My wife calls ALL my trains my junk. She once said to me, "What am I supposed to do with all your junk if you go before me? I replied, "Just buy three or four extra burial plots and put the trains in beside me!" At which point she asked, "Where will I be?" I responded, "You'll be WAY OVER on the other side of the trains!" I never knew that being hit by a flying locomotive would hurt so much! Ha!
As a 2 rail guy I love to take junk and rework it.
It's another addiction. Can't tell you how many boxes I have of junk that may some day become something unique and interesting. And some that are just plain sad and need love. Each one had a vision behind it, motivation to accumulate most of the requisite parts, then close the box and stow away.
Jim
I love Junk...Here is a Diner from a Lionel 610 car and my favorite Train a Lionel 259E and all the cars came from junk boxes...the milk car was a tender and the baggage cars roof was extended with wire and Bondex to fit the car
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Beautiful, bright, tinplate saved from "junk" boxes.
Love it, great job, thanks for sharing
@gene maag posted:
Sometimes ( very rare ) I think this hobby might just be a little too much like just toys ............but when I see something like this it takes on a different life.............people from different walks of life who don't make a huge financial living from creative art.....are delving into the creative art world in a very special way. 😉
NICE work! :-)
@gene maag posted:I love Junk...Here is a Diner from a Lionel 610 car and my favorite Train a Lionel 259E and all the cars came from junk boxes...the milk car was a tender and the baggage cars roof was extended with wire and Bondex to fit the car
Gene, Very well done.
You turned "junk" into gold.
For me, rescuing and restoring a junker is one of the most satisfying parts of the hobby. I model 3R Scale, but the beauty of tinplate has its own appeal. Here is a 259E that I restored in Milwaukee colors. The steps are pretty basic and no airbrush required: Strip the old paint, steel wool, prime, bake, paint, bake. Polish the copper and brass with a Dremel, assemble, clear coat, bake. Paints are Train Enamel rattle cans from Charles Wood and Krylon. The "oven" is a cardboard box (safety note - I never set it to bake and walk away. It does not get too hot, but you never know . . .)
Bob
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@RRDOC posted:For me, rescuing and restoring a junker is one of the most satisfying parts of the hobby. I model 3R Scale, but the beauty of tinplate has its own appeal. Here is a 259E that I restored in Milwaukee colors. The steps are pretty basic and no airbrush required: Strip the old paint, steel wool, prime, bake, paint, bake. Polish the copper and brass with a Dremel, assemble, clear coat, bake. Paints are Train Enamel rattle cans from Charles Wood and Krylon. The "oven" is a cardboard box (safety note - I never set it to bake and walk away. It does not get too hot, but you never know . . .)
Bob
Hello Bob,
Very nicely done as the finished project looks great.
For your baking process, what wattage bulbs are you using and typically how long do you bake the painted items?
Thanks!
I believe they are 100 watt (I am on vacation, so I will verify when I get home). I baked the parts for 30 minutes, then turned off the bulbs and let them sit until cool.
Bob
A very interesting and creative "oven"!
Did someone say Junk?
All purchased as unwanted, previously painted, rusted out, etc.
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One of my past projects using a 249E and 600/601/602 cars to make a Lionel Corp Orange and Blue train before MTH came out with their 261E in those colors. I think Gene and I did these Orange sets about the same time, I did mine about 2012 I think. I was dumb and sold this one though. I may paint up another.
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You can also take junk and sort of keep it junk lol or make a rat rod out of it..... Service the motor, polish the wheel treads but leave the rust on the sides of the flange and wheel and the siderods. It runs like a champ too surprisingly. Ifound a similar condition 2263W so I may cobble that together as well.... And if at some point in the future, I want to go ahead and actually restore it, I can do that no issues. Nothing was damaged or changed, it is all original still.
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@Dennis Holler posted:You can also take junk and sort of keep it junk lol or make a rat rod out of it..... Service the motor, polish the wheel treads but leave the rust on the sides of the flange and wheel and the siderods. It runs like a champ too surprisingly. Ifound a similar condition 2263W so I may cobble that together as well.... And if at some point in the future, I want to go ahead and actually restore it, I can do that no issues. Nothing was damaged or changed, it is all original still.
Talk about an incredible weathering job !!! 😨😉
Incredible and beautiful work by you guys.
But, poor me, sanding and polishing rusted metal, especially small parts, is just not something I could enjoy.
More stuff for you though!
Mannyrock