Lately I’ve been looking for something different to buy. I did some digging around and found a company in the UK that makes some really nice AC 3 rail tinplate British-prototype steam locomotives (Ace Trains). It didn’t take much persuasion for me to purchase a BR passenger consist.
Although they’re definitely not cheap, they do resemble the old Lionel Corp. in the way that they’re constructed. No plastic, no complex circuitry, just a heavyweight shiney-metal model that surprisingly fits right in great with all of my American Lionel models.
I did contact them and they sent me a catalog. Very impressive workmanship and priced accordingly. I must say that the people that I spoke with were very nice and were happy to talk about their trains. If I ever get off train restriction, I think I would like to purchase one of the Royal sets.
Ace items are very well made. One train shop I go to has a Ace LNER A4 Pacific in the silver/grey early colours. Its £695 but it is a fantasic looking loco.
Ace makes wonderful trains. I’d love to get my hands on some. Especially the “wagons”. They’d look great behind Thomas, Percy, and James. As David said, the couplers don’t match with U.S. toy trains. A little pricey too, but seem to be worth it for the quality.
David,
That jingle has been updated to the more PC “hardware folk”. And the Chock Full o Nuts jingle now says “better coffee a billionaire’s money can’t buy” (instead of millionaire’s). The times, they are a changin’.
Ace makes some great products. Below are the item’s we’ve reviewed. Ace Trains Sep 00 O gauge 4-4-4T and car set Ace Trains Jan 01 Southern (UK) Ry. suburban train set Ace Trains Mar 03 O gauge canopy kit by Ace Trains Ace Trains Mar 04 O gauge British Railways Mk I coach set Ace Trains Oct 04 O gauge British tank wagon sets Ace Trains Feb 05 Long Term Review: O gauge 4-4-4T Ace Trains May 05 O gauge LNER A4-class 4-6-2 and we have a long-term review of the Mallard coming up in the January issue.
