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Revealed: How to Repair and Restore Your Old Lionel Trains – Model Trains
Has your Lionel train seen fresher days? Wouldn’t it be good to see it chugging around on its path again, shining the comparable beauty as the day it was revealed that Christmas morning so long ago?
Repairing and reconstructing your old Lionel train can be very accomplishing. You can enjoy in the warm glowing of memories [...]
Weathering Techniques for Lionel Model Trains HO Sets
24. January 2010
Weathering your train makes it look more realistic. Weathering adds the appearance of dirt, rust, and even graffiti to your train, making it look like a train that?s paid its dues and been around for a while.
Here are some weathering tips and techniques for transforming your model trains from fresh-out-of-the-box shiny and new to working [...]
Model Trains for Serious Collectors
24. January 2010
The first thing to point out is that serious collectors can spend a lot of money on model trains, so you might not be able to buy that special loco they’ve had their eye on, unless you are a very generous present-giver indeed!
One other consideration to bear in mind is the gauge of the model [...]
How to Power Your Model Trains – Lionel Trains
24. January 2010
In the early days, model trains were toys and were powered by a mechanism like a clock – speed was controlled by grabbing levers attached on the train itself as it moved. When the trains were powered by electricity, the power was delivered through a third rail and picked up by a skid like mechanism [...]
Continue reading...Guide to Model Trains Scale and Gauge
24. January 2010
Although Lionel offers several kinds of model trains and track, most of their sales come from O gauge trains. What?s an O gauge train? To better understand that, you first need to know a few things about scale and gauge.
Let?s start with scale. Model trains are scaled down trains–that is, smaller versions of real trains. [...]
Maintenance Guide for Lionel Set Model Trains
24. January 2010
Here are a few guidelines for performing cleaning and routine maintenance of your model trains. Regardless of whether you have a Lionel set or any other brand, performing maintenance helps avoid trouble later on.
For Lionel set locomotives, maintenance checks can be performed by removing the cover to see the inside. To remove the cover on [...]
Basic Things You Should Know About Model Trains
24. January 2010
Model Trains has become a leisure pursuit by many for years. It is a good way to engage your time and polish your artistic talent.
Originally posted 2009-11-20 14:17:53. Republished by Old Post Promoter
Model train scale info
24. January 2010
Model Train Scales and Gauges
Originally posted 2009-12-10 11:56:11. Republished by Old Post Promoter
The Enduring Popularity of Lionel Trains
24. January 2010
When Joshua Lionel Cowen started his business of building Lionel trains as model toys for children and adults all over the world, his aim was twofold. As these toy trains and each Lionel trains set were targeted primarily at young boys, his first aim was to provide a medium for both father and son everywhere [...]
Continue reading...What’s so special about Bachmann model trains?
24. January 2010
Bachmann model trains are widely known as some of the best in the model train community. Bachmann model trains have been in operation for many years and have therefore developed a great following amongst long time model train enthusiasts. It is for these reasons that Bachmann model trains remain popular and keep producing greater model [...]
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24. January 2010
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