c.sam posted:
The other locomotive offered (by the same seller) is available for $475 shipped. It has Legacy and is one of the Heritage series. This is likely a fair and reasonably good price for the piece. If so, the 3 unit Union Pacific F3 is a steal for only $25 more!
As nice as the new modern diesels are ( SD-70, AC-6000, SD-40 and the like) I still hesitate to spend $500+ for a single diesel unit... Guess I'm 'out of date'
Sam, you are letting the cat out of the bag. The Odyssey years ~1998-2007 were what I consider the high water mark for Lionel. Rarely since has the detail been improved on subsequent runs and in many cases gone backwards. The "high water" F3s were replaced by the higher water Legacy F7s. While not without fault most of those faults could be remedied by most with basic mechanical skills or easily replaced relatively low cost electronics. Example, broken Odyssey magnets. Few items had to be returned to Lionel for service.
In this modern age, the Odyssey years might be considered as many think of post war. Easy to repair solid units.
Pete
