Chan

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Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman

Thanks for watching!

[mylesspear]

Tested is definitely on the right “track” with these train videos! ;)

[valkyrie]

I've never gotten into train modeling, but I have to say I've always found it fascinating. Thanks for covering this topic! I'm enjoying this.

[Elkyblack]

As a mechanic I find this fascinating. Steam locomotives are marvelous machines from a time long gone. Glad to see that these scale models enable people to still run these beautiful engines.

[FBMRR]

This is amazing. Glad Tested covered this. Awesome way to bring science into a hobby.

[fryry]

My grandfather is heavily into the live steam hobby and has loads of accucraft engines, he has one of the first few built of the green engine shown and a few of the other ones, its great to see this niche hobby covered on a big channel like tested

[SuperKingslaw]

What a great series of shows. So glad you recognize the beauty of the art and engineering if things of small scale such as this. Kudos to Tested!

[thomastaylor]

I have a C-25 from Accucraft, and I love it! The attention to detail and the craftsmanship are outstanding. Mine is butane fired.

[ecoRfan]

Accucraft builds some very nice trains, not only live steam but electric too. Nice to see live steam and large scale model railroading getting some good publicity.

[IronHorseMechanicalSystems]

True craftsmanship, beautiful engines.

[westtexasrailfan]

Thank you guys so much for the model railroading videos you've been doing! I now wish I had some of these, but I just don't have the money. I'm considering build my own for HO scale, or 1:87 scale.

[themadscientest]

It's so nice that the mechanically inclined let our weekend hobbies become practice in making parts with greater precision and making functional systems smaller.

[jubb]

Wow that is superb craftsmanship, dedication and just very very awesome! Thanks for covering this!

[Arkkis]

These are so cool! Thanks for bringing coverage from this event to us

[matthewreid]

Nerds/Makers come from all different walks of life. awesome interviews.

[Grinder_]

Please keep up with the Railroad coverage. Love all of your work but it's fantastic to see my go to hobby represented!!!

[Nick-xmux]

It is my dream to own one of these beautiful locomotives.

[MrBonzaiTree]

6:10 Shows parts manufactured by Accucrafts main competitor Roundhouse Engineering Co. Ltd. If you've been tempted by this video into Live Steam go read the reviews and forums comparing the two first. You may just be grateful you did.

[diktatorro]

glad i see other than star wars and star trek . do more content like this

[lescobrandon]

I have gotten several On30 Accucraft models and can verify that they are excellent.

[furyofgungnir]

Amazing detail, but sadly well beyond my price range for their Gauge Ones line. So beautifully crafted. I visited the website linked in the description, and let me tell you their knowledge and dedication to the history of their locomotives is an attention to detail most modeling companies lack.