[Smurfysmurf]

To Andre: I am told there is only 1 complete train in existence and the old old boss of Schleich has it at his house. He has been offered 15,000 euros and says no, the only way to get it is to be prised out of his dead hand!!

Considering the asking (and selling?) price for the Christmas Prototypes and Schlumpfburg (which don't seem to be that unique) 15,000 Euros doesn't seem to be that much for this truly unique item

Good for him for not selling out on it but keeping it

Al......

[André]

Martin,

I am not going to ask if the offer came from you.
Actually I would say that is cheap if it is a one of a kind Märklin 23 year old mint trainset.
Let´s hope someone very rich can buy it and put it in a museum for everybody to watch. Like the Double Eagle dollar-coin printed 1933.

But seriously. In the beginning of this thread we talked about that Schleich could bring this idea alive. If they developed this train together with Märklin, it would be very unlikely that they could bring this idea alive again.

Let´s hope for a new similair train. For me it don´t have to run on electricity. It could only be like the snailwagoon, but a trainset would be nice.

[Tojo]

What a shame that it isn't in a museum so that people could see it

[Beers]

Andre.........Martin wishes he had 15,000

I know who told him about it tho

[André]

Maybe Martin can buy this for a smaller amount.

Have you ever seen this Martin?

I found it on a smurfposter. The poster is from the same year the airplane was released, so it could be a first version or maybe not. Looks nice though.

On the same poster the brown chain forklift is and the red flower and we know these exists, don´t we?

[Beers]

Andre, i am thinking that me and you always have the same conversations with Martin !

Do your ears get sore listening to him too? Or is it your eyes reading his many e-mails ?

[André]

As long as its about smurfs I always listen.

Regarding soccer, I may close my ears.

But I loved the Torres-picture though.

[bundleofkent]

Hi guys.

Andre don't whatever you do talk about football with beers: you will be put off the game for life.....(Everton)

Bill Shankly the great old Liverpool manager said that "if Everton were playing in my back garden I'd draw the curtains"!!!!!

Yes I saw that plane only about 1 month ago: it looks like the tricycle guy with a scarf....

If you look closely with a magnifying glass you will see that a lot of these smurfs are Musters. This is not surprising as it is a promo poster so the best smurfs were used. It is the same in the white catalogue "schlumpfe" made by Schleich-they are all musters I think in that....

Martin

[Beers]

Go and share a burger with a friend !

Andre...if you ever need any anti-Liverpool material, come and see me Was this the Torres pic u mean ? , Sue will love this anyway !

[André]

Very nice Graham,

but it was another one. And it was not Torres on the picture, just his name on the shirt.

I think Martin might have got it from you?????

[Ritter_Schlumpfenherz]

Wow!!!

Thanks for posting these very useful information, André and Martin. Too bad that Märklin is bankrupt., but I sincerely hope what Andre posted. This item belongs to a toy museum, and I'd highly appreciated it to see it there someday.

[Gerda]

Wonder how much the owner could make if he charged admition into his house just for collectors to see this piece!

[smurfowen]

Maybe 2011 is a good years for the smurfs. Just received the latest Papercutz edition. #6 The Smurfs and the Howil.

Guess what... the Smurf Train is featured in the book as a mini full length story.. The Smurf Express. So maybe , just maybe Schleich will see fit to produce it,

or we might have a chinese company seeing the gap.

[Smurfysmurf]

I think, we have a better chance of the a chinese company do the train than Schleich...but it does look like they first need the mold of it, as I don't think they've been creating a mold on their own yet

[Tojo]

It would be incredible if someone produce the train wouldn't it.

I'm sure it would be cheaper if it came from China.