Playmobil Metal Track On Ebay Looks Like Lgb To Me

[idlemarvel]

FYI just saw this on ebay, 18 pieces of track including straights (8ft, says 4 pieces but picture looks like 8 x 1ft pieces joined together), R1 (I assume) curves and a RH R1 point for £60 inc P&P.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLAYMOBIL...38be82&pid=100037&rk=2&rkt=24&sd=171156504898
I think early Playmobil powered track was basically LGB re-branded.
I make no claims for any of this but thought it might have missed anyone looking for track as you won't find this by searching for LGB.

 

[dunnyrail]

There was a time many Years back that PM sold LGB Track in PM boxes for considerably less Money than LGB were charging. Probably 25-30 Years ago. I had a couple of boxes of 300mm Straights at the time.
JonD

 

[casey jones snr]

There was a time many Years back that PM sold LGB Track in PM boxes for considerably less Money than LGB were charging. Probably 25-30 Years ago. I had a couple of boxes of 300mm Straights at the time.
JonD

Yes indeed, LGB track in blue PM boxes.bargain at the time.

 

[korm kormsen]

yes. while the baby-blue box said "playmobil", the sleeper-webbing was stamped "LGB".

 

[dutchelm]

I started my railway with a few blue boxes of Playmobil track. Going cheap as it was discontinued. The boxes were playmobil but the track was LGB.

 

[Zerogee]

The points (R1 only) were not even in Playmobil boxes - they were standard LGB red boxes with a blue PM label stuck on the end!
The PM-badged range was very limited, 1-foot straights, R1 curves and R1 manual points - plus maybe the diamond crossover?

Like others above, I bought quite a lot of it during my first LGB collecting phase in the mid-80s, as a local toy shop stocked it along with all the other Playmobil stuff.
Very good value at the time!

Jon.

 

[ntpntpntp]

Yep, had a couple of boxes of PM(LGB) straights when a local model shop closed down many years ago, also a couple of PM controllers.
They also had the sorry remains of one of the RC "multiple-units" at the back in their kids play area, I salvaged that and used the bogies to make a well-flat wagon. Would post a piccie but can't even find the wagon now that all my garden stuff is stored away!