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Description: I decided to make a few videos featuring all of my Postwar Lionel collection. 90% of the trains in the video are original postwar. The rest are Lionel Conventional Classics that have been issued in the last few years. Should be about 3 chapters when complete. Enjoy the Trains! You can almost smell the ozone & smoke pellets!
December 2, 2010 at 6:55 am
btw how do u afford all that!!?
December 2, 2010 at 7:26 am
nice layout
December 2, 2010 at 8:08 am
@Youngblood1223 WOW! That is amazing about finding your dad again after all those years. I hope you can make up for lost time and use the set he sent you as a starting point for building great memories with your own son. Congratulations!
December 2, 2010 at 9:24 am
@7StarsFromTheMoOn
Hi, those cars that are on the layout are 1:43 scale. They are simple die-cast cars that you can find anywhere. Glad you enjoyed the layout. It was a lot of fun to build.
December 2, 2010 at 9:40 am
Holy Moly! I never knew my dad and at 43 I finally found him. Turns out he was an engineer for most of his life. He sent me my first christmas present a couple years ago…….he sent me a Lionel train set. The Pennsylvania Flyer. Anyway…..There is something about trains and dads. This is the most awsome train set my five year old son and I have EVER seen. ! He just said “Holy Cow!” LOL
December 2, 2010 at 10:41 am
thats the big boy
December 2, 2010 at 11:38 am
what scale is your model cars im building a 1/24 scale drag strip diarama scene with old buildings and a train crossing
December 2, 2010 at 12:14 pm
@magnumopus1970
I can help with that! If you need to research ho its done just buy some HO or N scale magazine’s and they sale products and in them it tells you how to do it…just convert it t o gauge
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As for mountains/hills…you can use plaster but I would use a mascot building teqnuiqe. just make a wire shape of the hill/mountain you want , place sticky newspaper on it (forgot what its called) and put track holders under the track when your done hotclueing fake grass on!
December 2, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Nice layout . I like the train yard next to the airport .
December 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm
good choice i hope my kids will do the same later in life you sould just keep them up for youe self you never get to old to play with lionel trains i love that layout you got when it comes time to start building my layout im most likely going to need some help on how to the beat way i have so many way that i want it just not 100% sure but will know when the time comes
December 2, 2010 at 3:38 pm
that all MPC??
December 2, 2010 at 3:47 pm
@crazystuff441 It is expensive, but this was a collection that was started when I was just a kid and my dad bought a few engines and cars. Once I had my own kids and they were all boys, I started buying stuff every year and it just grew and grew. I never could just go out and buy all this in one shot.
December 2, 2010 at 4:29 pm
the yellow trolly car is my favorite my dad was into all this till he changed it was fun growing up.all you need now is some slot cars that are up to scale with the trains
December 2, 2010 at 6:20 pm
wheres the smoke????????
December 2, 2010 at 6:37 pm
@crazystuff441 With the number of steam engines, if all of them were filled up and smoking at the same time, it’s overwhelming. Once in a while is ok, but not all the time!
December 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Hi, What is happening with you and your dad is what happened to me. These trains sat in boxes for years when I hit 13 or so and didn’t come out again until I had my boys. I realized when I was an adult just how cool they really are. My kids are now into other things and they may not realize how cool they really are until they are adults and have thier own kids. In the meantime, I can assure you that they are not for sale! Have fun and enjoy the memories you have and the ones you will make.
December 2, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Ive got an old train set, just one train, but its an old cast iron train, with really old tracks, & cars. My dad gave it to me, & his mom bought it for him in the 60s from an antique shop. It makes smoke, & runs around the little track. Ive always thought of getting some new track & fixing the wiring in the cars.
December 3, 2010 at 12:46 am
Kinda made me sad. My father and I have started building our layout again from his old train set, and I am 28. We had such fond memories of doing this when I was a kid and my wife and I plan to have our kids join in when they are old enough. NICE LAYOUT!!! If you ever want to sell anything, let me know.
December 3, 2010 at 1:55 am
@ctyank70 aww sad i remember my dad took apart ours it made me sad.besides him quiting racing and his life havent talked in 7 years
December 3, 2010 at 2:12 am
NIce job! All Old School Lionel , just like the catalogs.
December 3, 2010 at 2:54 am
i goyt 15 sets now but dont have my dream layout up yet got anything you what to sell or are you hoping the boys will get back in the game and take them
December 3, 2010 at 4:11 am
Love this video. Me and my kids have watched it several times. Hoping to build something similar for my boys, but need to research how it’s done. Thanks for making this video and inspiring us!
December 3, 2010 at 5:29 am
if i get the money ill think ill make a layout but in ho scale
December 3, 2010 at 6:00 am
@grizzleybearz282004 Sorry, but nothing is for sale. I may decide to put them up again one year, but definitely I will keep them for my sons to give to their kids.
December 3, 2010 at 7:21 am
@7475flyersfan Hi. No, not nearly all are MPC. The oldest one is a GGI from 1947 that works like new. A few are from the 50’s and 60’s. I have maybe three that are from the MPC era, like the FM Virginian and the E-5 Milwaukee. I also have some Williams, MTH and K-Line.