Lionel SP "Oil Can" Set Reviewed

Another wonderful review, Eric. They just keep getting better and better.

Love those tank cars.

Great review Eric, thanks for posting.

Sigh.  I always want to buy an item after you review it.

Again, very nice.  Can't wait for the Y6B!

Hehe. Well, that's the plan! 

 

-Eric Siegel

Nice review Eric.

 

I've always liked the idea of the Oil Can set, being the hardcore SP fan that I am, although Lionel's SD40T-2's diesels are a disappointment to me; too many prototypical issues with them (truck placement being way too far inward from the pilot steps & incorrect nose lights for the SP version being the main ones).

 

Might spring for a broken-up set with just the tankers and pull them with the MTH SD45T-2s as those are more accurate models.

I also like the horn. It has just a bit of a squeak to it. Another great review!

Thanks again Eric for your fine video and review!

Another great video review Eric,  I always look forward

to seeing your reviews! As always thanks for sharing your reviews with all

of us. I too have the OilCan set and love it!

Eric, thanks for another informative and entertaining video.
Ray, Conyers, GA.

The Legacy version of this set has been out for well over a year now -- perhaps even longer.  Shortly after I acquired mine, I grabbed the Lionel DD35A powered / dummy locomotive pair with matching SP paint scheme to use with the Oil Can set. 

 

You might need to hunt them down a bit, but I'm pretty sure a couple Lionel DD35A's in SP livery can still be found in train shops.  They're very impressive units.  And as an added bonus, the dummy DD35A is one of the few Lionel non-powered units these days that has both front/rear electrocouplers as well as two (front/rear) smoke units too!

 

The DD35's look/sound terrific heading up a long line of TankTrain cars.     The cars from the Legacy set (made in China) are virtually indistinguishable from those in Lionel's TMCC set produced in 2003 (made in Korea).  The Legacy set can still be purchased in the upper $600's to low $700's at larger dealers today, but sellers on eBay are holding out for north of $2K for the original TMCC set that came with two powered locos and 8 Tanktrain cars.

 

David

 

Eric's review of the VL GenSet was the final push my friend and I needed to purchase one.

 

 

 

 

Me, too. I hope you try to run it through your smaller curves/switches in your yard.

 

Yeah, I'm gonna need to have some O-63 on the yard section of the layout I'm designing - would be great to see if the Y6B can negotiate it.  If not, everything else is O-72 or greater, so not the end of the world. 

Great review, Eric.

Enjoyed the review Eric. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the review, Eric.

 

Art

This is a nicely-detailed loco, but the trucks are set way too far inwards.  Typical problem with 3-rail sd40's (and other locos).

 

I'll be interested to see if OMI ever does their announced o-gauge sd40-2 Tunnel Motor.