Playmobil Track Adapters

[Customizer]

Hi ok here comes a picture thx to Bastelpapa !

ENJOY !

world greets

Andi

[gloobey]

Wow, thanks for the pic! These are better because you don't have to remove the brass track connector.

[Knight Train]

I've kept a few in pristine condition just because I'm a goofy collector and can't bring myself to "ruin" them. I have a real obsession with the Playmobil train stuff. I guess that's why I picked up the track adapters too...

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a Playmobil train obsession!

[Richard]

Hello, KT ...

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a Playmobil train obsession!

No ... you're not the only one ...
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[gloobey]

It's a beautiful sight Richard...I see a few familiar bioxes there! I love to see a wall of LGB red. Lately I'm wondering if we are seeing the last of it. I've been looking for news from Marklin about LGB and haven't seen any.

Note: I just stumbled across an ebay auction for a 32 page flyer released by LGB/Marklin at the 2008 Nurnberg toy fair. Here's the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-LGB-NEW-ITEMS-FLYER-NURNBERG-TOY-FAIR-RELEASE_W0QQitemZ330213362796QQihZ014QQcategoryZ19154QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It looks like they are slowly getting back to business. I guess we'll see what happens later in the year.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a Playmobil train obsession!

It's nice to see other people who love the Playmobil trains. Now I know I'm not crazy :-)

[core]

Well yeah, it's a year-old thread and I'm late to the party   fwiw the past couple of months (and next) has been my collect-PM-trains phase.

My quick question - anyone knows of a source for these R/C<->electric adapters?  Yes. I'm one of those that would just love to get a couple of these.  I came to G-scale from N-scale pretty late (~'07) right when LGB went under, and tracks got a little harder (and $$) to find.  For electrics I have the basic LGB starter set, another round layout, and a box of 0.6m and 1.2m tracks (these are the item I would dearly love to add to R/C tracks) - and not a single switch track    (wished I'd picked up the station expansion set at the very least when it was in the $120 range).

Ridge Road has 7230 listed as 'Track Adapters' but no pics:

http://www.ridgeroadstation.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=2537230!253

Or perhaps DS would have the adapter part by itself?

[Richard]

Or perhaps DS would have the adapter part by itself?

Hello, Peter ...

It certainly might be worthwhile to contact DS.

Thanks to Andi, we have the part number: 30 20 127

You might also want to check Watts Train Shop.

Happy hunting,
Richard

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[gloobey]

Hello, There is an Ebay seller offering this sealed part for $5.99 (buy it now). Here's the link. There's a pic that shows the adapter sections you need. I have purchased from this seller and can tell you that they are fast, and professional. Highly recommended.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playmobil-Train-7230-short-track-sections-New-in-Pkg_W0QQitemZ120367463151QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

Good luck!

[core]

Hello, There is an Ebay seller offering this sealed part for $5.99 (buy it now). Here's the link. There's a pic that shows the adapter sections you need.

Thanks much - can you confirm that 7230 bag is what I need?  From the looks of the pic and the description, I can't see the notched sections - just the rail section jutting up -  it looks like a track adjustment piece to me - I'm comparing it with a piece of adjustment track in my hands at the moment.

fwiw I call up DS and they are out of the part.

Thanks all for the leads!

[gloobey]

I did some digging through my spare parts bin and have found out that you are correct. 7230 is NOT the set number you are looking for. 7230 contains the small make-up track sections. They are NOT adapters that connect LGB brass track with Playmobil RC track.

I have a bag from DS numbered 7265 that contains some of these adapters. You may try looking for that set number.

It gets crazy when you start looking for these discontinued DS parts bags. Ther's alot of them...I didn't mean to add to your confusion, sorry about that.