Hi everyone, Many of you have been following the development of Lionel’s Postwar Conventional Classics–the series of postwar train sets and individual locomotives reissued by Lionel over the past year or so. In the July 2009 issue of CTT, Bob Keller reviews the reissue of the no. 2219W Thunderbird freight set originally cataloged in 1954.
In an exclusive article, available only to magazine subscribers on our Web site, I turn my attention to the original set and evaluate its play value half a century ago and its collectible value today. Then I offer some thoughts on why Lionel reissued this Train Master outfit.
Check out my research (always improved by insights shared by postwar expert and CTT contributor Joe Algozzini) and my remarks on this set. Then share your own comments and idea on our Forum.
You can find my article on the Lionel Thunderbird–original and reissue–by going to Classics on our home page.
Thanks and don’t forget that we’re still waiting to hear about more of your “Greatest Finds.” In fact, you will be able to read another of the ones we have received in the next day or two!
Roger Carp Senior Editor