From the fall of 1969 until the fall of 1973, Brass-O was an everyday occurrence as I was a Sgt. in the USMC. Had to shine brass every day. Cheers from eastern TN
Really enjoy your logical problem-solving procedures and your innovative solutions. I have tried building a number of locomotive kits and find all need improvements.
Wow....i love these time capsules...i love to think what eyes set upon it first time and what hands played and imagined a real train on their floor....yes,it looks like the kid had more interest in accessories or that trains were not in his interest.......great watch
Great job on getting that thing just perfect. I love using Brasso for wheels! In finescale gauges (P4) it allows me to be able to polish even stainless steel wheels to a mirror finish (so good that I can easily read sentences in the reflection) whilst not changing the 0.5mm deep flange at all. I use it on a soft cotton wheel for a dremel knockoff (use it only for the high speeds and for that it’s great) and even found that it left a better finish that my leather strop, which is incredible considering that the natural abrasive in it is probably somewhere in the range of 1/4-1/2 micron or 25000-50000 grit!
Hi, been loving your channel, especially the series about building the Bowser engine kit builds. Hoping you can offer a suggestion or two about how I can restore some tiny rivet details on my boiler. Accidentally filed some off at least in part.. any help is appreciated. Scott
@@scottkintzing2514 Micro-Mark makes some 3D rivet decals that work pretty well. Another method that can work is to use a tiny bit of gel type super glue applied with the tip of a needle. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the fast response. I think I saw that you had done the super glue method on a build series that I watched. Will try super glue. Rivets are barely perceptible when perfect. Thanks again, really enjoy the content that you provide.
@@RichardKroboth Yeah, that’s one of the missing pieces. My guess is that it was a kid’s set, but only the vehicles and figures were really taken out and played with while the rest stayed in the box.
@@elythomaslumber Yes, after Mantua sold the Tyco brand their diesels and a couple steam engines were cheapened a lot for use in low cost train sets. They were a well regarded brand before the 70’s, when practically everything they made was bullet-proof.
@@DarthSantaFe ah, ok thanks for information! Love your channel as a H0 railway collector of US-rolling stock of all brands here in Germany. Got a lot of "Bluebox" Athern some years ago, think you them very well... 🙂
@@kge420 That was when Tyco was at their best. The steam engines and MU-2 powered diesels were some of the most reliable trains in HO! By the 80's when this set was made though, their quality had dropped to the point that it couldn't be compared to pretty much anything that was also available at the time, which was unfortunate.
From the fall of 1969 until the fall of 1973, Brass-O was an everyday occurrence as I was a Sgt. in the USMC. Had to shine brass every day. Cheers from eastern TN
Really enjoy your logical problem-solving procedures and your innovative solutions. I have tried building a number of locomotive kits and find all need improvements.
Wow....i love these time capsules...i love to think what eyes set upon it first time and what hands played and imagined a real train on their floor....yes,it looks like the kid had more interest in accessories or that trains were not in his interest.......great watch
Your model railroad restoration videos are always great to watch!
Good to see you're still at it.
What a honey of a set! Thank you for sharing another awesome video Darth. Have a wonderful evening.
Thank You Darth! Great little set, excellent find! Happy Railroading
Great job on getting that thing just perfect. I love using Brasso for wheels! In finescale gauges (P4) it allows me to be able to polish even stainless steel wheels to a mirror finish (so good that I can easily read sentences in the reflection) whilst not changing the 0.5mm deep flange at all. I use it on a soft cotton wheel for a dremel knockoff (use it only for the high speeds and for that it’s great) and even found that it left a better finish that my leather strop, which is incredible considering that the natural abrasive in it is probably somewhere in the range of 1/4-1/2 micron or 25000-50000 grit!
Nice find and video. Jersey Bill
It looks great to me. Hope it runs well, or easily fixed to get running
That is super cool
If it were mine, I would scan the stickers and turn them into waterslide decals. I doubt I'd ever really buy one of these, though! Cool, nonetheless.
Hi, been loving your channel, especially the series about building the Bowser engine kit builds. Hoping you can offer a suggestion or two about how I can restore some tiny rivet details on my boiler. Accidentally filed some off at least in part.. any help is appreciated.
Scott
@@scottkintzing2514 Micro-Mark makes some 3D rivet decals that work pretty well. Another method that can work is to use a tiny bit of gel type super glue applied with the tip of a needle. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the fast response. I think I saw that you had done the super glue method on a build series that I watched. Will try super glue. Rivets are barely perceptible when perfect. Thanks again, really enjoy the content that you provide.
What, no A-Team van?
@@RichardKroboth Yeah, that’s one of the missing pieces. My guess is that it was a kid’s set, but only the vehicles and figures were really taken out and played with while the rest stayed in the box.
Seems to me that "Tyco" was at the low end of quality (?)
@@elythomaslumber Yes, after Mantua sold the Tyco brand their diesels and a couple steam engines were cheapened a lot for use in low cost train sets. They were a well regarded brand before the 70’s, when practically everything they made was bullet-proof.
@@DarthSantaFe ah, ok thanks for information! Love your channel as a H0 railway collector of US-rolling stock of all brands here in Germany. Got a lot of "Bluebox" Athern some years ago, think you them very well... 🙂
Tyco made good stuff when I was a kid in the 1960’s. Not fair to compare then to now.
@@kge420 That was when Tyco was at their best. The steam engines and MU-2 powered diesels were some of the most reliable trains in HO! By the 80's when this set was made though, their quality had dropped to the point that it couldn't be compared to pretty much anything that was also available at the time, which was unfortunate.
Alright, alright, I’ll be the goof that says it.
I pity the fool ….
I'd be too tempted to dcc/sound it, with LED's. But I'm crazy like that
Who buys garbage like "A Team " or "Insert brand name here" locomotives?
@@ROBERTNABORNEY Kids and people who like to have fun. :)
@@DarthSantaFe IDIOTS
@@DarthSantaFe I know one big kid
That is cursed
Great Video Sir! Nice little set and in real nice condition! Loved the A-team back in the day!