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Originally posted by artyoung I stopped being paranoid about our trains quite some time ago when I noticed that no matter how often my daughter "helped" the figures on her Postwar Newsstand move, it just kept on working. I figured if I wanted her to be interested in trains, and to STAY interested, I should just accept an occasional accident and not limit which ones she could play with. Well, guess what? No major accidents in 15 years AND she writes for the TCAQ (Daddy's proud, too!). So, lighten up! [/quote It is one thing for your kid to play with your toys than it is for someone's kid to maul my collectable trains. You are not trying to sell yours, I am. Whole different ballgame All Lionel all the time. Okiechoochoo Reply andregg1 Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Delray Beach, FL 311 posts Posted by andregg1 on Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:34 AM HI For me the trains are train, so if you can see scratches and dents look more trains. But I keep all mechanical parts pristine and in perfect conditions. When the engine run fine and quiet better for me than a good paint. Is true that they are expensive, but when you die who care? Andre. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:11 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by okiechoochoo [ My biggest worry is from show attendees. While most, notice I say most, adults seem to understand "do not handle" signs, it is the children that insist upon touching everything on every table that cause me near coronaries. Last night I read a article in a older MR issue about a HUGE public train display in Hamburg, Germany. The owners said the reverse was true...the adults were a worse problem...with some of them leaning over and rapping mountains to see what they were made of. I worry more about my scenics than the trains. Some of my adult viewers are "cronic pointers"...that is, they HAVE to have their finger very close to what they are referring to. Of course, other items get hit in the process. If I see this, I cut the "show" short. In any event, I know I would not have the stomach to oversee a public display. Joe Reply Edit otftch Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Florida 409 posts Posted by otftch on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:59 PM I use bath towels to wrap each train and carry all in plastic container.I take the chaeper locos to shows to run on our layout as I believe kids should be allowed to touch.After all,aren't we trying to get them interested ? Nothing is more gratifying than watching the smile when you let a child pu***he whistle button.I find its the "grown-ups" you have to watch at shows anyway. Ed "Thou must maintaineth thy airspeed lest the ground reach up and smite thee." Reply artyoung Member sinceMarch 2003 From: US 82 posts Posted by artyoung on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:16 PM I stopped being paranoid about our trains quite some time ago when I noticed that no matter how often my daughter "helped" the figures on her Postwar Newsstand move, it just kept on working. I figured if I wanted her to be interested in trains, and to STAY interested, I should just accept an occasional accident and not limit which ones she could play with. Well, guess what? No major accidents in 15 years AND she writes for the TCAQ (Daddy's proud, too!). So, lighten up! Reply okiechoochoo Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Yukon OK 385 posts Posted by okiechoochoo on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:59 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by cwburfle One or two people posted that they use bubble wrap or newspapers. The bubble wrap will damage trains over time. Last I knew, newpaper is very high in acid, and the newsprint rubs off. If you bring a train to a show, expect it to be touched. I know they will try but I keep a very close watch on little hands.[:(!] All Lionel all the time. Okiechoochoo Reply cwburfle Member sinceJuly 2003 1,786 posts Posted by cwburfle on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:05 PM One or two people posted that they use bubble wrap or newspapers. The bubble wrap will damage trains over time. Last I knew, newpaper is very high in acid, and the newsprint rubs off. If you bring a train to a show, expect it to be touched. Reply SteelMonsters Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Michigan 227 posts Posted by SteelMonsters on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:04 AM I know a couple guys with 1/8th scale 7 1/4" gauge that will ram trains together if the brakeman accidentally gives that signal. -Marc Reply alstom Member sinceJune 2005 From: Firestone Park, OH 1,003 posts Posted by alstom on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:25 AM I'm definately obssesive + compulsive about my trains. When I get a new loco, I freak if even the slightest thing gets on it! I like my models to be in tip-top shape and that's how I always want it [^][8]!! Richard Click here to go to my rail videos! Click here to go to my rail photos! ......... Reply tmcc man Member sinceApril 2005 From: North of Philadelphia 2,372 posts Posted by tmcc man on Monday, November 14, 2005 8:20 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by okiechoochoo Very very protective. Very will packaged and carefully transported to shows. My biggest worry is from show attendees. While most, notice I say most, adults seem to understand "do not handle" signs, it is the children that insist upon touching everything on every table that cause me near coronaries. Child control shouldn't be that difficult. I have to agree with you there. But some parents do not teach manners, or not to touch things that they should not. Colin from prr.railfan.net Reply okiechoochoo Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Yukon OK 385 posts Posted by okiechoochoo on Monday, November 14, 2005 7:07 PM Very very protective. Very will packaged and carefully transported to shows. My biggest worry is from show attendees. While most, notice I say most, adults seem to understand "do not handle" signs, it is the children that insist upon touching everything on every table that cause me near coronaries. Child control shouldn't be that difficult. All Lionel all the time. Okiechoochoo Reply laz 57 Member sinceOctober 2004 From: Millersburg, Pa. 7,607 posts Posted by laz 57 on Monday, November 14, 2005 6:31 PM I pack heat so stay away from my TRAINS[;)]!!!!!!!!!!! laz57 There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; Robert Service. TCA 03-55991 Reply tmcc man Member sinceApril 2005 From: North of Philadelphia 2,372 posts Posted by tmcc man on Monday, November 14, 2005 6:30 PM I am protective of all of my trains. I will not let anyone run/touch the trains I own. If it is an adult, I will. If it is a kid, heck no!!!! I am not as protective at train shows with my G Scale equipment, because all of the members know what they are doing. I package them in the peanut pellets from for my O rolling stock, and keep my G in the boxes, and put the cars boxes in containers to make it easier to carry. I never will use newspaper because the letters could stay on the cars. Colin from prr.railfan.net Reply BMRR Member sinceApril 2005 From: Alabama 343 posts Posted by BMRR on Monday, November 14, 2005 6:22 PM I'm very protective of my trains, [ N and O scale ] . If they are not on the track, they are in the box. I take very good care of the boxes also. Stan. THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH. Reply palallin Member sinceSeptember 2004 From: Middle o' Nowhere, MO 1,108 posts Posted by palallin on Monday, November 14, 2005 5:30 PM I use old bath towels and plastic containers when I bring trains to the club or a friend's layout. I cannot possibly store all my boxes so that they are handy enough to use, and a fair portion of my stock has no surviving box, anyway. Reply cnw1995 Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Crystal Lake, IL 8,059 posts Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, November 14, 2005 8:54 AM On the infrequent times I carry my trains around, I wrap them in dishtowels and put them in a shopping bag. But I'm not really a collector. I let visitors and kids touch them. I guess I do not own anything of great value. That said, I like to see them treated with a respect that merits their respective purchase price Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 14, 2005 8:47 AM I keep all my trains in their boxes or on the layout. If I need to move an engine I place it back into the box it came in. The engines I get from lionel and atlas are packed very well. I think they are safe in their boxes. The only problem is getting Atlas engines out of their styrofoam packing. I almost break some of the small detailed parts when I try to remove Atlas engines. Lionel egines are much easier to get in and out of the packing and boxes. I am very careful with my trains. Reply Edit Tom1947 Member sinceNovember 2002 From: US 36 posts Posted by Tom1947 on Monday, November 14, 2005 7:50 AM I have read on a couple of different forms that packing trains in bubble wrap can case dish like marks in the paint from the gas that is used in the bubbles leaking. For storage I have been using the packing papper that you buy at U-Haul. I did use acid free tissue paper but that got hard to find. I am very careful about how my trains are packed and handled. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 14, 2005 5:02 AM When I take a loco to a friends house. I will wrap the loco and tender each in a white terry cloth towel and place them carefully in a suitable plastic container. I'm afraid of damaging the manufacturers box for transport. Reply Edit Kooljock1 Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: Colchester, Vermont 1,136 posts Posted by Kooljock1 on Monday, November 14, 2005 2:50 AM Yeah Big Boy! We don't have to worry about resale value...only our ancestors do! I do exactly the same thing...every other car in bubble wrap or foam packing sheets workds just fine. As far as buying from a dealer, if it doesn't come in a box, I don't want it anyway. Jon [8D] Now broadcasting world-wide at http://www.wkol.com Weekdays 5:00 AM-10:00AM! Reply Big_Boy_4005 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: St Paul, MN 6,218 posts Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Sunday, November 13, 2005 11:28 PM I'm getting lazy in my old age, or perhaps smarter. When I pack for train shows, I only wrap every other piece in newspaper or bubble wrap, then place them in the box in an alternating pattern, so they don't rub. Half the effort, seems to work just fine. I have completely lost the collector mentality, and have stopped worrying about scratches and resale value. I'm back! Follow the progress: http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1 Reply IronHoarse Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Michigan - Nevada in winter time 249 posts Posted by IronHoarse on Sunday, November 13, 2005 10:51 PM I am obsessive compulsive for sure. This stuff is way too expensive for me to be any other way. Ironhoarse "Time is nature's way of preventing everything from happening all at once." Reply prewardude Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Western Pennsylvania 687 posts Posted by prewardude on Sunday, November 13, 2005 10:30 PM I'm definitely obsessive/compulsive about my trains, too - and not just the trains, but the boxes as well! Heck, I won't even handle my Standard gauge stuff without washing my hands first. I don't like smudges on enameled tinplate. I'm a little less careful with plastic O gauge stuff, but not much. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month SIGN UP More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by okiechoochoo [ My biggest worry is from show attendees. While most, notice I say most, adults seem to understand "do not handle" signs, it is the children that insist upon touching everything on every table that cause me near coronaries.
QUOTE: Originally posted by cwburfle One or two people posted that they use bubble wrap or newspapers. The bubble wrap will damage trains over time. Last I knew, newpaper is very high in acid, and the newsprint rubs off. If you bring a train to a show, expect it to be touched.
QUOTE: Originally posted by okiechoochoo Very very protective. Very will packaged and carefully transported to shows. My biggest worry is from show attendees. While most, notice I say most, adults seem to understand "do not handle" signs, it is the children that insist upon touching everything on every table that cause me near coronaries. Child control shouldn't be that difficult.
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