The Weird Japanese Import German train set from the 1960s

[@the_m_wagon]

Glad to once again be at fault for a video. I’m not sorry, and I’ll do my goddamn best to make it happen again.

[@thetoontrain473]

Babe, wake up!!! new MTE video just dropped!

[@Benthetrainkid]

Craigstan also made a plastic steam set in the 70s that had a steam engine, 7-plank wagon, and 2 coaches (1 red, 1 green)

[@asteroidrules]

I find it very interesting how they went through so many different wheel arrangements. The two regular cars have proper, if very unusually made, wheel trucks; the caboose has two fixed axles and makes no effort to hide it; but the locomotive is clearly trying to look like a proper bo-bo despite being a 2-4-2. The wheel strangeness combined with the coupler design makes it very reminiscent of some of the Marx train sets, but at reduced scale.

[@unnameduser06]

“West Germany?” I never knew it was stamp with. My stepdad was stationed in the U.S. Army Berlin (not exact sure) sometimes in the 1960’s at the time he was served in. So it kinda makes it sense, seemingly.

[@mlw2613]

oh my goodness thank you. Ive got two of these (the red and black and the caboose) and never knew the manufacture thank you so Mutch for the information.

[@NormanAllen-ps9ju]

Very interesting train ! The very thick flanges on the metal loco wheels reminds me of old Trix Express !

[@patrickgrogan4382]

There's also a relation to a Japanese company named Nomura Toys, which used a lot of the same tooling, notably the Santa Fe set at 0:51. Don't know if Nomura was another name they used or they bought the tooling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGmzo2Owqrulm5ofeature=shared

[@Nate-sq9vd]

You are an amazing youtuber keep it up!

[@weekendrailroader]

The Caboose body looks like a direct copy off of the Revell CA-1 HO wood caboose.

[@raymondleggs5508]

The cars are from Revell molds the seperate roof of the boxcar gives it away

[@Hacksworth_Sidings]

I can see this being compatible with certain UK brands to an extent… Triang trains all had very bulky flanges, and as a result had bulky track to match, so with any luck it’d run half decently on a Triang layout, need I mention the couplers are also identical to Rosebud Kitmaster’s? (A brand of lovely plastic kits which I shan’t delve into here, but they’re definitely worth reading up on) albeit much bigger compared to RK’s

[@weekendrailroader]

I was just thinking of Tri-ang track, and how it might fit well for this set.

[@tracynation2820]

Super. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

[@wheelslip-pc1kt]

Why do i feel like i need this

[@MainlineStories]

Yay new video from MTE

[@virginiamontoya2685]

It may be old but still works😮

[@roman_khalizov]

Let’s go baby MTE released a new video 🔥🔥🔥

[@skylitejunction5589]

You make some pretty interesting videos bro. Keep it up.

[@unionpacificsd70ace19]

I have that blue SW-1 locomotive . Got it for 50 cents at a hobby shop

[@amtrakp4242]

Can you do a video about Arnold Rapido trains? I own a few

[@ThePrairiesRailfan]

real

[@DRailed_777]

That one German: “Let’s Extend The Bobber Caboose From America.

[@lnerj50productions32]

C liner

[@cobramerciless]

Seeb Libner

[@jasonbrown4239]

I have the same thing but it says made in Yugoslavia

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

Ugh! that so called "Trainset" is a joke, It would make AHM/IHC and other low end 'ho' sets more realistic compared to that monstrosity.

[@cobramerciless]

It’s not aiming for realism. It was sold by a toy company.