Wow, that was quite the project. When you shelf him he’ll have a story to tell his shelf mates. “You ok Silver? You look beat up” “That kid took me apart and left bruises. At one point I saw the ‘light’ but I must say, I do feel better” “Ya, it gets worse before it gets better” (Somewhere on a different shelf) “At least he didn’t run you off the tracks on to the hard floor!!”
Great video quality and great repair. Those Tyco power torque motors are still my favorite.....Harrison's mother: "HARRISON... Why are there train parts in the sink!"
Working on one of these for a friend who just left on a vacation. He has it all apart, says the motor runs fine but when he adds in the headlight it's very slow. Turns out some of the wiring must have broken off and the previous owner soldered the bulb wiring in series with the motor. Making it all right again and he will be happy when he returns!👍😁
Hey, young fellow - I believe you would be a very good repairmen for the older Lionel, American Flyer, Ives, Marx, Hafner, and other vintage trains. With the passing of the generation that grew up with these trains, we need the younger generation to pick up the care and maintenance of these old trains. If you go to college, keep up your interest in the hobby, and carry on after graduation. If you are blessed with a family, remember it is a great family hobby. May God bless you.
Bachmann makes roller bearings you could use for a test track strip. That way you could test a rebuilt locomotive in place and work out the bugs before you turn it loose on the layout.
SMT the lub container looks like what we use for our instruments in band when our valves get “sticky”. Btw I play the trumpet. I say like cause the stuff we use doesn’t have that needle on the end.
It is fun to watch and your soldering skill I admire but run as it did I wouldn't put proto or other pricier equipment behind it. Hard on couplers due to stops and starts may cause derailment as it did . Slow and steady is realistic. And herky jerky is not.
The Silver Streak surely does have an odd shake about it, Harrison. You'll have to look into that at a later date. It's typical for the chrome finish to tarnish and flake on those old Tycos. Maybe you could have combined the two into one good Loco. You may need to replace the commutator which was your first thought after seeing the fouled condition. I don't know which one is rarer, the full red top or the one with just the red roof on the cab? Thanks for sharing. 👍 👍 👍
The other one's paint is also has paint issues so I just went with this one. I'm pretty sure the red top ones are the more rare version but I could be wrong.
I HAVE A SILVER STREAK THAT NEEDS WORKED ON , SO HOPEFULLY I CAN REPAIR IT LIKE YOU DID. I HAVE SEVERAL ENGINES NEEDING SOME REPAIR ,BEEN WATCHING YOU REPAIRING YOUR ENGINES HOPE I CAN !!!
Next time when your sister is not looking ,borrow her toothbrush and use it to scrub the loco body,works very well indeed (make sure to rinse it and put it back before she gets wise to you) Nice project,looks good !! PT
I picked up one of these at a flea market/bazaar last year..think I paid like $7.00 for it or something. My example looks like brand new unfortunately it proved to be a non-runner (as in completely dead). I don' know much about repairing model locomotives nor did I think it was worth having it repaired at a shop; so I converted it to a non-powered dummy locomotive. It looks neat in my setup.
Today right when I put this comment my mom got a vintage train set that came with a really old railroad crossing some tracks two switch tracks one building and a old power controller some rocks and telephone poles and more crossing signs and this loco two flat cars with union truck cars one box car and the loco caboose.
Hi SMT! I have an old athearn Milwaukee road 30c-rs6 blue box loco in ok condition. Its missing the motor and cab but everything else is there. Do you have any tips on restoring it? This is going to be my first project✌
For chrome check your craft stores for chrome pens ,they work really well. Also is there a place which sells guard rails I notice that slot of your diesels don't have railings?
I have the Same locomotive! My grandma got it as my first ever HO Loco Altho it's Seen better days All the wheel's moter is gone and it has various broken parts!
The silver on the silver streak and sum Santa Fe locomotive and caboose is not silver paint it is nickel plating and it does tarnish takes fingerprints easily and rubs off explaining the blackness....... They also nickel plated certain tank cars like Sunoco shell and STP and a couple others..... Nickel painting was also expensive making cars and locomotives like these a little bit rare but I'm not saying totally rare there are some still out there.......
Imagine when the silver streak meets the golden eagles: Eagle 1 welcome to the shelf! Eagle 2 whoa what’s up with your paint Streak I had dirt on my paint and that kid used a silver paint not Crome Eagle 1 you feel better tho right? Streak yes
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You might have forgotten to clean the wheels, that might help it. Enjoy your vacation SMT!
Great restoration always liked the beast of a soldering iron!
Wow, that was quite the project. When you shelf him he’ll have a story to tell his shelf mates. “You ok Silver? You look beat up”
“That kid took me apart and left bruises. At one point I saw the ‘light’ but I must say, I do feel better”
“Ya, it gets worse before it gets better”
(Somewhere on a different shelf) “At least he didn’t run you off the tracks on to the hard floor!!”
You're on a streak, Mark. Are you sure you don't want to go into Comedy? Maybe write for SNL?
David Z to G scale Thanks for the compliment. It would definitely be a dream job.
Acela: He still hasn’t fixed me! He says I’m “cursed”
M&M Rails lol
Great video quality and great repair. Those Tyco power torque motors are still my favorite.....Harrison's mother: "HARRISON... Why are there train parts in the sink!"
Probably my favorite Tyco engine
Working on one of these for a friend who just left on a vacation. He has it all apart, says the motor runs fine but when he adds in the headlight it's very slow. Turns out some of the wiring must have broken off and the previous owner soldered the bulb wiring in series with the motor. Making it all right again and he will be happy when he returns!👍😁
I got this set for Christmas age 10. Still have it. I had mine apart but not as much as this- thanks for posting!
Hey, young fellow - I believe you would be a very good repairmen for the older Lionel, American Flyer, Ives, Marx, Hafner, and other vintage trains. With the passing of the generation that grew up with these trains, we need the younger generation to pick up the care and maintenance of these old trains. If you go to college, keep up your interest in the hobby, and carry on after graduation. If you are blessed with a family, remember it is a great family hobby. May God bless you.
Cool video.
Cool engine
That is the mother of all soldering irons haha
Nice one
Bachmann makes roller bearings you could use for a test track strip. That way you could test a rebuilt locomotive in place and work out the bugs before you turn it loose on the layout.
Nice quality, I can see you are wearing the shirts David Z to G scale sent you!!!!
SMT the lub container looks like what we use for our instruments in band when our valves get “sticky”. Btw I play the trumpet. I say like cause the stuff we use doesn’t have that needle on the end.
Great video liked 👍🚄
awesome
This was a exiting video for me
That was fun to watch. Giving new life to this loco. Great work.
It is fun to watch and your soldering skill I admire but run as it did I wouldn't put proto or other pricier equipment behind it. Hard on couplers due to stops and starts may cause derailment as it did . Slow and steady is realistic. And herky jerky is not.
Old Tycos are cool
The Silver Streak surely does have an odd shake about it, Harrison. You'll have to look into that at a later date. It's typical for the chrome finish to tarnish and flake on those old Tycos. Maybe you could have combined the two into one good Loco. You may need to replace the commutator which was your first thought after seeing the fouled condition. I don't know which one is rarer, the full red top or the one with just the red roof on the cab?
Thanks for sharing. 👍 👍 👍
The other one's paint is also has paint issues so I just went with this one. I'm pretty sure the red top ones are the more rare version but I could be wrong.
I HAVE A SILVER STREAK THAT NEEDS WORKED ON , SO HOPEFULLY I CAN REPAIR IT LIKE YOU DID. I HAVE SEVERAL ENGINES NEEDING SOME REPAIR ,BEEN WATCHING YOU REPAIRING YOUR ENGINES HOPE I CAN !!!
I feel like every time smt says "well folks in today's video were going to be...." it gets slower and slower each video😂😂
Please ask Santa for a foam cradle this year😁
I actually already have one, I just don't use it for most projects since it makes things a bit more difficult.
Serenity now
I’m 10th keep up the great work on the videos I really enjoy watching them
You can buy that chrome paint in a spray can from Lowes
The spray paint I used was a chrome but it doesn't always apply that way to everything.
I got this when I was 5 or 6 back in the 70’s
Glad you got it working , it’s s cool livery which I could get that livery in N scale
Love the restore videos!!!!
My dad used to have a Silver Streak and a Golden Eagle, He wishes he still had them but my grandpa sold them at a yard sale years ago
Get them all day on ebay cheap
Next time when your sister is not looking ,borrow her toothbrush and use it to scrub the loco body,works very well indeed (make sure to rinse it and put it back before she gets wise to you)
Nice project,looks good !!
PT
Sounds like a plan, I will make sure to do a thorough rise prior to putting it back.
I hope they sell those polls for the motor I know you said it’s not worth it for tyco engines but maybe make an exception
I remember having one of these locomotives, but I think I "inherited" it from my brother when he moved out.
Yesterday i fixed an old AHM switcher
Ooooo!! It’s so shiny!!
I picked up one of these at a flea market/bazaar last year..think I paid like $7.00 for it or something. My example looks like brand new unfortunately it proved to be a non-runner (as in completely dead). I don' know much about repairing model locomotives nor did I think it was worth having it repaired at a shop; so I converted it to a non-powered dummy locomotive. It looks neat in my setup.
Today right when I put this comment my mom got a vintage train set that came with a really old railroad crossing some tracks two switch tracks one building and a old power controller some rocks and telephone poles and more crossing signs and this loco two flat cars with union truck cars one box car and the loco caboose.
I got a silver streak and it works well
It’s going on a streak uh. I see what you did there
Hi SMT! I have an old athearn Milwaukee road 30c-rs6 blue box loco in ok condition. Its missing the motor and cab but everything else is there. Do you have any tips on restoring it? This is going to be my first project✌
I recommend using a rerailer
For what?
You need a molotow liquid chrome marker
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Hello. Why don't you build a Tyco locomotive with two motors? I did it with a Fleischmann and it got very good traction and a very smooth wheel.
For chrome check your craft stores for chrome pens ,they work really well. Also is there a place which sells guard rails I notice that slot of your diesels don't have railings?
I have the Same locomotive! My grandma got it as my first ever HO Loco Altho it's Seen better days All the wheel's moter is gone and it has various broken parts!
What you doing with that old soldering iron lol
O'Canada.
Use the parts from the other loco because you said the other one would be a dummy and the coils and commutator could be in better condition
I might wind up doing that if this armature burns out which it probably will.
It's easy but you doin fine.
I had the whole set as a kid
Nice!
Hey smt can you do a compilation of all of the derailments and accidents you caught on camera?
I might try at some point but I've lost track of all of them, lol.
Just use a silver sharpe
That happened to me too. the top broke at the same spot.
And THIS is why you don't let cats on the layout!!!
Next time use dawn apple dish soap it will clean better.
The silver on the silver streak and sum Santa Fe locomotive and caboose is not silver paint it is nickel plating and it does tarnish takes fingerprints easily and rubs off explaining the blackness....... They also nickel plated certain tank cars like Sunoco shell and STP and a couple others..... Nickel painting was also expensive making cars and locomotives like these a little bit rare but I'm not saying totally rare there are some still out there.......
Imagine when the silver streak meets the golden eagles:
Eagle 1 welcome to the shelf!
Eagle 2 whoa what’s up with your paint
Streak I had dirt on my paint and that kid used a silver paint not Crome
Eagle 1 you feel better tho right?
Streak yes
I have the same locomotive
What's a good price for a
proto 2000 gp7
invest in an ultaronic cleaner?
What up
I never could understand why Tyco and Bachmann used those AWFUL pancake motors.
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