I bought a Lionel Polar Express train set for less than $100... and it was advertised as G scale. Since that's hugely less expensive than a Gscale train set usually costs, I was curious to see what the catch was. It turns out there were several. But in the end, I really did think that this inexpensive toy train set was a good value considering that it was affordable enough for almost anyone to purchase.

To buy one of these trains sets, go to http://www.jimzim.net/Lionel.html to see the four different versions and there you'll find links to order your favorite.

After a full review of this train set, I decided to have a little fun and stage an epic train crash! Hopefully you have a few laughs when you see it.

This Lionel train set uses plastic track and runs on batteries, in order to keep the cost down. In spite of the compromises that Lionel had to make to meet the under$100 price point, I actually had some fun with this set... and would consider it a great gift for a child in the 48 year old range. It would also look pretty great running around the Christmas tree.

Music credit for the end of the video:
"Guiton Sketch" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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