Buy anything cool lately?

@Squonk posted:

Picked this up at a 2nd hand store yesterday. Lionel 6424 automobile car.

Curious to know how much they cost? Thanks.

@Train Mike posted:

$40

@mike g. posted:

I do have a question, does anyone know how to remove the broken stud you see here on the steam piston?

Then last but not least he gave me power to run it all!

I would add more, but it's just stuff like 1969 UP Calanders, Great Northern and BN track maps, stuff like that. If anyone is interested in seeing them let me know!

Hard to see from the pic, but is there enough material to cut a small slot in the stud with a dremel wheel and then back it out with a flat screwdriver ? If there is, soak it with some liquid wrench to loosen it up first.

@Richie C. posted:

Hard to see from the pic, but is there enough material to cut a small slot in the stud with a dremel wheel and then back it out with a flat screwdriver ? If there is, soak it with some liquid wrench to loosen it up first.

Just a piont of clarification, this was Lionel's early representation of Pennsy S2 Turbine engine.  Thus there is no piston(s).  Now that linkage added to this "years" model represents the oiler linkage.

Now I agree with the poster above in that would cut a small with a Dremel.  But , before would research for any details on this model for clarification of the screw.

Ron

That's a lot of great purchases, but I have to comment on Paul's R2a Mohawk!  It's a beautiful, superbly detailed engine.  I would have thought the same as you about the whistle switch.  The only negative is I to dislike those switches on the under side of the engine.

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last weekend............trip to ValleyFarm Market to visit Charlie...............fell prey again to O gauge art.

@Richie C. posted:

Hard to see from the pic, but is there enough material to cut a small slot in the stud with a dremel wheel and then back it out with a flat screwdriver ? If there is, soak it with some liquid wrench to loosen it up first.

Had another thought that this may not be threaded but a press fit.  Looking at some posted info I see Legacy Station calls it a "Valve Gear Rivet."

Ron

Got my old proto MTH New York Central Empire State Express rolling. My z-1000 wouldn’t unlock it out of neutral, put my zw on and it worked and I did and did get it to move. What a relief. Why wouldn’t the MTH pack run the MTH train? Dunno.

I recently added a Lionel UP SD40-2 and Atlas O SP SDP35 to my roster.

Four new items..................

I'd like to change the POLAR EXPRESS road name to Canadian Pacific (C.P.)   If you have a tip of how to re-decal the tender, where to source C.P. decals from,  or other ideas your advice is appreciated.

-Richard

Hi guys, I hope your all doing well!

Paul, that is one Beautyful engine! I Love the detail also!

Lionelman, some nice addition to your power supply!

Richard, some good-looking stuff there! I just got the barrel car myself. I haven't tried it because I don't have an activation track on my layout.

Thanks for all the tips on how to fix the pin holding the arms on the side of the engine. FYI I took the shell off and there is no way to access from the inside. The pins are not threaded they push into place. The only way I could figure out how to get them out was drill the old pin studs out. Good thing I have a drill press and already had replacement parts. But I will tell you its a PIA when you have poor vision! LOL

New Lionel DoD 1941 Veranda Turbine and a Lionel US Army flatcar with tank.

@mike g. posted:

Hi guys, I hope your all doing well!

Thanks for all the tips on how to fix the pin holding the arms on the side of the engine. FYI I took the shell off and there is no way to access from the inside. The pins are not threaded they push into place. The only way I could figure out how to get them out was drill the old pin studs out. Good thing I have a drill press and already had replacement parts. But I will tell you its a PIA when you have poor vision! LOL

"PULL" the part out, since it was after all just "pushed" in.

Ron

@PRRronbh posted:

"PULL" the part out, since it was after all just "pushed" in.

Ron

Hard to pull it out when there is nothing to grab. That is why I had to drill it out.

@NS1975 posted:

New Lionel DoD 1941 Veranda Turbine and a Lionel US Army flatcar with tank.

Very cool! Looks great on your layout!

@NS1975 posted:

New Lionel DoD 1941 Veranda Turbine and a Lionel US Army flatcar with tank.

Trainland had all three on the wall when I was in the store a couple of weeks ago. The Army model is head and shoulders above the rest.

Hit the swap meet in Portland and then hit the local hobby shops. Well worth the gas expense:

Couldn't resist the grab iron, never saw one for sale at a show before...

@mike g. posted:

Hard to pull it out when there is nothing to grab. That is why I had to drill it out.

If you take the linkage off there is no shoulder to grab?

Ron

Lee I recently made the same purchase and the book is excellent.

This ‘58 BONNEVILLE model by Brooklin was on the bay listed as a junk yard car because the windshield frame was crushed. It was less that $10. I finessed the windshield back to acceptable.