Cold Weather Windup Projects

With the live steam trackwork done for the year, and the steam locomotives winterized, it is time to get started on some cold weather projects.  Although I'm not posting any pictures of the big project, a lot of my time has been spent rebuilding my workshop so it will be more comfortable and usable this winter.  That project is pretty much complete, so it is time to get to work on some windup train projects, as well as the 1907 International Steam Locomotive.

However, I have done a few fun projects first.  Here is an old Lionel Coal Elevator that I converted to use as a coal tipple in my engine terminal for the Torsion Lines Railroad:

 

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Next up is a clockwork train from the Ives / Lionel transition era.  It was missing the smokebox door, so I added one from an 833 Marx.  The motor needed repair and the cars were missing couplers.  Also, the tender was missing, so I took an old Lionel tender I had and repainted it to go with the locomotive.  Makes a nice looking train, I think:

 

 

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This is a recent addition to the fleet, an American Flyer Hiawatha.  For once, it needed very little attention when it arrived.  It is very fast... too fast:

 

 

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Finally, a Marx Monon diesel.  It need work, but I won't go into the details.  I'm glad to have it in the collection:

 

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I have a couple of in depth clockwork projects that I'll be working on next, along with more work on the 1907 International.  Stay tuned....