Starting another 253 restore. Pretty sad unit. I got the engine rewired, cleaned the armature and lubed. It runs great forward and reverse. Started cleaning the brass.
I used Bartenders friend with a q-tip (cotton swab)
Yes they are indented. I actually touched up one of the side panels and will clear coat. Still thinking about the Gerard green and cream inserts. I did one set for display in the house and now want one to run on the layout.
I use this HF kit to polish nickel and brass parts. I had an old skill drill that didn't have gear reduction so it runs pretty fast. I strapped it to a small bench and zip tied the trigger so it runs continuously when plugged it.. Works great. The included compound really starts to polish the brass.. But use it sparingly on nickel parts as they're only plated (e.g., Lionel prewar journals).
The polished part is a brass door from a Lionel 248 Box-cab electric (circa 1930).
Remember the ending to the fairy tale. The ugly duckling was teased and cast out throughout his childhood. After he grew up and became the most beautiful swan, he vowed never to look down upon the less fortunate.
Did not turn out as good as I wanted it, has some flaws in the paint. I thought it was the tack rag, but had the same issues with the cars that I am working on, oh well, I will figure it out. Just making a runner this time. I will be working on the cars this week.
Did not turn out as good as I wanted it, has some flaws in the paint. I thought it was the tack rag, but had the same issues with the cars that I am working on, oh well, I will figure it out. Just making a runner this time. I will be working on the cars this week.
Here is a simple four wheel tender I found last train show. I thought they were somewhat common. After all four wheel cars exist as boxcars tankers and even tenders. This model had no number stamp so what is it. After a failure at Tandem Lionel ID page, and an image search. I went to my CD...
Do you need any special tools to replace the axle bushings? The ones on my 253 have some slop in them. The bushings are not expensive. Any tricks for the install?
Starting another restore.
Lionel 253, 607 passenger cars and 608 observation car.
Engine chassis and Car Roofs are Dark Green
Engine and Cars are Girad Green
Windows are Cream
I recently bought a restored 2955, pic from Ebay below, which has the Shell decal but the one on the right shows 715 only. The frame is marked 2955. The seller added postwar couplers during the restoration. They are similar to, but not the same as the 715 couplers. When I asked him about the...
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