Vintage COX HO-Scale U.S. Army Model Train Set and Mehano Track Pack Review

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  • Full review unboxing and testing of Vintage COX HO-Scale U.S. Army Model Train Set and Mehano Track Pack. The price for this Vintage COX HO-Scale U.S. Army Model Train Set is about $300. This Train Set is an Electric Train Set. Mehano Track Pack was about $40.
    Vintage simply means that the train set is very old. This Train Set was made around the 1970s.
    Vintage COX HO-Scale U.S. Army Model Train Set: ebay.us/TzjL9Y
    I bought Mehano Track Pack on Amazon, but it's no longer for sale on Amazon.
    All links here are affiliate links. If this video helped you, please consider using my links to support my channel, I will greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
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  • @troyposas4732
    @troyposas4732 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Had this as a kid. Only mine was camouflaged. Same cars n everything.
    Mine also came with army men. Loads of fun.

  • @stevenvail6277
    @stevenvail6277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I brought this exact train set in 1973, age of 7 for $20 at a mall in Portland, Oregon. It was one of the first purchases of my life and I still have it!

    • @yeoldeseawitch
      @yeoldeseawitch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      can you post a video of it

    • @jimflagg4009
      @jimflagg4009 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can get it for around $110 now on EBay. Also I think that set came with a plane launcher that would hit the side of the car reveling the guns.

    • @bijeshsingh4371
      @bijeshsingh4371 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jimflagg4009 k

    • @muhammadghipari1972
      @muhammadghipari1972 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Q1lq😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉😢😢🎉🎉😢🎉😢😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉@@jimflagg4009

  • @22steve5150
    @22steve5150 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I used to have that set but with a few extra cars, like flatbeds with shipping containers and a few other railcars. For about 15 years, once or twice a year I would take it all out of the box, set it up, run it for a few hours, then put it all back. It was in excellent condition along with my other train modeling stuff like gentry cranes and railyard pieces and my collections of everything from 80's GI Joe figures and vehicles to model ships and aircraft. When I became an adult, my childhood stuff went into storage. I joined the military and when I got out I found out that all of my childhood stuff in storage was gone, presumably given away. I'm still pretty mad about it, but at the same time at least other kids got some joy out of my old toys.

    • @omanakuttannair5485
      @omanakuttannair5485 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hmm gP

    • @7someone
      @7someone ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your story reminds me of my dad. When he got home from Vietnam. He found out his mom sold all his childhood stuff. He particularly missed his mini pinball game. and his car.

    • @rochellebarbiran
      @rochellebarbiran ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😊9th i

  • @claudioeternod7064
    @claudioeternod7064 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fantastic set. It is treasure to find it at that excelent condition.

  • @LinngahPremi
    @LinngahPremi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am a superfan of US military and I love evry hardware produced by US since they are so massive and so good-looking machines...I want this one now😍💝

  • @jafcu
    @jafcu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I had this train as a kid. I still have the engine, the cannon and some of the cars in storage.

  • @davissampson3991
    @davissampson3991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember visiting Klein’s in Baltimore after Thanksgiving in 1973. I was working for George Taylor who owned the Train Station on Indianola Avenue in Columbus Ohio. This was the first store to sell in Columbus to specialize in vintage trains. The store had been almost been picked clean on Thanksgiving weekend and we needed to restock. ‘Old man Klein’ offered us a stack of 30-40 of these sets at $5 each as they had not been good sellers. Being the smart guy he was, George bought them all. Back in Columbus, every time a frantic parent came in to get a ‘train set for his son,’ we sold him a Cox set for $25. I think they were all gone in a week! I still have the brown road grader as well as a yellow one.

    • @imathing898
      @imathing898 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lies

    • @davissampson3991
      @davissampson3991 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@imathing898 what?

    • @eileen0968
      @eileen0968 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮$10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

  • @LinngahPremi
    @LinngahPremi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Look at the detailing of every car and hardware on it😍😍😍💝🇺🇸

  • @nitinkanals5087
    @nitinkanals5087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing train set for WW2 enthusiast like me.

    • @Nicolas-zw5ex
      @Nicolas-zw5ex หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ye but this one is cold war

  • @troyposas4732
    @troyposas4732 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had this exact set. Loved it. But I was young and a few m-80s made an appearance .I do have a star wars Ho scale train.. but no track.

  • @jadilsonalvesdasilva7192
    @jadilsonalvesdasilva7192 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Muito bom excelente profissional parabéns pelo vídeo que Deus abençoe sempre seu trabalho muito bom

  • @ModelRailwaysAndDioramas
    @ModelRailwaysAndDioramas หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed your review of the Vintage COX HO-Scale U.S. Army Model Train Set and the Mehano Track Pack! It's fascinating to see models from the 1970s in action and to learn about their history and value. Your detailed unboxing and testing give a great sense of what to expect from these sets. Thanks for including the price points and the purchasing links-it's super helpful for anyone looking to add to their collection. Appreciate your efforts to keep these vintage sets alive in the community. Keep up the great work!

  • @stuchris
    @stuchris ปีที่แล้ว +11

    found a partial of this set in an antique store a few years ago, but it looks like you're actually missing a car! there was a car that was an ammunition car that had a play function that would make it mock 'explode' and all the sides and roof would blow off the chassis.

  • @mikepalmer392
    @mikepalmer392 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't get the tanks trucks and troop cats but definitely have the engine a flat car the box car with twin cannons the big cannon and caboose it was from a flea market I guess still I love theyse train sets lol I'm glad I seen this video in my suggested videos this is a wonderful set

  • @nohandle227
    @nohandle227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    As soon as I saw these I had to check my collection. It turns out that AHM also made some of these. I have 2 rail guns and two cabooses. I found the at a wholesale outlet store back in the 70's (I was a kid then) for 50 cents apiece!

    • @Zebrails
      @Zebrails 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Missing the exploding boxcar and rocket launcher.

    • @crabbinmoose8583
      @crabbinmoose8583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Zebrails, You know it!
      Mine had 5 of the 6 pieces needed and no rubber bands. Still got to destroy it anyway though.

    • @Kevin-ev7hw
      @Kevin-ev7hw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cox got the molds from AHM

    • @robertknight4672
      @robertknight4672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have a more recent set by Model Power. Recent enough to come with knuckle couplers locomotive is actually all wheel drive. The cannon and tank flat car look identical. However the Model Power locomotive runs a bit fast.

  • @NewJerseySirensAndTrains
    @NewJerseySirensAndTrains ปีที่แล้ว +17

    why does the company have to be called that? COX really?!

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got this set from one of my dad's friends years ago along with some other trains. It did not have the boxes or the car with the road grader, and the locomotive didn't run well, mainly because I couldn't get the motor to sit well.

  • @Human_1511
    @Human_1511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy remind me to the relaxing end

  • @johnpadams8079
    @johnpadams8079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I have an insane amount of inventory on these trains. And I mean insane! 2-300 of them! I have some not even shown in this video. Nice seeing them being shown off as they are awesome ! I intend to detail them adding steel trucks and Kadee couplers.

    • @WWIIREBEL
      @WWIIREBEL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very Cool!. I myself have a complete, unopened Big Pine Lumber Co train set that i got as a kid. I had so many trains that i never got around to playing with it,haa!. One thing i discovered though is the motors in some of these diesels werent exactly great.A childhood pal of mine said his diesels motor died after a month sadly. If anything at all, people who'd like to restore the motors should just go to a company called Northwest Shortline. They make "Re-powering kits" for various old trains and they also make custom gears and wheel sets. I go to them when i build HO MU coaches and or if i wanna power up a dummy loco i find in bargain bins at hobby shops. Check their site out, it's great! nwsl.com/

    • @randallellison6421
      @randallellison6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, I'm doing a similar project to some of my old Tyco, Life-Like and Bachmann equipment I had when I was a kid. The metal wheels not only look better, but it drastically reduces the amount of grime and gunk that the plastic wheels generate during operation. So if anyone is on the fence about changing the wheels, I say go for it, your track, arms and back will thank you later!

  • @gabemiller4882
    @gabemiller4882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very cool train set ! Wow !!

  • @suklallama3076
    @suklallama3076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You had a very cool train and I love it

  • @CristianCampus
    @CristianCampus 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yes and the engine(motor)cox 0.49,00.10,051,is a beutifull and craft-powerd!

  • @phildavis4878
    @phildavis4878 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that is one remarkable set that is really neat and I like your Channel I'm glad I found it

  • @arrow1414
    @arrow1414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    In real life that train would need at least two other diesels with all that weight, so that F3 straining to pull that train by itself is actually pretty realistic-even if a kid would be disappointed on Christmas Day.

  • @dylanwhite3383
    @dylanwhite3383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i feel like we need to have a wooden version of that military train set

  • @arrow1414
    @arrow1414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The F3 sounds like a Star Wars TIE Fighter.

    • @stuartk.9104
      @stuartk.9104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      really showing its age 😂

  • @kyle47922
    @kyle47922 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg I had that same train set when I was a little kid.

  • @JulioCesar-vd6em
    @JulioCesar-vd6em 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Amazing. This train is a real treasure.Fantastic. I'm from Brazil and I love trains.Thank you!!!!

    • @karanjitkaur7614
      @karanjitkaur7614 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊😂🎉😢😅😅😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @trainsontuesday
    @trainsontuesday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have one 40 foot boxcar that you don't have but I don't have the 50 foot boxcar with two German 88mm guns and my Patton tank is missing. My loco makes the same noise, a very poor drive mechanism but a great set to own.

  • @johngolaa5786
    @johngolaa5786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I swear this could be an asmr video

  • @andrewluchsinger
    @andrewluchsinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I have the same set. I'm glad to see you have it in the original package as well. I take it out and run it a few times a year and make sure everything is lubed and able to run well. Thanks for sharing your video. If I had a second set I would covert the engine to DCC and put Kayde couplers on the engine and cars to run on the layout the club has that I belong to.

    • @arinifirdausia
      @arinifirdausia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      L

    • @andrewluchsinger
      @andrewluchsinger 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@arinifirdausia By chance are you a fan of model railroading?

  • @leslie-up7qs
    @leslie-up7qs หลายเดือนก่อน

    I to am way over 50 yrs old i remember seeing that train in the stores always wanted it but never got one

  • @user-bk5cb5dx3b
    @user-bk5cb5dx3b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Крутой поезд!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @frosted1229
    @frosted1229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Finally some good freaking recommended

  • @user-xn2zn1on7d
    @user-xn2zn1on7d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Должно быть редкая модель...

  • @MARSOpenBar
    @MARSOpenBar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone have some experience/suggestions/ or a "How To video" on how best to repair one of these Cox HO train engines? I have one that is frozen.

  • @alindolen8583
    @alindolen8583 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like the Gustav

  • @andrewwebster1763
    @andrewwebster1763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i like the fact that he lets the loco struggle and isn't aware that that can burn out a loco, and sense this set is over 50 years old, wouldn't advise putting a big load on this loco or it dies

  • @solar_9878
    @solar_9878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want this too bad, I am a military enthusiast and train enthusiast, too bad its expensive

  • @g.srinivasraostudios.9240
    @g.srinivasraostudios.9240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    good model train set sir.

  • @West_Midlands.Trainspotting
    @West_Midlands.Trainspotting ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Funny thing is it’s probably more detailed then some models that you pay £150+ for

    • @GNF54
      @GNF54 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are you talking about? Literally everything here is extremely basic. Almost all of them are literally comprised of some extremely basic moulding

  • @solar_9878
    @solar_9878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this train: can shell the opponents while on their journey to city A, and when their can combat everything with the tanks acting as turrets and the turret van popping turrets of enemies

  • @willhooker9567
    @willhooker9567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    German WWII anti tank gun

    • @Kevin-ev7hw
      @Kevin-ev7hw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a Anti Tank gun

    • @willhooker9567
      @willhooker9567 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kevin-ev7hw Yes, but they were used as them

  • @richardcorcorran8965
    @richardcorcorran8965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still have the one i got for Christmas, does not have all those cars must have been a smaller set.

  • @nickastridandtoothlessthen5494
    @nickastridandtoothlessthen5494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this thing

  • @arrow1414
    @arrow1414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think Model Power inherited the F3 molds since I have a Model Power F3 that looks *exactly* like the Cox version (except in Santa Fe War Bonnet).

    • @robertknight4672
      @robertknight4672 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you're right I have a Model Power set. I lot of these peices are identical.

    • @gunsonicsonic530
      @gunsonicsonic530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robertknight4672 ะพพพผผเฑ

  • @lucase.garcia8026
    @lucase.garcia8026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This train doesn't include the Roswell's UFO? I'm very disappointed lol

  • @lindabrown-to6jx
    @lindabrown-to6jx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like trains to my favorite

  • @mikehassall7417
    @mikehassall7417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had the exact same set when I lived in Canada sadly I left it there when I moved to the UK in '83 really wished I'd of brought it with me

  • @ivandraatmawijaya6288
    @ivandraatmawijaya6288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its over 50 y.o
    Welp there's goes my dream to buy one.

  • @josephcarson8382
    @josephcarson8382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that F3 should be paired with the steam locomotive.

  • @BlackFoxEdits
    @BlackFoxEdits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am a fan of long model trains so that's why i clicked this

  • @PerryBobKelly
    @PerryBobKelly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The first locomotive was really hard to watch because of the sound but the last one was pretty cool thank you for this video

  • @nickastridandtoothlessthen5494
    @nickastridandtoothlessthen5494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That seems like an rare train

  • @RPCXyt
    @RPCXyt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I seen some of these Railcars in real life and I do have that locomotive but not the railcars

  • @chriswright8464
    @chriswright8464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the sawmill set from the 70s.

  • @mistermadmachine6311
    @mistermadmachine6311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A boxcar with hidden artillery 😮
    Also you have a way of connecting horn hook and knuckle couplers

  • @rzmiscera
    @rzmiscera 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So very special it receives the white glove treatment, that mean we must never play with them. Right.

  • @josetorreblanca2065
    @josetorreblanca2065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hermoso amigo

  • @anzebeton1869
    @anzebeton1869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ah, yes, Mehano, made in Slovenia, can't be bought anywhere in Slovenia

  • @PunishSlave
    @PunishSlave ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excelente video

  • @a_balloon
    @a_balloon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine putting Schwerer Gustav as US gun

  • @eeehhhD
    @eeehhhD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i literally want to buy this 😫 but we are poor

  • @user-gu3to5nt7o
    @user-gu3to5nt7o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Мне бы хотелось такой поезд.

    • @antimishan1616
      @antimishan1616 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shto? Sdes delayt ruskie?

    • @user-zb1kj4bl8h
      @user-zb1kj4bl8h 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@antimishan1616 идут за тобой! 😀

  • @kingwolf9447
    @kingwolf9447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    5:54 it's somewhat funny that I can kind of identify the tank here on the bed,or at least what it takes inspiration from.
    M47 Patton.
    (Corrected by another person,originally thought it was a M41 Bulldog.)

    • @youraveragebloodmarine8813
      @youraveragebloodmarine8813 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s an M47 Patton my dude, the turret and martlet don’t match the bulldogs

    • @kingwolf9447
      @kingwolf9447 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@youraveragebloodmarine8813 oh ok,they look pretty similar.

  • @8mmzzs
    @8mmzzs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You can use the road crossing part to quickly put the loco and cars on the track.

  • @79Rumana
    @79Rumana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How

  • @craigswinny5606
    @craigswinny5606 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try giving the motor a drip of engin oil .I had the same set .Gosh the engin was loud! But after a lube and a good running it was quiet

  • @rashmiranjanbehera9155
    @rashmiranjanbehera9155 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes

  • @thetankmadeoflegos6233
    @thetankmadeoflegos6233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ohhhhhhhh

  • @paulbervid1610
    @paulbervid1610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A lot of play value there. Very nice

  • @justincremer2699
    @justincremer2699 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man I want this train haha really cool

  • @elpanitamexicoinsano1251
    @elpanitamexicoinsano1251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I loved your train, it's amazing

  • @adlihadi7138
    @adlihadi7138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice train

  • @khiladi3409
    @khiladi3409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That train looked Cool but the locomotive wasn't good enough :(. The other yellow one seemed better for it as it was much more silent than the first one, it looked heavier and better than the first one also. I also have the same locomotive (green one) except that it is red coloured and has a different connector.

    • @aa_0n711
      @aa_0n711 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah I could see the locomotive was really struggling to pull those cars

    • @anusuyakattimani8471
      @anusuyakattimani8471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      L

    • @ColonelHans
      @ColonelHans 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean the EMD F3 its also used in 1950-1975 i think

    • @nahithioker1890
      @nahithioker1890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uiororkrrk in on inboxu hv

    • @dipaknomah4562
      @dipaknomah4562 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rs

  • @user-bv2ju6li2i
    @user-bv2ju6li2i หลายเดือนก่อน

    日本では、COXと言えば。スロットルカーかラジコンというイメージだったので。鉄道模型というのは驚きです。

  • @serj_spekuiyant
    @serj_spekuiyant ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Такая стерильность, вы что в космос с этой железной дороге будете взлетать? 😂😂😂

  • @Simpcameraman_update
    @Simpcameraman_update ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW

  • @brodster7042
    @brodster7042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    17:23 the train is screaming like a tie fighter 😂

  • @cavecliffs8420
    @cavecliffs8420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The truck can be removed from the train?

  • @williamsantangelo
    @williamsantangelo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great find beautiful set I Say!!!

  • @tracynation2820
    @tracynation2820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super. 💙 T.E.N.

  • @kiviskis6385
    @kiviskis6385 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    German Flak 36/37 in US train as auxiliary guns?

  • @baconlordbob
    @baconlordbob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow

  • @BaloonLlama6056
    @BaloonLlama6056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wouldn’t call this a review

  • @billfusionenterprise
    @billfusionenterprise ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder what the regular box was like? I got a bunch of these cars, some with box

  • @priyamdas3233
    @priyamdas3233 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best ever

  • @animation.remix.studios.2024
    @animation.remix.studios.2024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg,is that
    A American GUSTAV
    Why didn't they use that in the war

  • @Vyacheslav_Zvigintsev
    @Vyacheslav_Zvigintsev 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    cannons deploy horizontally?

  • @KCDash4400cw
    @KCDash4400cw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This reminds me of old tyco stuff

  • @TrainsofChicagoland
    @TrainsofChicagoland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow nice

  • @HoaNguyen-uv1sn
    @HoaNguyen-uv1sn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How many trians do you got ? Iam your fav youtuder

  • @Swimintex
    @Swimintex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like!

  • @GlasisBloX
    @GlasisBloX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m surprised it’s still intact after 50 years

  • @duskstone109
    @duskstone109 ปีที่แล้ว

    I NEED THIS

  • @franzafadly3069
    @franzafadly3069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mainan pling gw pengen waktu kecil🤣

  • @user-co4rs7ob1t
    @user-co4rs7ob1t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Вот это бронепоезд....вот это я понимаю...

  • @user-nw3wp5et2b
    @user-nw3wp5et2b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "U.S.ARMY"の表記あるのに唐突にFlaK18/36出てきて草

  • @elsareyes3363
    @elsareyes3363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    En qué pajina es el tren?

  • @user-dh1qb2fe7s
    @user-dh1qb2fe7s หลายเดือนก่อน

    How long did it take you to find all of this stuff