Lionel And Bachmann At New York Toy Fair Pictures!

Lionel Toy Fair booth.

Nice pictures. Is that the Henning tree?  Thank's for posting. 

MSRP  $84.99   Gag !!

I have one question. What is it? space ship? Future roller coaster? The Jetsons...

Nice pics , but where is the Bachmann stuff?

The ribbon-like device is a hybrid roller-coaster, monorail.  The "track" sections (I don't recall the lengths) are flexible plastic which can be bent to whatever shape you desire.  It uses a clamp system to affix the track to anything you may have handy for support.  I was told that it could also be built-up from the floor.  The display layout was supported by custom-made plastic tubes.  The cars themselves a driven by two horizontal rubber tires that come out from the bottom of the vehicle and squeeze the track on each side.  Power is supplied by a rechargeable battery pack that is connected to the motor via a quick disconnect system.  Recharging is accomplished using a barrel port in the side of the car.  The shells snap on to the chassis and can be swapped out.  Running time per charge is under 1/2 hour.  The cars are also equipped with hooks front and rear to create a "lash-up".  I was told that there is a problem with the powered unit pulling the dummy cars and that it is still a work in progress.

Thanks to the folks at Lionel for giving me the rundown on the system.

Here are some detailed photos.

Thanks Ken! We couldn't make it in this year but both Lionel and Bachmann will be exhibiting at the NRHSA (National Retail Hobby Stores Assoc.) show this year May 1-4 in Las Vegas! Go to www.nrhsa.org for details