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 Posted - November 11 2008 : 4:41:10 PM
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I dug this one out of a shoe box & noticed I can't find a maker mark on the underside.
It is primarily metal, tender sides & engine cab are plastic. It has the old style 'slot car'?? motor.
Pick up appears to be the brass wheels on 1 side of the tender. Which bothers me as the tender body sways like a palm tree in a good wind. Which may explain why it runs quite erratically. Speeds up/ slows down unassisted.
Any ideas on who made it/era/ & how to get it running more smoothly?
Thanks
Tanked
Edited by - TankedEngine on November 11 2008 4:42:38 PM
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 4:50:48 PM
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| Definitely an old Tyco/Mantua old-time steamer. For electrical pickup, clean loco wheels AND tender wheels. Also clean the surfaces between the tender and tender trucks. I've used fine steel wool on tender trucks. Some advise against this, but if the trucks are disconnected from the tender, there's no chance of getting steel in the motor. These locos tend to have a wobble in the tender. You could file the tender trucks and mounting area a bit, as many Tycos have little nubs that the trucks ride on rather than the tender floor. You could also add some weight to the tender. For the motor, carefully oil the front and rear bearings (and clean/lube the axle bearings also). You could even clean the commutator (motor shaft). Hope this helps.
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 8:23:14 PM
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quote:Definitely an old Tyco/Mantua old-time steamer. For electrical pickup, clean loco wheels AND tender wheels. Also clean the surfaces between the tender and tender trucks.
Originally posted by Adams-November 11 2008: 4:50:48 PM
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Thanks
I am always hazy about where the electrical pickup is meant to occur on these older locos wired back to the tender.
Are you saying the loco wheels & tender wheels bothl pick up??
Tanked
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 10:14:39 PM
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Not being a smart ass,but the wheel arrangement is a 4-6-0.
Carl T.
President of the Cape James Terminal RR.
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Posted - November 12 2008 : 11:05:30 AM
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| Yes, the tender wheels pick up from one rail, and the loco wheels from the other. You'll notice the non-pickup wheels being insulated or plastic.
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Posted - November 14 2008 : 12:12:40 PM
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| It's missing the motor cap, smokestack and the tender load piece (there were two, a wood load and a top deck with coal load and toolboxes on the sides).
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 Posted - November 15 2008 : 02:51:04 AM
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Lovely model!
A Papermate fat-stick pen cap will remedy the missing smokestack.
Cardboard works great for your tender cap.
Mine was painted for the Western & Atlantic Railway.
I removed the railings, steam and sand domes.
Painted it flat black.
Then, I scraped the black off where the boiler rings are, any raised lines on the boiler, and the foot boards. Replaced the sand and steam domes.
Viola! Work of art.
The irregular speed... mine does that too. I just pretend that the engineer is undecided on how fast he wants the locomotive to go. "Hang on passengers!"
John
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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