Reply to "(07/12/21) SOLD OUT! Santa Fe F3 Diesel Locomotive from Menards!"

Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member

@MartyE posted:
While it may not be Bluetooth, the remote bears a striking resemblance to those found in Lionel sets. Could it be that it is the same control system used in earlier LC sets? These were not Bluetooth.

Striking resemblance? Well not quite, other than a warbonnet paint job. The LionChief set locomotives are FT's, with way different roof details and 4 portholes on the side.

Images: Menards and Lionel

The Menards locomotive bears a much closer resemblance to an F7 without dynamic brakes and the nose isn't shaped like any other model I've seen. I will say the exhaust stacks and fans do closely resemble the Lionel postwar F3's.

There's really a bunch of detail issues with the model I could site, but this model isn't designed to please rivet counters, just those looking for an inexpensive locomotive option and I believe it succeeds on that point.

Rusty

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