Weaver car parts

If you can't find Weaver parts you might want to try and use Lionel parts. These are available and while they might not be identical, they should be close.

Pete

Thanks Norton I never thought of that and that gives me another option. Thanks.........Paul

Also brass parts. Brake weels are easy- both PSC and o scale america [Des Plains hobbies] have them. O scale America also has the brass drop down bridge plates- but they are not cheap for a set.

Paul, you should track down and contact Bob Lavezzi (from Linden, NJ, I believe).  He was set up at a local train show here in MA a couple weeks ago and had a ton of Weaver replacement parts.  

I don't know if he had the specific items you're looking for, but certainly worth a try as he purchased a good portion of Weaver's parts inventory when they closed up.

Weaver replacement diecast trucks (to replace the plastic ones) were impossible to find during the last several years Weaver was in business. If anyone has a source for those, I'd like to know it. I understand Lionel will be making these (for their new line of Weaver-based boxcars) - looking forward to their availability.

Breezinup, as stated above, contact Bob Lavezzi for those die cast trucks, esp the roller bearing ones.

According to Joe Hayter, Lionel got the parts inventory that was in the warehouse, you can try contacting Lionel. I was at Weaver just before they closed, and Joe got some TOFC parts for me, and there were boxes stacked to the ceiling with various parts.

Don

Bowser/Selley has  nice brake wheels and other detail parts. 

Weaver parts are N/A.

Not having access to ladders and die-cast LD trucks/ couplers put the hobby in a bad situation.

In speaking with Bob Lavezzi at the local train show a couple weeks ago, he told me he sold out of the die-cast (LD) friction-bearing (Bettendorf-style) trucks very quickly after purchasing Weaver's remaining inventory.  

As we all know, they were a "hot" item.  I sure am glad fellow Forum member "Rail" (Don) helped me secure 20 pair of them from Joe at Weaver right before they closed up!

Bob DOES, however, have a lot of the roller-bearing style die-cast trucks remaining...as evidenced by the large quantity he had available for sale at the show.  If you're looking for roller-bearing style, he has them!

He had 3 or 4 tables literally covered with Weaver replacement parts.  I saw motors, wiring harnesses, lights, gears, steam & diesel locomotive wheel sets, steam boiler shells, steam trailing & tender trucks, diesel truck side frames, diesel pilots, railings, etc...and a ton of smaller detail parts that I really didn't pay attention to as I was only looking for die-cast freight car trucks!

I would certainly contact Bob if I were searching for specific replacement parts before assuming there are none available.  It's worth a shot simply based on the shear quantities of parts I saw at the show!

Paul 2,

Shoot me a private email mreagan@lionel.com I "may" be able to help. I believe I have a couple parts laying around that I may be able to help you out with. They will not be painted but they came out of the tool used to make the car you have (read into this no modifications required!).

Thanks,
Mike

Nice gesture by Lionel's Mike Reagan!!

Does anyone have contact information for Bob Lavezzi?

Mike has been going above and beyond the call of duty supporting all us. Stand up person.