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What paint did you use? I have the same problem and wondering if you can give me the exact color match you used, thanks!

Excellent video. I've always liked the 2000 series Lionel Alcos. The postwar horns sound great too! Question: your 2033 has a thin black stripe at the bottom of the body ... was that a post factory addition?

Beautiful! Trainmaster, my favorite postwar loco. I'm a diesel guy😂

Too cool.......

Your layout is awesome!

New subscriber…love your budget railroading

Love these sets.

Interesting, for sure. I've seen others post things about 'Zinc Pest', but I've never seen it that bad. My only experience with it has been on a couple of K-Line trucks, which just fell apart. They are available on eBay and an easy fix. It's not good to see modern locomotives with the problem. Making sure that there are no impurities in the zinc will eliminate the problem. An excellent video, as always.

Did they have issues with the castings on all of the Lionel classics sets? I was looking at a standard gauge blue comet set but it was boxed up so I couldn’t see the engine. Thanks, Glenn

The second casting is a cylinder casting surely not a smokebox ? Interesting video, I have an original one that has a swollen but useable frame.

Awesome Description of your frame replacement. Interesting Topic/Video👍🔥🙏❤️💪🇺🇸

"Weekend Chief" and "Dashing Dottie".

Fun fact on those Burlingtons: Lionel actually billed that set as the "Texas Zephyr" in their catalog, but for some reason not the packaging. Makes it a neat compliment to the Texas Special set. It would have been nice if they would have labeled the cars "Texas Zephyr" and the locomotives FW&D rather than CB&Q.

My experience is similar. For Cabin Fever (for example), you should budget about 30% more than the bid for fees and shipping.

Very striking the polished aluminum rail cars and chrome F3 engines. Those are the best ever on the tracks rail road trains possible. Bright and shiny beautiful. I created my own chrome F3’s with artist gun and chrome paint. It was interesting you sharing auction bidding. But even with deals you shared those prices are not in my path way of obtaining trains. Not being a collector triple digit dollar amounts are too much for what I treat as toys. Honestly, everything I’ve purchased engines included are well under $100 each. While rail cars are in the $5 to $15 range. Yes, I repair and restore engines and rail cars to save expense. Thank you for the insight.😊

Those are some really nice finds. Thanks for the additional information.

ALWAYS, check the shipping costs before bidding. Many sellers charge outrageous shipping fees to inflate their profit. I also try to bid early usually the first person bids a reasonable price, I always figure in the shipping cost when I bid my item so as not to pay more than an item is valued. And then there are those who separate a Tender from a steam loco. They are actually one item and the value of a steam loco includes the proper tender. You are right on on your advise. See you at Melbourne!

AWESOME sets and information navigating auctions! Thank You.👍👍🙏🔥💪❤️🇺🇸

Interesting video thanks, I have bought off both Stout auctions and eBay, paying the premium for stout plus postage plus import duty for the UK, still wanted the item enough. There is currently a real problem with buying from US eBay when you’re in the UK, currently the global shipping program doesn’t list the UK so virtually nobody will ship items, just makes buying more tricky. I do enjoy your videos

I find myself buying a lot from Trainz the last couple of years. I've bought a lot of nice engines for $100.00 or less and several 5 car passenger sets for $100.00. I've managed to use a $10.00 discount with a discount code that helps with shipping on every order. Just google Trainz discount codes.They are offering free shipping tomorrow on orders over $100.00. I place items in my wish list and wait till the price is reduced. They send updates on price drops. I've bought some really nice models at fantastic prices. They have a great selection of anything O-gauge for your layout including parts. I've even bought ERR Railsounds boards to upgrade my engines with sounds. When you make an account you'll earn points with each purchase to use toward future purchases. They pack well and ship fast. They are great to work with if there's a problem with the order.

Cool stuff, for sure. Those Texas Special cars are quite nice. I would love to have the AMT Texas Special set, as I collect AMT passenger cars, but it is hen's teeth. $650 would be a bargain, no doubt. I figure that auctions are whatever we make of them. If you put a lower bid in and it wins, great. If not, your not out anything, except for getting what you want. Basically nothing, really. Either way, you got some nice stuff there, at a good price. Keep up the great videos.

I always look forward to your videos! Thanks

I understand reworking the layout for video purposes. I designed my previous layout and my current layout largely as movie studios. In both cases I have had to work with limited space so I consider line of sight and how different elements can be combined, or separated, using whatever camera angles I can manage.

Great video. I have the Burlingtons. Lionel in their 1980 catalog advertised these and the matching cars as the "Texas Zephyr." Two locos, five cars in the book and the uncatalogued B unit and an uncatalogued vista dome to complete the set. I have the set complete. Sadly Lionel didn't use Fort Worth & Denver markings nor include "Texas Zephyr" on any of the passenger cars. (Later on they would adorn their "California Zephyr" with its nomenclature.) Also these otherwise beautiful locomotives had no sounds or horn of any kind factory installed. So much more could have been done with this set.

My Brother bought one New , very similar at Morris Landy Ford Alameda ca. Still has it

The F series engines have so much more streamlined style vs the jeep set. Kinda like a custom car vs a cheap economical square box design.😊

Love the loud!

Just a small correction is that this SSS is from 1976. I bought one back then. Maybe the error comes from its cataloged number of 1672. Also the 1972 year SSS is a Santa Fe type Hudson with NYC tender markings. Thank for the videos😊

Very nice sets. Just one thing, the original trucks that came with your wheel car would not have had the mounting studs. 👌

Excellent video. Looks like the 2365 has a fuel tank which I like and makes it look much better than the way it originally came ... without one. The service station sets are also interesting.

Nice sets. I have the Rio Grande set. I've always been impressed with its running characteristics for its time.

Very nice sets. Nice job on the RI passenger cars. I have all the same sets. I've always been fond of the Black, red, and white RI paint scheme. I have the Marx E7's, Williams BL-2S, Lionel RS-3, and K-line MP-15'S in this same paint scheme.

Nice to watch the process!

Nice!

Very Nice!

I find the service station sets very interesting, I have the 1973 set. Would love to find the 1972 set eventualy

Great looking layout 😊

You just never know what you might find at times. Sometimes you are in the right place at the right time. Thanks for sharing something different.

I never saw that one , great find !

Reminds of the Lionel sound dispatch station

Very nice MPC. trains.I have the Burlington Route F-3 units. I love the MPC.era. You have a nice layout and some very nice trains!!

Nice sets. I always enjoy your videos

Very nice.

Wasn’t your layout reconfigured about a year or two ago?

Cool car!!

How much would you charge to do set of to the Alcos? If someone was to provide the engine's ?

What software do you use to plan your layout? Thanks, Ric

14 x 16

Sounds really interesting and should work out fine. How big is the layout?

Me likem, So that`s where Mini has been hiding since 43.