Model Train Journal

So far phone calls and emails have been met with crickets. Never had that problem when Scott was running the show.
Doesn’t inspire confidence especially when significant funds are involved.
Pete

I guess I should have asked for instructions before I tried this. I guess you just rub the lacquer thinner on the number itself? I really didn't think about it, as I don't know much about paints and such. I reckon I should have known better......................... Barry I should have mentioned you...

Whoa! Hold the scraper. Lacquer thinner will remove the lettering without damaging the paint. Just use a damp paper towel or Q tip. The Black paint on MODERN MTH and Lionel steam engines will not be damaged by lacquer thinner. Do NOT use it on any other manufacturers engines including Williams, Weav...

It’s weird, at least to me, that they numbered them as 6464-series cars. They are proportionally quite different. I don’t think they made very many of them. They sort of fell through the cracks. Too big for the traditional guys and not exactly true to prototype for the rivet counters. Price might h...

For a few years Lionel did a few “Post War Scale boxcars”. Might be one of those. They are larger than the traditional 6464s so placing this car next to a traditional car would verify that.
Here you go.

https://www.lionel.com/products/postwar ... k-6-27283/

Pete

Thank you for the compliment Bob but I am just an apprentice. You and the other scratch builders are the true artists.

Pete

This is a Stevenson NYC 0-6-0 I started a few years ago. I focus on NYC in O scale. Still have to get to Utica is get photos of the prototype to finish the piping. He is still showing NYC/NKP 0-6-0s with tenders so may have some of those to sell. https://i.ibb.co/Z6MZH1Vm/IMG-0130.jpg https://i.ibb....

I believe Stevenson Preservation 0-6-0s are ex Lobaughs. He used to sell tenders but I am not seeing them now. Might be worth an enquiry.

https://stevensonpreservationlines.com/

Pete

Big plus of the repops are freer rolling sprung trucks. I'd certainly agree with that. The few genuine postwar versions I have suffer a bit of drag in the wheelsets. I often wondered if these postwar trucks would benefit from a bit of light oiling. Coming from the tinplate world where everything ca...

I started collecting 6464s when I got back into three rail bout 25 years ago. After about 6 originals it became apparent I was never going to be able to afford all the originals and started with the remakes. I think the count is now approaching triple digits with the club cars and many of Robert Sal...

Thats been going on for many years now. Sometimes it takes a while to get booted off. Pay to play.
I find it ironic is they are asking folks to subscribe to their youtube channel so they can get a kickback after throwing them out.
Most of the talent has left that place, many voluntarily.

Pete

I used a 2200 board for Baldwin diesels. That includes sound sets for many other odd ball engines. This has the sound set for the galloping goose which is the only gasoline engine set in that collection. I documented the install here. https://www.ogrforum.com/topic/k-line-plymouth-now-with-blunami P...

This one has Blunami and could even work electro couplers if you wanted to use it in a three rail environment.

https://www.ogrforum.com/video-embed/t/ ... 474/a/true

Pete

Two rail locomotives seemed to go high, lots of rolling stock went dirt cheap. Saw deals on 3 rail engines and passenger cars but just passed. Really don’t need anything.

Pete

The ebay/amazon system looks like a classic plating system with a actual nickel rod. The only downside is I only see these kits for nickel and copper, not for other metals. Wouldn’t matter much for grab irons but if you are trying to match existing parts it might matter. From my post war restoring d...