Lionel O gauge postwar-style set

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Lionel O gauge postwar-style set

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the set was well waiting for,i run the set for my grandson he enjoys the horn sounds and the cars that came with it,it brought back memories when i was growing up

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I love my Set. It runs great. No Problems so far. Lionel did good on this one as with all the CC Series so far.

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I picked mine up a couple of months ago but didn’t open it until last night after I read Bob Keller’s comments about the horn and bell. Put the loco on a test track and fired it up with and old 1033 transformer. The loco worked fine, but the 1033’s old-fashioned whistle controller produced no reaction from the horn/bell. After hooking up a couple of 6-5906 sound activation buttons per the instructions (who reads the instructions?) the horn and bell worked great. Overall, the set looks and runs great, but I do have to agree with Bob’s assessment of the yellow on the Timken boxcar…it is reminescent of a fluorescent marker…sort of a limey tinge to it…could have used a bit more orange.

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Bob,
I have noticed that some of the Lionel Postwar Conventional Classic engines do not respond to horn and bell commands from my MTH Z-4000 transformer. The sounds work fine when commanded from a Lionel CW-80 or MRC Pure Power. What type of transformer were you using when you did the review?

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I’d like to know why the horn and bell didn’t work. If it is a problem inherant in the transformer you used, or a problem with the unit in the engine and if Lionel will rectify this problem if it is a problem with the engine.

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I purchased another Conventional Classic set, the Orbitor set, and was particularly pleased that the trucks were die cast versions of the postwar Timken trucks, made with plated axles, and constructed in a similar manner as the pre-1957 magnetic couplers. This is a substantial improvement over the original postwar set. Also, all cars were painted and the more modern plastic should eliminate the problem of the cracking brakewheel on the Allis-Chalmers car. It also looks much better painted. I was quite pleased with the quality.