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Post by af3020 on Sept 7, 2024 17:02:30 GMT
Healey36, I think you will have a tough time finding unvarnished Lionel houses. Every one of those houses I've seen, including the two I have, are varnished. Varnishing was a common practice with litho back then. Indeed, it is one reason you don't want to store these buildings or any other varnished item wrapped in protective paper - any storage which allows the paper to press against the litho will result in the paper leaving marks on the varnish surface if the storage conditions are "right". By the way, nice job on the garage.  An example of varnish damage due to paper  well shoot - I pressed the wrong button - I didn't mean to like my own post!  |
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Post by healey36 on Sept 8, 2024 12:48:15 GMT
Varnishing was a common practice with litho back then. That's very interesting, af; I had no idea that varnishing was a common practice. I have this 118 tunnel that a previous owner gave a coat of varnish...other than the glossy finish, it's not too apparent (although the color appears to have darkened quite a bit over time). 
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Post by healey36 on Sept 8, 2024 13:02:15 GMT
Another route-map car:  |
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Post by af3020 on Sept 8, 2024 19:50:06 GMT
What we have here are obviously two examples of output during the work week. Friday afternoon  First thing Monday morning after a wild weekend  |
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Post by rtraincollector on Sept 9, 2024 0:24:48 GMT
Here is an updated pictures of most of my trains.
At least one more shelf to be built below the one above.
At bottom of picture, the orange cars I have a 392E to pull them and I have apple green cars coming in to go behind the engine.
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Post by healey36 on Sept 14, 2024 14:11:52 GMT
A number of irons in the fire, but no side-shot photos of progress, so here's one from the Dinky archives, a Morris army staff car and its diecast counterpart:  Hurtling through the space and time continuum, you might remember this vehicle from the opening credits of Hogan's Heroes.  |
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Post by atsda on Sept 16, 2024 2:33:08 GMT
Thanks for the interesting Sep 7 and 8 posts. Alfred
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Post by seayakbill on Sept 16, 2024 10:40:36 GMT
GN and Milwaukee electric power on the S&Y RR  |
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 21, 2024 19:25:27 GMT
For this week’s side shot, here’s a puzzle: Is this a brand new Lionel VL Erie Triplex? If you think it is, then . . .
HA HA, FOOLED YA! This is one of MTH’s original versions, Premier with PS2. I’ve had this for years and it’s a true beast.
It’s also the only MTH engine out of the very few I have that has given me trouble straight out of the box and even more rarely had to have an operating component replaced - both were smoke unit issues. I’ve looked at the Lionel VL version, which I have yet to see in anything other than a video, and of course it is feature-rich compared to mine with a swinging bell, smoking whistle and the wheelslip feature on the tender drivers, but even without all that this thing is, well, a beast. It lumbers along the track with all of that running gear operation and its own distinctive Erie sounds. Mine’s developed a fault post-smoke unit repair in that it won’t run smoothly in reverse - but I just don’t try backing it up!
P.S. I notice for the first time ever that mine does not have whitewalls, which I think has become a bone of contention on another Triplex thread (about the Halloween version). Personally I like whitewalls but their absence on this monster seems appropriate.
P.P.S. While I am reminiscing about MTH models of the past, I’ve dusted off this Great Northern W-1 that I have mentioned on another thread. Not exactly riveting in the sound/operating features departments but a treat to look at IMHO. The perspective distorts its size as it is only slightly longer than the Triplex:
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Post by atsda on Sept 23, 2024 15:52:11 GMT
harborbelt70, sorry to hear about your problem engine. Alfred
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 28, 2024 11:11:01 GMT
Finally here is a new side shot from me. This is a special run from Brady’s Trains that I was put on to in a posting by rockymountaineer , a flag-themed Auxiliary Water Tender:
I got this to run with my Legacy #8444 UP FEF-3. It isn’t perfect match except for the silver bearing caps and the black background but I like it as it goes with the nice silver and black theme of the engine and tender:
The sound set is quite loud and I haven’t yet mastered how to tone it down, especially the rail clatter and “bump and grind” effect but that’s next on the agenda.
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Post by seayakbill on Sept 28, 2024 12:10:25 GMT
Northern Pacific Terminal switcher, a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific RR  |
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Post by healey36 on Oct 5, 2024 12:35:30 GMT
A faded Flyer 3201 cabin car waiting for a trip through the polishing shed:  We'll see how it looks coming out the other side.  |
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Post by af3020 on Oct 5, 2024 15:47:30 GMT
A few boxcars  |
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Post by healey36 on Oct 5, 2024 16:01:39 GMT
Outstanding, but what's that car in the second row from the bottom, all the way on the right? Looks like it's made from salvaged lithographed bits, and recently.
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