What scale izzit?
What scale izzit?
I have some Lionel automobiles and decided to get a car carrier to put them on.
The old Evans car carriers seem a bit expensive.
Looked around and found a new one for a better price.
The cars fit rather nicely.
But there seems to be a problem negotiating curved track, it comes uncoupled from the gondola.
Is this a scale size car? I wonder if scale (Kadee) couplers would work better?
The old Evans car carriers seem a bit expensive.
Looked around and found a new one for a better price.
The cars fit rather nicely.
But there seems to be a problem negotiating curved track, it comes uncoupled from the gondola.
Is this a scale size car? I wonder if scale (Kadee) couplers would work better?
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Re: What scale izzit?
Now Wayne, you know different radius/diameter track would change everything.
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Re: What scale izzit?
89 feet long. I think you can find the old red Lionel one for less the $300. It should be $10.00
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Re: What scale izzit?
robert. wrote:It should be $10.00
I love your optimizime Robert. I'll keep looking. Today even a broken car is $12.95 USD.
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Re: What scale izzit?
a little over $50.00 to your door. Keep looking with the holidays coming thing get pricey on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-Trains-E ... SwxzBZpzYO
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-Trains-E ... SwxzBZpzYO
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Re: What scale izzit?
You should be able to find the K-Line Evans car that is or at least very close to scale (~13"). It would nominally hold six cars. Should be around $50-$70 (probably more $$ depending on the auto's that come with the car).
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Re: What scale izzit?
Thank you Chuck, I did not know about the K-Line Evans Scale Auto-Loader.
Today I see a Lionel Evans w/o cars starting bid $20 but it is rusty. I don't weather my cars, so I don't care if it is real rust--no sale.
If anyone is interested in how the real Evan's Auto-Loaders work, there are some images at this site: http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/nycautorack.htm
Today I see a Lionel Evans w/o cars starting bid $20 but it is rusty. I don't weather my cars, so I don't care if it is real rust--no sale.
If anyone is interested in how the real Evan's Auto-Loaders work, there are some images at this site: http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/nycautorack.htm
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Re: What scale izzit?
Does Menards offer the auto loader? Will the MPC carrier work for you?
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Re: What scale izzit?
Roy wrote:Does Menards offer the auto loader? Will the MPC carrier work for you?
Thank you Roy.
Menards has no Auto-Loader, only single cars on a flatcar.
I have a couple of MPC carriers. Did you know you can take the rack off the MPC flatcar and stack it on another MPC carrier to get a five high auto carrier?
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Re: What scale izzit?
webenda wrote:Did you know you can take the rack off the MPC flatcar and stack it on another MPC carrier to get a five high auto carrier?
I've never had one, but the stackability doesn't surprise me. The carriers that came with cheaper sets only had one level. As I recall, separate-sale cars had two levels. Five levels would've been monsters.
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Re: What scale izzit?
[quote="webenda"Did you know you can take the rack off the MPC flatcar and stack it on another MPC carrier to get a five high auto carrier?[/quote]
How about a double double-stack?
How about a double double-stack?
Re: What scale izzit?
Raise the bridges, bore the tunnels higher--I love it!
Love the siren on that police car too!
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Re: What scale izzit?
webenda wrote:Love the siren on that police car too!
Actually, that is a PA horn speaker; the car is the Blue Mobile from the movie The Blues Brother following the scene where Jake and Elwood "acquire" the horn from a city parks. I have the movie on a laserdisc.
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Re: What scale izzit?
webenda wrote:But there seems to be a problem negotiating curved track, it comes uncoupled from the gondola.
Is this a scale size car? I wonder if scale (Kadee) couplers would work better?
If the car measures about 22" it is scale length. As far as KDs, probably no better on that radius.
Re: What scale izzit?
Apparently the Lionel autoracks have articulated Kadee pads so that may being the minimum radius down a little bit for someone with slightly tighter curves
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