This is a fantastic set!! I actually have this set brand new in all of their original boxes. The only thing I did do was open up my tender. The one thing you need to aware of is the sound board in the tender was put on a piece of foam rubber that most likely has disintegrated over time inside. I HIGHLY recommend that you do not plug in this tender to the locomotive until you resolve this issue. If that board touches the chassis of the tender, the capacitors on the sound board WILL short out, and you will not have your Mighty Sound of Steam sounds, nor the electronic whistle that this tender has. Your locomotive should have come with a #8251-50 horn/whistle controller. This controller works best to operate the electronic whistle inside the tender. If not, a standard transformer with whistle control will work as well. Open up the tender, and clean out the old disintegrated foam rubber, and replace it with double sided foam tape. You’ll then be able to use the tender without any worry of losing your sounds. I did mine a number of years ago, and it worked perfectly then, and I feel most confident it will work perfectly now. I plan on setting my set up this year for the first time because I have my first grandson that will enjoy seeing this colorful set, and that one day I will hand this down to him in full operating condition. Tom
@@davidstrainsandlego Perfect!! Not many people know to do that and the next thing you know they don’t have sounds anymore because the capacitors in the board shorted out. The sounds can be recaptured by replacing the capacitors in the board. Just need to match up the capacitor voltages and micro farads to the existing capacitors and solder them in. The sounds will most likely come back better than ever.
My first Lionel was MPC 1974. Though terrible by Lionel standards I knew no different at 10 years of age; my favorite Christmas gift of my youth. Thank you for bringing back memories through your interpretation. Great video👍🏽
David I have that same NYC Hudson steam engine and tender. It is the only MPC steam engine with the Baldwin disc wheels and they certainly look nice on that Santa Fe type boiler shell!!! Thank you for sharing this video!! 🎥
I just snagged a near mint 8206 with the mighty sound of steam working great. Now that I saw your video I’m going to try track down the cars to replicate this set!
The MPC era may have not had the build quality of the Lionel post-war trains, but it produced some colorful and nice sets for kids in the 1970’s. Some trains were actually pretty good.
The MKT stock car is actually quite similar to the postwar 6556 MKT stock car. The main difference is the postwar version has white doors; the MPC version has yellow doors.
great addition, thanks for sharing. Your Sound of Steam actuator needs some adjusting and I'm pretty sure it also has the electronic whistle too. Love the MPC era. I picked up an 8206 recently and it runs & pulls great.
I've got a decent sized postwar collection but was never much of a fan of the Santa Fe boiler Hudsons. They run fine but the casting is kind of plain and makes a weird resonating sound that I don't care for. However this version with the Baldwin discs and streamlined tender looks really nice. And don't fret the mismatched engine and caboose roadnames. Lionel was notorious for that through most of the postwar era.
I have a boxed F3 service station set, Milwaukee Road. I need to free up some space, do you have any interest? I'm mostly looking to get rid of it, not get rich haha!
Excellent review. Great, under appreciated set. Magnificent mpc engine.
Made in America and well made.🎇🇺🇸🎆
This is a fantastic set!! I actually have this set brand new in all of their original boxes. The only thing I did do was open up my tender. The one thing you need to aware of is the sound board in the tender was put on a piece of foam rubber that most likely has disintegrated over time inside. I HIGHLY recommend that you do not plug in this tender to the locomotive until you resolve this issue. If that board touches the chassis of the tender, the capacitors on the sound board WILL short out, and you will not have your Mighty Sound of Steam sounds, nor the electronic whistle that this tender has. Your locomotive should have come with a #8251-50 horn/whistle controller. This controller works best to operate the electronic whistle inside the tender. If not, a standard transformer with whistle control will work as well. Open up the tender, and clean out the old disintegrated foam rubber, and replace it with double sided foam tape. You’ll then be able to use the tender without any worry of losing your sounds. I did mine a number of years ago, and it worked perfectly then, and I feel most confident it will work perfectly now. I plan on setting my set up this year for the first time because I have my first grandson that will enjoy seeing this colorful set, and that one day I will hand this down to him in full operating condition. Tom
Id love to find a like new set one day, the first thing I did when I got the set was open up the tender and re-insolate the soundboard
@@davidstrainsandlego Perfect!! Not many people know to do that and the next thing you know they don’t have sounds anymore because the capacitors in the board shorted out. The sounds can be recaptured by replacing the capacitors in the board. Just need to match up the capacitor voltages and micro farads to the existing capacitors and solder them in. The sounds will most likely come back better than ever.
The mpc era lionel trains are in many hearts and minds of 70's kids the toys had a lot of charm. Il never sell what i have.
My first Lionel was MPC 1974. Though terrible by Lionel standards I knew no different at 10 years of age; my favorite Christmas gift of my youth. Thank you for bringing back memories through your interpretation.
Great video👍🏽
@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 My first train set was also an MPC set, the Southern Express from 1973. Thanks for watching
Love the Hudson in this set! A younger brother to my 2065
@@colestrains1 for sure, thanks for watching
David I have that same NYC Hudson steam engine and tender. It is the only MPC steam engine with the Baldwin disc wheels and they certainly look nice on that Santa Fe type boiler shell!!! Thank you for sharing this video!! 🎥
@@MatthewJoseph-td5qc thanks for watching
You got this off trainz I saw it😂😊
Nice set Dave, The MKT stock car is bast off a postwar car In 1958 in a Virginian rectifier set
I just snagged a near mint 8206 with the mighty sound of steam working great. Now that I saw your video I’m going to try track down the cars to replicate this set!
@BasicTraining-NYCRR sounds fun. Good luck
Thanks for sharing Dave.
Thanks for watching
The MPC era may have not had the build quality of the Lionel post-war trains, but it produced some colorful and nice sets for kids in the 1970’s. Some trains were actually pretty good.
Cool set
@@Coreyt1976 thanks
its a beautiful train
It sure is
Nice set love your videos
@@BrandonGreen-g6h thank you
Good luck on finding a Pennsylvania converse with green marker light.I do believe the only one i've ever seen is in that set
The MKT stock car is actually quite similar to the postwar 6556 MKT stock car. The main difference is the postwar version has white doors; the MPC version has yellow doors.
That tender came out after the turbine loco with 6-whel trucks ! It is a Pennsy prototype !
This looks so cool. Great catch man 🤙
Thanks, I'm so happy to have finally added this to my collection
@@davidstrainsandlegoThe train is a beaut
Cool set!
Definitely. thanks for watching
Great set David.
Thanks
Great information 👍👍👍👍cool set
@@Guytrains thanks
Nice👍👍
Great review and a super set ! 👍
What year was the newspaper packing ?
Thanks for watching, I believe it was from the early 2000s, but I can't quit remember
great addition, thanks for sharing. Your Sound of Steam actuator needs some adjusting and I'm pretty sure it also has the electronic whistle too. Love the MPC era. I picked up an 8206 recently and it runs & pulls great.
I re-did the wiring and got it working better, thanks for the comment
Some people rag on MPC era trains I grew up with but mine are still going. Great video!
@joeystrains.9316 I love mpc. There was definitely some cheap stuff, but lots of great stuff
My 8206 has a loud tender but the whistle doesn't work. Cool service station set.
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards thanks for watching
@davidstrainsandlego I take that back about the whistle, it just worked while running under the Christmas tree.
I've got a decent sized postwar collection but was never much of a fan of the Santa Fe boiler Hudsons. They run fine but the casting is kind of plain and makes a weird resonating sound that I don't care for. However this version with the Baldwin discs and streamlined tender looks really nice. And don't fret the mismatched engine and caboose roadnames. Lionel was notorious for that through most of the postwar era.
I think it’s important when videoing that the audience gets to see the items. It’s most important to make sure that everything is in frame. Thanks.
@williamlee1429 Yeah, that slipped by me, I don't ever really do unboxings, so I'll try to make sure next time
Really great set! Does the tender have a whistle? If so is it post war style or electronic? I'm sure you'll enjoy owning this.
@knitterscheidt Thanks for watching. It does have a whistle, it's an electronic, as part of the Sound of Steam system
Maine potatoes are great but the onions don`t hold up well when baked.
Hello, did you do a video of the service station set Bethlehem Steel I think it was made in 2000?
I have not
Why do they pair a Pennsylvania RR caboose with a NYC engine 🤔
I have a boxed F3 service station set, Milwaukee Road. I need to free up some space, do you have any interest? I'm mostly looking to get rid of it, not get rich haha!
I appreciate the offer, but I need to take a break from buying trains for a bit... despite my best wishes lol
Try holding the items from the set box in the picture.
@johnblair8146 yeah, didn't notice they were out of shot until it was too late
Don't forget to run your great trains a bit slower !
@NormanAllen-ps9ju I would have preferred to. But was having some power loss on the far side of my layout, probably time for some cleaning
That's good advice.
The products Lionel has out now is far better than those from 1970.
Depends. In some aspects, yes, and others maybe not
And FAR MORE Expensive