Had a bunch of trains to sell at a local train show last week, but poor attendance because of weather meant I brought most of it home. In going through some of the items more closely, I took a closer look at this 224E loco and tender. It's pretty clean, and after 10 minutes on the work bench cleaning and lubing everything, it runs smooth as silk and the whistle "woo woos"loud and clear. I can't believe I almost sold this for a pittance. I think this has to go onto my layout instead.
Tim
I have a very small tinplate collection. This Lionel S motor I got last weekend at a show for about $20 is apparently now my oldest electric train in my collection. I got it as a project. I am not sure what model number it was. It has the strap style light and the pre 1918 name Lionel name plate.
There is a fair bit of work to do on it. The strap headlight has a missing tab and need the most work to free up and replace the bulb. The wires to the headlight are there but has lost all of the insulation. Does anyone offer new replica parts for that? The couplers have no vertical tabs just the slots. Not a huge deal to my mind. The wheels turn freely but I want to clean things up before I even try to apply power. It is missing a roller as well so I have to figure out how to deal with that. It had a very rough repaint and now I am considering how I want to restore it. Five minutes in the sandblaster removed the repaint quickly.
It is reassuring how nicely it looks after a quick process it definitely makes me want to keep going.
I am open to any advise. This is my first restoration. The headlight and missing roller are the big issues in my mind. But getting the motor going may be a big ordeal.
Timothy Sprague posted:Had a bunch of trains to sell at a local train show last week, but poor attendance because of weather meant I brought most of it home. In going through some of the items more closely, I took a closer look at this 224E loco and tender. It's pretty clean, and after 10 minutes on the work bench cleaning and lubing everything, it runs smooth as silk and the whistle "woo woos"loud and clear. I can't believe I almost sold this for a pittance. I think this has to go onto my layout instead.
Tim
Selling is just crazy talk!!!! 😎
Silver Lake..give George Tebolt and Jeff Kane a shout for your parts.
Silver Lake posted:I have a very small tinplate collection. This Lionel S motor I got last weekend at a show for about $20 is apparently now my oldest electric train in my collection. I got it as a project. I am not sure what model number it was. It has the strap style light and the pre 1918 name Lionel name plate.
There is a fair bit of work to do on it. The strap headlight has a missing tab and need the most work to free up and replace the bulb. The wires to the headlight are there but has lost all of the insulation. Does anyone offer new replica parts for that? The couplers have no vertical tabs just the slots. Not a huge deal to my mind. The wheels turn freely but I want to clean things up before I even try to apply power. It is missing a roller as well so I have to figure out how to deal with that. It had a very rough repaint and now I am considering how I want to restore it. Five minutes in the sandblaster removed the repaint quickly.
It is reassuring how nicely it looks after a quick process it definitely makes me want to keep going.
I am open to any advise. This is my first restoration. The headlight and missing roller are the big issues in my mind. But getting the motor going may be a big ordeal.
Straighten the shell and resolder any hoints if needed and then get it primed so it will not rust. You can get the pickup from train tender or hennings to name a few. Same for the light and couplers. $25-30 in parts could have it looking good. They will have repro paint as well or you can go rattle can.
What about a decal-set for this beast? Any sources?
From further research it is a 1916 transitional 150 it has the slightly longer body of a 700 and the three holes in each end with two slots for the strap headlight on that end. It has the so called type 2 motor.
Hello all
Some very nice Christmas layouts .
Today at the local Midwest TCA Christmas show ..set up a small layout with Lionel 2 7/8" and Knapp 2" ..here are a very photos and a link to the video .
Cheers Carey
Picked up this Wayandotte car at yesterdays TTOS meet. I will probably do a restoration to get the battery lights working.
Steve
I don’t post much, just lurk, but I had to put these pics up. The second pic is an old caboose that I made into a trolley/ interurban that pulls an old tank car and lumber car
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