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chans formers
04-14-2008, 08:37 PM
just acquired this one from a coworker but im not sure if this is a ko or a variant.i have the original tyco tf train set and nowhere on the box does it picture a "purple" version of the main engine car.on the bottom it has the exact same "tyco made in hongkong" stamp that the silver original has.the main differences are a twin cannon instead of a radar dish and another twin cannon that folds up on the side which the original doesnt have.has anyone ever seen this before?does anyone have it?is it a decepticon version?
CobraCommander
04-14-2008, 09:04 PM
Cool!
onecoin
04-15-2008, 01:47 AM
Man! I remember staring at this thing everyday in the Consumers Distributing Catalogue. I wanted it so bad.

No idea if its either, its coll either way.
Tech Spec
04-15-2008, 02:28 AM
Man! I remember staring at this thing everyday in the Consumers Distributing Catalogue. I wanted it so bad.

No idea if its either, its coll either way.

Consumers! that is soooo old school my first TF was purchased there, G1 Prowl :D
CobraCommander
04-15-2008, 07:09 AM
Oh yeah Consumers Distributing catalouges... the golden age of dreaming and drooling for toys... ah the memories.

Anyone else recall the "personal massage" device they used to sell in their catalogue, which was clearly a vibrator? LOL :D

Sorry for going off topic... :p
onecoin
04-15-2008, 07:43 AM
Anyone else recall the "personal massage" device they used to sell in their catalogue, which was clearly a vibrator? LOL :D

Yes. Yes I do. I have that page framed and up on my wall. KE-407-122. I wonder if they still have any stock?
CobraCommander
04-15-2008, 04:00 PM
^^^
LOL :D That's hilarious!
Protoman
04-16-2008, 01:01 AM
That is rather perplexing, I only have bits and pieces of the set that I have gotten over the years and never came across any red repaints of the grey/silver cabs....... a very bizarre find. Perhaps a Japanese/Asian release we never got or documented.
Aernaroth
04-16-2008, 10:56 AM
Could it be from the Gi Joe train set? Did they use the same parts?
Protoman
04-16-2008, 03:18 PM
While the GI Joe set used similar transformers (The OTHER transformer, the electrical device) and some similar cabs, they were all green or blue/grey.
chans formers
04-16-2008, 07:43 PM
this ones turning out to be quite the mystery.ive been collecting since 83 and ive never seen this color/variant before.somewhere out there somebodys got a complete "purple" tf tyco trainset(educated guess,we can dream cant we?)btw,i didnt even know a "gi joe" trainset existed.does anyone have pics of it?
onecoin
04-17-2008, 05:58 AM
I forgot how bad I wanted all these train sets. All the Super Trains, A-Team, G.I Joe, M.A.S.K. and Transformers. And they were all practically the same.

I couldn't find anything, there's just too much to look at. That engine mold was used a few times.

http://tycotrain.tripod.com/tycotrains/index.html
http://tycotrain.tripod.com/trainsets/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ooscp5f9n8
http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0848/ - this one has a pop up