That has brought back some memories! First ever model loco my brother and I had in 1964. Grey moulded Series 3 track, battery driven controller which my Dad lost patience with and replaced with a H & M Duette so we could run a train each and 2 blood and custard coaches. Happy days! Thanks for sharing your rejuvenation techniques - very helpful.
Hi Jim, sorry I haven't been able to view many of your videos lately.....things are not good these days with my mum so pretty much always busy! Anyway, I really enjoyed this one on the Princess Lizzy restoration.....clicked like too! We all have our own way of doing things....when I clean-up the bodies of old locos I use warm water with washing up liquid first then after drying I use 'dash shine' or 'back to black' to end up with the same kind of results that you do. I must admit here though that I don't think Triang ever produced a Princess Elizabeth with smoke & the older Mk2 couplings? I have also never seen one with a side body mounting screw! I think the one you have is a modified one? All the very best, John.
Excellent video. I have Princess Victoria that has been in a damp garage for 20 years. Not tried to run it yet. The paint is all flaking off the tender.
An oldie but a goodie ha Jim smoke generator in an old loco like that my word. Done great job on cleaning it up mate looks new. Rolling road a bit out of my price bracket mate. Cheers Kev
That was a brilliant video Jim, I really enjoyed it primarily because I love taking old locos apart and getting them running again just like they used to do when they were new. I had a Princess just like that way back in the late 50's when I was a lad but I can't remember if it had the older style open coupling or the closed version but it was one of my favourites. The smoked generator worked really well, excellent end result mate - well done. A thumbs up from me! ............Graham
Thanks graham...This is now in a new box and ready to ship back to my brother in law when he turns up soon....from his trip to Chester to another toy and train fair......I wonder what he has got this time for me to revive. .....mmm
i think like getting on like 60 years old definatly pre 59 these go on forever . interesting to see if today's model will still working at that sort of age.
Looks like that smoke unit was added at a later date. On the old Triang princess the body retaing screw was usually in the funnel or on top of the front buffer beam so im guessing on yours it was originally in the funnel and someone re positioned it to the side using a shorter screw so that they could fit the smoke unit. I have a few old princess's including a couple of the original Rovex models that used two brass plungers behind the driving wheels to pick up current from the track.
Really enjoyed this video, thanks fir posting it. I have a number of these in various states and condition. Can you tell me the two products you used to clean it? I just finished troubleshooting shooting an old class 35 Hymek which took a while and one if the problems I found was a track pin lodged against a driving wheel.Thanks very much
Thanks alan....my brother in law keeps buying stuff at model fairs...I end up servicing them...lol But I do like these old models they are built like brick #### houses ....& they are made to be handled without any bits falling off.........
i have had this set for as long as I can remember. The coal car is missing and the track is hard to fined I do not want to change the wheels to fit the modern track any Ideas were you can get the old super x track
i just grind the flanges down with a dremel & they run great on modern peco track,but youve done a top job.
Great tip, the dremel is a great tool...
That has brought back some memories! First ever model loco my brother and I had in 1964. Grey moulded Series 3 track, battery driven controller which my Dad lost patience with and replaced with a H & M Duette so we could run a train each and 2 blood and custard coaches. Happy days! Thanks for sharing your rejuvenation techniques - very helpful.
Hi mark. .wow interesting ....
Thanks jim.....
Hi Jim, sorry I haven't been able to view many of your videos lately.....things are not good these days with my mum so pretty much always busy! Anyway, I really enjoyed this one on the Princess Lizzy restoration.....clicked like too! We all have our own way of doing things....when I clean-up the bodies of old locos I use warm water with washing up liquid first then after drying I use 'dash shine' or 'back to black' to end up with the same kind of results that you do.
I must admit here though that I don't think Triang ever produced a Princess Elizabeth with smoke & the older Mk2 couplings? I have also never seen one with a side body mounting screw! I think the one you have is a modified one? All the very best, John.
Nice job on cleaning that one up Jim , and what a star from the past
It's a fantastic loco built like a tank....shame I can only run it on the rolling road due to it's huge flanges. ..
Excellent video. I have Princess Victoria that has been in a damp garage for 20 years. Not tried to run it yet. The paint is all flaking off the tender.
An oldie but a goodie ha Jim smoke generator in an old loco like that my word.
Done great job on cleaning it up mate looks new.
Rolling road a bit out of my price bracket mate.
Cheers Kev
Thanks kev. ..I like these old triang locos I may get a few myself. ....
Nice cleaning job and for an older model the motor runs really good.
Scott
Thanks Scott. ...its a great loco...for £15....
That was a brilliant video Jim, I really enjoyed it primarily because I love taking old locos apart and getting them running again just like they used to do when they were new. I had a Princess just like that way back in the late 50's when I was a lad but I can't remember if it had the older style open coupling or the closed version but it was one of my favourites. The smoked generator worked really well, excellent end result mate - well done. A thumbs up from me! ............Graham
Thanks graham...This is now in a new box and ready to ship back to my brother in law when he turns up soon....from his trip to Chester to another toy and train fair......I wonder what he has got this time for me to revive. .....mmm
Fascinating!
i think like getting on like 60 years old definatly pre 59 these go on forever . interesting to see if today's model will still working at that sort of age.
Looks like that smoke unit was added at a later date. On the old Triang princess the body retaing screw was usually in the funnel or on top of the front buffer beam so im guessing on yours it was originally in the funnel and someone re positioned it to the side using a shorter screw so that they could fit the smoke unit. I have a few old princess's including a couple of the original Rovex models that used two brass plungers behind the driving wheels to pick up current from the track.
+Anthony Price Thanks for the info....Jim
+hovermotion . You are most welcome Jim. Tony.
You are a gent....
Hovermotion - I have recently been given one of these units but it will not work 😔 I get slight motor movement but that’s it
Yea, but how does it run on modern track and insufrog plastic points!!!!!?????????? ( Do you know about the early large wheel flanges????)
It's a no go on modern points as like you say because of the deep wide flanges..
Really enjoyed this video, thanks fir posting it. I have a number of these in various states and condition. Can you tell me the two products you used to clean it? I just finished troubleshooting shooting an old class 35 Hymek which took a while and one if the problems I found was a track pin lodged against a driving wheel.Thanks very much
What a smashing and informative video presentation,,,, that was very interesting ,,, many thanks Jim ,,,,,
Thanks alan....my brother in law keeps buying stuff at model fairs...I end up servicing them...lol
But I do like these old models they are built like brick #### houses ....& they are made to be handled without any bits falling off.........
Old but true you make it fine, Jim !
Thanks...it ready to give back to ny brother in law. ...
i have had this set for as long as I can remember. The coal car is missing and the track is hard to fined I do not want to change the wheels to fit the modern track any Ideas were you can get the old super x track
I got super 4 track from ebay. I have not seen any Tri-ang super 6 on ebay, or anywhere else for sale.
A good job, but I was more impressed with the Amiga 2000
Thanks...Yes my old amiga 2000....it still works perfectly. ..I still use it now and again to play the old games etc.....jim