Very Old Lionel.

[DRG]

I know this is a model car website but I surmise that there are those of you that also work with trains

Not sure if this is the right place to post, forgive me,if it isn't.

These cars are all metal construction.

[Aaronw]

Those are nice, the tin stuff is pretty early, WW2-ish I believe. My dad is a huge train freak with a rather large collection of Lionel and American Flyer (it makes my model stash look quite reasonable ), so I grew up with a lot of this kind of stuff even though it was already getting collectable by the time I was born.

[charlie8575]

Those are late pre-WWII. And in nice condition for their age. Do they still run, Don?

Charlie Larkin

[Jim Gibbons]

Didn't we all work with trains? My dad had given me some of old old Lionel cars and track to play with before I got my first set. He had sold the engine to a friend, so it was just the cars. I had the same Sunoco tanker, plus a couple of freight cars and a caboose.

The first electric train set that I got for Christmas, '65.

My dad cut out a piece of plywood and painted it green to have a permanent mounting for the track. The tunnel you see was from his old Lionel set. I wasn't into scale fidelity at the time. Over the years, I bought buildings, train and gas stations, etc., and then scratchbuilt stores, etc, with full interior details. (Well, some were crude, as I made everything out of balsa, old model parts, etc.) Clear shirt collar stays from my dad's new shirts made great windows. I'd go through ads in Reader's Digest, etc. for artwork pictures of products (groceries, etc.) that could be used as store posters. The middle part of that layout eventually ended up with a nice little town, roads and sidewalks courtesy of a Matchbox snap together roadway set, all lit up, streetlights and all. I wish I had room for a small layout now, but don't. Thanks for bringing back the train memories!

[Harry P.]

Is that a stereo/Hi-Fi behind you? Nice!!!

[Sixties Sam]

I still have my dad's Ives standard gauge (about the size of today's G gauge)train set from the 1920's. It's complete and in its original box. The paint is scuffed up, but it runs (with the original transformer). We set it up every year around the Christmas tree and run it. I think Lionel bought the Ives company back in the depression days.

Sam

[Harry P.]

I still have my dad's Ives standard gauge (about the size of today's G gauge)train set from the 1920's. It's complete and in its original box. The paint is scuffed up, but it runs (with the original transformer). We set it up every year around the Christmas tree and run it. I think Lionel bought the Ives company back in the depression days.

Sam

That train set might be worth a few bucks!

It's cool that you still use it.

[Jim Gibbons]

Is that a stereo/Hi-Fi behind you? Nice!!!

Yes, that was my father's Telefunken Opus Royal. He always had Telefunken equipment. The Royal is a '56-'57 model, and he likely got it used from his friend who owned a Telefunken Radio/TV shop. The turntable was over the radio, record storage on the right side. Old Telefunken radios are one of my other interests; I have three various models of table tops, all in working condition. The "fat" sound you get out of these old tube radios is awesome. My favorite is a '63 model 5384 Concertino that is like listening to music out of a good guitar amp. Eight tubes, four speakers; two woofers in the front panel, one tweeter on each side. Push buttons and dials that tailor the sound; an early version of a graphic equalizer. All of them have a neat "Tuning Eye" where the green neon bands meet in the middle when the station is tuned in optimally. Very cool! Here's the three I have in my Fokti folder:

http://public.fotki.com/modelerjimg/telefunken-radios/

[Romell R]

Used To?? Im still a train buff. Heres a few pics of my 6X15 foot N Scale Layout. In build progress

[DRG]

You will never cease to amaze me.

[Jim Gibbons]

Wow, Romell; another aspect of your talent that amazes me, too. If I had room, I'd love to build a 1930's vintage N scale layout of where I live in Poughkeepsie, NY using a streamlined Hudson as the theme. The 20th Century Limited would stop here in the day. I'll have to settle for Alan Rose's paper model representation of one!

[Romell R]

Wow, Romell; another aspect of your talent that amazes me, too. If I had room, I'd love to build a 1930's vintage N scale layout of where I live in Poughkeepsie, NY using a streamlined Hudson as the theme. The 20th Century Limited would stop here in the day. I'll have to settle for Alan Rose's paper model representation of one!

Yeah im gonna build a mainline setup that twist and turns it's way through the intire room . this 6X15 takes up way too much space. Man! i got too many irons on the fire LOL!

[Sixties Sam]

That train set might be worth a few bucks!

It's cool that you still use it.

I've been told that an original Ives set that is complete and runs can fetch about $1,000. My dad died in 1964, and shortly after that a man asked my mother if she would sell the train set. He offered her $400 for it back then. Thankfully, she didn't let it go! It's a family heirloom now. It's in my will that my two sons will get it when I'm gone. I hope they don't fight too much over it!

[bandit1]

wow thats great that you had that since you where a kid... my train set i had ...yes had which by now im still hunting it down!... was a G-scale (i think it was a G scale) LGB beginner set with copper rails and an extra reefer car (it was either that or a box car cant remember) and an extra set of track!

i really want it back! :angry: