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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969. |
LIONEL TRAINS HELIPORT CONTROL TOWER No. 419 |
The Lionel Heliport Control Station No. 419 was only cataloged in 1962, and would remotely launch a helicopter from the roof of the structure. Well, kind of. After the spring mechanism on the roof was wound manually, and the helicopter placed in the winder it is launched by pulling on a string that sticks out from under the structure. This clumsy "remote control" method harkens back to the pre-war days when Lionel used the same method to trigger manual switches. |
The structure itself is a derivative of the No. 465 Sound Dispatching Station, but the interior is not illuminated. Most of the parts that are commonly missing from this station have been reproduced. Collectors, should use caution in examining examples because not all of these parts have been labeled as "reproductions." |
The Heliport came with a Type D Helicopter that has an integral tail section. This delicate piece, issued as No. 3419-100, is easily broken at the tail and because it is an integral part of the helicopter it looses its collectible value. |
This rare helicopter has many times been found with the original tail section cut off and replaced with a reproduction tail that is often not marked. Original helicopters have "BUILT BY LIONEL" molded into the right section of the tail. |
This differs from earlier issued helicopters that had a separate tail section and had this imprint on the left side of the tail section. |
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