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What should i check on used cars/trains
« on: December 11, 2011, 07:23:32 »
hi, i intend to buy the cars 4120-4121-4122. Is there anything that i should pay attention in? I want them to be full functional. Any part from below the car perhaps? Thank you for your time to read this

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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2011, 09:16:33 »
These are early Playmobil railway waggons and so I'm not over familiar with them.  However, I would say you should check for the following>

1.  4120 - check that

the handles on the end balconies and the red brake controls are there;

the red buffer stops are there, two at each end

inside all the seats are present, that there are two luggage racks, one down each side, and that there are two vertical poles

underneath the wheels run smoothly and bogies turn easily, that the bogies are firmly in place (there may be one or even two of the clips broken if someone has tried to take the bogies off the carriage, but so long as they are still fit firmly this need not be a problem)  and that the "springs" on the coupling units are not broken.

4121 and 4122 - as for the 4210, apart from the inside checks, plus that

the walkway on the roof is there,

the securing hooks for the doors are there,

there is a set of steps each side.

I think that's it.  Things most often missing seem to be:

on the 4120, seats and the two vertical poles;

on the 4121 and 4122, the walkway on the roof and the steps on the side.
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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 09:20:33 »
Also, just to add to what Playmofire has said, make sure that the black balcony rails themselves are solid, and not broken at the bottom (I had this problem once with a 4120, and had to return it)

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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 07:42:20 »
thank you all for your answers. i noticed that there is a metallic rectangular piece under the car. is it very important? i want the car to be in working condition at any cost

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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2011, 08:48:38 »
thank you all for your answers. i noticed that there is a metallic rectangular piece under the car. is it very important? i want the car to be in working condition at any cost

That's a ballast weight and it's especially important with the coaches/carriages and vans if they are used outside as , without it, on a windy day they could be blown off the rails.  The weight and its holder are still available from DS:

http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-81-2580

http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-25-7840
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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2011, 09:20:35 »
I'll post a list later this week of spare parts for rolling stock I've bought from DS this year.
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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2011, 17:41:02 »
thank you again

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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2011, 06:33:13 »
But the weight is not cheap in the DS: >5,- € (Germany).

if you get a working train, means you intend to spend some money in playmobil. they count on that... what is 5e more? we are addicted... haha

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Re: What should i check on used cars/trains
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2011, 10:38:34 »
One other thing to look for with the carriages and trucks with roofs is that the little "tabs" which help keep the roof in place are there.  It doesn't matter really if they are damaged or mayube even missing as the roof will still stay on, but not as securely as when they are.

I'll try and get up-to-date UK DS prices for the parts when I post details of them.
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