Hi Jamble
I am not sure of the origins of the 'Tomy Trains' Logo...it may have something to do with the USA Division of Tomy long since abandoned. The name may have been changed to the Tomica World Road and Rail System later on but I am not positive on that. Hopefully some of our experts can chime in with real history of it. I can say that that set is fantastic and has one of the sought after EMD F-Units that I call the Santa Fe Super Chief because that is what it looks like without having to share in the name rights. I think it is one of the biggest sets, if not the biggest, ever made that uses Tomy Blue Tracks.
That box looks to be in perfect condition which because of its size doesn't fair well for its age. Is it complete?
As far as the smoke smell, if you have a laundry tub you could almost soak everything, except the engines, in water and dish liquid soap. If you have a large plastic storage bin you could wash it all outside by filling up the bin with soapy water and rinsing the parts down with a hose. The box may have absorbed the odor too but all you could do with that is spraying a little windex on a soft towel and wipe the outside down making sure you don't get it too wet. Don't spray the windex directly on the card board. Then let it air dry outside or in a garage. Others members may have other suggestions. A search turned up this spray product from Zep that says it " Removes the smell of smoke caused by cigarettes, cigars, and fire " Don't know if it works good or if there other Smoke smell sprays out there. See picture below.
BTW...welcome to BluePlastic Tracks and glad you are back into these trains we love so much.
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I am not sure of the origins of the 'Tomy Trains' Logo...it may have something to do with the USA Division of Tomy long since abandoned. The name may have been changed to the Tomica World Road and Rail System later on but I am not positive on that. Hopefully some of our experts can chime in with real history of it. I can say that that set is fantastic and has one of the sought after EMD F-Units that I call the Santa Fe Super Chief because that is what it looks like without having to share in the name rights. I think it is one of the biggest sets, if not the biggest, ever made that uses Tomy Blue Tracks.
That box looks to be in perfect condition which because of its size doesn't fair well for its age. Is it complete?
As far as the smoke smell, if you have a laundry tub you could almost soak everything, except the engines, in water and dish liquid soap. If you have a large plastic storage bin you could wash it all outside by filling up the bin with soapy water and rinsing the parts down with a hose. The box may have absorbed the odor too but all you could do with that is spraying a little windex on a soft towel and wipe the outside down making sure you don't get it too wet. Don't spray the windex directly on the card board. Then let it air dry outside or in a garage. Others members may have other suggestions. A search turned up this spray product from Zep that says it " Removes the smell of smoke caused by cigarettes, cigars, and fire " Don't know if it works good or if there other Smoke smell sprays out there. See picture below.
BTW...welcome to BluePlastic Tracks and glad you are back into these trains we love so much.
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