My junkyard, are there any interesting trains here?

anc6802

Here is my collection of about 31 mostly fully assembled trains in the junkyard. Ive also got about another 15 or so trains that are totally disassembled for parts.

I guess my main question is that I seem to be getting trains that seem to be unique, and before i break anymore of these trains down, are there any in this collection that are worth restoring? Otherwise I have some plans for customs coming up when I get the parts in the mail that I ordered.

Also if anyone is looking for any parts, I have quite a stockpile, let me know if you need anything, i'm also looking to trade for parts of other trains.

The only one I that I might restore is the real steam Thomas

sunhuntin

pic two... that looks like a flip face thomas on top, and the one he is sitting on looks interesting too. unusual face. the james with the white footplate may be japanese?

Ucwepn

They are all gems even the seemingly common ones, more get thrown in the bin everyday by parents doing toy cleanups etc. Neville, Donald/Douglas (whichever it is), White footplate James, Rheneas are some of the ones I would restore first

ripley802

The white foot plate Thomas and James (if not Japaneese/Plarail) are probably, likely the R/C Thomas and James. I would check into those, check model number, etc.. Try and match the year with a replacement remot if they are indeed the r/c ones. The flip face Thomas, also looks like it may be the R/c one but maybe missing the tender? Donald/Duglas would be a keeper in my book.

anc6802

Thanks for all the input, its a good thing I asked first, pretty much we've been taking the junk trains we get in to keep the current fleet running and then if we get models we don't have ill try and fix them up if possible.

Yeah, the white footplate trains are all r/c which ill look into new remotes, one of the Percy's I think is a tna because he has alot more weights than any Percy I've ever seen and he has a funny looking switch on the bottom, but his tender is missing, Douglas is just a chassis and body no wheels or motor assembly (I cab get wheels and powertrain assembly from another train though).

The Thomas's with the bug eyes have are Tomy from 1992
R/C Thomas with white footplate is from 2006
R/c James with white footplate is from 2007
R/c Thomas flip face missing tender 2006

The narrow gauge trains are all Skarloey (the narrow gauge trains are my favorites!)

ripley802

Can you post a pic of he Percy you mentioned? Thanks

Super

But Percy and Thomas wouldn't have tenders seeing as they are tank engines..

anc6802

Super wrote
But Percy and Thomas wouldn't have tenders seeing as they are tank engines..

Yes, I always say tender, I gotta stop doing that.

I believe it is a tna Percy, but it need alot of work. New rear axle (gears broken and missing rubber tires), a new battery truck, and the speaker wire needs to be soldered. I took it apart to look inside. Could be a nice project, if I can get or make a battery car.

Here are some pics:

Miksolo

Hm. I have Neville's tender, and Neville's chassis is currently in possession of the child of my parents' friends. Occasionally they let me take some of the trains he doesn't play with often. He's more into cars and trucks and planes, anyway. He's where I got back my Wooden Railway express coach, Daisy, a mint-condition Donald, and Toad.

ripley802

anc6802 wrote
Yes, I always say tender, I gotta stop doing that.

I believe it is a tna Percy, but it need alot of work. New rear axle (gears broken and missing rubber tires), a new battery truck, and the speaker wire needs to be soldered. I took it apart to look inside. Could be a nice project, if I can get or make a battery car.

Yep. Definately the TnA Percy. What accent will be the question. Simple test would be to connect the wires up to a 3v minimum source and it should come alive. These are finicky so if you need any assistance let me know. I may be able to spare some parts of you need down the road too. Other than the battery terminals which I still can't find replacement parts for, I have pretty much all of it.

Miksolo

sunhuntin wrote
pic two... that looks like a flip face thomas on top, and the one he is sitting on looks interesting too. unusual face. the james with the white footplate may be japanese?

The one the flip face is sitting on is the original TrackMaster RC Thomas. The face is based on a face mask seen in the "new series", A.K.A. seasons 8-12.

anc6802

Miksolo wrote
The one the flip face is sitting on is the original TrackMaster RC Thomas. The face is based on a face mask seen in the "new series", A.K.A. seasons 8-12.

All 3 of those trains are r/c even the flip face is but his battery truck is missing. The white footplates are interesting though.

anc6802

ripley802 wrote
Yep. Definately the TnA Percy. What accent will be the question. Simple test would be to connect the wires up to a 3v minimum source and it should come alive. These are finicky so if you need any assistance let me know. I may be able to spare some parts of you need down the road too. Other than the battery terminals which I still can't find replacement parts for, I have pretty much all of it.

Thanks, I might need spares, now are these supposed to be aa or AAA? Im going to solder the speaker wire tomorrow and provide some power. I see the special green tracks are on eBay so, that should be easy, the hard part is the battery box, perhaps a custom Gordon or james tender is in order.

Aresedale productions

I have a question do you have a bill and a Percy or Billy cause you could make Wilbert or sixteen as a custom I'm making Wilbert in my spare time I'll post a video on my YouTube channel here's a link if you want https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCTd8zk0LXPkCGS4PhdNbfoA

ripley802

anc6802 wrote
Thanks, I might need spares, now are these supposed to be aa or AAA? Im going to solder the speaker wire tomorrow and provide some power. I see the special green tracks are on eBay so, that should be easy, the hard part is the battery box, perhaps a custom Gordon or james tender is in order.

They have 3 AA. Actually now that I am thinking about it, it looks like you may have a Real Steam Thomas in your lot, that may be perfect for the battery car. That is, if it is one you already have and can use that one as a spare. The battery car has 2 batteries on top, and one on the bottom.

I am not sure if you have taken the top off of Percy yet, but the have a controller board in the front which has all th connections for the motor, sound, talk/action activation piece, etc... Yes these do need the green track pieces and they are sometimes easy to find on eBay in other lots or sometimes in a set. If you can get the power connected and see that it comes on, then the last variable would be if the activation piece works. They have a spring under them that sometimes needs replaced/reseated, or the little connecting piece inside the activation part have issues contacting each other. The latter can be a pain to fix.

anc6802

Thenewduckthegwr engine wrote
I have a question do you have a bill and a Percy or Billy cause you could make Wilbert or sixteen as a custom I'm making Wilbert in my spare time I'll post a video on my YouTube channel here's a link if you want https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCTd8zk0LXPkCGS4PhdNbfoA

Thats actually a great idea, I have a spare bill thats a bit beat up, slight body mods and a new paint job, and it'll work, I have plenty of extra/junk percy's laying around I just need another bill/ben to make sixteen

ripley802 wrote
They have 3 AA. Actually now that I am thinking about it, it looks like you may have a Real Steam Thomas in your lot, that may be perfect for the battery car. That is, if it is one you already have and can use that one as a spare. The battery car has 2 batteries on top, and one on the bottom.

I am not sure if you have taken the top off of Percy yet, but the have a controller board in the front which has all th connections for the motor, sound, talk/action activation piece, etc... Yes these do need the green track pieces and they are sometimes easy to find on eBay in other lots or sometimes in a set. If you can get the power connected and see that it comes on, then the last variable would be if the activation piece works. They have a spring under them that sometimes needs replaced/reseated, or the little connecting piece inside the activation part have issues contacting each other. The latter can be a pain to fix.

Yeah I've taken his top off, hopefully I can get him running tonight, well at least the sound part, his drivetrain needs work too. The real steam Thomas is missing his battery car too ugh. I'm still thinking about a replacement battery truck, but I'm unsure of what to use.

ripley802

anc6802 wrote
Thats actually a great idea, I have a spare bill thats a bit beat up, slight body mods and a new paint job, and it'll work, I have plenty of extra/junk percy's laying around I just need another bill/ben to make sixteen

Yeah I've taken his top off, hopefully I can get him running tonight, well at least the sound part, his drivetrain needs work too. The real steam Thomas is missing his battery car too ugh. I'm still thinking about a replacement battery truck, but I'm unsure of what to use.

I think one with 3AAA or 3AAA would work. Although the 3AA are probably going to be harder to find. The regular talking engines have the 3AAA usually if you have any spares or maybe a spare coach/mail car with a battery back in it and a switch?

Super

I was picking these up whenever I saw them. I think they are from the R/C as I was picking them up very cheaply whenever someone was selling an R/C train with no remote. My plans are to use these for powering lights in a rake of coaches.

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anc6802

Thats cool, I have a r/c James and Thomas, but I'm not sure if I should use them for the projects though, I'm sure there the most common r/c trains

Aresedale productions

anc6802 wrote
Thats actually a great idea, I have a spare bill thats a bit beat up, slight body mods and a new paint job, and it'll work, I have plenty of extra/junk percy's laying around I just need another bill/ben to make sixteen

Yeah I've taken his top off, hopefully I can get him running tonight, well at least the sound part, his drivetrain needs work too. The real steam Thomas is missing his battery car too ugh. I'm still thinking about a replacement battery truck, but I'm unsure of what to use.

Here you go anc http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thomas-Friends-Trackmaster-Motorized-Bill-Engine-/231852832685?hash=item35fb8177ad:g:Un4AAOSwuAVWygXT