Lionel Trains Customizing 2421, 2422 and 2423 Passenger set for the 2031 Rock Island Alcos

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Awesome custom job, they look amazing. That white pinstriping really set it off, and the gold lettering was definitely the way to go. 💯

[@williamkaczmarek3996]

Excellent video!

[@joeystrains.9316]

You do fantastic work, they’re nice.

[@casstelles]

The cars seem to match the engines as something that Lionel would have offered if the thought of it. I do like the results.

[@poconotrainman]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I have a ABA set of Marx Rock Island E7 plastic diesels with the same paint scheme. Marx didn't make any passenger cars for their E7's so making some is a great idea.

[@cliffkiehl2070]

That set of Lionel 2400 series cars was in good shape. I would have sold them and ordered a much worse set of cars to repaint. The painting and lettering looks good.

[@Greatdome99]

When spray painting: always start spraying off the model and don't interrupt the flow until you complete the stroke. Starting and stopping mid-stroke can cause droplets to form on your model. If the pressure in the can drops, put it in a pan of warm water for awhile. The heat will increase spray pressure for more uniform results.

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, love the cars, had fun with 12 cars and put red strip on one side only so as she runs around , like 2 sets.Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@mckinleyminer]

To do the Lionel Lines and name plate lettering, you could use a plexiglass plate and hard rubber ink roller (available at Michael's used for rubber stamping) with the appropriate color acrylic paint and roll over the raised lettering with a thin layer of paint (the plexiglass plate used to get the paint spread out thin and evenly).

[@joshuacampbell9990]

Those letters definitely made it pop! In all honesty though those were a little on the rough side and they were painted originally anyway. If one were to want to put them back correctly it’s just a paint job away from being restored to original configuration. They look great!

[@genemanno1533]

I use oven cleaner to strip the old paint that contains nicks. And follow up pretty much the same as you show. I have not done any passenger car but quite a number of diesel engine shells. Heat stamped areas need sanding and filling if you want different graphics. Stick on individual transfers (white, red, black, gold, & silver) covers well if you want the same lettering/numbers. Yes Amazon has everything. I find these stick on’s nicer looking compared to water decals, not having clear edges that show against the paint. Very nice presentation.😊 I like the striping you did on the passenger cars better than Lionel did on the engines. I would be tempted to make engines match passenger cars. Nice.

[@henryszubielski8601]

Those passenger cars came out sharp! Very well done. Keep having fun!

[@clerenyvald8385]

Gives a rich, fresh look to what is familiar. Going to bookmark if I ever decide to do something with my Lehigh Valley stock.

[@Crosley-1520]

💯!!!

[@Craigstoytrains]

Great video, cars look amazing, gold lettering really added a nice touch, well done! I enjoy seeing your process on these projects, thanks

[@johnlongssilverrailz5873]

Nice job saving the junk

[@don679]

So the gold letters were just stuck on individually over the old heat stamp? Nice job getting them aligned straight

[@johnandrus3901]

Nice video. The shells on those cars looked to be in good shape. I have a set that I bought for 55 bucks, that is in real good shape and my two originals from my brother's set are in good shape, also, so I don't want to mess with them. I have a few that are roached-out and I would like to paint them in Tuscan Red, to run behind my 681 or 2025 Pennsy engines. Those lettering inserts are pretty cool, too. Are they a soft or hard material? Also, are they pliable enough as to make sure that you can manipulate them into the heat-stamp? Either way, those cars turned out real nice. As always, an excellent tutorial and video.

[@genemanno1533]

It require the heat stamped area be sanded to remove a bit of the rough lip to allow better adhesion. The size match up is near perfect using the letters from Amazon. I have yet to find the numbers (like 2023 Alco engine) in the same font as the Amazon letters. Handing requires awareness as not as durable as paint/heat stamp.

[@larrygreineder8811]

Nice job Do you have a link to Amazon for the letters. Thanks. I might try something like this when I get more courage

[@fau008]

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[@arthurs5704]

Where on amazon did you find the letters?

[@fau008]

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[@arthurs5704]

@@fau008 Thanks lol

[@PhilBender612]

Yikes!