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Weathering Techniques for Lionel Model Trains HO Sets

5. March 2010

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Weathering your train makes it look more realistic. Weathering adds the appearance of dirt, rust, and even graffiti to your train, making it look like a train that?s paid its dues and been around for a while.
Here are some weathering tips and techniques for transforming your model trains from fresh-out-of-the-box shiny and new to working [...]

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Lionel Model Train Sets; A Guide For Set Up

28. February 2010

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Following are some tips and guidelines for the maintenance and cleaning of your model trains. Whether your trains are Lionel or another manufacturer, any set benefits from regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly. Lionel locomotives are designed in [...]

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A Look Into The History Of The Lionel Model Train

28. February 2010

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A look into the history of the Lionel Model Train is fascinating. Lionel trains got their start in 1900 when Joshua Lionel Cowen created his first toy train, the Electric Express. Joshua was already a successful inventor at the [...]

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5 Tips to Buy Antique Lionel Trains Online – Old Lionel Train Prices

23. January 2010

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May be it’s that wonder when you got your first model train that stuck with you all your life, or may it’s a friend who showed you a whole new world of wonder in model trains. Then perhaps you’re an ace do it yourselfer who saw what someone did with model trains in their [...]

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Model Railroading from A to Z

19. January 2010

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A is for Atlas Model Railroad Company, the New Jersey based manufacturer of N, HO, and O scale trains, track, and accessories. B is for Bachman, the Philadelphia based manufacturer of N, HO, and On30 scale trains, track, and accessories including the Plasticville

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Hop a Ho Train, and Start Collecting

15. January 2010

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Interested in Train Collecting?. . Or are you wanting to add to your childhood collection?
Train collecting goes back more that 150 years, and whether you collected the vintage metal trains or the plastic model trains, or you are into the, modern state of the art remote control trains, it is great fun [...]

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The Enduring Popularity of Lionel Trains

11. January 2010

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When Joshua Lionel Cowen started his business of building Lionel trains as model toys for children and adults all over the world, his aim was twofold. As these toy trains and each Lionel trains set were targeted primarily at young boys, his first aim was to provide a medium for both father and son [...]

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The Definitive Lionel Trains Collectors Guide- Everything You Need to Know about Lionel Trains

7. January 2010

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There are few hobbies more exciting that the collection of Lionel Trains. Lionel trains have been a trademark of quality and perfection in the model train world for many years. Collectors from all over have been adding new pieces and parts to their ongoing collections and the number of requests for catalogs is [...]

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Revealed: How to Repair and Restore Your Old Lionel Trains – Model Trains

3. January 2010

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Has your Lionel train seen fresher days? Wouldn’t it be good to see it chugging around on its path again, shining the comparable beauty as the day it was revealed that Christmas morning so long ago? Repairing and reconstructing your old Lionel train can be very accomplishing. You can enjoy in the warm glowing of [...]

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Discover the Worth of Your Old Lionel Trains – Model Trains Collectors Guide

30. December 2009

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Are you counting to trade your old Lionel trains? Possibly you have discovered a goldmine at your neighbourhood garage sale! Or possibly you’ve revealed a box in the attic filled with these old Lionel trains. How do you check their worth? When it gets down to it, their valued, or their selling cost, will look [...]

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