lionel lines

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.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Merkur flat bed car

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The Merkur flat bed car 9449 is excellent for moving cars about. Therefore, I filled it up with two nice ones. It is almost starting to look...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Modelspoorbeurs Zutphen Spring 2015

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This weekend a large regional swap-meeting was held in Zutphen. So we went to assess the offers, the sales and the displays. Our first imp...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Overcast days are great to get things finished

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It was a chilly, overcast day. So, I took my drying box with old fashioned light bulbs from the storage, properly removed the dust and spide...
Sunday, March 08, 2015

Spring is in the air

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What a wonderful weekend indeed. Time to walk through the forest, feel the heat of the sun rays and see the still bare trees. But the excite...
Sunday, March 01, 2015

MSCV Herwen 2015

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This weekend the local model railroad operator society ( MSCV ) celebrated their 35 years of existence and therefore they filled the local s...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

New wheels for the Paya Coaches

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At Rail 2015, I also purchased 12 new sets of wheels and axles for the Paya coaches. The Merkur 9852 standard wheels, fit the old Paya coach...
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Rail 2015 in Houten

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This weekend Rail 2015 was held in Houten (somewhere in the Western bit of the Netherlands). This is a swap meeting and a display of model r...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Pre-war Lionel engine on modern tubular Merkur tracks

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Apparently, some American folks still think that Lionel trains do not run on modern tubular Merkur tracks. This is getting more relevant as ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Replacement roof for a Paya 987 coach

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This weekend we had a few hours to saw, shave and sand a rough roof mould for the missing Paya 987 roof. I used old pine as it is hard enoug...
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Thursday, January 01, 2015

Former glory

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A few days ago, I stumbled upon a set of Paya coaches in dilapidated condition. Three 987 series coaches and two 1372 series coaches, all pr...
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