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I thought I would get things stated a little early tonight. “The weekend can never come to soon”😓 I don’t know about you but empty hoppers and gondolas to me just doesn’t look right without a load to haul around. My newest standard gauge hopper is no exception so I cut a piece of wood and painted it black then separated the body a bit and placed it in. I brushed on some white glue and put a real anthracite coal load on it and there you have it!  Now Let’s see your tinplate! 🚂

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John,

   Got to love that big Red Engine, it will make a Great Christmas Train!

 

Jim Z,

Loved the video, fantastic Tin Plate Layout, just great!

 

BeachHead2,

Fantastic #9 Green on Apple Green!  Very serious stuff!  

 

Fred,

   Love the Royal Scot Engine and Tender!  The Burgundy Big Cars look great with her, especially the Royal Red Mail Car!

PCRR/Dave

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Summerdale Junction posted:

Jim Z :

           That is one great layout that you have . Every time that I see it , I want to see more . I hope to utilize many of your technics and incorporate them into my own standard gauge layout . I really like how you have treated your sidewalks and curbs. Please keep showing us more . Thought the video to be great . Thanks , Jim

The streets, sidewalks, signage and curbs were drawn to scale on CAD and printed on heavy weight 11 x17 paper. I taped the paper to a sheet of thin plywood with 2 inch Fastcap double sides Speedtape  and cut woodland scenics grass mat for the green areas. I taped or glued them in place. I installed the lighting and wired the scenic panels upside down off the layout.  When finished I placed them in the final position.

i will check and see if I have any construction photos.

Here is the same video in black and white.

Jim Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is a fun and colorful set from the Lionel-Ives transition era.

The engine is pure Lionel

And the cars are Ives design with Lionel livery

Here you can see their lineage

I wanted to show a video of the set running.  I have to say that the latch coupler can be a trial of a person's patience.  I adjusted and readjusted more times than I can tell you, and I couldn't get them to stay coupled.  I finally resorted to something I would have done when I was 10.  I used rubber bands to hold them together.  Lets just say they are attempts to model air hoses.    I am sure you will be able to see them in the video.

 

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Noorthwoods Flyer

Greg

  

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TINPLATE ART, new stuff is also nice to have and run. Even if i am more a collector of old original models, sometime i buy something "new". Five years ago i was in York and in the members Hall a seller had that nice, new condition Williams repro 381e lionel with an original Build a Loco Motor, as the price was really fair, price of the motor, it returned with me in France. After all this model is not so new, now it's something 40 years old....

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I keep that loco but ....... i always need to have an original one....

Daniel

 

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Tinplate Art posted:

I appreciate the TRUE collectors and keepers of train artifacts on this thread, and that makes me a vicarious (armchair?) collector. But I personally run only new and shiny repros: Tinplate Traditions and Lionel Classics standard gauge and accessories.

Guys,

All tinplate is beautiful, even old rusty pieces.

please post pictures. We will admire,not criticize.

George 

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Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Here is a fun and colorful set from the Lionel-Ives transition era.

The engine is pure Lionel

And the cars are Ives design with Lionel livery

Here you can see their lineage

I wanted to show a video of the set running.  I have to say that the latch coupler can be a trial of a person's patience.  I adjusted and readjusted more times than I can tell you, and I couldn't get them to stay coupled.  I finally resorted to something I would have done when I was 10.  I used rubber bands to hold them together.  Lets just say they are attempts to model air hoses.    I am sure you will be able to see them in the video.

 

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Noorthwoods Flyer

Greg

  

That's awesome Greg!

Steve great use of leftover parts! Exactly what I woulda done.

Greg I love those Ives cars (yours too Steve). I've found soe of the Ives passenger cars, but they always seem to have one bad side.The hunt continues.

 

 

"All tinplate is beautiful, even old rusty pieces."

funny you should mention that George....got a care package from Dennis Holler....

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The Flyer cars has the link coupler trucks, so Dennis sent the tab and slot type to go with my other Flyer cars, but other than that they are ready to go.

The Lionel cars defiantly need some time in the shop. With the 817 projects some others have done, this one will get a repaint, and I already have a two tone green 817.Not sure if I'll go red or maybe something else. Like to find a close match to the tank car, but who knows.

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Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Just arrived. Beautiful Ives set 500,1926-27. The Green Mountain Express.  Kinda like me, lights are on, nobody’s home. Going to pull the shell and check it out.

Steve

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Steve, 

Nice Set. It looks like it is in great condition. I have the engine and I am on the lookout for the cars.  Ives recycled that set name.  This is also known as the Green Mountain Express. Its from 1926 according to the Ives Train Society website.

 

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Steamer,

David I do not know what it it about that particular Green on Green colored 817 Caboose, either there were an incredible number of them made, or the kids in those era's played incredibly hard with those particular colored Lionel Cabooses.  At the Train Shows I have seen more of those Green on Green colored Cabooses that were played with incredibly hard, and need restored, than any of the other colored 817's. 

I think the next old beat up 817 I pick up, is going to get restored in a nice High Gloss Silver with Black Trim.  I got this idea when I stripped the last 817 to bare metal and had it running in the Consist, prior to painting it Black and Gold.  Maybe it's time I added a nice shinny Silver 817 to the Consist.

PCRR/Dave

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