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WHAT MY FATHER WANTED FOR HIS 80th BIRTHDAY

Alex MAlex MOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hello everyone,

 

         I asked my father what can I get you for your 80th Birthday, I thought he would say something like a shirt or a pair of pants. Instead he said my one wish is for you  to install command control in my original Lionel conventionally controlled engine. He also asked me to completely take it apart, rebuild it and also repaint and letter it. So I told him it would be my pleasure to do this for you. This was a lot of fun too do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

                 Well wasting no time, I completely took it apart and went to work on it. Here's some of the details.

 

 

         Also a big thank you to Box car Bill

 

Installed ERR A/C commander and ERR Rail sounds

 

Installed LED headlight

 

Installed brand new brushes

 

Completely cleaned and lubed the motor

 

Installed newer tender trucks with pick up rollers

 

Added a 6 pin tether between engine and tender

 

Complete paint job on the engine and tender

 

FUTURE WORK 

 

Add a rear LED tender light

 

Add a rear electro coupler

 

Letter the tender

 

Add clear coat

 

Here's some pictures and video's of it

Thanks for looking

Alex

 

 

 

 

 

 

          ORIGINAL

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          ORIGINAL

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          ORIGINAL TENDER PARTS

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         BARE TENDER CHAASIS

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          ORIGINAL PILOT

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          NEW PAINT

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      ERR A/C COMMANDER AND RAIL SOUNDS IN TENDER

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Alex MAlex MOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hello everyone,

 

 I thank you all so very much for your wonderful comments, I'm so honored to be a part of this forum, and have such great friends here.

 

   As John Korling said, the conventional guys must be up in arms  and I did feel kind of funny to do this . But Being my dad is  80 years old now, I figured I should give him what he wants.

 

For you guys out there who are looking to adopt me, I'll go with the family who buys me the new VL Big boy . LOL Just kidding !!!!!!!!

 

Marty and Chris, I also enjoy threads like this.

 

Ben, yes and it has a little draw that holds hair pins. LOL

 

John S  that's just like my kids, they are as lazy as can be .

 

John, I'll post a video soon of a trip around my layout 

 

I THANK YOU ALL for the Birthday wishes, I will pass them on too my father

 

Thanks very much,

Alex

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