Old Erector Train

[Anonymous]

I purchased an old erector train engine and car today at a tag sale. I have never seen one of these before. Have any of you had one or seen one. Do they have any value.

[dwiemer]

I have seen them. In fact, I think that they still make one, but not sure of the scale. I believe it is different from the ones that they used to produce. It is a neat looking engine and If I come across one at a good price, it would have to join my fleet. Congratulations!
Dennis

[ben10ben]

If what you have is an original Gilbert piece, it could be one of two items, both of which are very valuable.

The first was a very large model of a New York Central Hudson, which was around two and half feet long when fully assembled and weighed nine pounds. Most of the parts that went into it were completely custom-made for the Hudson set. The minimum value on a reasonably complete set is around $2000, with some of the more elaborate sets being worth more. There were also a couple of sets that could build a tender, all of which are more valuable. Most collectors would probably pay in excess of $500(very conservative estimate) for an assembled model, provided that all of the parts were present.

The other Erector train set was the Electric Train Set, which included an O gauge American Flyer engine and parts to build companion cars. From your description, it does not sound like this is the one you have, but I felt that it was worth mentioning. A reasonably complete Electric train set is worth well in excess of $1000.

The third option is a recent vintage locomotive made by Meccanno bearing the Erector name. It's mostly made of plastic, and will run on G scale track. Considering that the set is available new for around $100, an assembled model probably wouldn't have a whole lot of value.

A picture would be very helpful in identifying what you have.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the quick reply. I believe its the first one. I can send you a photo. Whats your email address.

[ben10ben]

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[Anonymous]

i've seen the new one that's battery powered, is 9v, runs on g scale track it costs( i think $99) is this the one?http://www.briotoys.com/