This weekend's project

Looks great. It looks like it will match up with the new orange and blue lionel tin plate.

I make my own! Their stuff is waaaaaay too expensive.

Installing a CD switch power supply. Having a mix of switches including O-27's that don't cut power after switching this seems like the best way to go. Only problem is with just the few wires, terminal blocks etc under the layout I find I don't remember what's what.

I know I need better documentation, especially at my age.

Scotie

those look great!

Finished entrance & benches.

Done & done. Gotta make a track platform & base for it now.

Very nice job on that station! It turned out great. maybe i should paint up a 45N gateman in those colors.

Do it up. As soon as I saw the new (repro) Lionel Corp. Tinplate stuff start coming out in these colors I litterally said to myself "Wow, that's awesome, too bad they're priced thru the roof, I'll beat them up at their own game." Jr. *thought* I was cRaZy to repaint this stuff...until he saw how they started turning out. What's the price point on that 437 tower? Somewhere around $300? I don't think so. I bought that one you see above as parts for somewhere around $60-$70 & did it myself. The station was an MTH repro, almost new condition, for $150. I don't care about any supposed 'collector value' or whatever. If I can get it cheap, I'll just do it myself. It's fun to make something that's one of a kind. Any of my friends & family that sees my stuff when they come over couldn't tell the difference anyway, so it's just for me & Jr anyway. That's how we do this on a budget.

I'm with you, I do get a great satisfaction out of fixing this stuff up.  Here's my version of an LCT colored 249E and 600/601/602, would look good pulling into your station!  I still need to finish up a few details on it.  You must work pretty fast to get that whole station done and put back together in a weekend!  It's perfect!

Awesome man! Looks factory.

 

  The dissassembly, painting & reassembly is quick. What bogged me down a little was custom fitting all the window treatments, logos for above the doors, & the seat benches inside. Now I have to come up with a plan for a platform for the track & a base for the station to sit on because there's no way I'm buying all that expensive stuff. Time to get creative. Probably won't have time until next weekend.

Thanks!  Slowest part was polishing all that darn trim Well that and getting the car tops half way smooth, they were way pitted up.  You could probably put together a couple of 156 station platform look alikes out of wood.  Do the base out of 1X3 and then do the roofs with some bass wood sheet.  Could make the posts out of dowel or maybe 1/4 steel square bar.  Lots of possibilities!  I've seen beat up 156 platforms for pretty cheap too.

I started making a station base & passenger platform.

Finished base & track platforms.

All things Lionel.  I love the color combination.

Yep, I wanted something that stood out & looked new but still had a traditional style. I like all the original colors & they look great but I wanted my own & I can't afford all the new Lionel Corporation stuff so I'm not afraid to repaint whatever I can get a decent price on.

Very good job, nice choice on the color placement too!

I hope you understand but the Lionel color combination makes me cringe. Orange and blue? Yuk! I live in Tallahassee...Go Noles! LOL! 

Very ice.

Finished.

Track side.

Super job on the station, and it looks great on the layout.

My wife says it needs more detail. Geeze, I just plopped it down & didn't even get the chance to do anything around it yet!