I recall getting this as a child...I would say 1978ish. It was a paper train that one would cut and assemble. It reminded me of the Lionel wartime train. Does anyone have any clue what this might have been. I recall it being fairly detailed.
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Occasionally I see a paper train reproduction during the York Meet; once in a while, an original. An original is die-cut: parts are pushed out along perforations. As far as I know, reproductions have to be cut out and assembled, as you mentioned.
Breakfast cereal companies offered lots of push-out paper premiums, and this paper train was among them. It was approved by Lionel, but it was made by a company that specialized in such products. Some of these were printed on the backs of cereal boxes.
that makes my head hurt just looking at it.
I remember paper models as cereal premiums as a kid in the 50's. They looked real cool when assembled. Their life-expantancy, after assembly was less than 24 hours. I had a younger sister that thrived on ruining all my stuff when I was off at school.
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