OT: Michigan Train Set
I remember a post awhile back about someone asking about a Michigan train set and I saw this today for those who might be interested.
http://www.bradfordexchange.com/products/917954_.html?cm_ven=FB-BEX&cm_…
January 5th, 2016 at 10:21 PM ^
January 5th, 2016 at 10:24 PM ^
Engineer! Choo Choo M-F'ers!
January 5th, 2016 at 10:30 PM ^
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January 5th, 2016 at 11:24 PM ^
I was also wondering how that would get labled OT.
January 5th, 2016 at 10:30 PM ^
All aboard. I'd buy it if I liked trains.
January 6th, 2016 at 7:28 AM ^
Poor damn The Ohio State University... this is all they have to play with.
January 5th, 2016 at 10:34 PM ^
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January 5th, 2016 at 10:37 PM ^
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January 5th, 2016 at 10:50 PM ^
I actually saw a Michigan 027 Lionel set several years ago. If you search on e-bay, you can find cars (box car, gondola, caboose), but they seem ridiculously overpriced. Keep on looking, unless money is no object.
January 6th, 2016 at 9:03 AM ^
The picture shows both the old logo (front) and new logo (side) on the train. Pretty cool; you have an old engine pulling the new cars.
January 5th, 2016 at 11:35 PM ^
January 5th, 2016 at 11:40 PM ^
January 5th, 2016 at 11:54 PM ^
Here's what I think he's looking for. I regret not buying this when it was on the market seven years ago. On ebay, they are selling cars piecemeal from this boxed set, but I haven't seen anyone selling the whole train as is.
January 6th, 2016 at 2:33 AM ^
January 6th, 2016 at 9:08 AM ^
HO for me. N is second best tho. O just gets too large sometimes and feels off. Tho the steam engines in O are great...
January 6th, 2016 at 3:52 AM ^
I want to see a real train like this.
January 6th, 2016 at 10:39 AM ^
no contents for $57.75.
January 6th, 2016 at 10:45 AM ^
I did see someone selling the box for almost $60. My 4 year old saw the OSU version of the train the OP mentioned in the alumni magazine and wanted it. But he is 4, I'm not bying HO for him, even though he is 10 times more gentle with toys than his older brother was at the same age. I have bunch of O gauge items, so while HO is nicer if you are really interested in more realistic looking environments, I have neither the time nor the spare money to do it properly.
The 4 year old has a bunch of wooden Thomas trains that are his and hand me downs from his older brother. I found an OSU version of this which he was happy with for Christmas. They can be purchased here. For those of you with kids with Thomas trains, you know they put the name on the bottom, like James, Percy, etc. The OSU one, is of course, Brutus. Not sure what if any name they put under yours. Jackhammer would be a good choice.
January 6th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
I too have a 4 year old boy that is completely obsessed with trains. You're lucky your boy has hand me downs as the new Thomas trains are of a much lower quality than the older ones (the company was sold a few years back).
A couple of years ago I bought a huge collection from someone on Craigslist. Tons of track, trains (wood and battery operated plastic), buildings, and accessories. I paid $150 and the collection would have easily cost 10x that if purchased new.
The moral of the story is, don't buy new trains unless it's something you really want. It's all Chinese made crap now and there's a huge secondary market for old made in the US Lionel trains.
January 6th, 2016 at 8:04 PM ^
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January 6th, 2016 at 7:37 AM ^
All I got was a pair of chocolate Santas.
January 6th, 2016 at 9:31 AM ^
Did you eat both at once or take your time and savored the flavor?
January 6th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
as if one of those was suppose to be for your wife .... /s
Go Blue!
January 6th, 2016 at 7:40 AM ^
January 6th, 2016 at 9:18 AM ^
I kind of thought the same way about my chocolate Santas.