mine is the Lionel with Harnischfeger crane
Bob C.
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mine is the Lionel with Harnischfeger crane
Bob C.
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One that I sold. Was a depressed diecast flatcar from K-Line with a huge propeller for a ship. Think it was a Western Maryland. Got into 3RS and didn't want to convert it over. Didn't want to try and then have it not work. Something about that massive propeller anchored down that looked really cool. The car itself was just okay.
I was collecting postwar Lionel flat cars with loads for a while. Never did get all of them. It would be tough for me to pick a favorite group, let alone a single favorite car.
I guess I'd pick the 6511 long flat car with pipes and die cast truck mounting plates. The pipes were fragile, and are often found in poor condition or missing. Reproduction pipes are fairly common.
Lionel offered replacement pipes. They came in a small box, marked 6511-24. They were considered more desirable than the car, but with declining interest, who knows?
I also like the Lionel flatcars with military truck loads by Pyro for their rarity in perfect condition
Bob C.
Dennis Holler
very interesting pictures
Bob C.
that's more like it Dennis.
Mine was the 2411 and 6411 die cast flat cars. They haul everything from Reenactors equipment to logs on my layout.
SOO LINE
Very impressive flatcar. did you make the loads yourself?
Bob C.
No Robert.
Lionel made these some time back (I think the 90's). The loads are nice but I never cared for the flatcars they were on so I moved them to a Lionel flat, weathered the wood base, added chain and fastened down.
Dave
Thought those came with the Titanic set as well.
Here is my other favorite load Almost looks like a giant Piggy. Would like to build a scale load like this and place it on a nice Max Gray brass flat car.
Here you go ... literally. A vintage Gilbert AF 25515.
Bob
Any with a tank or other military load
-Greg
mine is a home made load of Iron Re-bar. easy to do and looks great on a heavy duty freight consist
Favorite load - not necessarily; favorite flatcar? Yes.
Before: - K-Line die-cast model of modern welded car:
After:
The paint scheme is accurate per photos; to back-date the flatcar, I added Micro-Mark 3-dimensional rivet decals:
And for all you fellow closet Marxists out there, there's this MOW water car (all Marx except the paint and Lionel couplers on Marx trucks) -
My favorite load is Weaver 50 ft flat car with M2/3 Bradleys. I have about 12 or 13 of them.
I like tha Nike flatcar very much. I also have that Nike model. am a big missile enthusiast. and thanks for serving
Bob C.
Military loads, all kinds.....
Especially....."tank cars"....
Peter
Peter,
Where those models or diecast military loads. Looks good.
I, too, like the K-line (I miss K-line) die-cast 1:48 propeller flat - I have it. Problem is, so far as I know, a propeller would never be shipped in that position: 2 blades up, one down. A top-heavy situation.
I forget if it can be re-positioned.
One reason I like propeller cars is that I live in a seaport city where propellers are/were made for ocean-going ships. Those pre-cad/cam mold-makers had some set of skills.
Mine is a flat car I received for this past Christmas from my daughter and her husband. He works for Case/New Holland. She put it together with Pennsylvania flatcar from Menard's.
Randy T posted:Peter,
Where those models or diecast military loads. Looks good.
Mostly (>90%) diecast. Two (I believe) are kits.
Peter
Marx Deluxe Delivery
Some very interesting flatcars
Bob C.
Mine is pipes big transformers and lumber and heavy machines.Almost forgot steel beams.
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