I picked up one recent in decent condition. The tank car and reefer have slight warpage in the areas that usually warp. Frame on the tankcar and ends/doors on the reefer. Is is safe to assume its warped all its going to..or will it get worse? Anything I can do to stop it...or anything I am doing that might accidentally worsen? Are suitable replacement parts available that match the era? Thanks!
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Nice looking set! The 203 is a great runner too. In my opinion your best shot at keeping the warpage from getting any worse, keep your trains in a climate-controlled room.
John
AS I sure you are already aware of, that caboose is not correct for the set. It should be a brown PRR N5 type, 2757x (2 couplers). Also the couplers don't match. The red caboose 2657 has the slightly higher 1940 coupler, where as the rest of the set has the lower 1941 couplers.
The trains are kept inside the home. We keep the home climate dry and temp controlled. No open windows at our house... Assuming the metal warpage should remain stagnant? Its been decades and only done this much. I see a few hairline cracks on the underside outer center of the tankcar.
Chuck Sartor posted:AS I sure you are already aware of, that caboose is not correct for the set. It should be a brown PRR N5 type, 2757x (2 couplers). Also the couplers don't match. The red caboose 2657 has the slightly higher 1940 coupler, where as the rest of the set has the lower 1941 couplers.
I am thinking some sets had the caboose as shown. Maybe they had some left over. Its a boxed set and there is nothing special about either caboose to warrant a swap out.
Agreed, everything looks to be in fine shape.
Mike,
Nice set. I don't think you said how well the locomotive runs?
Tom
nice score!
It runs as if new. I mainly have a "thing" for B6 style switchers. IMO the best being the prewar variations. I have the semi scale as well...
Mike W. posted:It runs as if new. I mainly have a "thing" for B6 style switchers. IMO the best being the prewar variations. I have the semi scale as well...
Yes, I think I have one of those things/addictions, too.
To paraphrase Will Rogers, I never met a B6 I didn't like.
Tom
Is set #865b what you referenced Chuck?
Cast metal is funny stuff. Avoid physical shock and vibration (including running with bad gear harmonics..which has cracked plastic the minute one started howling for me...it was kinda funny)...., air temp change/ cycling is bad too, and humidity in general.
I'd try to keep oils off of the engine shell inside and out. Penetrates especially.
Cycling air temp changes attract humidity at times. Sunlight in particular works fast on air and surfaces alike; so just being near sunbeams can be enough for a cool shell to sweat in drifting air warmed quickly while moving through a sunbeam nearby. (Ive lost car motor cylinder hones to this in week)
I.e. low humidity and steady temps are best.
Pay attention to room placement, sunlight, and how that might change by hour, season, maybe even year?
Nice set.
I, too, have a thing for pre war switchers myself. Nice set, even better with boxes. Did the loco come with the original Kimpac padded paper that Lionel used in the late '30's to the early '40's. That Kimpac paper was usually discarded and is very rare. I just got a boxed OO gauge Lionel set and the Loco had the Kimpac paper on it. I thought someone had wrapped the loco in old fashioned Rockwool insulation until I did a little research. You set looks to be in the kind of condition that ALL original components are with it. Just wondering...
No original wraps unfortunately.
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