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Not long ago I received the following email from Aristo-Craft:
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THE ARISTO-CRAFT DOODLEBUG IS NOW
ON THE WATER ON THE WAY TO US!
Dear All,
The Doodlebug is a derivative of the Standard Heavyweight Combine and is powered with a fully decorated and lit interior. It is correct to scale and a charmer on its own, but to sweeten the deal, we have added a Free Standard Heavyweight matching Coach.
The Standard Heavyweight coaches have been a staple at Aristo-Craft for almost 20 years. They were based on a Jersey Central design and are scale length. The blending of the two items makes this pair an eye-opener on any layout and it will look good as a shelf model, too.
The MSRP is $300 and includes a free $242 MSRP coach, so the value is truly there. We don't know how long we can keep this value going. If you want a self-powered Doodlebug, we think this is the time to add this to your collection.
___ART21201C DOODLEBUG W/COACH PRR 300.00
___ART21210C DOODLEBUG W/COACH ATSF 300.00
___ART21205C DOODLEBUG W/COACH SO.RWY 300.00
___ART21208C DOODLEBUG W/COACH UP 300.00
___ART21209C DOODLEBUG W/COACH D&RGW 300.00
___ART21202C DOODLEBUG W/COACH B&O 300.00
All the best,
Lewis and Scott Polk
Aristo-Craft Trains
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For a bargain hunter like me it sounded too good to be true.
The Doodlebugs alone were selling for around $200 (at the dealers) and the Heavyweights were selling for around $175 each.
I did not expect them to make it to the MWLSTS show in time to see them much less to buy them but sure enough St. Aubins got them in too late to have them for the show opening but sent a truck back and had them for sale on Friday including two Santa Fe sets I promised to buy if they could get them.
I have to admit that I was never very interested in the Doodlebugs as a single vehicle and could not talk myself into spending $375 for a Doodlebug and coach but for around $500 to be able to come home with TWO pairs of Doodlebugs and Heavyweight Coaches was more than I could resist.
Better yet, the new Doodlebug and coach have about a dozen lights per car. I don't yet know if they are lights or LED's but I think they are lights.
Whatever they are they are much smaller than the old light bulbs and are mounted on a center lighting strip.
The effect of the lighting is great - they look VERY nice in a dark room.
At first I did not quite know where to put them but they have found a new home on my shelf layout and last night I ran one of them for several hours as my "Sleep Train."
Lewis once again has discovered a way to separate me from my money.
Jerry


THE ARISTO-CRAFT DOODLEBUG IS NOW
ON THE WATER ON THE WAY TO US!
Dear All,
The Doodlebug is a derivative of the Standard Heavyweight Combine and is powered with a fully decorated and lit interior. It is correct to scale and a charmer on its own, but to sweeten the deal, we have added a Free Standard Heavyweight matching Coach.
The Standard Heavyweight coaches have been a staple at Aristo-Craft for almost 20 years. They were based on a Jersey Central design and are scale length. The blending of the two items makes this pair an eye-opener on any layout and it will look good as a shelf model, too.
The MSRP is $300 and includes a free $242 MSRP coach, so the value is truly there. We don't know how long we can keep this value going. If you want a self-powered Doodlebug, we think this is the time to add this to your collection.
___ART21201C DOODLEBUG W/COACH PRR 300.00
___ART21210C DOODLEBUG W/COACH ATSF 300.00
___ART21205C DOODLEBUG W/COACH SO.RWY 300.00
___ART21208C DOODLEBUG W/COACH UP 300.00
___ART21209C DOODLEBUG W/COACH D&RGW 300.00
___ART21202C DOODLEBUG W/COACH B&O 300.00
All the best,
Lewis and Scott Polk
Aristo-Craft Trains
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POLK'S HOBBY | 698 S. 21st St. | Irvington | NJ | 07111

For a bargain hunter like me it sounded too good to be true.
The Doodlebugs alone were selling for around $200 (at the dealers) and the Heavyweights were selling for around $175 each.
I did not expect them to make it to the MWLSTS show in time to see them much less to buy them but sure enough St. Aubins got them in too late to have them for the show opening but sent a truck back and had them for sale on Friday including two Santa Fe sets I promised to buy if they could get them.
I have to admit that I was never very interested in the Doodlebugs as a single vehicle and could not talk myself into spending $375 for a Doodlebug and coach but for around $500 to be able to come home with TWO pairs of Doodlebugs and Heavyweight Coaches was more than I could resist.
Better yet, the new Doodlebug and coach have about a dozen lights per car. I don't yet know if they are lights or LED's but I think they are lights.
Whatever they are they are much smaller than the old light bulbs and are mounted on a center lighting strip.
The effect of the lighting is great - they look VERY nice in a dark room.
At first I did not quite know where to put them but they have found a new home on my shelf layout and last night I ran one of them for several hours as my "Sleep Train."
Lewis once again has discovered a way to separate me from my money.
Jerry