A flathead screwdriver would've been more helpful for those tabs. Great restoration though, great job, good work! I love those restoration channels also.
There is a special lightbulb and red/green rotating beacon lense that goes on the top. It was supposed represent an airport location beacon. Most of these were painted red by lionel , the silver ones are hardest to find. A timer can be used to make a red bulb flash to simulate a warning beacon. Reproduction parts for the special bulb and rotating beacon lenses are available from most toy train parts suppliers or ebay. The blue is a neat look for making one of these a water tower if the light scocket is missing or damaged.
Well Harrison ,speaking as a Journeyman metal worker ,you made me very proud with this project ,it turned out very nice ,great project.That`s what is so nice about your channel ,you cover different projects and restorations ,so it keeps things interesting and fresh.....BRAVO old chum !! Congrats on reaching over 4000 subs ,although it`s no surprise to me.....keep it up !! Paul T in Wpg
Nice restoration! I like the paint you put on it. Also, on the top where the lightbulb is, a little hood goes over it. The heat spins it and it's a rotating beacon. You can probably find one on ebay.
Wow, this has to be one of your best videos in awhile. Very professional. The music really set a mature tone. Great job on the restoration and the video. I wish you showed the painting process. Spray paint? Now you can sell that for sixty bucks. :) Maybe even more.
Small flat head screwdriver works great for those tabs. Have cpl items like that myself. Have seaboard coal chute and seaboard logging. Both made by American flyer
If you get into body tools. You can find rubber head and plastic head hammers made for small metal working. These are made for auto industry for working metal . to move it a little at a time without ruining or over stretching fine metal details
FYI. The original bulb in the beacon had a dimple in the center of the top, the rotating beacon had a pin pivot inside, this pin set in the divot. The beacon housing had angled vents in the top, the hot air generated by the bulb escaped out these vents making the beacon turn. There was no motor involved. Maybe a well supplied Lionel repair station would have the bulb and beacon head.
WOW Smt u did A Fantastic job o. Ur Beacon Tower very well, u should do ur videos like this with the music and everything loved it, it looks really cool SMT Ty enjoyed this video
Nice video but you did do a couple of things you should have not done. When playing with paint stripper you should have had gloves on. That stuff is not good for the skin. The other thing I would also have suggested would have been to prime the metal since you took the time to clean it up very nicely. A nice rusty metal primer or even a regular primer would have been nice before the final blue coat of paint. Overall a good video and it was enjoyable. Makes me wonder what it's worth to a Lionel collector now that you have fixed it up. It did turn out looking good in the end especially considering all the rust and bent metal you started with. I would personally love to see you do more restoration of older Lionel accessories.
Ooo if you know someone that can sew or has 1 find a real leather sand pillow. Helps with shaping metal . it helps it to take shape without over stretching. I work on cars trucks and tractors 🚜 off road vehicles you name it. Doesn't stop at trains.
Really neat that you decided to restore an accessory this time. I enjoyed. Thanks for sharing!
Nothing more satisfying than to bring these old toys back to life.
It’s great to see a young Model Railroader taking care of the old stuff!
Love the restoration. Good background music . Can't wait to see your holiday layout !
Awesome restoration on the beacon Harrison. It looks fantastic. Outstanding job.
This was neat. Awesome new restoration for a awesome train prop.
You are the best channel of restoring ho scale models to operating condition
Looks really good, considering it’s not what you usually do.
A flathead screwdriver would've been more helpful for those tabs. Great restoration though, great job, good work!
I love those restoration channels also.
looks like brand new great job
There is a special lightbulb and red/green rotating beacon lense that goes on the top. It was supposed represent an airport location beacon. Most of these were painted red by lionel , the silver ones are hardest to find. A timer can be used to make a red bulb flash to simulate a warning beacon. Reproduction parts for the special bulb and rotating beacon lenses are available from most toy train parts suppliers or ebay. The blue is a neat look for making one of these a water tower if the light scocket is missing or damaged.
Nice job! That came out really good!
Man that looks awesome with the new coat of paint, job well done
That looks brand new Harrison when it’s restored and it’s awesome that works too and have an awesome day
Outstanding restoration!
very impressive! I like the unique coat of blue!
The Bob Ross of restoring!
Awesome Job!!! Looks fantastic!!!
Well Harrison ,speaking as a Journeyman metal worker ,you made me very proud with this project ,it turned out very nice ,great project.That`s what is so nice about your channel ,you cover different projects and restorations ,so it keeps things interesting and fresh.....BRAVO old chum !! Congrats on reaching over 4000 subs ,although it`s no surprise to me.....keep it up !!
Paul T in Wpg
Nice restoration! I like the paint you put on it. Also, on the top where the lightbulb is, a little hood goes over it. The heat spins it and it's a rotating beacon. You can probably find one on ebay.
looks great :) enjoyed the video nice presentation and pace. very relaxing and satisfying.. hope to see more restorations like this
Pretty epic for a very, very, very, old Lionel model
That’s what it looks like
Wow that looks old. Nice job finding it! 👍
Very cool, that paint on it looks really good
Well done.....that’s a good looking tower
Its lookin really cool now. Nice work
I really love this video. I don't usually see a restoration and train video in 1. :)
Looks great
Wow, this has to be one of your best videos in awhile. Very professional. The music really set a mature tone. Great job on the restoration and the video. I wish you showed the painting process. Spray paint? Now you can sell that for sixty bucks. :) Maybe even more.
Awesome videos!
Excellent!
Small flat head screwdriver works great for those tabs. Have cpl items like that myself. Have seaboard coal chute and seaboard logging. Both made by American flyer
Wow you did a great job on that it looks great
Vary Cool !
Nice job.
If you get into body tools. You can find rubber head and plastic head hammers made for small metal working. These are made for auto industry for working metal . to move it a little at a time without ruining or over stretching fine metal details
More Lionel stuff! This is really cool!
Nice, I have a No 394 beacon!
FYI.
The original bulb in the beacon had a dimple in the center of the top, the rotating beacon had a pin pivot inside, this pin set in the divot. The beacon housing had angled vents in the top, the hot air generated by the bulb escaped out these vents making the beacon turn. There was no motor involved. Maybe a well supplied Lionel repair station would have the bulb and beacon head.
WOW Smt u did A Fantastic job o. Ur Beacon Tower very well, u should do ur videos like this with the music and everything loved it, it looks really cool SMT Ty enjoyed this video
Nice job
Do more of these!
Nice video
Love it
great video SMT Mainline liked :)
Looks good m8
Nice video but you did do a couple of things you should have not done. When playing with paint stripper you should have had gloves on. That stuff is not good for the skin. The other thing I would also have suggested would have been to prime the metal since you took the time to clean it up very nicely. A nice rusty metal primer or even a regular primer would have been nice before the final blue coat of paint. Overall a good video and it was enjoyable. Makes me wonder what it's worth to a Lionel collector now that you have fixed it up. It did turn out looking good in the end especially considering all the rust and bent metal you started with. I would personally love to see you do more restoration of older Lionel accessories.
مدهش 👍 🇰🇼
Yay,i saw this on your instagran
I'm starting to believe that you can fix anything!
Ngl in this video you sound very big brain
Nice
Smt you should look on Ebay for the bulb number 394-10 and the beacon top
Ooo if you know someone that can sew or has 1 find a real leather sand pillow. Helps with shaping metal . it helps it to take shape without over stretching. I work on cars trucks and tractors 🚜 off road vehicles you name it. Doesn't stop at trains.
Wow
Great I have lost
What are you going on about?
Hay SMT what advice would you give to someone who is about to build their first layout?
What type of paint did you use? I have my own that I would like to restore.
Try using a plier to bend the tabs on soft metal rather than the hammer. The beacon needs a dimpled bulb and red/green lens to finish the restoration.
I have that tower I need to restore it
Who won the give away?
The draw hasn't been done yet
Did u know that some of these tower Lionel lights rotate at the tops
Smt how is a o scale person supposed to change the towers light bulb without having a ladder to the crows nest
Your missing a green and red top
Something broken get a hammer
Works for Jeremy Clarkson
Nice