Mehano MEHANOT681 Tgv Duplex -Made in Slovenia, Multi Colour

Excellent set. Mehano locomotives have always been great pullers, at least the ones I have owned till date. Their units may lack some in-depth attention to detail, but given their low cost, they are the truly excellent.

ok this item states a good way to get into the digital world ,well if you are looking for a digital train set this is not its dc operate only ,plus no provision in the loco for a digital chip, also amazon state don't forget to claim your free adaptor to operate the train set ,well after numerous amounts of trying to put the code that they gave me to enter for the free adaptor I gave up it would not accept the code , so I had to order the adaptor and pay otherwise I would not be able to operate the train set ,now I will come on to the set itself ,well the package it came in smelled of a damp musty smell like the item was probably stored away in damp conditions , also the track supplied with the set was dirty and pitted again probably due to storage conditions ,The loco itself was weighted ok but not the 2 carriages and dummy end which where so light that they flew off the track at high speed that was after I had cleaned the track first before operating ,so I took the dummy end and 2 carriages apart and glued some weights in these which solved the problem of it flying off the track ,also there is no interior detail in the loco no seats in the carriages and the dummy ,also no working lights , so a close up look did not look good ,so I also blacked the windows out so you could not see the interiors , so after all this work on it by me will probably sell this set , all in all not as described about digital so disappointment for me , so be warned not digital and no free adaptor which you do need otherwise you wont be able to operate this set .

Nice enough trainset. Needs a bit of work to get it running right without derailing: a bit of filing of the corridor connections, and then lubrication of the motor drive shafts and the train will run well. I'd value it's worth at about £70, 2020 prices.

There is little choice in the H0 market for High Speed Trains, and Mehano had a niche market. Thankfully, in my experience with the Thalys and now Duplex models, in comparison to the similarly priced Joueff - later Lima/Hornby - these couple and run better!This set, bought as one of the last available in 2013, was made in 2004 (date stamp in box) and I have since discovered an italian stockist has 5 more available at lower cost: Dealers nearer to the area these trains ran naturally seem to charge higher prices.

Excellent

Good value set for the price I paid for it and the train looks impressive and runs smoothly. The coaches lack interior seating detail and the couplings are delicate, so care needs to taken when coupling the locomotives to the coaches.