Lionel lines trains are fun to play with. They are nice to hold in your hands and run them over the tracks. Personally, I get most satisfaction from restoring pre-war cars and engines that I obtain as overpainted, rusted wrecks and like to turn them into shining gems. This blogsite tells you about my evening hours.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Slow progress with the layout
During the last weeks I bought two tin buildings: one switch tower from unknown German brand and a small platform from Hornby. I also cleaned some semaphores and the lantern and put them along the tracks. With the Metcalfe freight shed and the self-build station, it finally starts to look a little bit like a layout. There is still much to do, but some progress is being made.
The station was made from Balsa wood, matches, paper and paint. It probably took me 2 years, but little by little, I made finished it. The most dreadful was cutting out the roof tiles from paper. In the end I really wanted to stop, but luckily I did finish it. Inside there are five small light bulbs. Let's hope that I will never have to replace them, because they are glued in.