After reading the overview posted by Steve, the idea came to start a thread of closeups of your favorite New Marx, whether Marx Trains, Ameritrains or Joe's Trains. For starters, here's the six-inch, four-wheel NYC passenger set.
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Marx Southern Pacific blanks for the 1993 TTOS convention cars.
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The TTOS SP cars were the first convention cars produced by Marx. These framed blanks were presented to the two ladies who worked in the TTOS National office one of whom happened to be my wife.
I pick one up occasionally. Never can seem to hold onto them! LOL
Nice Pennsy, Jack. I love the satin finish and the light on the tender.
Originally Posted by TrainsRMe:
I really like that Pittsburgh paints car.
Here's one of the New Marx prototype cars - Milwaukee Road side dump
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I can see I'm going to have to start after some of these.
Originally Posted by Steamer:
I can see I'm going to have to start after some of these.
I recommend it, Dave. 
As Steve showed, the boxcars are a tiny bit higher but shorter than the 3/16 line - more like the size of the 7" line. And the sheet metal seems a little thinner than that of Louis Marx' creations, but there is some beautiful stuff still available.
Another boxcar and an ore car.
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Originally Posted by Steamer:
I can see I'm going to have to start after some of these.
I agree. This is a dangerous thread. So far I've admired but avoided getting involved, just because it's a whole other niche that I know once I get started I'll get lost in it. But it's just such finely made stuff, wow.
david
You're welcome TrainsRMe. Here's another one - a prototype CP side door caboose.
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Although I have a lot of Marx windup trains, this is my only New Marx item - a CPR 5194 Hudson Bay Combine. Someday I will have to pick up some of the other matching passenger cars. It is a beautiful car, worthy of being pulled around by a windup William Crooks!
New & Old Marx:
The Hudson Bay Combine at speed... pulled by spring power, of course:
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Well, two posts of CP in a row, and both beautiful cars. Either one would look great with the original Louis Marx CP streamlined engines.
Anybody have the Bunny Bread boxcar? Mine is buried in a tub, or I'd grab a shot...
Originally Posted by MTN:
Anybody have the Bunny Bread boxcar? Mine is buried in a tub, or I'd grab a shot...
Here is the red frame version.
Steve
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My father-in-law worked for Lewis Brothers bakery in Evansville, IN. They're still producing bread with that neat logo on the package. I had to get the 8 wheel truck version the minute I saw one. 
I thought Bunny Bread must have been an imaginary brand. It sure is a colorful car, anyway.
Jim, I remember seeing the caboose on the Marx website years ago. What a fearsome-looking piece of equipment!
Here are the other AEC units. The power unit, Mobile Decontamination car and a Mobile Hospital. Wish I had bought these now. There were too many other priorities back then.
Steve
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Here's a pair of cars I picked up a few years ago:
I really like the New Marx Christmas cars. Here's a train of them being pulled by a repainted CV with an old red tender:
J White
In one of those funny life coincidences I wasnt looking, but stumbled on this thread by chance the morning after after I was dreaming of the old version of Velvet peanut butter, back when it still had the red peanut chaff mixed in and tasted like ballpark roasted peanuts 🥜 . We would drive across town for Bunny Bread on occasion to accompany it.
When returning from visiting up north where it was more common, I can recall sharing the back seat with grocery bags full of just loafs of Bunny Bread 🍞, and Dad making Velvet sandwiches as he drove.
I haven't had a truely satisfying peanut butter sandwich since those days. Liquid Smoke mixed in helps, but it's not the same.
Needless to say, I now have a Marx car to keep my eyes peeled for. Condition isnt goimg to be a high priority, but I'm also curious how rare those cars are.
They show up on ebay and can be had in excellent or new condition for 50-80. It just depends on each auction. Good luck and happy hunting,
Bob
I only want 3/16 with tilt fork couplers, but l do have the Bunny Bread car, and various Bunny Bread signs for my buildings l printed. Diecast Direct has just offered a Bunny Bread van, but a modern one, not pre-1941, so l am out of luck. Other bread and snack food brands are listed including Gordon's Potato Chips, which l haven't seen in decades, although Walmart has Bunny Bread. Gordon's logo is a panel truck of the correct era.
