tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230974162024-03-05T08:00:00.006+01:00lionel linesLionel 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.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-73236154639414916442023-01-08T16:07:00.004+01:002023-01-08T16:07:46.139+01:00Lionel 817 caboose<p> Now that sand-blasting has simplified rust- and paint-removal, I thought it would be nice to tackle one of the nicer train cars waiting for restoration; the Lionel 817 caboose. It always looked a bit crappy with its fainted colours and rust spots. Especially the dark green roof was severely scratched and the brass had a bit too much patina. So time to bring it back to former glory. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC47Y3zqDa_HGARHS-qSWtCKCnbsIFhOKBg_VjMn7pKN2uzOcB6tg0msWX1Mb3CQTLe7n1bcVINJgvtAQw_Gy-fYWg27iBtX_IT7ubqbjegdfb_P9ih66GLayTPRf9BM7zhdlX4tdherDrkZnj3QgPB4zZJHhqv8DXqW_AmPdtJN3Mu5QkBTc/s750/20230101_141512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="750" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC47Y3zqDa_HGARHS-qSWtCKCnbsIFhOKBg_VjMn7pKN2uzOcB6tg0msWX1Mb3CQTLe7n1bcVINJgvtAQw_Gy-fYWg27iBtX_IT7ubqbjegdfb_P9ih66GLayTPRf9BM7zhdlX4tdherDrkZnj3QgPB4zZJHhqv8DXqW_AmPdtJN3Mu5QkBTc/s320/20230101_141512.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lionel 817 as received</td></tr></tbody></table>The roof can be removed easily and opens the main compartiment with a historic layer of dust. Then the bogies and the brass side panels are simply removed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjos5HW6tpQhGLGUUkOPgzfnLcuu9RzFtfdYOIH6wuUI9xTFTgxzBK_ssz6yV_P_1ViWq2C1JJYvgaWSewTEICxMbmw102EuRiswlK8Ozn5tQGtKuC4hPwNzZf-t3S1kPwTB1Kmbrw5hDRs8FDi5DLqQbE9yKhcLjqBNcCuJf8_6jAHCEDmY8/s750/20230101_141631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="750" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjos5HW6tpQhGLGUUkOPgzfnLcuu9RzFtfdYOIH6wuUI9xTFTgxzBK_ssz6yV_P_1ViWq2C1JJYvgaWSewTEICxMbmw102EuRiswlK8Ozn5tQGtKuC4hPwNzZf-t3S1kPwTB1Kmbrw5hDRs8FDi5DLqQbE9yKhcLjqBNcCuJf8_6jAHCEDmY8/s320/20230101_141631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The bottom plate has a by-gone label with lubrication instructions. I think this is the last time we get to see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG1X_17b5Hk23-i0YUzG4VydETvz5NVfLtVlwfHX26QkM4ibjDheWOC5fbbsVd_AORaWOEfwC4dtueWRCeSDPGjG8wI1uxRoPHaOOtOqg7gxC-WJVarM40esXaTbArbd5TiYfiT99sGr0yyvFV4ps-Sr9ndYueDwG7moO-TQlqYM5ypd1q4o/s750/20230101_141644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG1X_17b5Hk23-i0YUzG4VydETvz5NVfLtVlwfHX26QkM4ibjDheWOC5fbbsVd_AORaWOEfwC4dtueWRCeSDPGjG8wI1uxRoPHaOOtOqg7gxC-WJVarM40esXaTbArbd5TiYfiT99sGr0yyvFV4ps-Sr9ndYueDwG7moO-TQlqYM5ypd1q4o/s320/20230101_141644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKcwXPLKTdanv1CsTRlefTBd3jRpKdroOS6w7orfMHIR7tltIk6hlDX8RvkfQVusUwtqpNVaXj9gLJ7ocRn2reMxlwNAMr9bSrY89msdHJWoPhaQSPucdFC_zgofsq2W5X-uL2--x0uBsuShfpuPU7fwdknKV_tbrwYE5O8x_SQZg6riXzIQ/s750/20230101_141653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="750" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKcwXPLKTdanv1CsTRlefTBd3jRpKdroOS6w7orfMHIR7tltIk6hlDX8RvkfQVusUwtqpNVaXj9gLJ7ocRn2reMxlwNAMr9bSrY89msdHJWoPhaQSPucdFC_zgofsq2W5X-uL2--x0uBsuShfpuPU7fwdknKV_tbrwYE5O8x_SQZg6riXzIQ/s320/20230101_141653.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lubrication instructions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Once the bogies are removed, the six tabs that fasten the main body to the bottom plate can be straightened as well as the four brass tabs securing the brass side panels to the bottom plate. Then the whole thing comes apart.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYP6jWv82kjmdKMRdM5EDxKc_XZie3VpEmfVH95nDwOx4baqCJT3N8bXE4JUfQ_cXd804mn3pryWd4Zq3ydduSj9bQGDeMDyi1ecR0SXzz-A3fH_HV7vab764RvHqWypene1YKsdNVIZArB1dZLmsV9q2YqmlFI-pzYaay88WlizWOnVrOGk/s750/20230101_143231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="750" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYP6jWv82kjmdKMRdM5EDxKc_XZie3VpEmfVH95nDwOx4baqCJT3N8bXE4JUfQ_cXd804mn3pryWd4Zq3ydduSj9bQGDeMDyi1ecR0SXzz-A3fH_HV7vab764RvHqWypene1YKsdNVIZArB1dZLmsV9q2YqmlFI-pzYaay88WlizWOnVrOGk/s320/20230101_143231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then the further the disassembly is simple. The metal parts are cleaned (dedusted) and sand-blasted. Here you can see what a few seconds of glass pearls has done to the top. See, the before and after, below.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMV---cp_5eZkSRlMHKQ1HTtbhc-PFHKDJl8jD1Yj7pY2ABIlyoAeikYqlyWXLg-tjvaFyRMUY_VcC7v3W2EIHXWSM8bE9EfVbhjRCObh3L2jTx4RO4uJK8QJs0aSuUbP0Lsz0dgnwf8R5mdiQEiJMk_BWmcpqwxByP4Ksxh1b70T7moMc-I/s769/20230101_145914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMV---cp_5eZkSRlMHKQ1HTtbhc-PFHKDJl8jD1Yj7pY2ABIlyoAeikYqlyWXLg-tjvaFyRMUY_VcC7v3W2EIHXWSM8bE9EfVbhjRCObh3L2jTx4RO4uJK8QJs0aSuUbP0Lsz0dgnwf8R5mdiQEiJMk_BWmcpqwxByP4Ksxh1b70T7moMc-I/s320/20230101_145914.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoG__SxGJ5fZ6Vd9k-76JgqjbFJCZM3WyzAfG66Hr2wX_mpFwwrY87A1iakJUvgsM03ujFPAX4NN3hs_SH0mH9zBjb0c1AIIbw1SbX46r7XpWuog5HnclRh6tlztBt6JXnUiSWhN97FMKXvsOVS8quEeoWC9rYrhNjlRMnL2No3Bxm9yD9yE/s757/20230101_150353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoG__SxGJ5fZ6Vd9k-76JgqjbFJCZM3WyzAfG66Hr2wX_mpFwwrY87A1iakJUvgsM03ujFPAX4NN3hs_SH0mH9zBjb0c1AIIbw1SbX46r7XpWuog5HnclRh6tlztBt6JXnUiSWhN97FMKXvsOVS8quEeoWC9rYrhNjlRMnL2No3Bxm9yD9yE/s320/20230101_150353.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then the rest follows quickly. Also the wheels, axles and latch couplers benefited from a quick blast of glass pearls. And after a few hours all parts shone. The paint disappeared fast and simple from the flat pieces, but it took more time to remove the paint around the window ridges and rivets.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxoT0rBPBecP0bIrXq7SLmJAziGubaD-MrBCJIGdHLvCnPjg4x_7kF7erHm4bRv1qGazTPo5hDdDzy1b7flmWFdKwLrUtVopflcP0urtKTVyIo5EmiL5ZjOOrmNQaJhbMZqx4C2slSIMivB59LQMoccwG4__wnAhpfx1n85Cd4P5zY4PcQS4/s750/20230102_122145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="750" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxoT0rBPBecP0bIrXq7SLmJAziGubaD-MrBCJIGdHLvCnPjg4x_7kF7erHm4bRv1qGazTPo5hDdDzy1b7flmWFdKwLrUtVopflcP0urtKTVyIo5EmiL5ZjOOrmNQaJhbMZqx4C2slSIMivB59LQMoccwG4__wnAhpfx1n85Cd4P5zY4PcQS4/s320/20230102_122145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So, the brass was polished first with a brass brush on a Dremel-type tool followed by the polishing disc with metal polish and cleaning with white spirit. All painted objects were first primed. Dark green and black glossy rattle cans were about and the "Peacock Green" had to be purchased from the local hardware store, where we argued to either use RAL6033 or what is "Peacock Green" according to the local paint producer. Personally, I found RAL6033 a bit dull and this colour much brighter, so I followed the company's recommendation.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lhjEuckIzMiKWtw8i1KLsoNtLzYUG_KjX7Pw4mGzoiRnsl-tAD9dKMu5Hl5Cdj2NITzZyznc2_yyaHVFN605S3tZKytStH9VvR0eBEWD_PCidwxxQeFcyl-EiJj1bs_EfGsfLU858pix0bo1hO1MGSzyKYln63I3mK1nllm245cEaNAO9ak/s750/20230106_144959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="750" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lhjEuckIzMiKWtw8i1KLsoNtLzYUG_KjX7Pw4mGzoiRnsl-tAD9dKMu5Hl5Cdj2NITzZyznc2_yyaHVFN605S3tZKytStH9VvR0eBEWD_PCidwxxQeFcyl-EiJj1bs_EfGsfLU858pix0bo1hO1MGSzyKYln63I3mK1nllm245cEaNAO9ak/s320/20230106_144959.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The reassembly was straightforward. I added a third rail pick-up roller to one of the bogies to enable lightning. That pick-up assembly was purchased a few years ago at the late shop of George Tebolt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oaHWf0V3uQYJ0_joEoySxiaPmw-YudwqsAETCFIhFm24m-OB62SwhqZcaA0oRYU4LchF3dy6TXse9Vaym814xyGa9iNefHXlw2Ss-U1SVm7-5RavwmezlnhbQJIEC56i7aEuvngY7dVZsZFnzUYFiUVzg_wE90IQSmg0Ksu14EAbuPXEP7E/s750/20230108_144538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="750" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oaHWf0V3uQYJ0_joEoySxiaPmw-YudwqsAETCFIhFm24m-OB62SwhqZcaA0oRYU4LchF3dy6TXse9Vaym814xyGa9iNefHXlw2Ss-U1SVm7-5RavwmezlnhbQJIEC56i7aEuvngY7dVZsZFnzUYFiUVzg_wE90IQSmg0Ksu14EAbuPXEP7E/s320/20230108_144538.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>After the light was checked, the roof was snapped on, and the caboose was ready. Ain't she gorgeous.</div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkuycWi2vEM4plvo1n45MP-7BDxr0Rp-2v6aWAlZo1kn-CCUkIeHFbCuvhJSIQ7jxAX4-dH3YGSgykWjveksJQvh6Typtp3JAiLDUBaCTi0a8SF-WPHUI6DpDEWWpHBfC6fZYSP9nSh1zzDXhysppyOP0aTSuXfY4RNOLaCJZvR255Ep5mLk/s750/20230108_145532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="750" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkuycWi2vEM4plvo1n45MP-7BDxr0Rp-2v6aWAlZo1kn-CCUkIeHFbCuvhJSIQ7jxAX4-dH3YGSgykWjveksJQvh6Typtp3JAiLDUBaCTi0a8SF-WPHUI6DpDEWWpHBfC6fZYSP9nSh1zzDXhysppyOP0aTSuXfY4RNOLaCJZvR255Ep5mLk/s320/20230108_145532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_OHgZtIKFDTTGzFJTIBN_OwX2oVubRy3fLa6PvbxZA8XgTr6sxTKC06xTAGPqxx7kGKLHjA0PCJ3cKP0JMVJSn1reWY6DY86nifOanS7AI90Ydc_uKe3fsG6vP7ZMo2T2x8XfeA6_OHjkDlAfyzUgKy-pIleLzIShHu4kHwphut8NPjzJ9w/s750/20230108_145517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="750" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_OHgZtIKFDTTGzFJTIBN_OwX2oVubRy3fLa6PvbxZA8XgTr6sxTKC06xTAGPqxx7kGKLHjA0PCJ3cKP0JMVJSn1reWY6DY86nifOanS7AI90Ydc_uKe3fsG6vP7ZMo2T2x8XfeA6_OHjkDlAfyzUgKy-pIleLzIShHu4kHwphut8NPjzJ9w/s320/20230108_145517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Time to take it for a run around the tracks.</div></div></div></div></div>lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-43792449003991538432022-12-30T15:59:00.004+01:002023-01-01T12:39:49.859+01:00The delights of sand-blasting, recreating a Lionel 265 tender<p> Over the years, I have accumulated multiple highly dilapidated, rusted Lionel train cars and they are waiting for repair in my box with rusties. One of the more time-consuming steps in the restoration process is stripping the original paint. This summer I was treated with a sand-blaster box, that as you probably know works with glass pearls (200 micron beads) and not with sand, but that is fairly irrelevant. What is pleasant, however, is that old paint layers can be removed in a few minutes time. And that really helps. The barrier to grab an old rusty and to strip it from its paint and rust is now minimized. </p><p>Anyhow, I had this old Lionel 265 tender laying about in my rusty car box, and I figured it was a good candidate car to test sand blasting on.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPPtGTY0FU2Nfo0UJSFa9BG3y0IBLd4JSmR-N9DYW5QFB65T38L21SOC3Nf6oI1yxno8AF1g8TcfRvItDvslOzqj-pzU_tE9wUzp-tHxrJRFSpP7nefTphlmJa3KkzmhLTqh7mUTAF9uhsf8OLOVEl23wLFxbZGfzZej9Nf1miDNuHhUzzC8/s750/Tender%20before%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="750" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPPtGTY0FU2Nfo0UJSFa9BG3y0IBLd4JSmR-N9DYW5QFB65T38L21SOC3Nf6oI1yxno8AF1g8TcfRvItDvslOzqj-pzU_tE9wUzp-tHxrJRFSpP7nefTphlmJa3KkzmhLTqh7mUTAF9uhsf8OLOVEl23wLFxbZGfzZej9Nf1miDNuHhUzzC8/s320/Tender%20before%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lionel 265 tender</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgcMUy4GlKCE1wbExvt-NZs8f8ZtdxJnTK8v44WugwGowYc2UPUKGNBlTKyHLEJ5jctL1R_tZ8hAVH-ntwO-Tj6iw-YdLOTcj_X-MsGZjffgQHYUKfPih3nuz21W8n9lNZuRZK1Cb2prNMXkKz4bCyIl4F15u06hm3G1f7JeBFu2GvhMKiNM/s1057/Tender%20before%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgcMUy4GlKCE1wbExvt-NZs8f8ZtdxJnTK8v44WugwGowYc2UPUKGNBlTKyHLEJ5jctL1R_tZ8hAVH-ntwO-Tj6iw-YdLOTcj_X-MsGZjffgQHYUKfPih3nuz21W8n9lNZuRZK1Cb2prNMXkKz4bCyIl4F15u06hm3G1f7JeBFu2GvhMKiNM/s320/Tender%20before%204.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backside of a Lionel 265 tender</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As you can see for yourself, it pretty much is rusted all over and in need of resuscitation. After disassembly, which is dead simple due to the four big screws on the bottom, I first treated the surfaces with paint stripper and brushed the surfaces lightly to get rid off the tacky gunk. Anyhow, although most of the paint was removed, still sufficient was left in all the nooks and crannies. Moreover, the rust became more prominently visible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZKyudK2mj6lObBYCtGZJ_zGHflSAaD3MAvlauSqnAq25u3I4b-UYIpcQeN_FhtJJIhjpPLxzJnGSzS2yYBFGoW5JNHKjgBHYYCDaf9a9TsTvaJif8Fk4ceXPJP76qIdx342rrMbIB8ut6lGyYtmELv7XczSK48xE82tf4A9ylw2V0dGu7U8/s750/Tender%20after%20paint%20stripping%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="750" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZKyudK2mj6lObBYCtGZJ_zGHflSAaD3MAvlauSqnAq25u3I4b-UYIpcQeN_FhtJJIhjpPLxzJnGSzS2yYBFGoW5JNHKjgBHYYCDaf9a9TsTvaJif8Fk4ceXPJP76qIdx342rrMbIB8ut6lGyYtmELv7XczSK48xE82tf4A9ylw2V0dGu7U8/s320/Tender%20after%20paint%20stripping%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6hndcGnuzSDea5nsks22dYZkVqzZbwLf-t85w5_cSWscV-BbQXOHMyh_PuFYkoUXfa3bH1XGL8W47q0kMDspi7Pe5UxZooinpg-9tE3W9qbZKOJ5NFmw7ttPIQe8qMLHHhbIICV_2yZQ5Ckz6QZDryPGHt9zb_keWyQoNeS1X5jGhE3ZiyE/s750/Tender%20after%20paint%20stripping%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="750" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6hndcGnuzSDea5nsks22dYZkVqzZbwLf-t85w5_cSWscV-BbQXOHMyh_PuFYkoUXfa3bH1XGL8W47q0kMDspi7Pe5UxZooinpg-9tE3W9qbZKOJ5NFmw7ttPIQe8qMLHHhbIICV_2yZQ5Ckz6QZDryPGHt9zb_keWyQoNeS1X5jGhE3ZiyE/s320/Tender%20after%20paint%20stripping%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tender after paint stripping</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The bottom plate was heavily corroded and so was one of the side panels. Time for sand blasting action. Within 5 minutes the surfaces looked completely different: only metal was left. Unfortunately, the rusting had gone deep in the bottom plate, where pitting is now eminent.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFpTIEkrfli5Dx60ceusKz0-E0GlrEbAged2iTj2RyYjXg9ySoSQrjVDWP3OlSRgpW4ZfdyZWv_77UJZ4rtCr77enhsMB9pKHrwQVfOVWYY4G76kUsLPBmuTnV45dqU4taI-xcXTd_YUPlV_XjZ9onHTfjGtiJ9y6uhBtkWXJ3P9r5mTUIdI/s750/Tender%20after%20sand%20blasting%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="750" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFpTIEkrfli5Dx60ceusKz0-E0GlrEbAged2iTj2RyYjXg9ySoSQrjVDWP3OlSRgpW4ZfdyZWv_77UJZ4rtCr77enhsMB9pKHrwQVfOVWYY4G76kUsLPBmuTnV45dqU4taI-xcXTd_YUPlV_XjZ9onHTfjGtiJ9y6uhBtkWXJ3P9r5mTUIdI/s320/Tender%20after%20sand%20blasting%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY7SGy2Xlf9zd3_ODVtt1L25HJ7uEa4t3EOHyBPikln9kZn_zLRADd_sAGyf0z-FGbysA5X1NAqV2rY-Hd_ZjnV0oI8zvs4vjqkdjXibW4tXnOnifUn0pgugvj2fqu2lkeYYa6nmykeAJ2SYQpi-qqESz1-1BBGXdSO2U9_WOIyW_hx-i0us/s750/Tender%20after%20sand%20blasting%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="750" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY7SGy2Xlf9zd3_ODVtt1L25HJ7uEa4t3EOHyBPikln9kZn_zLRADd_sAGyf0z-FGbysA5X1NAqV2rY-Hd_ZjnV0oI8zvs4vjqkdjXibW4tXnOnifUn0pgugvj2fqu2lkeYYa6nmykeAJ2SYQpi-qqESz1-1BBGXdSO2U9_WOIyW_hx-i0us/s320/Tender%20after%20sand%20blasting%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tender after sand blasting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p>Anyhow, if you ever have an off-day, I would recommend sand-blasting rusted objects; it swings your mood right back to happiness. </p><p>The pitting was serious in the bottom plate at both sides. But as this plate is hardly visible, I reckoned that filling these holes with putty would be a waste of time. So after priming the lot, the black paint was sprayed on. The assembly was straight-forward. The shiny rods on the sides of the car are made from a very soft alloy and therefore, difficult to get in the right shape and keep it that way. The connecting rod to the engine was too far rusted and had a non conventional hole, so I replace that with a piece of cut and painted aluminium. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbKWEX8JdrPGkZHeTFcIWmcEryulax7zOuXd3BRxf7HkHxTonWf-DlqMKkmOq9uX6QYjls1wbiqLehFd2eF9qRMGk-znXbf4AVUjs2KYNuaZuPbdWcEAVRsfQq9-B2-7Llqpo2HGWA-uFKiK0k_MeaWAqo7SjhJ26apXchk9_0q1ZF_3J21I/s750/Tender%20repainted%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="750" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbKWEX8JdrPGkZHeTFcIWmcEryulax7zOuXd3BRxf7HkHxTonWf-DlqMKkmOq9uX6QYjls1wbiqLehFd2eF9qRMGk-znXbf4AVUjs2KYNuaZuPbdWcEAVRsfQq9-B2-7Llqpo2HGWA-uFKiK0k_MeaWAqo7SjhJ26apXchk9_0q1ZF_3J21I/s320/Tender%20repainted%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq63x-u5b2Vtpa8Vw3EfPf9k3uZIH1SVjb8X4oqwJl_H_E-XLyavrunZb-541FIMCcVeAn5H-0a0kopYAKlhNRQsWKkovW6GiwbsNOos0FXN--rUr-fBvxAuK59iitx7FJypUdr4IIZeim421ObhTQuuNQ78jarrSMRtnt_-de993N6MN8fg/s750/Tender%20repainted%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="750" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq63x-u5b2Vtpa8Vw3EfPf9k3uZIH1SVjb8X4oqwJl_H_E-XLyavrunZb-541FIMCcVeAn5H-0a0kopYAKlhNRQsWKkovW6GiwbsNOos0FXN--rUr-fBvxAuK59iitx7FJypUdr4IIZeim421ObhTQuuNQ78jarrSMRtnt_-de993N6MN8fg/s320/Tender%20repainted%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The tender is back on track, as you can see. And yes, I did clean the layout.</p><p>The lessons learned:</p><p>- Sand blasting is fun,</p><p>-You do not need to remove old paint with stripper, you can blast it off directly</p><p>-I needed a more hefty air compressor for sand blasting, but what a joy it is.</p>lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-25128998484828383532018-09-02T22:41:00.000+02:002018-09-03T20:42:57.385+02:00Bing electric engine brown 18VLast week on the model train swap meeting in Houten, I acquired an old electrical engine made by the Bing Brothers in the roaring twenties, so now roughly 90 years old. It just mentions 18 V on the side, has a body that is brown lithographed with yellow stripes. It was more difficult than expected to find some information on this little engine on Internet, presumably because the name interferes with a now semi-popular search engine. Additionally, Bing apparently did not number its products like Märklin or Lionel did.<br />
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Nevertheless, I found two hits on the web, one in <a href="https://www.historytoy.com/bing-railway-toy-engine-electric-locomotive">historytoy</a> and one in <a href="https://picclick.de/Bing-E-Lokomotive-Spur-0-mit-elektrischen-Antrieb-253681592689.html">German image gallery</a> of stuff that once was on Ebay. On Historytoy it is named "Elektrolok 22". When I compare the pictures with the engine that I obtained, I notice that some previous owner has replaced the third rail pick-up assembly, but that for the rest the engine is complete; all the buffers, pantographs, box journals, etc. are there.<br />
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The engine did not run properly, tough; it created a lot of noise, vibrations and ozone. So, it was time for thorough inspection. The engine disassembles easily with the two screws and nuts that fastens the body to the black chassis. Then the black chassis can be removed from the central motor block with again two screws and nuts. I removed the red spoke wheels with a wheel puller and then the engine could be completely dissembled in its components.<br />
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On the photo above it is from left to right, the wire to front-light, the connectors for passenger cars lights, the top motor-block piece, the E-unit (reversing unit, in Bing terms the <i>Fahrrichtungsumschalter</i>), the stator coil, the bottom motor piece and the third rail assembly. I reckoned that nobody every opened this motor in 90 years time and that I had to remove the lot of hardened lubricant, carbon black and dust.<br />
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The E-unit drum was filthy and did not easily rotate, so I cleaned it with a Dremel tool with a brass wire brush and the lubricated the E-unit-axle.<br />
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I noticed that the wires were still cotton insulated and crumbly, so I removed them all and soldered new wires on. Furthermore, I found a short in the wire from the third rail pick-up to the stator coil. It missed its insulation at the position were it ran through the bottom of the bottom-motor-block.<br />
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So, that was an easy fix as well. Then I cleaned years of carbon dirt from the 3 pole commutator. I measured the stator coil: 3 Ohm. That is reasonably for an old coil. Then I measured the resistance between the 3 commutator plates: all 2.6 - 2.7 Ohm, so also reasonable. I reassembled the engine and with some wiggling it started to run fast. It is a fast spinner for a 90 year old electrical engine. So, now it is time to clean the large gear wheels and the red spoke wheels. Then I better repaint them bright red.<br />
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Above the front side of the cleaned engine with left the E-unit and right the green stator coil.<br />
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The back side, shows a bit of the E-unit on the right side. It is a electro-mechanical system, A hooked lever is moved by the stator coil and hooks in a gear with 4 teeth. Every time the current is engaged, the lever is pulled to the stator and the hooked lever rotates the E-unit drum for 90 degrees. Fairly smart stuff for the twenties.<br />
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<br />lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-24883794484384262082018-02-18T17:40:00.001+01:002018-02-18T17:40:14.301+01:00Emsland modelling & toy train fair 2018Last month, on 13 and 14th of January, the annual modelling & toy train fair was held in Lingen. I had been planning to visit them for several years. Last year there was too much snow and this year we could finally visit them. It is a swap meeting and exhibition of many trades of modelling. One hall was packaged with trains, one with trucks, the other with planes, boats, mini-steam engines and sterling motors. So it is a fairly broad happening in the Emslandhallen.<br />
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In a corner they flew with model air planes. But as usual in flight they are too fast to take a snap shot.<br />
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With RC trucks, it was apparently a custom to hire a dumpster filled with dirt and to let the off-road trucks run through it. We saw three of these dirt containers.<br />
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The collection of modelled boats was impressive. Most of them were RC boats that sailed in temporary pond at great speeds<br />
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My personal favorite was an Märklin scale zero layout. The rattling noise and the ozone smell were gorgeous.<br />
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In the swap meeting hall there were many sale booths with trains, most h0 and N. You had to look pretty good to find some scale zero stuff, like a Fleischmann train, a bunch of Lima railroad cars and one MTH boxcar. But the 45 € price tag for one box car without box was a bit too steep for me. I liked the many sales booths with electronic components, these were very handy.<br />
The bread buns with salami, curry sausages with mustard were excellent. We just did not grasp the ice cream booth which had a healthy turnover. It ain't summer yet! Luckily the had plenty of beer to observe it all and to enjoy it all.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-47349328047883970542018-01-28T16:32:00.000+01:002018-01-29T21:14:37.960+01:00Train world BrusselsA few weeks ago, we finally visited <a href="http://www.trainworld.be/en">Train world in Brussels</a>. We had planned to visit the Belgian railroad museum already for a few years, but due to the daily stuff, this has been postponed for too long. Nevertheless on a bleak winters day, we went to Schaerbeek railway station. I remember this station from my early childhood as the railroad station from which the sleeping trains to Biarritz left as the start of the summer holiday.<br />
The entrance now is the side-hall of the original railway station. The original grandeur of the Victorian era can still be witnessed here, with the marble stone plating of the floor and walls. The personnel is friendly and for a relative small entrance fee you have access to a beautiful train museum. Via the restaurant (RN express) and the ticket tourniquets you walk in the large hall of the original train station Schaerbeek. There are several beautiful large scale models of old Belgian steamers. In the old wooden ticket booths there is a display of railroad uniforms, tickets and ticket vending machines. Next, you will exit the station at the back and you will see a remarkable large steam-powered railroad crane for accident recovery etc. It is an impressive large machine from deep in the nineteenth century, loving named Juliette.<br />
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After a small stroll you will enter a new building that looks remarkably much as a metal box. Again you will have to scan your tickets and then you enter the real large museum building. It is composed of four different huge halls which are packed with trains.<br />
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The first hall is very dark and contains five early steam engines, including the Pays du Waes. A small original steam engine from 1844 (so not reconstructed, but the real engine from 1844).<br />
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The engines are magnificent, however, due to the darkness in the hall, they are not so easy to photograph. Which is another good reason to purchase the museum catalog. We spend a good hour in this first hall, just to appreciate these old and occasionally quirky engines, but then they were engineered in the UK, so what else could one expect.<br />
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The second hall is filled with the jewel of Belgian railroading; the 12-series. A record keeping Atlantic stream-lined steamer from the thirties. Although a small rail motor and beautiful preserved coaches are also present in this hall, you will not notice them, because it is the 12004 engine that stands in the middle. The driving wheels are simply huge and the engine itself is remarkably high.</div>
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The third hall is filled with old coaches and in a corner they pilled up the remains of a modern vehicle which recently crossed the tracks when a train passed and shattered it. Although the airbags must have blown, the driver did not stand a single chance; a pile as mortal reminder.<br />
The fourth hall contains some classic Belgian diesel and electric engines, post coach and a luxurious TEE coach from the seventies. A beautiful refreshments car sells beverages from a forgotten time.<br />
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Then you will walk the metal stairs (or take the elevator) to the attic where some old goods cars are placed under the roof.<br />
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A long walkway with models of bridges and fly-overs, a large model train display, the noses of the Eurotrain and Italo will bring you to the Belge. This is beautiful steam engine that flies over the museum shop.<br />
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So, all in all, it is an impressive train museum. In my humble opinion a must-see for train-lovers. Since there is much to see, a true enthusiast can easily spend a full day here. And since the restaurant is placed outside the museum, it is wise to eat before you enter, otherwise you have to negotiate your way out and in with the help of the museum shop personnel.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-6074157750055950622017-10-29T14:21:00.000+01:002017-10-29T14:21:13.633+01:00Hjerl Hede vintage bog trainA small vintage heritage line is hidden in the North-West corner of Jutland. Inside the open air museum named <a href="http://hjerlhede.dk/da">Hjerl Hede</a> a small steam train runs up the hill and towards a large lake. The old tracks were laid to transport peat from the bog to the lake to further transport the peat to the small towns of nineteen century Jutland.<br />
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The small trip gives you a true feeling of the power of this small steamer and the effort it has to perform to push the load over the hill. The black smoke tarnishes the green leaves on the way. The way back to the peat bog is more a matter of braking the train in a controlled manner.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-55693891261104774842017-10-21T21:02:00.000+02:002017-10-21T21:02:41.383+02:00Local scale zero gathering in ZutphenLast weekend, the national scale zero gathering was held in Zutphen. I could combine a quick visit directly after opening on Sunday morning with another visit, so I checked the displays quickly.<br />
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The NS 3700 serie steam locomotive drove by the beautifully made draw-bridge. The highlight of Dutch-ness.<br />
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There was a beautiful small railway station that was built from scratch.<br />
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But there were also plenty of German, English, Swiss and Danish trains on the tracks.<br />
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And the master of mini-tram-layouts in scale zero presented a new one; The Hague, well kind of.<br />
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So it was a peaceful Sunday morning and it would most likely remain that way the complete day.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-1642713201572354492017-09-24T23:16:00.000+02:002017-09-24T23:16:22.981+02:00Local operators gatheringOne of the local groups of <a href="http://mscdeachterhoek.nl/">toy train operators</a> had their gathering today. So, we went through the morning fog to a sport hall of a table tennis sport club. As usual, there was plenty of space and room for chit chat.<br />
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The numerous men and -as far as I could tell- one women of the operator group displayed a few model train layouts in Z, N and half zero. Furthermore, there were a few tables with rendundant accessories, books and train cars.<br />
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Personally, I liked one American style N scale layout named Cattle bay the most. That layout was full of nice details.<br />
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But we also found a nice book on early Australian railroading and some other model stuff, so all in all we were quiet pleased with this mini local train show.<br />
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<br />lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-33917082217874542062017-08-08T13:27:00.000+02:002017-08-08T13:27:09.628+02:00Ascencion steam day at VSMEarlier this summer, when the sun was shining, a steam train party was on at the <a href="https://www.stoomtrein.org/">VSM in Beekbergen</a>.<br />
We took the steam train to Loenen and enjoyed some ice creams and other refreshments. It was a steaming hot day and we were glad that some else shoveled the coals in the kettle.<br />
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Back in Beekbergen we were even thirstier.<br />
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Near the end of this hot day the visitors went home, so this gave us a great opportunity to make a panorama picture of the yard.<br />
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A great summer day to make it short, with some good looking diesel engines as well.<br />
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There were several different children activities, loads of traders and a dozen or so layouts. Sufficient for me, for sure.<br />
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Besides Blik en Speelgoed which had sufficient goodies for me, there were only a few traders that offered scale zero. One bloke had a box full of old train cars and commanded ridiculous prices of 150 Euro for each car. I reckon that's why it is still the same box as last year. But for half zero and scale N there were plenty of deals to be made.<br />
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The guy of 'patience used to be dead normal' was pleasingly narrative in explaining how he used every day objects to scratch build trains with. He uses drinking straws as chimneys and cheap women's jewelry as front lights.<br />
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Anyway after we did our shopping, ate our fries and chatted with several new on-line model train stuff dealers that desperately tried to get acquainted, we thought that it was about time to visit the <a href="https://seinpaal.wordpress.com/">local operators open day</a>. In their cactus oasis we looked at cheerful LGB trains puffing away through the barren landscape.<br />
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It was pleasant for us and particularly good for the cacti that it rained outside and that we were save and dry in a glass house with plenty of trains. lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-61845885924060886412017-03-04T22:51:00.000+01:002017-03-05T15:48:16.463+01:00LindenLast Friday, we were in the southern town of Heerlen and we had a spare hour. I knew there was a model train shop, so I searched the web and found it: <a href="http://www.modelspoorcentrum.nl/">Linden</a> Modelspoorcentrum in the Jongmansweg. In this part of the country you can still see where the old mine pits were; as they usually are the large patches of rough land and scrubs between the old streets with cramped houses. The street is single lane now and runs up one of the many hills here. In the middle of the street between the residential houses is the model train shop.<br />
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We walked to the door and had to wait for the furry dog to move a bit so we could enter. The owner welcomed us and turned on the light. He had quiet a lot of Märklin, Fleischmann, Roco, Kibri and Pola. He explained that he is 73 of age and has in 2017 a continuous clearance sale with multiple objects for 50%, 30% and 30%. His goal is to sell the lot in the coming months and doing so will be able to say farewell to his working life as a model train shopkeeper. We collected multiple objects; replacement knives, hand planer, trees and lots of small model train objects. For my own layout, I bought a Beli modern double street light. The only scale 0 object that I spotted. Now I only have to find a nice place for it between the tracks. Well lets hope this gentleman will have a smooth clearance sale and a pleasant retirement.<br />
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<br />lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-16310742885778915332017-02-13T23:25:00.000+01:002017-02-13T23:25:10.004+01:00A fence too farA few years ago, I acquired a Dutch post-war toy Bailey bridge. It was composed of soft-metal side panels painted green and small wooden planks and small metal pins. The brownish discoloured instruction paper was written in Dutch language that predates 1953 as is obvious from the old spelling form. So, it must have been produced directly after WWII. I wasn't sure what to do with. For some time I decided to leave it as is. As a distant memory of the troublesome liberation of this flat land with its rivers and canals. A toy that was played with to reenact the temporary bridges which were laid to move the tanks and trucks over those rivers and canals. A few weeks ago, I finally decided to do something with it and create a fence from the soft metal side panels. I will keep all the items unaltered, so it can be restored to a toy Bailey bridge at any time. But in the meantime the panels can function as a fence; a fence too far. Now, the whole shape is still rough and I still need to paint the wooden connectors, but nevertheless, I like to have re-purposed this old toy on my layout with old trains.<br />
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<br />lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-72181424438750364292017-02-03T22:46:00.002+01:002017-02-04T15:54:01.280+01:00Toy auction at Bouwman and sonLast Saturday, the bimonthly toy auction was held at <a href="http://www.veilinghuisbouwman.com/">Bouwman and Bouwman</a> in Brummen. I was curious about this auction and wanted it to visit for quiet some time, but since Saturdays are busy days I rarely had the opportunity. Nevertheless, last Saturday we went to visit it. We arrived half an hour prior to the start and that gave us the time to register and get an auction number and to walk down the alley and see the items in the display cabinets. We knew why we were coming and we verified the visual quality of the items we were interested in.<br />
At about 11 hours in the morning the roughly 35 men and 5 women sat down on folding chairs and were waiting for the auctioneer to start. Unfortunately the blue Windows screen was stuck and they were busy for another 20 minutes to fix it. Then it finally started. There were 430-something lots and it went pretty fast. First, the lot was crudely described, then the amount was named that was already 'on the table' due to internet bidders. Then the amount was repeated and they asked if someone was willing to bid more on the table, etc etc. Anyway, I was waiting for lot 188, two Paya luggage cars: 1359 and 1362. There were no internet bids, but someone else in the room overbid me, so in the end I got them for 50 Euro. We had to wait through all the lots. And there were so many Dinky toys cars, dolls, VW Bansai vans etc. Anyway, around 15:00 hours the auction was finished. The chairs were folded. The folks lined up and our bidding numbers were called and we had to pay. The total costs were the bid plus 30% provision and VAT. Surprisingly most paid cash. Then we got a receipt and we could form a second queue for the goods and then finally we got the Paya luggage cars. We got them straight from the cabinets and we were allowed to inspect them and pack them back in the original boxes.<br />
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These Paya luggage cars are reproductions from the eighties as is clear from the Märklin couplers and their shining mint condition. On <a href="http://www.historytoy.com/paya-railway-toy-passenger-car-mail-car-ph-1359">Historytoy website</a> the original version from the interbellum can be seen. They are beautifully made and highly detailed. The dark blue carriage with a dark grey roof has CIWL emblems and is named baggage car, PH 1362. The doors open, the two sliding doors slide, it has internal lightening and sprung buffers.<br />
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The sea-green luggage car Paya PH 1359 has texts "equipajes" and "correos" on the sides. It has a light-grey roof, opening doors, internal lights and larger unsprung buffers. Additionally curious, the 1362 cars navigates my Merkur curves with ease, but the 1359 car doesn't. Apparently the trucks can hardly rotate since the base plate sidings are much too close to the trucks. So the latter car will probably remain to be a display piece.<br />
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In the end we had a great day and found ourselves two beautiful Paya luggage and post cars. I do not think that I want to visit these auctions regularly, since I do need to witness two blokes up-bidding on twenty varieties of VW beetle toy cars again. But it was fun for one time.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-56760033188760603212017-01-08T23:32:00.000+01:002017-01-09T23:52:33.994+01:00ARS TechnicaOn a snowy mountain ridge in the Ardennes lies the small village of Losheim. The slow cold wind turns the wind mills slowly overhead. Which feet can be seen, the rest is obscured by fog. The over-snowed war graves on the ground can occasionally be seen in this cold and silent village. In the former custom offices of the Belgian-German border a strange mixture of a model train shop, museum and impressive railroad layout has emerged. You enter a model train shop, which is fairly impressive in size, gauges and accessories. Then you walk up a set of stairs, pass the tourniquet with your entrance ticket and you are in a toy train museum.<br />
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The exhibition has many interesting layouts and toy trains. Although my interest was focused on the prewar Fandor, Märklin, Bing and Krauss trains. But I did appreciate to learn from gauge TT Rokal and gauge S Bub and Stadtilm as well.<br />
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The West-German made toy train of Bub in scale S.<br />
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And the East-German made toy train of Stadtilm in scale S.<br />
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A beautiful gantry crane of Krauss toy trains.<br />
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And loads of prewar tin-plate train cars.<br />
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Sufficient cheerfully coloured cars to make you happy on such a cold winters day.<br />
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There is not just a few display cabinets, but rather many dozens. Obviously I restrained myself to prewar tinplate.<br />
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After the museum part with the old trains, there are multiple layouts. Fortunately most layouts and displays are meant for toy trains, but some local bloke went bazerk on modelling a Roman settlement, which is beyond prewar, in fact beyond pretrain. Then they have a small Laurel and Hardy cinema and many more operated toy train layouts.<br />
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Well, I took too many pictures, anyway, I reckon you get the message, whenever you are passing a mountain ridge between Belgium and Germany and you fancy seeing some toy trains, then you better stop at the Ardenner Culture Boulevard in Losheim to visit the ARS Technica. And no, I do not grasp the name of the facility either, but it is a nice display, for sure.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-61358332982766062482017-01-07T23:59:00.000+01:002017-01-08T23:36:44.498+01:00Tin-plate hopperLast month on the 17th of December, we had the local swap model train meeting in Zutphen, which I crash-visited between several appointments, but that gave me just enough time to find a nice modern tin-plate hopper.<br />
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The hall was packed with toy trains, but the general atmosphere was a bit more optimistic than the last swap meeting in March. There was simply more trade. I obviously spend most of my time at the train table of Blik en Speelgoed.<br />
Now I was looking for a tin-plate hopper for quiet some time. I had a Lionel 816 hopper on my wish list for a few years. But those that surfaced here in Europe, were either far beyond restoration or extremely over-valued. So, I was happy to see that Merkur released a full metal modern-tin plate hopper, no. 9416<br />
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It is a true modern European hopper (Facss type) and very well made for a full metal train car. Although the chutes cannot be opened, it is still a beauty, which runs and looks great. Finally the tin-plate has arrived. Although, I never practice new years resolutions, I do have figure out what will be next. Perhaps wiring some additional lamps and signals. One of the recent surprises is the re-erection of the Czech top train company named Tioka-Ikaria, which apparently is also planning to release a <a href="http://www.tioka-ikaria.cz/rubriky/produkty/vysypne-vozy">metal hopper</a> car in the coming year. Well I am anxious to see what they will produce.<br />
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By the way, I was given four scratch-built scale 0 train cars a few months ago (they are in the middle of the pictures). They are interesting folk art objects. They are made from cheap wood (cigar boxes) and soldered metal wires. Given the type and grey colour of the paint, I would reckon that they were build in the late forties to early fifties of the last century. Somebody must have spend many evenings making those. The wheels are common bub wheels, which were most likely salvaged from wind-up cars. The couplers are Märklin type. They do not have buffers, as that would probably have been to complicated to self-fabricate in the shed. They have a special appeal to them, which is difficult to comprehend and explain. Anyway, I will sure that they will be kept in good running order for the coming decades.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-16837066985650636242016-11-06T22:13:00.000+01:002016-11-06T22:13:17.002+01:00Merkur passenger serviceThe night express was running through the train room this night. Now the nights are getting longer and colder, the lighted coaches are a wonderful sight in the train room. Awesome metal coarse scale trains!<br />
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The newly placed pedestrian bridge from 1888 fits nicely in the scenery.<br />
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In the open engine house, a small rail bus is standing idle. This German pig's snout is shining beautifully. The proud volunteer kindly speaks of his double engine. It has to be double clutched to change gears. A skill that not many of us have acquired. And of the new upholstery with old fabric from an old English textile mill.<br />
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The Swiss steamer passes the Austrian coaches and is hooked on with the cab reversed, ready for the short leg to Boekelo.<br />
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In Boekelo there is plenty of warm coffee in the engine house, which helps to warm the cold fingers.<br />
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Within the engine house, many finished and restored coaches can be enjoyed, as well as the many restoration projects for the near future. And just to be clear: no trespassing! The small black steamer is a mighty engine.<br />
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<br />lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-17339916995411819292016-08-30T00:06:00.001+02:002016-09-11T12:18:16.394+02:00Big HectorLast Saturday, we visited the toy train swap meeting in Houten. This proved to be an excellent location to find myself a present; big Hector. In other words, Merkur's 9171 diesel electric locomotive T458 of the CSD. The model is available in s few different liveries, a <a href="http://alte-modellbahnen.xobor.de/t17072f27-Hector-ist-da.html">blue-white one</a> can also be found on the web. The <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8CSD-Baureihe_T_458.1">originals</a> were built in the sixties in Czechoslovakia, but their design crudely resembles diesel electric switchers running in other countries. Personally, I find it perfect for running Lionel tinplate rolling stock with. But I am sure others will disagree.<br />
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The model train has two engines, directional lightening and a sound generator, which generates a diesel rumble and additionally produces horn blasts at random intervals. It is a relative strong engine and it can pull a longer string of railroad cars. I received the engine with Merkur couplers, which I swapped for Bing style hook couplers. This is quiet easy, especially in case the skirts are loosened (but do not completely unscrew them, since you will need much more time to screw them back on again) and tilted to enlarge the room for unscrewing the retaining nylon metal nut.<br />
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Several <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDCB2CROFkg">web-videos</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM-rlJCjY-Y">show</a> the original engine and one striking feature is different, to resemble the original even better, a smoke generator needs to be installed, which is able to belch out tar black smoke during operation. Furthermore, the original Hector in the blue-white livery has a red star on the front, as a scar from the past. Personally I am a bit allergic to red stars, so I am quiet pleased with star-less Hector in red and grey.<br />
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lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-91887979126208291492016-05-29T13:44:00.001+02:002016-05-29T13:44:30.062+02:00Lego NS trainYesterday, the weather forecaster expected some heavy showers, but instead we got a beautiful sunny day. So, it was an excellent day for running some trains in the garden. A younger member of the family decided that we were going to run some self-built Lego trains. The engine is styled according to the Dutch NS 1600 rectifier serie. The motor and the control unit were taken from a standard Lego 7939 train set. Which was completely distroyed in the process of making this NS train, obviously.<br />
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To make this ride a bit more interesting,we laid the tracks through some wood stumbs to give it an undutch canyon-like experience.<br />
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The passenger coach is also styled in NS livery, although perhaps a bit short for the real thing, still a stunning beauty. The trucks (bogies if you are British) were purchased at a German Lego swap meeting.<br />
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Personally I was quiet pleased with this contribution.<br />
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One of the main benefits of Lego trains, is that they come and go. A few months ago, a small switcher was built with the same bricks. But this 'sik' (NS 300 series) has also disappeared in the process of constructing the NS 1600.<br />
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<br />lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-34626658343635060332016-04-30T23:25:00.001+02:002016-04-30T23:25:28.379+02:00Eisenbahnmuseum BochumA few days ago we visited the <a href="http://www.eisenbahnmuseum-bochum.de/">largest German train museum</a>. It is situated in the 'Ruhrgebiet' and lies in between Essen, Wattenscheid, Bochum and the river Ruhr.Once you leave the motorway 40, you will drive through residential areas for 15 minutes and then finally a few hairpin bends and you are in the Ruhr-valley in front of the entrance of the train museum.<br />
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It is a large terrain and used to be the steam depot of the German railroad in Bochum, including turntable and semicircular engine house. It has also two large rectangular engine houses, a station building. It is a rather different train museum than the Dutch Spoorwegmuseum. Since this train museum displays trains and has not be changed-over into 'an experience and children-playground'.<br />
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Not just a few trains, but loads of them to be more precise.<br />
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It is fairly difficult to make good photo's in the engine house, since the sun light brightly shines through the upper windows and make the trains reflect in all directions.<br />
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Several types of rail buses were displayed. Here a regular bus on train trucks as it operated in the fifties and sixties on remote branch lines. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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But also the earlier pig's face from the twenties and thirties.<br />
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And some regular passenger coaches for the high speed trains of that era.<br />
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Luckily you can enter a few steamer cabins and respect the jungle of valves and pressure displays.<br />
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They have several steam engines that are tested and railroad-worthy, which are used for occasional trips. But they also have many steamers and coaches in urgent demand of restoration.<br />
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The oldest train car on display is a closed goods car from the 1850's. They estimated the age on several marks on the iron work. The wood side panels and the roof is in dilapidated condition, but it shows how small these early boxcars were.<br />
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Here an example of positive discrimination for women; a separate coach department on the high speed coach for women. Why? Smokers and non-smokers as division I understand. Prudery, curiosity or simply a way to avoid harassment? One wonders.<br />
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Here the logo of the Royal Prussian railroad company, hand painted on the side of a passenger coach. They needed a few well-trained painters back them to do all the coaches...<br />
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A general advice for all persons that try performing on stage without talent. Still relevant in the age of 'the Voice', etc.<br />
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And then there was the German crocodile E94 an impressive beauty.<br />
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In the end there were too many trains to be photographed. I reckon that they will spend the coming century to restore the rest of the trains that need TLC. There were many nice details to be seen, like the following shots:<br />
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In the wealth of train cars that require restoration, they choose to restore a train car that was used by Hitler. This came as a shock. The train car was beautiful restored and shined brightly. The swastika and eagle were prominently visible on the side of the car. Although they explained the historic significance of this train car, I would have preferred to let this car rot and instead restore the orient express sleeping car for instance. Although this is our shared history, it is still discomforting. lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-27504796952231285662016-04-23T21:59:00.001+02:002016-04-23T22:00:27.560+02:00Lightening the Merkur combined luggage passenger coachThe green passenger coach 9330 and restaurant coach 9331 were already lit. So only the combined luggage passenger coach 9751 still had to be equipped with some internal lights.<br />
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Merkur sells two types of interiors for 42 cm (17 inch) long coaches.The 8961 for regular coaches and the 8962 for dining cars. The latter comes with grey tables. Only the 8962 is suitable, but needs a small modification. Two seats need to cut of, to avoid them of obstructing the sliding doors.<br />
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After all the screws were loosened to allow the side panel to tilt, the seats would fit in.<br />
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Then all the screws and nuts could be tightened again.<br />
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The LED strips of Hufing Tronic were glued to the roof and the leads were soldered.<br />
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Two blue paper strips were attached with sticky tape to the blue roof line to create a ridge to avoid light shining under the roof slit.The self-made electrical pick-ups were connected and soldered on and then we could let it run.<br />
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These passenger coaches are great and just make me happy to see them shine.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-21437966404520330802016-04-04T23:24:00.001+02:002016-04-09T21:50:38.806+02:00Marx lightsMarx was a great American toy company. They were specialised in mass-produced toys with lots of play-value. Although the name amuses me in the sense that it was a toy-manufacturer in a country were McCarthy lived. The geezer that hunted anybody down that only vaguely smelled like a communist. But that is forgotten by most, as is the wall, etc. But some pretty good toys remain. Funny when you think of it; toys out-live ideologies. Anyway, for some unclear reasons, some great Marx toy train accessories became available on my local market and I was fortunate to get a hold on three items. And since these items were not manufactured by Märklin or Lionel, they were cheap and value for money.<br />
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I already wired a Marx 416 Floodlight tower from 1938. The patina on the reflectors was so aged (black) that it hardly functioned as a reflector, so I gave it a thorough rub and polish. Since, these were mass-produced I do not mind anyway about patina.<br />
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The Marx 436 Searchlight tower is a truly tall structure and once wired on, it lights up the room as a true searchlight should. Unfortunately the glass lens has a crack, but perhaps I can find a replacement somewhere.<br />
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And then the Marx 404 automatic block signal with a lever to control the lights and a rheostat to control the light strength. Pretty damn old as well and hence very welcome indeed.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-64230986141391136922016-03-21T23:01:00.001+01:002016-03-23T20:10:07.032+01:00Spring swap meeting in ZutphenLast weekend we had our local <a href="http://modelspoorbeurszutphen.com/">toy train swap meeting in Zutphen</a>. They even placed bill boards in my street, so I had to go. It is basically a large sport hall, filled with toy trains and toy train enthusiasts.<br />
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On top of that, I made an appointment to run a few colourful Lionel trains on Sunday morning on the Merkur layout of <a href="http://www.blik-en-speelgoed.nl/">Blik en Speelgoed</a>.<br />
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So I unpacked my Lionel B&O train and let it run. Obviously the horn made a lasting impression on a few unwary youngsters.<br />
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It was nice to let the Lionel trains to blend in on the Merkur layout.<br />
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Later we changed back to DC operation and ran a few Merkur trains. This green tank engine is one of my favorites. The new red German rectifier switcher was also present. It was also really nicely made.<br />
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There was a nicely made American layout in half zero, which caught my attention. Nice folks with beautiful trains.<br />
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For the rest there was the usual trade from the usual suspects. Well hidden we found a few treasures.<br />
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Here a wind-up scale zero tinplate train from the fifties, probably commissioned by the German toy trade house Vedes. Anyway, I made myself happy with Marx search light tower and a Merkur lamp post. All in all a beautiful Sunday morning indeed.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-69149563699802663312016-03-08T23:07:00.000+01:002016-03-09T22:52:44.221+01:00Lego swap meetingLast Sunday, we visited the "Lego und Playmobilbörse" in Hattingen. Although one might argue that Lego swap meeting would be a better name, since there were only a few Playmobil dealers and many Lego dealers.<br />
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Well Hattingen is near by and we have never visited such a happening, so went there to see and experience the lot.<br />
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There were plenty of bricks in all colours, sorts and shapes. Some were traded by the kilogram, others per piece. Some pieces were only a few eurocents, whiles others had a few Euro's price tag.<br />
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There were a few 'professional Lego hoarders' or should we name them addicts that searched for that one rare brick in a sea of bricks.<br />
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And then there were the historically interesting 'vintage Lego sets from the seventies'. As toy train collector that seemed a bit odd; seventies and vintage in one sentence, but there was a clear appreciation for rare and early pieces by a few brick-hunters.<br />
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For some unclear reason Star Wars Lego from the eighties, which was also considered vintage, was also regarded as highly collectible and some steep prices were commanded for a few space ships from the past.<br />
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Although I admired the enthusiasm of the frenzy collectors and the traders, I must admit that I was pleased to notice that this convention was held in an old foundry. The Heinrich Hütte. So, after Lego-over saturation kicked in, we visited the museum. Apparently, some locals discovered iron ore 1 meter under the ground here in 1851 and the first foundry was established here.<br />
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We made a walking tour over the train yard and saw some old beauties. A bit more vintage than what we saw earlier.<br />
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So much detail visible everywhere.<br />
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No humping!<br />
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The iron works was closed in the late eighties and although it is now an official museum and the have some pretty good displays of the ore quality control laboratory, the dump pits and the actual ovens, it breathes rust and decay .<br />
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Which is partially well understandable and partially regretful. Such a beautiful patina on this pre-war riveted tank car.<br />
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Nevertheless, although we embarked on a Lego trip, it became a quiet interesting, historically correct trip in the end, with a sufficiently high train content.<br />
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Well it was an enjoyable sunday afternoon with a slight drizzle and abundant trains.<br />
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lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23097416.post-11406821985422276002016-02-08T22:23:00.000+01:002016-02-09T22:10:17.539+01:00Lazy sunday afternoonLast Sunday, the <a href="http://mscdeachterhoek.nl/">local group of toy train operators</a> hired the Whitehorse bar to have their annual toy train fest.<br />
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Such a gathering in the midst of Carnival, is bound to be pretty laid back.<br />
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The trade was kind of slow, but nobody really bothered.<br />
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I guess we were all relieved to see normally dressed men, better said, train enthusiasts.<br />
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Additionally, we were grateful for being waived from hearing seasonal 'music'.<br />
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So, we could peacefully retreat and enjoy the progress of fellow modellers.<br />
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It is always fun to see half zero and N-scale layouts. Usually the locomotives have issues with negotiating dust particles on the track. But I must admit, these layouts were well attended and managed. Not a single toy train suffered from a collision with a dust spec.<br />
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We were entertained to see an icy world in our well-heated bar.<br />
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The kids had their Lego train <br />
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And a string of coal hoppers passed us by. Although we managed to stay away from all the cheerfulness on the streets, we did enjoy a decent Quadruple beer afterwards.lionel lines fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773861426532396530noreply@blogger.com1