Hello tinplaters, i hope some of you will show us their latests acquisitions at the York TCA show.
I will complete what Fred has shown with the french brand GMP. Despite a short life production they have only made one model of the famous post french locomotive BB 8100 and a good range of freight and passenger cars to match with that engine. They also produced an important quantity of signals which where with a bumper all the production.
In that period they where considered as semi scale models in regards of more classic toy look of mainly JEP and HORNBY. Quality was excellent and sophisticated, the brand name was GMP Scientific Toys as opposed to real toys. As said Fred unfortunately they didn't produces a matching locomotive for the small passenger cars.
The BB 8100 electric 20volts,
Passenger and freight cars,
Some of the typical french signals,
And an original set.
I hope you will have some pleasure to discover those french models of the 50's.
Have a great tinplate weekend, Daniel.
