Lilly Belle in Toy Story 3?

[Steve DeGaetano]

The boys over on the OGRR board noted that Hornby is making a "OO" vesion of the train. The locomotive looks pretty good (well, as good as a 4-4-0 w/o a tender can look). Wonder if it can be modified for HO scale?

Hornby TS3 train

[Dave Van]

Why do both the Lego and Hornby trains not have tenders?? The train in the movie has a tender?!?!? I really like the looks of the Hornby unit but w/o a tender......I'll wait and see the set when it becomes available.

[Locoboy5150]

Why do both the Lego and Hornby trains not have tenders??

Wild guess - cost.

Consider the intended customers too. Would the little Buzz Lightyear and Woody fans *really* not buy a Toy Story themed locomotive because it did not have a tender? As us coaster enthusiasts always say, we're not 99.99% of the intended customer base so expecting the manufacturers to cater to our group is *way* out of their bell curve...unfortunately.

I just noticed that the Hornby 4-4-0 also appears to be missing the connecting rods.

[ktulu]

The lack of tender was mildly annoying, but I'll get parts and build my own

[Roy]

The lack of tender was mildly annoying, but I'll get parts and build my own

Of course, it shouldn't be difficult to scratchbuild such a tender, but I gather the Mantua/Tyco Sierra #3 ten wheeler is close to OO scale.

[Roy]

Why do both the Lego and Hornby trains not have tenders??

Wild guess - cost.

Consider the intended customers too. Would the little Buzz Lightyear and Woody fans *really* not buy a Toy Story themed locomotive because it did not have a tender?...

The lack of the tender and rods on an otherwise nice train set suggest a "rush job" to me.

[Roy]

I checked availability of the Hornby set this morning; it's not even expected for delivery before September.

I wonder if Hornby may be planning a Disneyland RR train set, with the new engine?

[S. Towler]

That Hornby set looks really neat; perhaps the best candidate for a C.K. Holliday model starting point ever made. So what if it doesn't have a tender, the best part about that means there's no motor in the tender like an IHC or Bachmann, it's in the engine!

[Dave Van]

That Hornby set looks really neat; perhaps the best candidate for a C.K. Holliday model starting point ever made. So what if it doesn't have a tender, the best part about that means there's no motor in the tender like an IHC or Bachmann, it's in the engine!

Good thinking!!! That is true....might be a blessing after all! I do like the look of it.

[jayo]

The new trailer for Toy Story 3 shows Woody at the helm of a roughly Lilly Belle scaled locomotive. Its numbered 95 for the year the first Toy Story was released. I can't make out the lettering on the tender, but it closely resembles the C.K. Holliday.

Considering the Disney/Pixar partnership, it's quite possible that they got some inspiration from that engine! With Woody's themes, it's about time they had a train!

I have one of those Action Links sets, the train in it looks nice but more like a prop. I also have the Lego train, and I love it! Maybe it doesn't look exactly like the movie one, but for a Lego engine, it's a nice American type in its own right! And it is a clean break from previous Lego trains, it's just like the real thing's impact, an entirely unique and new engine, much different from the British ones before it!

The lack of a tender is a pain, but I just made one using the motor and base of the small "My Own Train" engine as a starting point! I tell ya what, Playmobil's got nothin' on this set!

Look forward to the Hornby set! Hope it's not too expensive!