Model trains, player pianos, and mechanical music. Restored and running.
I’m Luke Tomberlin. I repair and restore vintage model trains, player pianos, and Victrola phonographs, and I document the work on my YouTube channel, Hobby time with Luke.
What I work on
Model Trains
Servicing and restoring vintage American Flyer, Lionel, and HO scale locomotives and rolling stock. Cleaning, rewiring, motor rebuilds, and getting old engines running again.
Player Pianos
Pneumatic player mechanisms, pianolas, and roll players. Rebuilding bellows, valves, and pneumatics so a century-old instrument plays the way it was meant to.
Victrolas and Mechanical Music
Hand-crank phonographs, spring motors, reproducers, and band organs. Mechanical music that runs on nothing but air, springs, and craftsmanship.
Featured project
Restoring a 1948 American Flyer HO Hudson locomotive.
Latest videos
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