Weekend Photos - 09/25/2020

[healey36]

A recent purchase from our favorite online auction site, a Lionel 629 Pullman:



The copper journals, which could stand a good cleaning, dates it to 1931-1932. Cement the mottled inserts back into the "clerestory" windows and its good to go. I'll add this to the 248/629/630 set that I have.

[chuck]

Verry Nice! Thanks for sharing.

[healey36]

Yup, it's the nicest of the four pieces I have now. The others are well-worn, to say the least. I picked up the 248 box-cab probably close to 20 years ago, partially disassembled, tossed in a box on a table at one of the meets Lorne Strickler used to run at the Porters, Pa., fire hall. A previous owner had re-wheeled it, and then apparently gave up on it. It has a nasty ding in the top of the body and it's pretty scuffed up. I recall having my daughter with me at the time and she thought it looked neat, being red. There were a few bits missing, the whistle, the pantograph, a couple of the grab irons, and the screws that hold the body onto the sheet-metal frame. It runs well, I just need to rewire the cast headlamp. We added the cars later to make a set (can't recall the number).



There was a time I would have stripped the shell and repainted it, but I've come to appreciate the dings and scratches on these things now. I don't fool myself into thinking they are nicked up by some kid; maybe, but more likely they've had the hell beaten out of them being carted from train meet to train meet.

[chuck]

If you want it ti look like new there are plenty of reproductions made over the years.

It's a toy and it looks like a well used one. Clean it up, maybe touch up scratches where there could be some rust. Otherwise, enjoy it as it is.

[J. S. Bach]

Yup, it's the nicest of the four pieces I have now. The others are well-worn, to say the least. ...snip...

More like "well-played with".

[rogruth]

Do I understand that the above 629 has original paint? It has not been redone?
It's 2 or 3 years0lder than me. Wish I was in that kind of condition !

[healey36]

Yup, original paint. I checked all of the tabs and none of them have been straightened for disassembly. The insert tabs often break off when you attempt to bend them.