Can't seem to find a definite answer on this, anyone know if these - 6-83157 (Smithsonian/Air and Space Boxcar 2 pack) - shipped? If not shipped, any ETA?
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Via a 22 July posting by Charlie Nassau, the two pack you mention will ship next week.
enjoy your trains...
wtjohn posted:Via a 22 July posting by Charlie Nassau, the two pack you mention will ship next week.
enjoy your trains...
Thank you!
Just received mine today. Interesting to note that both cars have separate Lionel catalog numbers as follows:
6-83155 - Smithsonian Flight Boxcar
6-83156 - Smithsonian Space Boxcar
But when packaged together they have the following Lionel catalog number:
6-83157 - Smithsonian Air & Space Boxcar 2-Pack
Another interesting note: If you search the Lionel (or any other place on the web), only the 2-pack shows up. Apparently Lionel is not going to break up the set - although I did find a couple web sites that had pictures of each boxcar separate from the set. The accompanying product info was for the 2-pack.
paulp575 posted:Just received mine today. Interesting to note that both cars have separate Lionel catalog numbers as follows:
.............Another interesting note: If you search the Lionel (or any other place on the web), only the 2-pack shows up. Apparently Lionel is not going to break up the set - although I did find a couple web sites that had pictures of each boxcar separate from the set. The accompanying product info was for the 2-pack.
What you describe is more common than not on items packaged as sets over the years. Passenger car sets, multi engine A-B-A sets, etc mostly have followed this pattern.
As you mention, it almost never relates to Lionel listing the item as separate on their site (or catalogs) or selling the items separately.
-Dave
I've purchased multi-car packs over the years. Sometimes they are packed as one and have never been sold separately. Other times I've found the packaged set AND the individual cars available separately.
I've also seen "break-up" individual items being sold on the after-market.
Just picked up the set today. I was impressed with the level of detail in the graphics and found these two cars make a nice addition to the other Smithsonian Space boxcar 6-82878. Hoping they continue adding more cars to this segment of the Smithsonian series. For a baby boomer space-race person like me, these were a must have.
