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 Posted - May 17 2015 : 06:44:18 AM
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i inherited my uncles Clementine set sadily my youngest cousin slammed her to the floor and the boiler cracked open her smokebox door flew off and to make things worse the gears had melted via battery acid
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 11:07:13 AM
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To be fair the train was NOT of the best quality But I can see the basis for the statement
Which is why people push Lionel or LGB fo the kids
Basically I am going in here nearly blind for I DONOT know anything about the family members or the train set's condition (presumably it is used?I
but I DO KNOW ABOUT TYCO PRODUCTS
And as the seventies wore on the quailty of the Tyco product went down
Basically the Clementine was a varint on the Chattanogga set
and we all know about THAT sets problems
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 6:17:48 PM
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quote:i inherited my uncles Clementine set sadily my youngest cousin slammed her to the floor and the boiler cracked open her smokebox door flew off and to make things worse the gears had melted via battery acid
Originally posted by trainfan91Â -Â May 17 2015Â :Â 06:44:18 AM
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Okay, take a deep breath. Calm....
Is this a large scale Bachmann set, or the half-zero Tyco variant of the Chattanooga?
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 7:41:31 PM
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Hard to answer that question from afar, but there are two types of "those" kids - those evil lil' trolls which delight in destroying their toys, and those that are just inept and careless. I always kept mine in good condition, as my parents weren't going to buy replacements if I broke them! I had to make them last. And I still have both my childhood trains, O-27 and HO gauges, in like-new condition.
Could just be an accident, only the poster knows for sure. I can't criticize what I didn't see or witness. But some kids just don't care how they treat their toys. I always took care of mine. Although I did burn up a Tempo Centercab diesel, probably from lack of lube, I ran it so much. I still have it, I think somewhere.  . But most of my trains survived my operating childhood. And you have to supervise those kids to make sure they treat YOUR stuff right, if there is any hint of carelessness or wanton urges of destruction, they should be refused the privilege of playing with "your" toys until they mature. Trust but verify, as Reagan said! Sorry for the loss. Battery acid? That CAN'T be HO, not many HO trains were battery operated.
Jerry
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 8:09:22 PM
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I got rid of my Chattanoogas recently, one complete, one parts. Someone might have the boiler for ya.
The power brick is a Pancake Trash (PT) block...no batteries involved in the set...so not sure how that transpired.
Find a cheap Chattanooga, swap boiler and power block in.
Dave
Edited by - ScaleCraft on May 17 2015 8:10:13 PM
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 9:42:30 PM
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quote:.
Find a cheap Chattanooga, swap boiler and power block in.
Originally posted by ScaleCraft - May 17 2015 : 8:09:22 PM
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heh I should send you mine, trainfan 
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 10:03:44 PM
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| the tyco set and this kids a little twat for sure the locomotive was made in 79 i think
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Posted - May 17 2015 : 10:06:50 PM
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quote:I got rid of my Chattanoogas recently, one complete, one parts. Someone might have the boiler for ya.
The power brick is a Pancake Trash (PT) block...no batteries involved in the set...so not sure how that transpired.
Find a cheap Chattanooga, swap boiler and power block in.
Dave
Originally posted by ScaleCraft - May 17 2015 : 8:09:22 PM
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my uncle had it in his garage before i got it stored next to a car battery
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Posted - May 18 2015 : 1:50:26 PM
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I grew up watching Gomez Addams blowing his up regularly, small wonder I have any of my old ones left.
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Posted - May 18 2015 : 9:54:49 PM
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true even my old UP GP loco from the Golden Spike set has damage 
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Posted - May 19 2015 : 12:44:48 AM
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quote:I grew up watching Gomez Addams blowing his up regularly, small wonder I have any of my old ones left.
Originally posted by shaygetz - May 18 2015 : 1:50:26 PM
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he ran o gauge lionel i stll run mine every so often
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