Some good person is trying to save you from the dark side. GO POSTWAR!!!!!! Love those accessories.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha! It’s all a balancing act

Nice Toy Train Accessories, Dave!

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. This was a fun box to open!

My kind of box. I just brought home to shop a trailer full of parts screws and all kinds of parts. It took two weeks to fit it down in my work shop. It's going to take months to get everything organized to know exactly what all we got. Surprises are great to discover what you get. Have fun.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

Awesome gift box Dave! There were some really cool items in there! Congrats!❤️🚂😎

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yup lots of goodies!

I always liked the Lionel display layouts. Our local department store gad them every year at Christmas! My favorites were the big 8 X 8 jobs. Except for today's big scale engines and cars they could run anything, and had loads if accessories. Those were the days!

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Oh I wish I would have been able to see the store displays! They must have seemed magical!

You know what they say about big boxes 😂

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Big flaps?

Nice video Dave. He gave you some cool items.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Corey. I love the flood light and beacon towers

Wow... when I saw the Camtrol Unit it brought back memories of 1958...as well as the black Banjo Signal. "Great Stuff" ! 👍

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it’s some classic stuff!

Awesome collection of older Lionel items.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Sure is!

Your Videos always make me smile and very happy. I am working on my non- scale 4ft X 8ft O-27 layout. Can't wait for the next one.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. That is the best kind of review. It’s all about fun!

Pretty cool stuff, Dave. The black and white metal crossing gate is a Marx accessory. You can control them cheaply and easily with a simple insulated isolated outside rail section(s). They are easily made from the tinplate tubular track by removing sections of outside rails and adding cardboard insulators just like the center rails and install plastic track pins on each end of the isolated section. This will work like a single pole switch to control anything using the wheels to complete the circuit as long as the wheels and axels are metal. It's one of the advantages of a 3-rail track. I soldiered all my wires to the bottom of my track for feeders and controls and ran all wiring below my benchwork out of sight. I used the thin cardstock from the back of the blister packaging that came from my pushbutton and bat handle toggle switches that I used for my control panels to make the tie insulators. The block signals will require a normally open normally closed relay to provide separate control of the red and green lights if you don't have turnouts to connect them to. The #153C track trips you got are designed for the signal bridge as they are a mechanical pressure switch with NO/NC contacts that are activated by the weight of the train by placing under a track tie. I used these initially and successfully even though I used the foam track bed by cutting out a section of track bed for the switch installation but was constantly adjusting them between operating sessions. I removed them and used an insulated isolated rail section to control accessory power from my transformer to the input power of a no/nc realy. I bought a RIB relay through Trainz for 5 bucks. #RIBMN12C. It's a 12 volt ac/dc N/O N/C relay with dry contacts. You can power the relay and the switch contacts from the same power source and circut because the lights are designed to use transformer power. The control track sections, whether the O-gauge UCS type or the #6019 for O27 track, like the one you have, can be wired using a single 2 wire conductor and a single pole single throw normally open momentary contact switch. I used both styles of control tracks with my O-gauge track using the larger track pins on the #6019. I like the 6019's for 027 because they can be modified and wired independently using the accessory power, and they can still be attached to the O-gauge tubular track. I bought all my control panel switches from my local Menards. This will permit easy installation while condensing space on the control panel. Check out Mike's Toy Trains Tips and Tricks. He does a very good job with diagrams explaining how to convert these to two wire control of both uncouple and unload using a spst momentary pushbutton switch. I made my wedged shaped control panels out of scrap wood and Masonite and screwed them to the facia of my layout. I used piano hinge for the front covers to gain easy access to all of the switches and controls inside and also serve as trackside tools and smoke fluid storage. I also installed my relays inside my control panels for easy access. Maybe you could build a layout to roll out from under your permanent layout. If you put the other operating accessories on a shelf I think it would be a neat idea if you wired them to switches to demonstrate how they functioned. Have fun with the new items. I'm constantly making changes along the way but enjoying every minute.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips and info!

What an assortment of old-timey accessories! The Lionel ones look pretty good. I'm sure if you need to work on them get them operating you can do it. The flood light is a great find. A very generous surprise package indeed.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

The flood light and beacon towers are going g on the layout. The operating accessories, I hope to fix and use them all, just not on this layout. They are all amazing pieces.

The light tower is very cool.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Definitely

Always enjoy unboxing a surprise package. I think that clock is a Marx. I have one too and always enjoy setting it. I like Nick's idea about using IR to trigger those gates.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

It’s one of my favorite things! I love the Marx accessories.

Great title , i had to watch and see inside !!

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m a literary genius!

Nice postwar train accessories that subscriber gave you. I liked the gateman and that block target signal you have!

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah some cool stuff for sure

Sweet accessories haul! A separate layout with the green carpet and a couple postwar or prewar trains. Or even standard gauge would be great! Wish I had room for a prewar layout

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

That would be amazing. I keep wanting to work one in but who knows when it will happen

That'a fine assortment of vintage hardware Dave! After reading the previous comments from everyone there's nothing I can add except if you can't find a home for them on the layout the display shelf's just fine, old artifacts can be a wonder in themselves.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Wayne. Yes even as static displays, they put a smile on my face

Cool👍

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

That was pretty funny. Nice box of accessories. I was thinking, I wish I had a layout for all the accessories. I love how they work. I can hook you up with and IR sensor or photosensor for your crossing.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks David. They do deserve a layout of their own

That’s a lot of stuff there. The 253 block signal is pretty cool too. The 253 works great to start and stop the train automatically.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Oh cool. Great for a postwar layout

@railchief74

4 ай бұрын

@@dagryffynhobby all you just need to do before you hook up the signal is to make sure you have one insulated track section to connect it too

The platform at 9:06 is the loading platform for the cattle corral, often missing and challenging to find.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Yup. I’ll make sure to not lose it!

Nice little haul Dave!

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

It makes me happy!

I think we'd all like a big box of postwar lionel

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah!

The metal piece and the rubber bumper and the metal switch is all for a Lionel 362 barrel loader . The 1008 cam troll was made for the disc type uncoupler on the cheaper Lionel cars ,it’s a manual uncoupling track . Nice video have fun with all of it

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks much!

Wow you really got the motherload of postwar items I really like the clock and light towers

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

I sure did! Some I’ll use right away, some went right on display, and others hopefully a layout one day

Really cool bunch of stuff, those accessories are a lot of fun. I have a layout under my main layout, a few hints. 1 make sure it is on wheels so you can pull it out from under the main layout to work on it / play with it. 2 it kind of is a pain when you need to get to the underside of the main layout, again make sure you can easily pull it out of the way.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Wheels! Genius. I was thinking of mounting it to the legs already there, that would be such a pain to work on. I have the space in the middle of room to pull it out into. I’ve gotta get to designing.

Thanks Dave for stopping by, it was Kool! Happy Railroading and have a great weekend!

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

The #1008 Cam-Trol is a manual way of uncoupling the cars. It was designed to be used only on O27 track because of the height, and placed on a flat solid section of your layout to operate correctly.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Neat. I’ll have to set it up and give it a try

The Postwar accessories are so much fun. There’s nothing like them all cleaned up and running. The #1045 Flagman is a cool accessory actually, even though he’s oversized. The best part of yours is that yours has the original flag in his hand unbroken. It needs a 1045C track clip in order to work properly. Try him out. He’s a lot of fun to see him waving his flag up and down. The next time you plan on coming out to Long Island, drop me a line. I invite you to come to my home and take a look at my Postwar and MPC trains and accessories collection. I think you’ll find it pretty interesting. I’ll give you a lot of insight. Tom

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

The accessories are a lot of fun, and the main reason I’d want t to do a postwar layout. Thanks for the invite Tom. I’m sure I’ll be out that way before too long

The floodlight tower is a real keeper. Let us know how it cleans up. LEDs would be a great upgrade.🙂

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. It’s looking good, poor connection on one set of the bulbs so I’ll have to do something to correct it.

Way cool goodies must use sum of them but yeah your right I would definitely display the others on a shelf vintage train stuff is just as much fun use time as a work of Art and Good ol Americana when those cool toy train accessories were made right here in the U.S.A. Great video brought back my childhood cause I had alot of that stuff on my toy train layout as a kid

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Some of the stuff is just too pretty to be put away in boxes!

@daivdwalker2374

4 ай бұрын

You got that right

@daivdwalker2374

4 ай бұрын

I still have sum of the stuff when I get my layout going I'm gunna shelve mine too

Awesome job man

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Yes, the crossing pieces can be very noisy, also on my K-line super snap track one a few items have a dead spot problem. It has a 1.8 inch center of all plastic, for all three rails. I think my small steamers had some trouble with it, and some thing else. But it was a different item to put out on the layout, and the 90 degree crossing was already out of the pack when I got it.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

The postwar layout will definitely have one or three!

Dave, that is some more great ideas for a new layout. I like it., but I never got back to you about my 2046 tender service sorry about that.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. All good!

Awesome title to the video Dave😂😂

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Very entertaining,Dave. Thx. Regards, John

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hey Dave, You got a very cool box of Postwar parts and accessories. I noticed starting at the 2:02 of your video you found a black button, a black bracket, and black rubber thing. Those 3 things go with the #3562 Operating Barrel Car. The button is the 96C Controller that would be connected to the OTC-1 Lockon to operate the barrel car. The black metal piece is a #3562-48 Ramp Clip that attaches to the #362 Operating Barrel Ramp in order for the barrel car to unload the barrels into the barrel ramp. The black runner thing is the #3562-51 Track Spacer for the barrel loader. It measures the correct distance between the track and the barrel loader. Also, you’ll notice two different grooves in that spacer. 1 groove is used for the height of “O” Gauge track, and the other side is used the height for O27 track. The edge of either of the 2 rails goes into the groove. Originally, the barrel car came with 2 of those track spacers, but you can work with 1 if need be. The other thing with the crossing gate, you don’t need to go out and spend a lot if money on a #153IR Sensor to operate your crossing gate. Just use an insulated rail piece of track to operate it. A simple track clip attached to the insulated rail section, then wired to the accessory, and your done. Your accessory is up and running. Tom

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Cool. Thanks for the tips Tom!

Hi Dave, to expand on the comment from Tomz trainz about the "Cam-Trol"- it is or was to be used with Scout train cars. For your info😊 Dave.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Ah! Cool. Now I really need to check it out

The crossing gate @ 8:35 IS Marx.

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Sweet!

I almost bought a 1666 Lionel prewar set, or part of a set today, but when I went back to get it a minutes later another person had picked it up and was buying them. I kind of don't need another verity thing but for $35.00. I do have some prewar but it is not my thinking...

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Oh man. A prewar 1666 set would be nice, especially for that price!

Off all the KZreadr’s I follow…when I decide I’m gonna hang it up you’ll get a bunch…I live in Cincinnati so I’ll probably never meet you…but…???

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks! I appreciate that. Yeah I don’t get out that way, but you never know!

Dave are you going to the Greenberg show tomorrow in Edison?

@dagryffynhobby

4 ай бұрын

Sorry I didn’t respond before the show