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I decided to add green. Craft wire and chain hold down to my old 6561 Lionel Reel Car

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I decided to add green. Craft wire and chain hold down to my old 6561 Lionel Reel Car
Posted by philo426 on Sunday, November 26, 2023 12:04 PM

I bought this old reel car for a few bucks about 30 years ago at my LhS  it was missing the wire and hold downs I wound green craft wire around the spools and used chain to make hold downs.Looks better now. !

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Posted by smokey1 on Sunday, November 26, 2023 4:12 PM

Looks good

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, November 26, 2023 7:47 PM

Thanks!

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Posted by pennytrains on Sunday, November 26, 2023 8:05 PM

Simple but very effective.  Big SmileThumbs Up

Big Smile  Same me, different spelling!  Big Smile

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Sunday, November 26, 2023 9:08 PM

Looks good all right!  Which reminds me I've really, really got to get off my butt and start working on those Civil War cannon cars I've been planning for ages.  Bang Head

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, November 26, 2023 9:46 PM

Yes that sounds like a good idea Flint!

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, November 26, 2023 9:47 PM

Thanks Penny!

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Posted by smokey1 on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 10:49 AM

If you did one in red and one in green you would be ready for Christmas Whistling

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Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 3:40 PM

Well I don't t have any red wire on hand!

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