I posted this on the 3 Rail forum, a member suggested that this forum may be the better place to seek help.
If interested, let me know and I will email you more information and pictures
This car belongs to a friend and he is interested in having it restored. He only has the engine, no rolling stock
Brent
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id just restore these 2 engines for a member on these forum..engine 42 was in sad shape...got new parts comming for engine 42 light and bells..
No need to restore her!
She just needs a bath and some new wheels. Actually the paint is quite nice!!!
If he would seriously like it cleaned and repaired I can provide info for the best guy around. I can be reached at willowriverantiques@yahoo.com.
Dont let anyone talk your friend out of those little green flags either!
to make viewing a little easier, i unzipped the folder and downsized the images a bit...
i agree that you should at least give it a good cleaning first. i would drop out the motor, get an old toothbrush and some dish-washing liquid in warm water and have at her. use a good hot blast with a hair dryer to evaporate every bit of moisture and then see where to go from there. the brass rails look as though they might need replating and you're missing at least one handrail stanchion that could probably be found as an original part, but i have a feeling the paint will clean up well enough that a restoration would likely lower the value. the wheels look shot, but i know there are sources for those.
good luck...gary
quote:i would drop out the motor, get an old toothbrush and some dish-washing liquid in warm water and have at her.
At least some of the paint prewar Lionel used is water soluable. If the red paint on those pilots is the same as the red I've run across, it will just about wash off with plain water.
When cleaning trains, always try working in an inconspicous spot first.
That engine is way to nice to restore. All it needs is new wheels and a good cleaning.
agreed, carefully clean it and run it!
Cleaned up that will make a nice little engine.
Cleaned up that will make a nice little engine.
Little? Do you have any idea how big that engine is. It is Standard Gauge and the 2nd largest electric made in the pre-war period. The 381 is only slightly longer but only has one motor. This bad boy has 2 motors.
Please do not have this engine restored. It's way too nice as it is, and should be conserved for what it is. If that does not satisfy the owner, then I would recommend selling it in original condition, and look for another one in the condition required, or, just go the repro route, if one that's as shiny as a new car is desired.
Nothing beats an original though. Nothing.
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