2239 IC Conventional Classics Set - w/ Pics

Cool pictures, and cool looking layout!

 

Are the truck mounted ladders an IC brown in color, or could that be some odd glare from the flash? Also, when did Lionel get rid of the lower MPC era ribs on the F3 shells? Is that something new?

Nice eye - I didn't even notice the brown ladders!  I just went to check the engine & Yes, they are brown, which is kind of odd.

 

As far as the ribs - not sure of the exact date, but my PWC CP  F3s  from 99 don't have them, so I would guess sometime when LLC took over. 

I always had a thing for this set, even tho' back in '55, the catalog didn't show which cars came with the IC or the Wabash. It blows me away that a young person like you is so into classic postwar Lionel, and I love it. You obviously have a great eye for the good trains, and classic postwar can never go out of style or become unfixable. Will begin saving for my copy of this set, thanks to your posting, Christopher.

Christopher, you've also got a great set of videos to watch on YouTube, too. I just saw your very cool postwar Lionel vid., and there's one shot of the Wabash set in an industrial area, tall buildings next to a Plasticville overhead bridge, and I thought it would be so cool if you could shoot a vid. reprising the '55 Lionel catalog shot entitled, "Coming or going, these diesels are the.." flashiest thing on rails, etc. It's the head to head illustration of the Illinois Central and Wabash gliding by each other in that setting. Never saw a layout that had that shot so close to the catalog...

Nice set Chris. Thanks for posting pics!

Chris,

   I just picked up this set at York for a real stea, but haven't unpacked it yetl. Does the Auto-Loader still have those dreaded plastic pieces? On my other CC sets I had to take the top level of the car apart to get them out.

Nice set.  This one is on my radar and will very likely look around for a good deal on one in the coming months.

 

Yesterday I received the Sante Fe Alco Freight Set from the 2010 (?) conventional classics offerings.  Waited a couple of years but got it for a great price.

Bradfish1- the auto loader does have the plastic inserts holding the cars in place, but I was able to just slide them out as opposed the C&O set, where I had to take the whole car apart

As much as I would like to, the layout you saw the videos of is no longer up.  That was taken on my layout in NJ (the one that was featured in last April's OGR) , which was taken down when we moved to Charlotte in June.

There is something magical about those postwar trains.  While I wasn't around when they were first produced, these are the trains I grew up with - running on my Dad's & Uncle's layouts, so most of memories of Lionel as a kid involve Postwar.    Plus like you said - they are easy to fix, which I like doing too

He isnt the only one into the classics!! I am 36! :-)