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The '''Electric Train and Battle Set''' is an HO-scale model train set manufactured by [[Tyco]] in [[1985]]. The set includes a diesel switcher with a "Search Mode", a gondola with coal/"proton laser cannon", a box car/weapon center, and a caboose/"Battlestar ship", all in a matching silver paint scheme with a red stripe. The set additionally includes a number of static Autobot and Decepticon figurines, the buildings for a power plant, track, a cardboard layout mat, and a power pack. | The '''Electric Train and Battle Set''' is an HO-scale model train set manufactured by [[Tyco]] in [[1985]]. The set includes a diesel switcher with a "Search Mode", a gondola with coal/"proton laser cannon", a box car/weapon center, and a caboose/"Battlestar ship", all in a matching silver paint scheme with a red stripe. The set additionally includes a number of static Autobot and Decepticon figurines, the buildings for a power plant, track, a cardboard layout mat, and a power pack. | ||
Revision as of 02:59, 23 November 2010
The Electric Train and Battle Set is an HO-scale model train set manufactured by Tyco in 1985. The set includes a diesel switcher with a "Search Mode", a gondola with coal/"proton laser cannon", a box car/weapon center, and a caboose/"Battlestar ship", all in a matching silver paint scheme with a red stripe. The set additionally includes a number of static Autobot and Decepticon figurines, the buildings for a power plant, track, a cardboard layout mat, and a power pack.
The main focus of the set was the engine and cars. The engine was a slightly modified working switch engine. It transformed into "search mode" by lifting a hinged panel on the front-left side of the diesel engine and raising a ball-and-socket mounted concave plank on top; the transformation did not hinder the operation of the engine in any way.
The gondola car came with a plank that represented a pile of coal on one side and a non-firing "proton laser cannon" on the other. The cannon was mounted on to the underside of the coal by a small peg which allowed it to swivel horizontally. Another hinge allowed it to raise vertically. Swiveling the cannon too far to one side or the other without weighing down the gondola car resulted in the car tipping.
The box car unfolded into a "weapon center" in which the included figures could fit. Both sides were identical, except for the spot on top where a box with a concave dish mount could be affixed. The weapon center consisted of two overhangs and two boxes with window slats attached by hinges that allowed the boxes to swivel 180 degrees for a wide variety of configurations.
The caboose transforms into a "Battlestar Ship." The wheels at the front of the caboose fold down to allow the robot mode to continue rolling on the tracks while giving it a perched or launching appearance.
The cut of the stickers for the caboose only allow for them to be applied with the broad red stripe flanked by the two narrow black stripes on bottom, while the the stickers for the engine bearing the G1 "The Trans Formers More Than Meets The Eye" slogan is only right-side up if positioned with the broad red stripe on the top.
The non-transforming "Transformer" figures consist of six distinct molds in metallic silver (Autobots) and metallic blue (Decepticons), repeated multiple times in apparently semi-random quantities.
The play mat depicted a small dam in a grassy and wooded area with a road and parking lot. The card-stock power station, plant, and two power line towers were meant to be placed around this, though a convincing layout that also left room for the standard oval-track layout was difficult to achieve.
