Hi, noob here. Have railroaded off and on since the '50's. My grandson is ready to expand his horizons from the Bachmann Thomas and, as a Corvette fan, I thought about getting the Hawthorne Corvette train. Does anyone know what the "Subsequent Issues" consist of and how many there are? Since the 50th anniversary of Corvette was in 2003, I assume this has been issued previously.
David
To be very honest, Dave, I have to say that any validity this item might have depends exclusively on the purchaser's personal outlook regarding it as well as what he thinks he sees as its purpose in giving it to a child. But be advised that items such as this are typically shunned most in the hobby, regarded as being vastly overpriced, overly colorful, rather silly items intended to be sold to the unknowing as a "collectible".
This set is hardly what I would consider as a step up in the way of a train set for the young that might be used to intice them further into the world of model railroading. It is just as much, maybe even more, of a toy train set as the children's current Thomas and a step away from the hobby, rather than one toward it.
Now maybe for the adult Vette enthusiasts here this set might be of some sort of interest as a shelf display, but as an operating train set with any potential to lead a youngster toward the hobby at some point? Sorry.
CNJ999