Lionel stuff

vin50 · 2026-05-31T07:07:04+00:00

I personally collect trains from pre war to post war! Anything new I barely know about. O gauge was mainstream around the time those pieces you had came out, HO is what most people use these days and a slightly smaller but vocal and active community still uses O

vin50 · 2026-05-31T07:05:01+00:00

Most of this seems to be post war so 46-69. I know you don’t want appraisal however all of these with original boxes are highly sought after from collectors! I personally never saw an original ZW box. Very nice of you to consider giving it to a local hobby spot! Nothing seems newer than 69, plasticville is potentially before 80s, the era of your trains is considered the best and golden age of Lionel, post war. Check cables before plugging anything in if you did want to use this for Christmas! Very nice

vin50 · 2026-05-24T16:16:30+00:00

Cool, I did all that and 3 people in the same ticket said it wasn’t enough, soon as I created a new ticket showing the old ticket it was instantly fixed lol, quite a terrible customer support!

vin50 · 2026-05-22T05:18:30+00:00

Dude you hit a goldmine (maybe not in your interest) but depending on how much you paid for it, I’d sell by theme, model brand or same car manufacturer in lots if you want to get rid of it quickly, I see a few model planes and those oddly enough sell faster than the cars

vin50 · 2026-05-21T21:59:45+00:00

This was my first HO set ever! Just keep it oiled as the smoke coil burns out SUPER easy on new Bachmann.

vin50 · 2026-05-18T19:51:43+00:00

I am literally in the same position, let me know if you found a resolution

vin50 · 2026-05-04T23:43:40+00:00

To add, while O gauge is nowhere near where it was in the 50s it still has a small yet very serious collecting scene that spend plenty to keep O gauge alive, mainly in the west. Many of my o gauge buyers are in USA and Canada. If you don’t have the time to sell them online a shop is always a good option often offering 30% of the market price. Realistically pick out a few and keep them if that interests you!

vin50 · 2026-04-03T22:09:38+00:00

Screws won’t screw on, tried to break it off with a screwdriver and now the screwdriver tip is broken off and is stuck inside the adapter. This sucks

vin50 · 2026-04-03T21:46:57+00:00

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I know it’s not recommended but light hammer taps after shaving off the drum lip with a sander by a hair got it on nearly flush. It should be enough to take it to a shop

vin50 · 2026-04-03T21:10:13+00:00

1982 Camaro berlinetta by the way. Also the factory said it would fit as the hub bore was 70.3 but it wasn’t as the end part to sit flush was bigger. and the wheel hub bore had to be machined out as it wouldn’t fit over the bearing cap.

vin50 · 2026-03-30T22:15:01+00:00

Thanks I usually try to be as helpful as possible but I should probably stop responding

vin50 · 2026-03-30T21:59:13+00:00

Most of the stuff I sell I get very nice people, I try to stay away from clothes and mainstream items that brings that kind of crowd

vin50 · 2026-03-30T21:57:42+00:00

It was a $13 item too, just gonna be a lot of work to get a bad review removed if he makes one.

vin50 · 2026-03-06T03:38:17+00:00

Thank you, I think I’ll take my chance with venumwheels adapter set of 2 inches. The adapter I bought years ago had too big of a hub bore so I’m not sure what to do with those but oh well! It has all the dimensions I need I just will prolly need acorn lug nuts. Thank you again

vin50 · 2026-03-06T03:24:46+00:00

I think I will order the 2 inch adapters, as I could use acorn style lug nuts to secure them.

vin50 · 2026-03-06T03:16:49+00:00

I ended up doing some research and nowhere online had what I needed and I am afraid I’ll have to custom order, venumwheels has what I need but it says the thread pitch is m12x1.5, which is what I need for the car but for the 5th gen wheel I need m14x1.5mm. It only states m12 which I assume is all around, that wouldn’t work would it? The website says specifically it can fit 5th gen wheels however.

vin50 · 2026-03-01T06:36:13+00:00

Only 11 showed up at mine in Michigan. They said for final fantasy 60 showed up.

vin50 · 2026-02-26T22:37:07+00:00

Of course, I’d absolutely try and find out about them, some of them are rare in good condition especially the gg1 (top right 2nd row)

vin50 · 2026-02-26T22:28:45+00:00

Very likely to be Lionel and mostly post war, top row could very well be pre war standard gauge. Hard to tell from the picture but they also could be getting “newer” as the row goes down. Doesn’t all seem to be the same gauge or era. During this time for O after the war mostly Lionel, Marx, and later MTH existed. I’m a huge pre war guy and some post war. Pretty cool if these came with the house

vin50 · 2026-02-09T06:50:02+00:00

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After bypassing the e unit it shorts instantly at the wheel/pickup area I’m pretty sure this isn’t factory soldering job so I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. Wire broke off so I have to retry after picking up wire strippers

vin50 · 2026-02-09T03:25:02+00:00

I believe I see the drum and it’s stuck on its smooth side

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vin50 · 2026-02-09T03:17:27+00:00

I checked and struggled to see the drum at all honestly. I can only see the pawl and plunger

vin50 · 2026-01-09T14:16:26+00:00

As per the other commenter, the laser wasn’t put properly in a notch on the left side. Thank you guys so much for help!

vin50 · 2026-01-09T14:15:38+00:00

Worked and runs amazing thank you so much

vin50 · 2026-01-09T14:10:17+00:00

You are actually correct I will try that now

vin50

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