NOT ONE YOU SEE FOR SALE VERY OFTEN!
EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND.
You are looking at a super Lionel Corporation release from way back in 2010--a beautiful remake of the classic 1931 400e the way Joshua always intended it to be--the two tone Blue Comet. And what better to reproduce than one of the most Holy Grail like collector items ever?
This model is one of the SCARCEST of the Lionel Corporation era engines today. There has not been one on eBay in over three years--maybe longer. You never see this one at shows.
This one is the best of both worlds--the exact look of the classic Lionel 400E 4-4-4 BLUE COMET steam engine but now with the brand new parts and shine of a new item.
It is a remake of the old classic Lionel 400E. Use it with any standard gauge, and it will be right at home.
WE HAVE MORE GREAT STANDARD GAUGE OLD AND NEW IN OUR OTHER LISTINGS THIS WEEK--INCLUDING BLUE COMET PASSENGER CARS, BERNARD ADD ON, AND A LIONEL CLASSICS BLUE COMET WITH A GREAT TENDER BUT ENGINE WITH SOME CRAZING IN THE CAST IRON PARTS--CHECK IT OUT!!
The engine has been tested in DCS and conventional. and works great. According to DCS, the engine has about three hours of run time. The battery is good and charged, though I cannot tell you how old the battery is.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: This one has a tender that has serious paint flaking and some warpage to the tender shell. The metal base and trucks are still like new. You can run it of course, but you will likely want to replace the shell or the whole tender at some point.
Features include:
- Baked Enamel Finish
- Colorful Paint Scheme
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Operating Metal Latch Couplers
- Constant Voltage Headlight
- Precision Pittmanr Flywheel Equipped Motor
- Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
- Nickel Trim
- Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
- Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoker System
- Stamped Steel Boiler
- Die-Cast Tender Body
- Die-Cast Metal Chassis
- Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
- Unit Measures:32 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 5 3/4"
- Operates On STD-42 Curves
CONDITION: Engine is C-8 looks like new and has very little runtime. Tested and works great in conventional and DCS. However, the TENDER is C-3, in very poor shape. The frame and trucks are perfect, but the shell has some warpage and major paint flaking. There will likely be more flaking in shipment as some of the paint is loose. All pictured. Box is P-8 with light corner wear, and very little shelfwear. Shipper is in good shape with some creasing and tears on end flap.
SHIPPING INCLUDES INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION