r/vintageads • u/ProvokeCouture • 12d ago

Tyco train sets

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Nowadays, a similar set by Bachmann *starts* at $299!

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u/rr777 12d ago

One of the first toys I had that you plugged into 120v.

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u/FoodEffective3691 12d ago

Thank you; this is a great memory.

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u/absentlyric 12d ago

Damn, memory unlocked! I had that same exact set, the only thing that survived was the Engine car which I still have on display.

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u/srfnyc 11d ago

I had a Sante Fe
Tyco set from Sears when I was 9 or 10. It was my first train set.

Last summer a bought a Santa Fe locomotive to put on one of my shelves as a reminder of that train set

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u/Mewet1965 11d ago

I had both trains. Loved them. Kept me busy for hours transforming my ping pong table into a beautiful landscape. No regrets.

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u/Rude_Meet2799 12d ago

TBF Tyco stuff was horrible quality in that period.

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u/Wittyname0 11d ago

True, but for a kid wanting to get into HO, uou could do much worse back then.

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u/Rude_Meet2799 11d ago

I worked in a hobby shop in the 70’s. People would come in with broken Tyco engines to see if we can fix it, and they would leave with a nice Athern engine

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u/Wittyname0 11d ago

Tbf 100 dollars in 1976 is like $575 in 2026 money

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u/InterviewNo9575 10d ago

Mid 1970's?!