Unsealing 1969 Lionel Set 11740. A 2041 Rock Island Freight set!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- A rare opportunity to see exactly the way a Lionel Postwar Train set was packed and its components. I opened a Sealed 1969 Lionel Train set number 11740 that included Rock island 2041 Alco's, a 6315 Gulf tank car, a 6476 Hopper, a 6014 Boxcar, a 6142 Gondola and a 6059 Caboose. Look at how they were packed and secured in the box to protect the contents! WOW.
Note how the liners are set, how they kept everything firm and undamaged (MOSTLY), and how there was no space left for anything else! Pretty cool.
Substitutions noted were the 6059 Caboose rather than a 6057. Also, this set had red canisters instead of white shown on box. Some past auction results show this set with an orange 6014 boxcar (Reasonable substitution) and sometimes with a Black hopper (Also reasonable). huh!!
I also marvel at how they put it all the box, it was tougher than you think, but it all went back together like a puzzle!
Enjoy! Brian
PS, Got a sealed set you want me to open on this channel, reach out to me at Brianstrainroom@gmail.com.
I'm still fascinated by the bold bright colors! Of the cars and engines!. And the pristine condition of everything. Really like the way you document and describe each item!.
It was a treat opening this set. The contents are not necessary rare, but were so nice! A spectacular set and was a fun video to film! Appreciate the comment. Brian
Excellent video, I was 3 when it was made.
Yeah, nuts how these trains don't seem to age as fast as we do! Great set and was super cool to open for the first time! Thanks, Brian
Awesome video. I like to think this is the kind of set my father would’ve wanted when he was a kid.
For sure, it had a ton a play value and was a diesel set, which most railroads were running at the time. The 2041's are good looking engines. Thanks, Brian
Cool video, my childhood set had the same transformer with a 1065 Alco. Thanks Brian.
Nice, the alco sets are great, lots of play value and very dependable engines. Thanks, Brian
Iam Glad To See This, Iam Glad You Shared This. Never Seen This Set, I Was Eight Years Old When This One Was Made.
MPC Started A Year Or So Later, Its Amazing To See Something Like This.I Broke The Seal On A 1993 Service Station Set, Previous Owner Never Opened It, I Got It Really Stupid Cheap, Like I Offered The Guy 200.00, To My Surprise He Said SOLD, Felt Bad,
So I Ask Him Are You Sure, He Said He Said He Had Doubled His Money, So Both Are Happy. I Had My Eye On It Then, I Just Didnt Want To Shell Out Four Bills For It Then.
Yeah, this is the last of the Postwar Lionel production (1969). It may not have been as quality a set as in the MID-50's, but still has lots of play value and collectability. Thanks, Brian.
Great video Brian. Thanks for sharing the excitement of opening that sealed set.
My pleasure, it was fun for sure. Crazy how they packed stuff back then, neat to document! Thanks, Brian
This was just incredible Brian! Amazing unboxing! 💯🤩
Thanks, really fun to do. So cool how Lionel packed everything just right. Glad I was able to get it back in the box! Brian
That was a great watch! It’s interesting to see how this stuff was packed back then. It also goes to show how much more care shippers took pride in their job not throwing packages around all willy nilly lol.
I don’t think I could have the restraint though to put that all back in the box. It’s opened now so the operator in me would want to first clean the old grease out, give them some fresh grease and oil, and proceed to run that set like the man child I am!!
So True on how well and thoughtful they packed the boxes and NO doubt the package shippers handled packages more carefully. Fortunately for this piece they did at least!. Since the set was so nice and un-run, I had to put it back. Leave it for the next owner to run for the first time in 55 years! Thanks.Brian
Brian, true to your word, you finally opened the 11740. So cool to see it happen before our very eyes! Liked how when you were snipping the staples you said it was alittle like 'pulling teeth' - wink wink. You did a great job revealing the contents and describing their condition honestly. Not flawless, as you or I would perhaps prefer, but that box has been handled quite a bit in 55 years!
As stated, if you decide to sell it, let me know. Maybe we can strike a deal. Cheers!
For sure, pleased it was actually sealed and all the pieces were so nice. There were some box rubs and the smudged 6014. But pretty impressed by what I found!. And, it went back I the box! E-mail me at Brianstrainroom@gmail.com
Excellent presentation of the set! Love the detail and explaining of each item.🚂🚂🚂
Thanks for the note. Always struggle with trying to make sure I cover as many details as I can without bogging down! There is a ton of great stuff out there and I'm just getting started. Opening this set was really fun and fascinating to see how it was packed. Thanks. Brian
@@BriansTrainRoom yes I was really interested in seeing how it was packaged as well!.
A great video, and a wonderful set!
Thanks such a fun episode to film and edit. Neat to open a set! First for me!. Thanks, Brian
This was awesome to see! I was honestly surprised at the lack or rust on anything given cardboard has a tendency to attract moisture. I just discovered your channel and it’s the best postwar Lionel channel I have ever found!
Welcome, you got a lot of catching up to do!. Love the stuff and I hope to share my passion with you guys. Tell your friends!. Appreciate the comment. Yeah, the set was so cool to open and was very well preserved, Lionel did a great job packing their sets!. Brian
Very nice. Would love to see you run the locomotive and cars on your layout. Ken
Yeah, I left this one un-run, it was so nice. Will leave that to the new owner eventually. Do like running trains!!! Brian
@@BriansTrainRoom Ohh yes running trains is my favorite part of the hobby. I definitely like running trains over working on the layout. Ken
If I made this video, the set would have never gone back in the box, I'd have lubricated everything and ran it.
You've already opened the box, so... how about you just do a silly little twist of the wrist and run it around a touch?
The collectors don't want an opened set, this is now a gem for us operators lol
Yeah, I get it. But left it un-run for the next owner. It was just fun opening it and then seeing if I could get it back in correctly. Thanks. Hope you enjoyed it! Brian
Brian, this was an interesting video to see how the stuff was packed. Great that you were able to get it all back in the box. I had never seen an actual set box. Answers a few questions regarding rolling stock and boxes. Didn't realize the rolling stock didn't have their own boxes. Explains why when you find some cars, they don't always have boxes, even knowing that people did discard them. Thanks for posting.
Yeah, this video of a late Lionel set shows how they shipped and packed Lionel products. All items were unboxed, but well packed and secured. I was pretty sure I could get it back together, but was relieved when it did and I didn't have any spare parts left!!! Thanks. Glad you liked it. Brian
Nice job documenting this set. When you pulled off the liner under the track, I was all 😍😍😍. Those colorful cars are a key reason I love Lionel postwar & MPC stuff.
For sure! I wanted to do it in a very regimented way and I am still learning! I was seeing all of this for the first time as well and trying to make sure I showed everything!. Love the postwar stuff! Thanks, Brian
Bri what a cherry of a set! Lionel of any era - the best!
My pleasure, such a cool experience exploring a brand new set and how it was packed. Glad I was able to stuff all that back in the box!!!! Thanks,Brian
What a great set. Thanks for the memories. 😊
My pleasure, such a cool set and fun to open and film. Thanks. Brian
Hello Brian. I’m lost for words. What an incredible video to see a brand new 55 year old Postwar Lionel Train Set opened for the very first time. WOW!! 🤩 It’s hard to believe that there are still Lionel items still out there unopened from back in the day. I have a few small items unopened myself. A # B260 Bumper in a blister pack from 1966, and #161 Mail Pick Up Set from 1961-63, and a #332 Arch Under Bridge. They don’t compare to what you just opened, but they’re still unique, and in brand new condition. Great video again Brian!!
Yeah, to see a brand new 55 year old set is pretty cool. It was really neat opening the set and discovering what was inside and sharing that experience with you guys. Sound like you have some quality stuff in your collection, nice! Got some great stuff to share with you guys on the horizon. Thanks Brian
@@BriansTrainRoom I can’t wait to see what you have in store next!
Nice. I doubt that unopened sets from that period add much, if any, value. It is nice to see how they were packaged and neat to see the FA's in mint condition. A nice unboxing, for sure. An excellent video, as always.
Thanks. My goals for this type of episode is to show how they were packed and sold. Also, I feel that sealed stuff has a limited market, but an important part of collecting. I also spent so much time trying to teach what to look for to make sure it's actually sealed. Also wanted to document everything best I could! Glad you liked it. Brian
Another great video Brian! Never disappoints. I just did a video on Lionel Lenny the Lion Halloween Mask.
Great to know, I will look it up. I have a short that shows the Dealer poster for the masks. Check it out in the shorts section. Appreciate the comment. What a great way to show people our love of trains. Brian
Brian, you answered the question before I even got to ask it:
"Geez, is he gonna get it all back in the box or is it going to be like trying to get toothpaste back in the tube?" 🤣
Seriously though, when you open up one of those unopened Lionel products you must feel like Howard Carter and Lord Carnaervon did when they discovered King Tut's tomb:
"What do you see?"
"WONDERFUL things!"
(And you don't have to worry about a curse either! )
Fun show as always, thanks for posting!
I certainly hope there isn't a curse with opening this one. I did get a little high from the air in 1969! Yes, the real key was to put it all back together, fortunately, it did! Thanks and glad you enjoyed it! Brian
Very nice
Thanks, neat set and interesting to see how they packed it!! And what substitution they did. Brian
Nice job very informative. Thank you!
Thanks, was a ton of fun to do and film. Still learning !. Thanks,Brian
Such a neat look at a sealed set, something you dont get to see much
Thanks, so much fun to do this, but wanted to make sure I documented it for future reference as well! Glad you liked it! Brian
Great to see how that train set was packaged in the post-war era. Horever is it just me or did anyone else notice that the bottom plate off the powered a unit was missing?? I have several post-war alcos they usually have a bottom plate to cover up the gears on the truck. I'm not so sure this set wasn't opened before
Hey, thanks for the note and glad you liked the episode. So, the 2041 was the last of the postwar Alcos and did not come with an gear cover on the rear truck. (Had to check my self to make sure). I have full confidence it was a sealed set. Amazing how Lionel fit all those set components in the setbox and reduce the damage from shipment at the same time. I do wish they had wrapped the engines, they did have some box rubs. Brian
One year only locomotives, MPC was already prowling around the building by this time . Rumor has it they were behind the one year only tall display boxes which had a real image of the set.
Fair point!. The set box is dated 11-69, so it was a late production set. Amazingly it really did NOT have a hodgepodge of cars, so they were still very specific about what they put in the sets. It only deviated from the photo in only 2 ways. Neat stuff and fun to do. Thanks, Brian
Nice job. It was fun watching you with the elastic. 😁. The caboose is the 6059 brown M&StL which is a bit harder to find. The 6014 Frisco is a type 3 body (1969 Production). They were also made in Orange which used to be very hard to find, when I got mine it came with an interesting story and the those were suddenly more available. In 1957 they came in white, red and Orange with the type 1 body. That Orange one is still pretty hard to find. I have a video on my channel about these short boxcars. please check it out. It’s quite informative.
Thanks and will certainly check out your video!. Ok, glad you got some laughs out of it!!! This one did have the white boxcar, but I did see that some past auction results show the 1969 version of the orange boxcar! Great stuff. Fun to film and open! Thanks. Brian
@@BriansTrainRoom its kind of a long story. I tell it on my video. I bought my orange type 3 with a 6059 brown caboose and a black 6462 gondola. when they arrived all three looked absolutely mint. The seller said the cars had been in basement of a friend who used to work for Lionel. The orange car were rejects that were going to be trashed and he rescued them. After many years he decided to assemble them and sell them. Mine has mismatched trucks, (one archbar and one Symington Wayne). Also the heat stamping was melted deep into the car sides. All samples of this car I have seen since then have this same issue so I believe this story is probably true, However since then, the market has seen an increase of this car sending the value down a bit. But I still love mine.
This may be the most excruciatingly painful video I have ever watched😂
Yeah, check out the unsealing of the 68 inspection car!. Good stuff. I was super careful with all the pieces and put everything back. Such a cool set to open, but it wasn't like opening a sealed 50 Hudson set either. Image all those kids on Christmas morning just tearing up those boxes to get to their trains!!!. Enjoy!. Brian
My reason to open an unsealed set: It's a toy train and it needs to run.
Good resin for sure, no argument. I also made sure to document how it was packed and exactly what was in the box for the next generation of collectors. Thanks, Brian
This set came out just before General Mills bought Lionel right Brian?
Yes, this is the end of the line for the Postwar Lionel era! Still a quality set!. General Mills took the reins in 1970 and still produced some great trains. But 1969 was the last gasp!
We have to remember these were children’s toys. Children weren’t thought of very much back in the 1950s and their toys were even thought of less.
So, true. Image that child just ripping the box open and getting down to the engines without putting on any white gloves or taking photos of each layer so they could put them back in the box again!!! That is what makes finding and collecting nice stuff so tough!. Love the challenge. Thanks, Brian
Noticed that the loco had no MagneTraction axles
yeah, they almost looked like traction tires!. I would have to look that up to see if that is how the 2041 was made. Thanks, Brian
Life is too short to leave it sealed unless it's investment for resell or inheritance.
Even so, still fun to Open and enjoy! Plus great research as to HOW they were packed. Thanks. Brian
Noticed that the Hopper is missing a coupler thumbtack. Was the truck made as a non operating unit?
Yes, I believe it only has one operating coupler! Brian
@@BriansTrainRoom kind of expected it on the caboose, but not on the hopper.
$222.00 in today's money!
Yeah, not cheap in any way. A nice set for the time with lots of play value. Thanks, Brian
Yes you will have to clear out the old grease on the Power truck and re oil before attempting to run it ,but I am sure you know that!
@@philliprowe2656 Yeah, I will leave that to the new owner. Cool to open and see!. Thanks, Brian
Okay, Alright. Okay Alright. Who is this Kamala Harris,s brother.
Ok, so I repeat myself, but better than just rambling about nothing. I will work to get better at my descriptions and editing. Thanks. Brian
You should run it on that nice super “o” back there 🛤️
Thought about that, but it is so nice and I want to preserve the condition. Fun to open for sure! Thanks, Brian
@@BriansTrainRoom
Yeah but... she was built to run, and she sat for 60, 70 years in that box with no hope in sight, to suddenly be let out, then put away again.
It's cruel and unusual punishment, a war crime even! Personally I'd love to see a brand new postwar-ish locomotive running around lol