Was recently given a “Lil Donkey” postage stamp set. Anyone know where to get parts? I am looking for the pins that hold the trucks on to the car along with couplers. The loco is fine just need help with the cars.
The instruction manual that is with it (1969) says I can order them. 20 for .10, LOL.
Not surprisingly, there are no replacement parts for a 44 year old toy. Nor for 44 year old coffee makers or anything else.
Guess this is where Ill find out how good of a maintenance engineer I am![:)]
I was 19 in 1969 and as you would guess was paying more attention to my girl friend than model railroading, until I got a nice invitation from my Uncle Sam. So, I have never heard of the “Lil Donkey” postage stamp set! What is it? If we’re talking about putting trucks on the cars, simply use small screws. Couplers would have been the old horn hooks which can be replaced by Kadees.
Postage Stamp trains were early N scale imported by Aurora
http://www.guidetozscale.com/html/1969_postage_stamp_trains.html
I’m HO, so maybe wouldn’t have heard of it anyway.
Postage Stamp trains were Aurora getting into N scale like a whole lot of other companies not ordinairly in model trains. And naturally failing at it, miserably. They weren;t around too long. They were made by Minitrix. I actually have that set, the lil’ Donkey might run, but the stack is bent from a few trips to the floor.
Losing the truck mounting pins was a common thing, most N scale of the era uses the same sort of mounting system with a press-fit plastic pin holding the trucks on. Others may fit. If there is enough material, you cna tap the hole, or use a small self-tapping screw.
–Randy
Wow, that is a name from the past. I remember the adds in comic books for those trains. Always wanted one but I had Lionel…
I would do what Randy said, just self tap with a screw if you cannot make one out of hobby plastic rod.
Minitrix is currently produced by Maerklin.
They may still have stocks of replacement parts, or might have replacements of some kind.
It would be worth asking them.
M636C
There are several examples on eBay currently - the first one I saw is under $10 currently, for a whole engine and the 4 cars. Didn;t look closely but it looks to be in very nice condition fromt he photos. Might be easiest and cheapest just to get a replacement
–Randy
The smallest train in the world and it fits in a book: