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Guide to Painting Lionel HO and O Scale Model Trains
Painting HO and O scale model trains is a great way to personalize your collection or simply to update it. Before beginning, though, there are a few tips to keep in mind. Perhaps the most important thing to remember is to prepare. You don’t want to stop in the middle of the project because you’re [...]
Continue reading...Guide to Flexible Track for Lionel Model Trains
Sunday, January 24, 2010
What is flexible track? It is the most common form of track used with model trains railways today. Flexible track can be used with Lionel trains and just about every other brand because it is made by the majority of model trains manufacturers. Most flexible track pieces are three feet long and are indeed flexible, [...]
Continue reading...Controllers For Model Trains
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Over the past 100 years several methods of controlling electric model trains have developed. The first and simplest method was the use a simple variable transformer as introduced by Lionel in 1906 to lower the Alternating Current [AC] voltage from the wall to a lower, safer value and allow the user to control the speed of [...]
Continue reading...Weathering Techniques for Lionel Model Trains HO Sets
Sunday, January 24, 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 [...]
Continue reading...Why Model Train Layouts Are So Popular
Sunday, January 24, 2010
For many years now well built layouts have been spectacular in HO and O Scale Model Trains. There are many satisfied customers because they offer creative design options in these particular gauges. Whatever the enthusiast’s desires can almost always be replicated on their layout to do with custom model railroads. Well planned layouts can [...]
Continue reading...Adding Power to a Lionel Train Set or Other Model Railroad Set
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Whether you?ve purchased a Lionel train set or another brand of model railroad trains, you will need to know a few things about the power supply. This article offers some helpful tips from the National Model Railroad Association which can help you get off to a good start. Something to remember is that the more intricate [...]
Continue reading...5 Tips to Buy Antique Lionel Trains Online – Old Lionel Train Prices
Monday, January 11, 2010
May be it’s that wonder when you got your first model train that stuck with you all your life, or may it’s a friend who showed you a whole new world of wonder in model trains. Then perhaps you’re an ace do it yourselfer who saw what someone did with model trains in their back [...]
Continue reading...How to Maintain and Care For Your Vintage Antique Lionel Trains
Thursday, January 7, 2010
It’s true that building an excellent model train layout can be very costly considering you have to buy locomotives, different types of rail cars, track, landscaping, buildings etc. and these items can be pricey. Even though this hobby may be one of the most expensive, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide don’t mind spending their [...]
Continue reading...The Enduring Popularity of Lionel Trains
Friday, December 18, 2009
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 [...]
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
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