Pre war Marx

[Anonymous]

Great work on the engine!!! I think marx is underrated by many.Its great to see marx preserved or refurbished in such nice shape[tup]

[CB_Fan]

You really made that 391 look nice!

I had some extremely good luck re prewar Marx just before Christmas. Someone who learned I collect trains phoned and offered to give me his 1939 Marx freight set headed by a 391! Naturally I took him up on it. The set's in very good condition (excellent?) and includes track, two switches, uncoupling track and transformer. The E-unit is a bit sluggish but other than that it's a great set. No, I'm not interested in selling it. Nice addition to my mostly Lionel collection.

[jakeoregano]

That's a great looking engine. Nice Job. I'll say welcome too.

I have an old Marx tin engine. Missing some of it's trim, and it was painted once before I got it from a friend. It's ok looking, but it runs great and it pulls some tin plate cars around the tree at X-mas. It's perfect for the kids.

Anway, keep up the good work.

Dwayne.

[JamesPH1966]

As a fellow Marxist I only have one thing to say: Excellent Job!

[MadMarx]

Hi. No layout at the moment. One is in the works (in my head), and when I clean out the shop, (again!) I'll get out all the goodies. Prefer the '50's and earlier. I am an ebay freak @ times, but still prefer to hit the garage sales for rolling stock. The last layout was set up about 15-20 years ago when the boys were at that age. They are all grown now. They had a ball with them, but was hard to compete with Nintindo. So I boxed it all up and kept collecting over the years. I have strictly Marx trains. Tho they are really limited on the styles and models, I have always had a passion for them. I still have my first #666 and rolling stock, sans a few BB dings on them, they still look and run great. Did the plastic models for awhile. They break too easy, ya know, look but don't touch. (But I want to play with 'em!) Then did the radio controlled planes thing. Balsa bashing gets too expensive! I'm in my mid 50's now, and am looking forward to driving the better half outta the house once in a while with a good "smoker" when I get the time! LOL r0n :-/

[Anonymous]

Very, very nice job! It's great to see people who take the time to return trains like these to their former glory! I've always thought that the CP steamers were Marx's classiest engines.

Anyway, welcome to the forums! It's always great to have another member! Tell us a bit more about yourself. What all kinnds of trains do you have? Do you have a layout?

[csxt30]

Oh ! I see them now & that is a great job on that engine !
Thanks, John

[MadMarx]

Thanks, Paul! MM :-/

[pbjwilson]

Nice job. Those are good runners too.

[MadMarx]

Thanks. Hope it inspires someone to find an old train set and keep the passion alive. [8D] MM :-/

[spankybird]

The pics are there now and it looks great !

[csxt30]

No, I can't see them either. Just the red X s ! Thanks, John

[Anonymous]

It sounds great, but unfortunately I don't see any pictures, just the infamous red X's.

[MadMarx]

Happy new year to all... My $0.02 on people considering the fate of old rusty Marx trains. Give it a go. You'd be surprised what a little polishing and a can of spray paint can do for one of these relics. It doesn't have to look original when finished. This face lift took all of 2 days to complete. The motor was an easy fix after I polished the commutator and brushes. Lubed the bearings and let 'er run on low until the brushes seated. Mmmmm, ozone! It should run like a rabbit after the idler gear I ordered from Robert Grossman gets here. Have fun! MM :-/