Amongst the other bits of junk resident in a box of stuff I got a couple of months ago (which resulted in a nice shiny Marx 666 and Lionel Scout tender; see my earlier article) was a Lionel 1867 flat car in truly pitiable shape. No horses, no fence, no wheels, no truss rods, snapped in half...a total write-off.
Except, of course, to Yr, Humble Servant, who wanted a flat car anyway for his Marx/Scout consist. Why buy another flatcar when this one could be put back in service with a little TLC?
Here's the patient after repairs! Glued back together using stripwood as a brace, Scout trucks from a donor gondola (which is scheduled to get the 1876's trucks, now rewheeled, later on), and truss rods fabricated from brown wire I had on hand (and secured with wedges of other stripwood I had on hand).
And here's the 1867 along with the rest of my Lionel Scout consist (courtesy of the kind efforts of fellow lister Jim Kaufman! Thanks, Jim!), ready to be coupled to my Marx 666... ;-)
Just goes to show that pretty much ANY total wreck of a car can be fixed, given a little TLC...
Mitch
I have a few Scout pieces that I will give you if you PM me an email address. I have a scout tender that is good except for paint chips and a little rust. One axle and two wheels are missing, and the base is bent on one corner. This should be easily straightened. I also have a 1005 tank car that is good except for rust on the frame. It has a broken uncoupling pin on one coupler. I have a blue gondola somewhere that was part of my first train. I sold everything except the gondola as it has a broken plastic truck side and one of the axles doesn't stay in place. I also have the original 35 watt transformer. It is not in very good shape but still should work OK.
Done and done! Thank you kindly! :D
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