AF by Lionel - around 1982. Hope you enjoy!
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Nice Dave!
You need to go out on eBay and get all the extras they made for the set.
This set brand new in the 80's was around $650. Now you can find them for around $350 - $400 slightly used on Ebay.
I will begin selling my brother's AF collection in about 6 months. He passed away several months ago and the proceeds will go to his wife (about $3,000 worth). Of course, I get to play with them until then, and also get to cherry pick the best pieces.
The Flyer PAs were my favorites as a boy. Santa eventually brought me the Comet and a mixed Santa Fe ABBA.
Always wanted the MoPAc and the North Coast Limited too!
Sorry for your loss. Very nice video.
Drummer3 posted:
1991.
Nice set. Enjoy!
Bob
It certainly runs a lot better than mine...
Rusty
Very smooth runner, no wonder folks run the newer AF stuff. I don't need new AF stuff, I don't need new AF stuff, I don't..........
Rich
Smoke Stack--to get the 80s Flyonel to work right, you usually have to play with the electronics some; my NP Flyonel starts with a jerk, and if any of the cars are on a curve, they derail. I think the fix will be simple, but that will have to wait until my layout is built. Also, then I will have to change out the die-cast couplers for plastic ones so the cars and engines don't short-circuit when the paint wears off the die-cast couplers (another instance of 3 rail folks not understanding 2-rail technology). So, keep your mantra going (unless you see a Y-3 run!!)
Remember those trains were made in China around 20 years ago. New Flyonel is made by different folks now.
Yes, very true, but if one is in the market for such stuff, one needs to be armed with the reality of operating them. The original runs of the Daylight engines were with ACG style open-frame motors, and require their own (read, made of unobtainium) reverse units. There are work-arounds though.
Roundhouse Bill posted:Remember those trains were made in China around 20 years ago. New Flyonel is made by different folks now.
Ummm... 80's and 90's Flyer like the MoPac set were made in Michigan, U.S.of A...
Admittedly, Lionel is a different company than it is now.
Rusty
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