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Collector Corner / Re: The AF 3315 PreWar O gauge
« on: March 11, 2025, 03:54:52 PM »
Thank you for that. 3315
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Collector Corner / Re: The AF 3323 1937 O gauge
« on: December 10, 2024, 07:01:53 AM »
There is good reading.
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Collector Corner / Re: The AF 3323 1937 O gauge
« on: November 23, 2024, 09:28:16 AM »
My problem is verifying the engine. This information was on the tag when I bought it.
Is it 3323? A you tube video had one but it was not the bell version, Another video has a bell. but had a side switch and was listed as a 3307.
Another puzzle I have is the purpose of a side arm as viewed here.
Thank you for any information that will assist me.
Is it 3323? A you tube video had one but it was not the bell version, Another video has a bell. but had a side switch and was listed as a 3307.
Another puzzle I have is the purpose of a side arm as viewed here.
Thank you for any information that will assist me.
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Collector Corner / The AF 3315 PreWar O gauge
« on: November 23, 2024, 09:19:18 AM »
This is a recent purchase of mine. The is an O gauge three rail engine. I was in the back on a shelf at local antique shop.
The cab is damaged, and the drive wheel are shot but I am confident I can get replacements.
The reverse switch is a slide on the front of the engine. A bonus feature is the bell in the back.
The cab is damaged, and the drive wheel are shot but I am confident I can get replacements.
The reverse switch is a slide on the front of the engine. A bonus feature is the bell in the back.
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General Discussion / Re: The cast sleigh motor 1684
« on: May 29, 2024, 05:47:07 PM »
Thanks,
I see the alternate number on the page.
I did notice the cluster gear from the picture. Now I can move forward to get this motor running.
I see the alternate number on the page.
I did notice the cluster gear from the picture. Now I can move forward to get this motor running.
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General Discussion / Re: The cast sleigh motor 1684
« on: May 28, 2024, 05:37:50 AM »
One problem I had was matching up the motor to the engine number. After all the views, I revisited the postwar manual and found the 1655 which has the double reduction gear. Made in 1948. The wheels are geared differently from the 1654. I know the gear is a 1655m-5. Page 122 of the Greenberg Repair Manual.
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General Discussion / Re: Show me a video of your old Lionel toy train layout
« on: May 24, 2024, 06:02:15 AM »
This video displays seven different engines running.
The outer loop is O gage.
Then a Lionel HO engine in a loop.
The 248 is on 027track in a figure 8.
In the beginning of the video on the left, up on the wall is a 50 Gang car.
To the right is o gage run with DC on a back and forth trolley line.
The outer elevated trestle is American Flyer.
The inner trestle is 027.
I will have have to look at it closer to id some of the engines.
The outer loop is O gage.
Then a Lionel HO engine in a loop.
The 248 is on 027track in a figure 8.
In the beginning of the video on the left, up on the wall is a 50 Gang car.
To the right is o gage run with DC on a back and forth trolley line.
The outer elevated trestle is American Flyer.
The inner trestle is 027.
I will have have to look at it closer to id some of the engines.
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General Discussion / The cast sleigh motor 1684
« on: May 23, 2024, 08:33:22 PM »
For this motor I am interested in part numbers for the double reduction motor intermediate gears and wheels.
I have the frame but do not know exactly what engine it was in originally. I have found other engines with the same single reduction motor, but I cannot find one with a double reduction gearing.
Thanks for any information.
I have the frame but do not know exactly what engine it was in originally. I have found other engines with the same single reduction motor, but I cannot find one with a double reduction gearing.
Thanks for any information.
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General Discussion / Re: 1516T or 1588T Love me Tender
« on: April 04, 2024, 02:13:14 PM »
Thanks for the Picture!
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General Discussion / Re: 1516T or 1588T Love me Tender
« on: April 02, 2024, 09:04:13 PM »
Thank you for that information. I would like to see one. Maybe at a show, now that I know what to look for.
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General Discussion / 1516T or 1588T Love me Tender
« on: March 31, 2024, 04:42:51 PM »
In the 1936 catalog I found a four wheel tender that has the metal box like a 1689T. It is shown in the spring driven set as a 1516T (page 46)and can be found behind a 1588 torpedo, as a 1588T (page 45). Is there really any difference?
So far, I have collected two and neither were stamped.
So far, I have collected two and neither were stamped.
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General Discussion / Re: need another way to couple a Lionel prewar 226E
« on: March 31, 2024, 04:33:19 PM »
Steam engines are not a problem. I just use an appropriate tender. Some tenders are adjusted to take higher level cars too.
I shop around for old tenders just for that purpose.
I shop around for old tenders just for that purpose.
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General Discussion / Re: Interesting Auction Items
« on: March 20, 2024, 02:06:25 PM »
I never had a chance to get an 822. Years ago I did get the 820 boxcar and it has an end stamp number,
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How To and Technical Information / Re: Cleaning American Flyer Rubber Roadbed
« on: March 19, 2024, 09:06:25 AM »
I like your solution! No pun intended. You can surely handle a bulk cleaning job that way.
I find that Easy Off is a simple fast way to remove paint from metal and most plastics.
All I do is hold an inverted freezer bag around an item. Spray it outside. Then seal it up with a clothespin and let it set.
Some paints are ready in three hours but the old prewar paints sit overnight.
If one try is not enough a second is even better.
Technically the lye does not burn, it is a base and just dissolves the skin. Wearing protective gloves is always a good idea
Lowes now carries a larger size can of Easy Off, Just as good as the Walmart can but more.
I find that Easy Off is a simple fast way to remove paint from metal and most plastics.
All I do is hold an inverted freezer bag around an item. Spray it outside. Then seal it up with a clothespin and let it set.
Some paints are ready in three hours but the old prewar paints sit overnight.
If one try is not enough a second is even better.
Technically the lye does not burn, it is a base and just dissolves the skin. Wearing protective gloves is always a good idea
Lowes now carries a larger size can of Easy Off, Just as good as the Walmart can but more.
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How To and Technical Information / Re: Post War Lionel F-3 Power Trucks
« on: March 19, 2024, 08:55:46 AM »
I know this is an old thread and the OP has been gone a few years. I cannot resist.
F-3 trucks are brittle and need a good wheel puller to get them off without breaking.
I circumvented this method buy using ordinary putty knives that are slotted for the axle.
You just work the knife under the wheel and then use the other one from the opposite side.
With the handle sticking out, I suspend the whole truck, usually on an open vise.
Then I tap the axle out of the wheel and catch the truck with a small drift pin
The flats of the putty knives take all the pressure off the edge of the wheel.
If you use a wheel puller I would like to know about it
F-3 trucks are brittle and need a good wheel puller to get them off without breaking.
I circumvented this method buy using ordinary putty knives that are slotted for the axle.
You just work the knife under the wheel and then use the other one from the opposite side.
With the handle sticking out, I suspend the whole truck, usually on an open vise.
Then I tap the axle out of the wheel and catch the truck with a small drift pin
The flats of the putty knives take all the pressure off the edge of the wheel.
If you use a wheel puller I would like to know about it
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