Has anyone considered using the Lionel Polar Express o27 cars with a 259e? I can get the cars at a reasonable price. They have silhouette passengers and are illuminated. They look like they would fit in a tinplate layout. Seems like all I would need to change is the coupler on the front car.
George
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A simple way is to get an adapter that Lionel produced after the war to allow prewar locos be coupled to postwar cars. There were two types offered: TT-100 and TS-162 (different height variations).
<https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/f...7520506/KncAdap1.pdf>
RonM
You could also just put a postwar truck and coupler on that tender, or a set of them in order to match. That could easily be returned to the prewar versions if desired.
Thank you. I am sure I can hook these up. What I am interested in hearing is whether folks think they will look right with the 259e on a tinplate layout. I think they are the right size, and they look kind of shiny.
I think they might be slightly too tall. The pre/postwar tin 2640/2440 passenger cars look great with engine's like the 259E at least partially because they are a bit shorter than other passenger cars such as 2613 Blue Comet cars or the later Madison 2623. By shorter, I mean in height. This is just opinion though, and I don't have my Polar Express cars handy to pair up to my 259 for comparison. They may turn out to look A-Ok.
I have a 259e that needs overhauled and my son has a polar express. I personally don't think it will look right but I will get them set on the track later this week and take a picture for you.
Dennis Holler posted:I think they might be slightly too tall. The pre/postwar tin 2640/2440 passenger cars look great with engine's like the 259E at least partially because they are a bit shorter than other passenger cars such as 2613 Blue Comet cars or the later Madison 2623. By shorter, I mean in height. This is just opinion though, and I don't have my Polar Express cars handy to pair up to my 259 for comparison. They may turn out to look A-Ok.
Spot on.
As promised, here are some photos, Smiling 2 yr old that can't stay still for a picture thrown in at no extra cost!
I put a plastic shelf up behind them for the last two pictures to make the height comparison a little easier. Certainly I think the height is a good match. As to whether or not they work together well enough visually for a tinplate layout that is in the eye of the beholder.
John Z
jhz563 posted:As promised, here are some photos, Smiling 2 yr old that can't stay still for a picture thrown in at no extra cost!
I put a plastic shelf up behind them for the last two pictures to make the height comparison a little easier. Certainly I think the height is a good match. As to whether or not they work together well enough visually for a tinplate layout that is in the eye of the beholder.
John Z
Thank you so much John! This is very helpful!
He looks very happy. It's great when kids enjoy the trains given all the other distractions in life.
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