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, February 09, 2009
P&LE Boxcar
A beautiful Weaver PS-1 boxcar has joined us. It is a jade green NYC system Pittsburgh and Lake Erie boxcar made in a special run for P&D hobby. The doors can slide open, but sufficient force needs to applied to get them moving. A well-detailled little treasure train car that emerged locally. What a small fortune indeed. This boxcar was already suited for 3-rail operation and hence does not need to be converted to the right amount of rails.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Planting trees
One of the key difficulties of a layout on a folding table is how to deal with adding scenery, especially houses, mountains and trees. Today some detachable trees were planted on the layout, which can be easily unrooted and replanted when necessary. Small threads will keep the trees connected to their trunks while the table is in a upright folded position.