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

[philo426]

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

[smokey1]

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

[philo426]

Thanks Penny!

[philo426]

Yes that sounds like a good idea Flint!

[Flintlock76]

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.  

[pennytrains]

Simple but very effective.  

[philo426]

Thanks!

[smokey1]

Looks good

[philo426]

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. !