Gunmetal grey lionel 2666T

No gunmetal 2666W tenders. 2689W, Yes

Most of the 1938-only 224E & all of the 1666E sets came with the gunmetal 2689.  It's doubtful Lionel would have made a run of gunmetal 2666s after production of the black ones started & continued up to the war.

ADCX Rob posted:

Most of the 1938-only 224E & all of the 1666E sets came with the gunmetal 2689.  It's doubtful Lionel would have made a run of gunmetal 2666s after production of the black ones started & continued up to the war.

So was the only prewar o scale tender in gunmetal color the diecast 2224w?  I am aware of the sheetmetal gunmetal tenders like the 2225, but those are not even close to scale. 

Yes, gray 2224 tenders exist, but scarce. Post a pic.

Chuck Sartor posted:

Yes, gray 2224 tenders exist, but scarce. Post a pic.

Hi.  Here is the one I saw marked 2666

That picture that Mongo posted is a fake. No plastic tenders were painted gray.

mongo6407 posted:

ADCX Rob posted:

Most of the 1938-only 224E & all of the 1666E sets came with the gunmetal 2689.  It's doubtful Lionel would have made a run of gunmetal 2666s after production of the black ones started & continued up to the war.

So was the only prewar o scale tender in gunmetal color the diecast 2224w?  I am aware of the sheetmetal gunmetal tenders like the 2225, but those are not even close to scale. 

Their are others... the gunmetal 225E came with a 2225W or 2235W tender, the gunmetal 763 came with a 2263W or 263W oil tender or 2226W coal tender.

Chuck Sartor posted:

...No plastic tenders were painted gray.

Until MUCH  later...

The 2224T/2224W were Gun Metal for 1 year only, in 1939. In 1940, they were all black tenders.  The other gun metal tenders used, do not fit your criteria, (1689/2689’s).  The one year only issue makes them scarce & hard to find.

TeleDoc posted:

The 2224T/2224W were Gun Metal for 1 year only, in 1939. In 1940, they were all black tenders.  The other gun metal tenders used, do not fit your criteria, (1689/2689’s).  The one year only issue makes them scarce & hard to find.

Thanks.  So the consensus is that the one I found is not a real variation.  Does anyone have a suggestion on where to find a real gunmetal 2224w?

mongo6407 posted:

Thanks.  So the consensus is that the one I found is not a real variation.  Does anyone have a suggestion on where to find a real gunmetal 2224w?

Auctions and places like York PA.  This is a tough one. Been looking for 5-6 years now pretty hard, and have found 3, but condition or price kept me from acquiring, they are pricey buggers in C7-C8 condition.

what exactly is the Lionel "gunmetal" finish? Is it paint over a regular casting? I rarely see one that looks good they seem to always have this rough worn appearance unless I am just seeing bad examples.