Pricing is always subjective among buyers and sellers. Once the originality has been compromised, prices take a steep turn downward from their original counterparts. “Buyers truly want all-original trains that have never been tampered with. At this point, more high-grade items are coming available to the market to simply supply and demand metrics,” says Wylie Stivers, owner at Toys, Trains and Other Old Stuff. “Current Lionel train market trends show that collectors of pre-war trains still exist, but the numbers are getting smaller as the new generations are losing interest. While collectors do note some decline in the popularity of the hobby (due to the rise in electronics and video games and the general cost of model railroading), collecting remains active online and new interest in model trains has emerged through model railroad Christmas products that draw on the power of nostalgia. Lionel collectors tend to have a lifelong passion for model railroading. At auction, Lionel train sets, pieces, and accessories can sell for a few hundred dollars or for a few thousand dollars, depending on the rarity and condition of the piece. Lionel trains’ value varies depending on design, materials, and era. Lionel Trains’ Value and Collecting Trends By 1906, Lionel was well established as an electric model railroad manufacturer. The train caught on and soon Lionel was manufacturing model electric trains for consumers. Cowen’s first electric train, The Electric Express, debuted in 1901 and was initially designed as a display for toy stores. The Lionel Manufacturing Company was founded by Joshua Lionel Cowen in 1900 in New York City. Lionel trains specialize in O gauge model railroad products, which include realistic models of engines, freight cars, passenger cars, cabooses, buildings, and other Lionel train parts. Bionic Repair is also the only model kit to feature a photograph of the finished model on the box rather than an artist's rendering.Arguably the best-known name in the model railroad industry, iconic model train company Lionel, LLC has manufactured model trains and model railroading accessories since 1900. A major difference in the packaging compared to the Six Million Dollar Man models is the use of a specialized Bionic Woman logo very similar in design to that used for the Kenner line of action figures but with a different image of Jaime than that used in the toys. The model depicts Jaime in a lab setting, with Oscar Goldman (rather than Rudy Wells) conducting repair work on her bionic legs. The Bionic Woman, meanwhile, was the subject of a kit entitled "Bionic Repair". The pieces for each model kit were unpainted, and since they snapped together rather than requiring glue, this allowed the Austin models to include removeable panels that reveals bionic circuits in his arm and legs. Coincidentally, two of the dioramas resemble cover illustratations later used for the Six Million Dollar Man comic book: The Jaws of Doom scenario resembles the cover to Issue 4, while the cover of Issue 5 also shows Austin throwing a man and his motorbike as seen in the model Evil Rider. The UK packaging used different artwork and designs. The US packaging for each kit included a brief comic strip story centered on the scene featured. "Jaws of Doom," depicting Austin battling a crocodile."Evil Rider," depicting Austin stopping a renegade motorcyclist.
"Fight for Survival," depicting Austin throwing a large gorilla (possibly inspired by Bigfoot)."Bionic Bustout" which depicts Steve, outfitted in a NASA uniform, diving horizontally against a prison door (possibly inspired by a similar scene in the pilot film).Lee promotes the model kits fashioned in his imageĪt least four kits, which formed diorama scenes, were issued for The Six Million Dollar Man (note: the article "The" is left off the branding for these releases): In the UK, the kits were released by Denys Fisher.In Australia the kits were released by Toltoys with artwork identical to the US release.
Fundimensions gigantics models series#
During the run of The Six Million Dollar Man, and The Bionic Woman an American company called Fundimensions (also known as MPC) issued a series of snap-together (no glue required) model kits featuring Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers.
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