LIONEL #26689 Flat Car with Propellers Load Review!!!

NICE and also unique flatcar load! 

That is very cool.  I had expected it was all plastic.

Good luck with the project.  Please post pictures when you are done.

Thanks.

Back in the late 1990s Lionel made the same car with metal propellers and wood frames, Lionel Naval Support 6-36016.

Is this the car from the much-maligned "Titanic Centennial Set?"  It looks very cool.  I kind of really want that set but haven't had the money.

I was going to say also didn't Lionel do that car 15 years ago?

Nice load. I wish they would do the same kind of load on a scale flatcar. K-Line made one years ago with a single, larger propellor on a die-cast four-truck well car. It shows up on eBay once in a while and usually sells in the $100 range. 

It would be quite easy to remove the load off the traditional flatcar and remount it on a scale flat. The propeller load would still look good. Also, in addition to the long scale flats, Lionel makes the shorter version scale flatcars as well, and the load would be fine on those, of course.

No, the date is always changed for each specific car to reflect its actual build date. You're correct about the additional detail, however. Lionel upgraded the molds on its traditional flatcars several years ago, and the newer cars have additional detail.

One easy way to tell the difference is to look at the steps at each end of the car. The newer molds (such as yours) have openings between each step. With the older molds, the areas between the steps are filled in.

Yeah it has openings, more detail, etc...... And yes the NICE part of this flat car is the load!  The flat car itself is not bad though!  True sprung trucks are a nice touch!