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I live in Chicago and it gets pritty hot here in the summer and really cold in the winter . I have 14 gondola cars that I leave out all year round . So far they have been outside 3 years . They are a mix of Bachman , Aristocraft , LGB , Hartland , and Echo . Most of them have plastic wheels and all have been converted to USA couplers cuz I had a whole bunch of them laying around . They have been covered with snow , frozen , and subjected to 100 degree heat . They have held up really well so far and are used alot cuz its a whole lot easier for me just to bring out a locomotive and couple it up to this train and start running than to cart out cars from my basement . I however would never leave out the GOOD stuff in the elements like my USA pasenger cars or my double stack train , etc. As far as buildings , I do leave a couple outside all year . They are made by Aristocraft and seem pritty solid and have held up good too . Dont leave your nice stuff outside all the time I guess is the bottom line .[img]http://www.planetdonnstudios.com/mike/winter/images/006.jpg[/img]
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