Skip to main content

5 replies

MTH Flatcar With Autos - Caution

A aussteveOGR Forum Member

I have seen some recent era Lionel flatcars that melted into the tires of the vehicle they were carrying..   Subsequent flatcars had a plastic separator to prevent from happening.  

I have a MTH flatcar with Blue/White 1964 Mustangs.  One set of the black tire supports for the flatcar to hold the Mustang are missing.  As a result the Mustang tires sit on the flatcar surface and have started reacting with the flatcar surface.  Today when I got the cars down for someone to play with I noticed one car was sort of stuck to the flatcar. 20180616_164327_00120180616_16432020180616_16431120180616_16470920180616_164411

Damage to the car tires are extremely hard to see.  The areas on the flatcar are slightly visible.   My other flatcars which all have the black tire supports have no problems.

I put a business card under the Mustang with no tire supports.

Just a heads up.

Here is the Lionel 16955 Flatcar with load and no separator from the factory20180419_135911

Attachments

Hide
Images (5)
  • 20180616_164327_001
  • 20180616_164320
  • 20180616_164311
  • 20180616_164709
  • 20180616_164411
Last edited by aussteve
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

Chris RChris ROGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Don't ever leave the horses from the Lionel postwar horse car around the water trough, either. It doesn't take long for their little feet to leave dimples in the corral's plastic. (And yes, I learned this the hard way on a "like new" item, thanks to my daughter who, when she was little, loved to pretend the horses were thirsty and would leave them "drinking" at the water trough.)

Happy training.

Chris

Add Reply

Views: 630
Post

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Ste 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

Membership Required

We're sorry. You must be signed in to continue. Sign In or Register
×
Are you sure you want to remove from your Block List?
×
Loading...
×
When you block a person, they can no longer invite you to a private message or post to your profile wall. Replies and comments they make will be collapsed/hidden by default. Finally, you'll never receive email notifications about content they create or likes they designate for your content.
Note: if you proceed, you will no longer be following .
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×

Access to this requires an OGR Forum Supporting Membership

OGR Forum Supporting Membership

Help support this forum with an OGR Forum Supporting Membership.
You will be able to watch the videos in the INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO FORUM!
A one-year OGR Forum Supporting Membership is only $12 per year, so sign up now!


    OR     


Access the ALL the OGR VIDEO FORUMS AND  over 300 back issues of OGR
with a DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION!



$12.00 per 12 Months (plus tax if applicable)
×