I've got a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in "O" gauge Lionel. You ought to see that dude!
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I've got a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in "O" gauge Lionel. You ought to see that dude!
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Iamredliner wrote:</strong> <hr> I've got a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in "O" gauge Lionel. You ought to see that dude!</blockquote><br>.... All 32 inches of it, huh ? <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/eek.gif" alt="image"> Is yours the 2006 release ?<br><br><br>Mark.<br>
<blockquote> <strong class="quote-title">Iamredliner wrote:</strong> <hr> I've got a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in "O" gauge Lionel. You ought to see that dude!</blockquote><br><blockquote> .... All 32 inches of it, huh ? <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/eek.gif" alt="image"> Is yours the 2006 release ?</blockquote><br>And $812 MSRP........Not sure if this was the 'longest' American steam locomotive or not,<br>but Union Pacific was notorious for 'large' motive power including diesel.<br>.<img src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/FabFaux/bigboy.jpg" alt="image"><br>
Hey Larry - That thing must have rapidly increased in value ! - This place is selling a new one for almost $2200.00 ! <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/eek.gif" alt="image"> ....<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.toytrainfactoryoutlet.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=95">Lionel Big Boy</a><br><br>As an aside (I like facts and figures <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image">) - the Big Boy was the thirdlargest steam locomotive at 132'-10", followed by C&O's M-1 at 154' and the longest being N&W's Jawn Henry at a whopping161'-1" !!! <br><br><br>Mark.
Hey Mark,<br><br>This is where I saw the Lionel Big Boy, but are there two types offered?<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.internettrains.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=IT&Product_Code=LNL-611149">http://www.internettrains...;Product_Code=LNL-611149</a><br><br>I'm assuming true O Scale vs their toy train counterpart?<br>
Hmmm - Interesting .... both engines seem to spec out roughly the same ! (?)<br><br>Pays to shop around, huh ? <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif" alt="image"><br><br><br>Mark.
<blockquote> Hmmm - Interesting .... both engines seem to spec out roughly the same ! (?) <br><br> Pays to shop around, huh ? <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif" alt="image"></blockquote><br>Hey Mark,<br><br>You poor Canadians are just brainwashed into paying too dang much for stuff.<br>Or, you guys get burned in the shipping dept.!<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/chevyhoney/sad-smiley-034.gif" alt="image"><br>Being the cheap bastard that I am, it definitely pays to bargain hunt!<br><br>
These are a couple of N scale ones I thought looked cool.<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1173.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="image"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1172.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>And another AHM/Rivarossi.<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1174.jpg" alt="image"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1175.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>And I had to have this (its funny I really like the looks of the steam engines and the cabooses!)<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1166.jpg" alt="image"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1167.jpg" alt="image"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Trains/IMG_1168.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>And lastly, I found another "stash area" of train stuff my Dad had, where I found these.<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Mainline%20n%20other/IMG_1177.jpg" alt="image"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Mainline%20n%20other/IMG_1178.jpg" alt="image"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/hanfam65/Mainline%20n%20other/IMG_1179.jpg" alt="image">
Hey Russ,<br><br>Can you please give a more complete description of that brass waycar, eeeerrrrrrr, I<br>mean caboose? (inside ATSF joke)<br>I'm not sure 'bout the others. Maybe good ol' Mark can shed some light?<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif" alt="image"><br>
I really know nothing about it other than what it says on the box.<br><br>V-H Models<br>CNR Caboose<br>handcrafted by<br>Samhongsa Co. Korea