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Looking for a Lionel #6-18079 New York Central 2-8-2 Mikado. Just missed one on eBay. E-Mail is in profile. Thanks!

 

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A friend has one of these and it appears to be a vary 'dated' piece, especially at what these sellers are asking. Detail is not 'crisp' and the sounds are older as is the smoke system.

Have you looked at the newly released Lionel Legacy Mikados? Great detail and state of the art electronics. Don't know if they offer a NYC version but a little spray paint and decals can work wonders....

Ok, I'm not going to start anything... but if you're looking at Lionel Mikados with TMCC/RS, then I would also look into K-Line Mikados... W/ TMCC/RS...

 

The K-Line was a lot less than the compariable Lionel (I got it nearly new for ~$300).

 

K3670-1838CC_PT1

 

 

Here's a comparison...

 

K-Line Mikado...

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Lionel Mikado Jr...

Lionel NYC 2-8-2 Mikado Jr. #1842

 

I have the K-Line Mikado 3670-1838CC (#1838) and the Lionel Mikado Jr (#1842) and when I run them doubleheading, the K-Line is in the lead...

 

Does anyone know if the Lionel #1838 used the same tooling as the K-Line #1838?

 

What is curious, is that if you look at some videos of NYC Mikados, some had the bell on the top of the boiler, and some had them on the front of the boiler.

 

Thanks,

Mario...

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