QUOTE: posted by 92hatchattack ok, there are some abveviations ive been seing around here that i dont know .. maybe you all can tell me what they ,mean...... TMCC DCS PSI PS2 TIU BPC
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QUOTE: Originally posted by palallin 92, This is a prewar (WWII) trainset in Standrad Gauge, which is considerably larger than O. This particular set looks to be late '20s/early '30s. It is a common, small (for Standard Gauge) set, great for getting into SG with but not really compatable with the postwar Lionel stuff you are exploring. It is constructed from tinplated sheet steel (hence the term "tinplate") and uses as pretty primative (but nearly indestructable) motor. Parts can certainly be had. Be aware that SG will be pricey compared to common O, that SG will take more room and time to get, and that SG is addictive as can be! If you dabble, you may get hooked (ask me why I know that!). [:D] Peter Riddle did a very good SG primer called "America's Standard Gague Trains." You can search eBay's "Standard Scale" listings (in trains/toys and hobbies) for SG stuff (along with lots of things that don't belong there).
QUOTE: Originally posted by 92hatchattack hey, just wondering what you guys can tell me about something like this .... 9i was just browsing ebay and i saw it ... looks pretty cool, something i might want to own one day..... what is it??? lol .... an iten like this, is it easy to find replacement parts, and is it better to leave somethinglike this in original condition, or to have it restored???? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19150&item=5942091268&rd=1
QUOTE: Originally posted by lionelsoni The thing that has been called a "crankshaft" here is the eccentric crank or return crank. I provides a motion that the valve gear needs that is 90 degrees out of phase with the main crank. On most 20th century steam locomotives it was attached to the end of the main crank pin, outside the main rod. The rod connected to it transmits its motion to any of a variety of types of valve gear. The eccentric crank of even the most admired scale models is very often at the wrong angle. The gas turbines that Daan mentioned ran on a very thick oil, not Diesel fuel. They became uneconomical when other uses were found for the fuel, which was originally very cheap. Both horizontal and vertical motors have used worm gears. The terms refer to the orientation of the motor shaft. Vertical motors have a worm on the bottom end of the shaft which engages a worm wheel on a driving axle or on a shaft connected to the driving axles by spur gears. The driving wheels may be connected together by spur gears or, in the case of some steam locomotives, by the side rods. There are two types of horizontal motors. One uses motors similar to the vertical ones, but with the motor shaft oriented fore and aft, often not truly horizontal but tilted a little. They use worm gears too, very similar to the vertical motors. The other kind of horizontal motor is like the one in your 2026, with the shaft parallel to the axles. These use only spur gears and have a typically rectangular shape, compared to the other motors, which are roughly cylindrical.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by pbjwilson 10 years ago I was just getting started in collecting and running Lionel and other O gauge trains. My picks for must haves in a post war collection.................. 736 Berkshire - Great engine that will pull anything. ZW transformer - Powers everything for a moderate size layout. Milk car and platform - best operating car ever. Rotary beacon - to lite up Lionelville. From there it's up to you. Have fun and collect what interests you.
QUOTE: Originally posted by daan The older 2026 is worth the extra price! The smoke unit works great and the extra crankshaft is more like the original. If you search a bit a turbine is a good option too. The engine is a huge vertical motor, like the ones in the earlier F3's and the 4 driving axles and huge diecast body make him a good puller. It's a bit harder to find, but also not too damn expensive. Repaint what you want to repaint. If it looks worn, it will never fetch a bonus prize, and since you want to operate it too, it will be harmed someday, somewhere.. (unless you have a pink steamer, then leave it intact) The most important thing is that you like the engine. If you keep value in mind with everything you do with the trains, there is no fun.. You can't run too fast, you can't 0-5-0 them to their sidings and you can't make them pull to the max, because everything you do to it will lower the value.. (0-5-0-ing is lifting it up and put it somewhere else.. Great find of someone on the board) The repair can easily be done by yourself, it's rugged and sturdy, simple to dismantle and easy to understand what they had in mind when building it. Apart from adding oil and grease sometimes, and may be change brushes once every 15 years, you probably won't see the inside much.. Servicing is easy, repairs are easy and ebay is loaded with spareparts and donor-engines.. Besides that, Lionel has almost everything in stock.
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