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Post by Adam on Apr 9, 2024 17:53:20 GMT
I can’t tell the difference in the photo. Looks good to me. Yup, probably symptomatic of my anal-retentiveness. The lighting is terrible...in brighter light it's more noticeable, I guess. Did you put glazing in the windows of the ones you're refurbishing? I'm wondering if I should do that. Not yet but that’s the plan. It’s on the to do list which seems to be growing by the day. |
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Post by healey36 on Apr 9, 2024 17:56:39 GMT
Yup, probably symptomatic of my anal-retentiveness. The lighting is terrible...in brighter light it's more noticeable, I guess. Did you put glazing in the windows of the ones you're refurbishing? I'm wondering if I should do that. Not yet but that’s the plan. It’s on the to do list which seems to be growing by the day. Yes...funny how that happens. Latest project, a putz-style cardboard church for the Christmas display:  Just getting going on this.
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Post by Adam on Apr 9, 2024 19:44:10 GMT
Not to mention I still have the other two cars to strip and repaint. Time really is the commodity that seems to be in short supply.
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Post by mrmeep on Aug 21, 2024 17:26:03 GMT
That is an excellent job! Remember, the original paint is over
100 years old! It has patina, whereas the new paint is ... new.
With a year or so, it, too should "age out" and pretty well be
a match.
I wouldn't do anything with it the way you have it. Looks very
good! Just run and enjoy it! I have many similar items like yours
and this method has worked well for me. Others see the items and
can't see the difference.
Also, there WERE differences in the original paintings as well,
so there is that.
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Post by healey36 on Aug 21, 2024 21:00:01 GMT
Not justifying the previous owners work, I will say that these couplers confused the heck out of me when I first encountered then. I didn't even understand how they would couple; never mind how they were attached to the car. It took some research and head scratching before I figured them out. Lionel's first-gen latch coupler was not their finest moment. Everyone else was using tab/slot couplers, or a variation thereof - not sure why Lionel had to make things more complicated. One thing...the original latch coupler was spring-loaded which helped to keep them from separating. I don't think I've ever seen a repro latch coupler that includes the spring, so a bit more likely to part under use.
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Post by rtraincollector on Aug 27, 2024 16:30:24 GMT
Just a side comment on how it could of happened, as I have seen similar results before and the person didn't twist them off. Train jumped the track and ended up hanging over the side of the table. ( this is why I build my layouts to the edge of the room. I have one end open but even that is enclosed all but about 3'. And I stand there LOL. I also build in about 5" so I don't run into the wall because of going to fast, which I do not like to do anyway.
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