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General Discussion / Re: 1516T or 1588T Love me Tender
« on: April 04, 2024, 02:13:14 PM »
Thanks for the Picture!
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General Discussion / Re: 1516T or 1588T Love me Tender
« on: April 02, 2024, 09:04:13 PM »
Thank you for that information. I would like to see one. Maybe at a show, now that I know what to look for.
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General Discussion / 1516T or 1588T Love me Tender
« on: March 31, 2024, 04:42:51 PM »
In the 1936 catalog I found a four wheel tender that has the metal box like a 1689T. It is shown in the spring driven set as a 1516T (page 46)and can be found behind a 1588 torpedo, as a 1588T (page 45). Is there really any difference?
So far, I have collected two and neither were stamped.
So far, I have collected two and neither were stamped.
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General Discussion / Re: need another way to couple a Lionel prewar 226E
« on: March 31, 2024, 04:33:19 PM »
Steam engines are not a problem. I just use an appropriate tender. Some tenders are adjusted to take higher level cars too.
I shop around for old tenders just for that purpose.
I shop around for old tenders just for that purpose.
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General Discussion / Re: Interesting Auction Items
« on: March 20, 2024, 02:06:25 PM »
I never had a chance to get an 822. Years ago I did get the 820 boxcar and it has an end stamp number,
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How To and Technical Information / Re: Cleaning American Flyer Rubber Roadbed
« on: March 19, 2024, 09:06:25 AM »
I like your solution! No pun intended. You can surely handle a bulk cleaning job that way.
I find that Easy Off is a simple fast way to remove paint from metal and most plastics.
All I do is hold an inverted freezer bag around an item. Spray it outside. Then seal it up with a clothespin and let it set.
Some paints are ready in three hours but the old prewar paints sit overnight.
If one try is not enough a second is even better.
Technically the lye does not burn, it is a base and just dissolves the skin. Wearing protective gloves is always a good idea
Lowes now carries a larger size can of Easy Off, Just as good as the Walmart can but more.
I find that Easy Off is a simple fast way to remove paint from metal and most plastics.
All I do is hold an inverted freezer bag around an item. Spray it outside. Then seal it up with a clothespin and let it set.
Some paints are ready in three hours but the old prewar paints sit overnight.
If one try is not enough a second is even better.
Technically the lye does not burn, it is a base and just dissolves the skin. Wearing protective gloves is always a good idea
Lowes now carries a larger size can of Easy Off, Just as good as the Walmart can but more.
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How To and Technical Information / Re: Post War Lionel F-3 Power Trucks
« on: March 19, 2024, 08:55:46 AM »
I know this is an old thread and the OP has been gone a few years. I cannot resist.
F-3 trucks are brittle and need a good wheel puller to get them off without breaking.
I circumvented this method buy using ordinary putty knives that are slotted for the axle.
You just work the knife under the wheel and then use the other one from the opposite side.
With the handle sticking out, I suspend the whole truck, usually on an open vise.
Then I tap the axle out of the wheel and catch the truck with a small drift pin
The flats of the putty knives take all the pressure off the edge of the wheel.
If you use a wheel puller I would like to know about it
F-3 trucks are brittle and need a good wheel puller to get them off without breaking.
I circumvented this method buy using ordinary putty knives that are slotted for the axle.
You just work the knife under the wheel and then use the other one from the opposite side.
With the handle sticking out, I suspend the whole truck, usually on an open vise.
Then I tap the axle out of the wheel and catch the truck with a small drift pin
The flats of the putty knives take all the pressure off the edge of the wheel.
If you use a wheel puller I would like to know about it
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General Discussion / Re: Restoring some old prewar Lionel big O gauge
« on: March 15, 2024, 02:25:15 PM »
Nice Collection and Wonderful Work!
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General Discussion / Re: Sizing Photos and Adding Videos
« on: March 15, 2024, 06:32:50 AM »
] Recently I just figured out how to resize. I am using Windows 11. I use a Phone camera pictures which are huge.
First I crop the picture and press select. Then I just save the picture and replaces the original. That is done with the first icon in the picture.
The ampersand ... is chosen next and ch0ose Resize from the menu.
This shows up.
Then, In the left box I choose 400 which works for me. Everything adjusts after that. I press save and add the word small to the name.
First I crop the picture and press select. Then I just save the picture and replaces the original. That is done with the first icon in the picture.
The ampersand ... is chosen next and ch0ose Resize from the menu.
This shows up.
Then, In the left box I choose 400 which works for me. Everything adjusts after that. I press save and add the word small to the name.
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Collector Corner / Re: The 110 Bridge
« on: March 14, 2024, 06:30:11 PM »In the 1930 Catalog the 110 Bridge is listed as an O gage but obviously Standard Gage track will fit.
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Collector Corner / The 110 Bridge
« on: March 14, 2024, 06:26:54 AM »
I get lucky once in a while searching for Lionel Trains at Antique Shops and Flea Markets. One requiremnt is that they have to be priced just right. In the Northeast the is a Hug market three times a year in Brimfield Mass. It iis huge because vendors are camped out in fields for a four day event. Anyway the concept drifted to Deerfield Fair Grounds in NH and hold a Brimfield North weekend.
It was our first time attending. These vendors are not really local vendors they travel a lot.
So last May I spotted this with no tag and got it for ten bucks.
As a rightful Newbie this is my first picture.
It was our first time attending. These vendors are not really local vendors they travel a lot.
So last May I spotted this with no tag and got it for ten bucks.
As a rightful Newbie this is my first picture.
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General Discussion / Re: Introductions
« on: March 13, 2024, 06:43:58 PM »
Hello All!
I just got approved and have not even looked around yet. I will give my Lionel story.
You see, I was too young to get it so my oldest brother received a Super O set with the Mopac AA units 205. i was old enough to see it set up on the ping pong table and did get a few lessons on the throttles. I was an early preteen when the set was given away to in laws and I was into slot cars at the time.
Big brother was in the navy and finding out what happened did voice his disagreement. Years after the fact it was returned not sure when, but it was about the time when the Wilmington Train Show was young. He was in college then. I do remember and being amazed at all the trains. The most impressive site was the Prewar of course.
My story begins in college where I met my wife and she introduced me to antique shops. One of my first purchases was three tin cars, The Babe Ruth car, the red caboose and I think the third car was a metal tender. That started my collection.
I just got approved and have not even looked around yet. I will give my Lionel story.
You see, I was too young to get it so my oldest brother received a Super O set with the Mopac AA units 205. i was old enough to see it set up on the ping pong table and did get a few lessons on the throttles. I was an early preteen when the set was given away to in laws and I was into slot cars at the time.
Big brother was in the navy and finding out what happened did voice his disagreement. Years after the fact it was returned not sure when, but it was about the time when the Wilmington Train Show was young. He was in college then. I do remember and being amazed at all the trains. The most impressive site was the Prewar of course.
My story begins in college where I met my wife and she introduced me to antique shops. One of my first purchases was three tin cars, The Babe Ruth car, the red caboose and I think the third car was a metal tender. That started my collection.
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