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Terry:
New members introduce yourself here.

I'll start.

My name is Terry Gibbs. I currently collect Lionel trains made before 1925. My dad, Cole Gibbs, got his trains out when my older brother was born in 1961 and never put them away. He started buying trains and adding to the layout. I grew up with walls of train shelves.

My dad sold the postwar trains when I was 12 to concentrate on prewar Lionel. He joined TCA in 1977 when I was 14, and we went to the TCA convention in Texas.

Over the next 30 years my dad and I attended many train meets all over the country. We built a large collection of prewar tinplate. We collected variations, and had much of the Lionel production from 1925-42.

After my dad died in 2008, I sold much of the collection to concentrate on the earlier trains. I kept some standard gauge brass trim trains made between 1924 and 35 and O gauge nickel trim trains from 1935-42 to play with.

Today I collect only Lionel trains made before 1925. I'm still putting the trains out in my new house, but here's pictures of some O gauge trains, and a few of my standard gauge 33 locos.

romiin:
Hi all!  Great story Terry, love your collection.  New to the site, I got an invitation in the box, with a great 831 lumber car I bought from jdpltd  . Never got a first name, but sure appreciated how well it was packaged.  I tried to pick a user name train related, so went with Loco.  I haven't played with trains for approximately 50 years, (dating myself right there).  I bought a fairly rough set on ebay for a display piece, It is prewar small cars. I will be able to name the cars by number as I get more educated on these great little trains. I'm hooked, lol.  I knew so little about them,   I ordered a prewar caboose 817, and didn't realize it was twice as big as the set I got. It was a great mistake, because I love the bigger cars, just ordered a 810 crane to go with that caboose, I need a bigger locomotive to match.
   I haven't got any track yet still working on buying some cars. I bought a 253 locomotive and three passenger cars from a fellow locally. I'll post some pictures when I figure that out. Looking forward to participating on the site, probably ask more questions than answering them.
  If your looking for suggestions for the site, I would love to see a forum on paint restoration. I might try to restore some cars, some I will leave original. Thanks for the invite, and thanks to the people that make this site possible.  Loco

starfire700:
Hi Loco, this is Jim of JDPLTD. I sent you the invitation to the forum and info on our YouTube videos in the package with your 831 lumber car. I try to pack items like I would want someone to pack something he was sending to me. Welcome to the Forum, and check-out my Youtube videos when you get a chance. Just published a Winter Holiday Special.
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUfhIqTj6nbDLmY3rXzvn7g
Above is a hyperlink, easy way to find the videos.

For those who appreciate early Lionel O Gauge, my 156X, 610, 612, maroon outfit No 169 is shown running in the Winter Holiday Video that I just published. 

romiin:
Thanks for the welcome Jim.  Wouldn't hesitate to buy from you again. I will check out your video's. Thanks for doing what you do. Loco

starfire700:
My history, in condensed form, is I got my first train in 1955, a Lionel 2338 freight set. Started "collecting" prewar Lionel in the early 1970's, joined LCCA, TCA and TTOS, went to most conventions and TCA York shows until the early 2000's. My wife Debby and I licensed and produced tinplate Marx Trains from 1991 to 2004, then sold the company. Now we are retired, live on the lake in KY. I have recently shifted my emphasis from collecting to operating, and do so in front of a GoPro camera, to share my collection through video stories with anyone interested. Welcome to the Forum!

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