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Weathering Techniques for Lionel Model Trains HO Sets

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 [...]

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The Definitive Lionel Trains Collectors Guide- Everything You Need to Know about Lionel Trains

There are few hobbies more exciting that the collection of Lionel Trains. Lionel trains have been a trademark of quality and perfection in the model train world for many years. Collectors from all over have been adding new pieces and parts to their ongoing collections and the number of requests for catalogs is always increasing. [...]

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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 [...]

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Discover the Worth of Your Old Lionel Trains – Model Trains Collectors Guide

Are you counting to trade your old Lionel trains? Possibly you have discovered a goldmine at your neighbourhood garage sale! Or possibly you’ve revealed a box in the attic filled with these old Lionel trains. How do you check their worth? When it gets down to it, their valued, or their selling cost, will look on [...]

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Guide to Model Trains Scale and Gauge

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. [...]

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