|
|
 Posted - August 06 2012 : 7:15:30 PM
|
While hitting Target up for some more $2.50 colored trays for my HO trains in the $1 section, I of course went back to check on diecast cars and trucks in Toys. After going up and down the aisle twice,I then spotted these new trains next to the Mario kart diecasts. Hmm. Not bad looking, more realistic than Tomy or Hotwheels, still toyish, maybe TT scale, smaller than HO for sure. I bought a pair of freight cars, $4.99. Gonna see how close to TT they really are, maybe I can convert them to actual real scale rail use. Anyway, here's a few pictures of them I took with my new Iphone. Sorry they're not all crystal clear.
Jerry
     
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
|
Country:  USA ~
Posts: 3974 ~
Member Since: January 04 2009 ~
Last Visit: January 11 2019
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - August 06 2012 : 7:42:52 PM
|
Those are pretty cool looking. It's like a step below model trains, but a step above Thomas trains. Maybe they'll drum up more interest in the model train hobby 
|
Country:  Canada ~
Posts: 3445 ~
Member Since: September 22 2006 ~
Last Visit: March 03 2026
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - August 07 2012 : 6:24:26 PM
|
The REAL headline here is that there are trains in a major retailer's toy aisles!
I cannot recall when I last saw any type of train ( other than Thomas toys and the wooden Brio toys for very young children) on sale at any store. I have been thru the toy aisles at WalMart, Toys R Us (are they still in business somewhere), and Target over the years when my daughter was young and more recently, with nieces and nephews to buy gifts for, but trains have been absent.
Does this herald some recognition that trains are toy-worthy once again???
Siouxlake Ron
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 510 ~
Member Since: September 21 2011 ~
Last Visit: December 21 2014
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 26 2013 : 3:47:40 PM
|
| I have a few of these(a set 3 engines, 11 cars, tracks) and, there HO scale, not TT scale
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 91 ~
Member Since: February 16 2013 ~
Last Visit: September 09 2013
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 26 2013 : 8:16:00 PM
|
blackstone1, do you know if the Power Trains can run on Tomy Plarail or Trackmaster track? Or vice versa?
My Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/weekendrailroader?blend=1&ob=video-mustangbase
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 189 ~
Member Since: March 07 2012 ~
Last Visit: February 16 2026
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 26 2013 : 8:31:38 PM
|
siouxlake - YES! Toys R Us is STILL in business Its the ONLY place to find Tomica anything!
Planning on going after train show Saturday 
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 15000 ~
Member Since: February 23 2009 ~
Last Visit: March 01 2026
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
Home
Forums
Events Calendar
Forum Admins & Mods
Register
