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    From DUMAS WALKER@VERT/CAPCITY2/CAPCITY to BIRDCATCHER on Sat Nov 19 18:27:00 2016
    I have a bunch of old Lionel Trains & Accessories. Are any Lionel worth anything or should I throw them into the rust pile.

    Check around on the Internet. There are a lot of Lionel collectors out
    there, if what you have is considered collectable.

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  • From Android8675@VERT/SHODAN to DUMAS WALKER on Wed Nov 30 21:51:23 2016
    Re: Old Lionel Trains
    By: DUMAS WALKER to BIRDCATCHER on Sat Nov 19 2016 06:27 pm

    I have a bunch of old Lionel Trains & Accessories. Are any Lionel
    worth anything or should I throw them into the rust pile.

    Check around on the Internet. There are a lot of Lionel collectors out there, if what you have is considered collectable.

    O Gauge?!

    Because I love that stuff. My stuff is pretty rusted and the cost of new track is insane. I am planning to give my stuff to my daughter once she's old enough to apprecaite and we hopefully have the space to setup a nice track.

    -A.

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  • From Poindexter Fortran@VERT/REALITY to Android8675 on Thu Dec 1 09:21:36 2016
    Re: Old Lionel Trains
    By: Android8675 to DUMAS WALKER on Wed Nov 30 2016 09:51 pm

    Because I love that stuff. My stuff is pretty rusted and the cost of new track is insane. I am planning to give my stuff to my daughter once she's old enough to apprecaite and we hopefully have the space to setup a nice track.

    Soak it in CLR, then use a nylon scrub brush. Our water is hard as hell out here, and I've been buying CLR for soaking and de-liming everything from a kettle to showerheads.

    I had some rusty sliding closet door guides, and didn't want to deal with taking the doors off and replacing them, as they're a custom size. Ran a nylon brush with CLR to get most of the rust off, then hit the stubborn spots with a wire brush attachment on my drill, and repainted with Rustoleum. Good as new.

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  • From DUMAS WALKER@VERT/CAPCITY2/CAPCITY to ANDROID8675 on Thu Dec 1 18:17:00 2016
    I have a bunch of old Lionel Trains & Accessories. Are any Lionel
    worth anything or should I throw them into the rust pile.
    Check around on the Internet. There are a lot of Lionel collectors out there, if what you have is considered collectable.

    O Gauge?!

    Yeah, I am not sure what kind he has but, since it is Lionel, I would imagine it is.

    Because I love that stuff. My stuff is pretty rusted and the cost of new track >is insane. I am planning to give my stuff to my daughter once she's old enough >to apprecaite and we hopefully have the space to setup a nice track.

    I have a lot of HO equipment... some from my childhood and some from my young adulthood. I seem to lack the time and $$$ to put too much into it these
    days, but I sometimes get a bit of time to tinker with it. Been working on adding a coal mine to it.

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  • From Android8675@VERT/SHODAN to DUMAS WALKER on Sat Dec 3 08:04:51 2016
    Re: Old Lionel Trains
    By: DUMAS WALKER to ANDROID8675 on Thu Dec 01 2016 06:17 pm

    I have a lot of HO equipment... some from my childhood and some from my young adulthood. I seem to lack the time and $$$ to put too much into it these days, but I sometimes get a bit of time to tinker with it. Been working on adding a coal mine to it.

    Photos?

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  • From xfdrak@VERT/PHARCYDE to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Jun 21 13:06:46 2017
    Re: Old Lionel Trains
    By: Poindexter Fortran to Android8675 on Thu Dec 01 2016 09:21 am

    I've been wondering what to do with my old o-31 track that got left in a room that got flooded one winter. I'm going to grab one of the worst ones and try the CLR. I haven't had any corrosion problems with my newer fast track.

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