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How I Build Things For Electric Trains (And Why)
Wanderlust-
One cold October night in 1950, when I was a kid of six,
my dad brought home a discarded bulletin board and
set it up in the living room on his big desk. After supper,
he called me to help him. Dad painted the board green
and then he sprinkled this green sawdust onto the wet
paint and it looked like real grass. He then sent me to
bed and promised we would do some more work the
next night when the paint had dried.
One cold October night in 1950, when I was a kid of six,
my dad brought home a discarded bulletin board and
set it up in the living room on his big desk. After supper,
he called me to help him. Dad painted the board green
and then he sprinkled this green sawdust onto the wet
paint and it looked like real grass. He then sent me to
bed and promised we would do some more work the
next night when the paint had dried.
Wanderlust-
I ran home from school that night, just to inspect the
grass dad had put on the platform the night before. I
had no idea what we were building, but could not wait
until he got home from his job in the city. Finally he
pulled in the driveway, but was late, brought in a
package and told me to put it on the train board. I
gulped my supper and hoped he would too (he did).
So now I knew, it was to be a train board. Finally,
supper was over, dad opened the box and installed
new train track on the grassy board and ran the new
American Flyer around the tracks. It was once again
my bedtime, but now I had something to keep me
awake dreaming about.
I ran home from school that night, just to inspect the
grass dad had put on the platform the night before. I
had no idea what we were building, but could not wait
until he got home from his job in the city. Finally he
pulled in the driveway, but was late, brought in a
package and told me to put it on the train board. I
gulped my supper and hoped he would too (he did).
So now I knew, it was to be a train board. Finally,
supper was over, dad opened the box and installed
new train track on the grassy board and ran the new
American Flyer around the tracks. It was once again
my bedtime, but now I had something to keep me
awake dreaming about.
Wanderlust-
A box from England came the next day. Dad opened
it after supper and inside was a little town of highly
detailed lithographed building kits. Dad built a two story
first, set it over one of the light bulbs he had soldered
on the platform and all the windows lit up warmly like
the house grandma lived in. My friends train boards had
garish make believe plastic buildings, but now I had scale
railroad reality in miniature. I spent hours every night with
my train board easily imagining that I was wandering
down the tracks to cozy towns far away.
A box from England came the next day. Dad opened
it after supper and inside was a little town of highly
detailed lithographed building kits. Dad built a two story
first, set it over one of the light bulbs he had soldered
on the platform and all the windows lit up warmly like
the house grandma lived in. My friends train boards had
garish make believe plastic buildings, but now I had scale
railroad reality in miniature. I spent hours every night with
my train board easily imagining that I was wandering
down the tracks to cozy towns far away.
Since the old lithographed building kits are
no longer profitable to produce, I have
designed a system of highly detailed Lionel &
American Flyer scale 3D train buildings from
the golden age of trains.
Each building has window details that
illuminate from within and the best part is that
I created them in the humble Paint Program.
This allows anyone to download the free
samples, open them in Paint for printing & study.
If you like what you see in the sample, just click
on the Download Full Narrative button and our
Pay Pal feature will have it on your desk in
minutes. No postage, handling fees or waiting
on snail mail.
no longer profitable to produce, I have
designed a system of highly detailed Lionel &
American Flyer scale 3D train buildings from
the golden age of trains.
Each building has window details that
illuminate from within and the best part is that
I created them in the humble Paint Program.
This allows anyone to download the free
samples, open them in Paint for printing & study.
If you like what you see in the sample, just click
on the Download Full Narrative button and our
Pay Pal feature will have it on your desk in
minutes. No postage, handling fees or waiting
on snail mail.
My 1946 American Flyer Engine & Coal Car
Click on house to copy and print
full view of exterior details of
Frame Row House.
full view of exterior details of
Frame Row House.