Guide of trains of Garden

Trens Lionel’s History

Joshua Lionel Cowen, an inventor with an enterprising spirit, threw the trains Lionel when it set up an electric train in the shop window of store to attract customers. Instead of if they interest for the goods, the customers wanted the train. Cowen began to build trains to assist to the demand. You can classify the Trens Lionel for período:

• Trens Lionel of the Pré-war (1901-1942): em 1906, Lionel threw a ferrovia of three rails called climbs pattern. Therefore, other companies, like Ives and American Flyer, began to build trains that trod in the scale pattern, that called scale releases. After the First War, Lionel, and also Flyer and to Ives, they began to manufacture smaller trains, calls Climb, besides their lines scale pattern. Lionel survived the Great Depression, throwing cheap products as groups Mickey Mouse. You can recognize the trains pré-war for the metallic construction, colors and clamp hooks.
• Trens Lionel Pós-guerra (1945-1969): após the Second War, Lionel concentrated on producing the trains in the scale O. TO General Mills bought Lionel in the years 1960. During that period, the trains lost a little of the care with details; pieces of plastic substituted metal pieces. The clamps of trains Lionel of the postwar period come in two varieties: the first brings a pin with spring under the clamp; Monday resembles each other to a G and doesn’t open up.
• Trens Modern Lionel (1970-presente): after to General Mills sold Lionel, the company was based in the old models and it looked for replicas more similar to truth trains. In 2004, the Polar train Express obtained enormous popularity and if it turned a collector item instantly. Lionel continues to throw new and innovative models today.

O badge in the trains Lionel classic is composed of four numbers. You can find them below and on the right side of the train. Once you know the number of the product, it can seek the train in guides like Greenberg´s Pocket Guide to obtain more information. Other manufacturers, like American Flyer and Marx, printed numbers in their trains. To Marx it uses badges of three digits, since their trains resemble the scale trains THE ONE of Lionel.

Escolha Trem Lionel Clássico, Ferrovias and Accessories

Para to set up a group of trains Lionel, buy items of pleasure. Some collectors are interested in trains of a specific period, while others look for groups Mickey Mouse, and still others try to set up collections with related trains the certain ferrovias, like Union Pacific, Southern Pacific or Great Northern. Of course, if you don’t buy all separately the pieces, can buy a group Lionel beginner to begin.

Procure Lionel

Algumas produce smoke and they whistle. Other details include ” magnetração “, or you turn magnetic that allow the motor to pull more wagons. When it seeks locomotives to steam of the pré-war to use with wagons pré-war, remember that you clamp of that period are not compatible with clamps of the postwar period. For beginners, the modern locomotives (instead of the one of the postwar period) moved to diesel like GP-7 or GP-9 are good choices. Look for a locomotive with three positions: front, reverse and neutral.

Escolha wagons of Trens Lionel

Após to buy a locomotive, you can decide that wagon type wants to begin collection. The types different from wagons incluem:

• Vagões of Load: busque old wagons of load 6454 to obtain realism.
• Vagões: incluem beer wagons, wagons of sweet and much more.
• Vagão Gôndola: the model pré-war gondola 6462 is cheaply and it is available in several colors.
• Vagão: os plane wagons transported military equipments, wood and Christmas trees.
• Carro Breque: a small wagon in the end of the train. If you are interested in cars brake with illumination, seek the models 6357 or 6457.

Escolha the source of energy and controls.

Você can be interested in a transformer with accelerator simple or double. The transformer 033 of the years 1950 is a good option of simple accelerator. A potent accelerator (around 190 watts) it allows plenty of future expansion. If you want a system of modern control, TrainMaster, a system for sophisticated remote control, it allows you to control several trains in a single ferrovia.

Escolha for Trem Lionel.

A Lionel is known by their accessories. Beginners can be interested in signs as the sinaleiras 151 and 252 or gates of crossing 152. You can want to add a cabin of crossing 45 collection. Buy structures as the cabin of whistle 125 or the tower sinaleira 445. Lights, under the form of lights or toast sinaleiras, they are good complements for any collection.

Monte Ferrovia of Trens Lionel.

As ferrovias of the trains Lionel are easily recognizable for they have three rails. The scale refers at the distance among the rails. The most common rails for the trains Lionel are the one of scale THE, that it measures 1-1/4 of inches among the external rails. The scale rails THE ONE of Lionel comes in two models: The and O27.

É need eight pieces of rails to do a circle. A scale circle possesses a diameter of 31 inches, and a scale circle O27 possesses 27 inches in diameter.

Apesar of the trains O27 tread a rail easily THE, the opposite is more complicated. In reason of the larger length of the wagons of the trains THE, they can derail in a ferrovia O27.

Determine the Value of Trens Lionel Clássicos

Conhecendo the value of the trains is of the interest of beginners and also of veteran. The demand usually determines the value of a train. Some trains Lionel classic are sold by very close prices to their prices original, and other for much more.

O market of collectors is larger for trains manufactured before 1969. Names of known ferrovias, like Lionel Santa Fé or Lionel Union Pacific, possess more value. Rare trains are usually more valuable.

O value of a train is related quality. Pieces broken or absent, risks, rust or discolored painting cause a negative impact in the value. However, the trains in bad conditions are usually sources of pieces.

Lembre-if that the degree of a train refers to the condition of the pieces. Pieces of the electric part are considered inoperative unless the salesperson says the opposite. If the pieces were substituted or reformed, that should be indicated.

Seguem some guidelines about the conditions of a train, established by the Association of the Collectors of Trains (TCA, Train Collectors Association):

• Novo: trains Lionel that are completely new, were never used and they possess all the original pieces.
• Como Novo: trains Lionel without risks or damages and in the original conditions.
• Excelente: trains Lionel in excellent conditions are clean, they don’t possess rust and they present small damages or risks.
• Muito Boa: trains Lionel in very good conditions present some scratches, but they don’t possess rust.
• Boa: trens Lionel in good conditions present some scratches and damages.
• Razoável: trens Lionel in reasonable conditions, with marks, rust or scratches.
• Má: trains Lionel in bad conditions are very damaged, but they are good for the change of pieces.

O value of a train Lionel rises if he is in original packing. Any train or accessory that a comes a closed box have high value for collectors. Among the collectors, the value of a box Lionel can be larger than content; the boxes can obtain values of sale superiors US$1.000,00, depending on the shortage and of the conditions. The classifications for boxes are New, As New, Excellent, Very Good, Good and Reasonable.