Season changes, time for baseball train!

Yes it is Baseball season, but also last week here on Thursday in S Central PA, we hit 71 degrees and it was time for pitchers and putters to hit the GOLF Course.😁

FORE!!!!!

I like the helicopter car.  We'd get to see more of your very cool baseball train if you rotated your phone 90 degrees.

This was one I made...

Lionel stopped making the MLB cars after the 2016 Spring Training cars.  Of course, that was the year the Cubs one the World Series.  So I had to make a car which I based on the Royal's car the year before.

@Ron045 posted:

I like the helicopter car.  We'd get to see more of your very cool baseball train if you rotated your phone 90 degrees.

This was one I made...

Very nice.  Would you consider make one for me?

@FrankRazz posted:

Very nice.  Would you consider make one for me?

Maybe... But I'll tell you it's not cheap.  Just the supplies alone to remove paint, repaint, custom decals, store bought decals, clear coat could be upwards of $50.  Then there is the model itself.  Then my labor.

If you are truly interested, my email is in my profile.

Ron

Baseball season...my favorite time of the year...hope springs eternal for all the teams.  Being only a few hours away from Cooperstown came in handy when my team (Atlanta Braves) finally won a series again 2 years ago! 

Love the custom made team cars!  Great job...a baseball train, what a grat idea!

Years ago MTH was pumping out Pittsburgh stuff left and right.  Not just sports but everything tied to the Burg (where I live).  Here are the Pirates' cars they made.  All Railking.

- walt

Next stop 161st  Yankee Stadium!  -

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Excellent ceiling layout and train room. @Jim M Sr

@C&O Allan posted:

Lionel stopped making the MLB cars after the 2016 Spring Training cars.  Of course, that was the year the Cubs one the World Series.  So I had to make a car which I based on the Royal's car the year before.

Fabulous!  What would you charge to make another one 

@dmestan posted:

Fabulous!  What would you charge to make another one 

He He.

All it took was some masking, white and gold spray paint, and some decals I made.  I've attached the decals that just need to be printed on clear decal paper for Ink Jet (just print Page 2 as 1 was just for sizing).

It's a good project to do as it is not hard.  But if you really want one, I can probably find some time to do it. 

@C&O Allan posted:

He He.

All it took was some masking, white and gold spray paint, and some decals I made.  I've attached the decals that just need to be printed on clear decal paper for Ink Jet (just print Page 2 as 1 was just for sizing).

It's a good project to do as it is not hard.  But if you really want one, I can probably find some time to do it. 

Thanks for sharing!

So I figured I would put in stock pictures (not of my train) everything I have for my Cubs train in roughly the correct order when I run it.

Of course, Lionel Berkshire:

MTH Premier 50' Boxcar (can't find a picture on the web of it)

MTH Railking Tank Car:

MTH Railking 1907 Championship Car:

MTH Railking Cubs Car:

Lionel Cubs Car:

Lionel Jersey Cars (2 so I can run them in each direction so you always see both jerseys on one side of the train:

2016 Spring Training Car:

My 2016 Championship Car:

And lastly, the 3-car Passenger Cars:

It makes a nice train!

Hello everyone - Beautiful cars that Lionel made to commemorate Spring Training.I especially liked seeing the custom-built cars that were posted on this thread.

Since we live in the Phoenix area, which is the home of the 15 Cactus League teams, we've already been to two games. It's a great place to be if you're a baseball fan. I'm originally from Denver and would like to find a Colorado Rockies Spring Training car, if Lionel even made one. I haven't been able to find one on-line to see it and to get the catalog number.

Can anyone let me know if such a car was ever made and what its number is? I'd appreciate it. Once I have the info, I can begin a search for one. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Tom

Tom,

From Lionel's webpage, it looks like they only made 8 and they don't have a Rockies car.

Thanks, Allan,

  I found the same info. I thought maybe Lionel had at some point done all of the different teams, but unfortunately they didn't. That's okay - I do have the other Rockies car that MTH RailKing did a few years ago - #30-74214. It's very nice. Still a fun thread and thanks to all who posted their cars and engines.

Tom