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Carey TeaRose posted:

These arrived today, for use on my Art Deco Std. Gauge layout table. Perfectly restored, painted an Ives green.

 

Carey, my guess is these are fairly modern by Kramer Products. They also made them in red.

Steve

Carey TeaRose posted:

Just won this!! Jazzed. He's showing his age, and worse for the wear, but hoping that Tom can help me restore this Ives water tower a bit and pretty him up. He came with a friend, a semaphore that needs restoration. 

Carey, replacement spouts and counter weights are available for your water tower.

Steve

 

 

 

 

Went down to my train club last night and ran my new (to me) L1 Mikado.

picked this prewar American Flyer O-gauge set up yesterday, I'm thinking 1937 from the hook and loop couplers. Haven't put it on my loop of track yet, but on the stand after lube and oil in runs like a Swiss watch. Headlight as well as caboose light has been stripped away years ago, and some decorations are gone. Paint and decals on all pieces need some tending to. I seen this set at a local flea market at least 3 to 4 years ago, drop back by there two weeks ago and it was still there. I made a offer on it but it was to low, although the owner came down on the price so I accepted. question is should a strip them and restore or leave them as they are?

Carey TeaRose posted:

Just won this!! Jazzed. He's showing his age, and worse for the wear, but hoping that Tom can help me restore this Ives water tower a bit and pretty him up. He came with a friend, a semaphore that needs restoration. 

 

 

 

 

glad you found one. looks like about the shape mine is in. a black plastic straw makes a decent water spout.

Not RR related, but my wife and I went to a glass blowing place over the weekend and she just picked up what we'd made (they have to be cured in a high temp area for a while slowly going down in temps, otherwise it'll crack). This is about 2.5" across. I used green and gold for the ET&WNC (or Southern RR) colors...

It's about the only art form I'd never worked in before. If you've never done this, I highly suggest it as it's really fun.

I have an Ives water tower just like that. Mine has the spout and is in a little better shape.  Sits on my layout.

jim pastorius posted:

I have an Ives water tower just like that. Mine has the spout and is in a little better shape.  Sits on my layout.

its so darn cute! Much more interesting than the new ones. 

Not sure about "cute" but it is nicer than a bunch of other ones I have seen. It sits on the layout with some other RR items that my deceased wife had bought me. Of course, they are a special part of my "accumulation".

I would leave the AF set as is. there is great nostalgia there.

Bob C.

doubled my Ives transition pieces with the boxcar (some where there is a pile of orphan doors for these and the Lionel cars)

and picked up a really nice box for $3

Got these real nice Athearn O scale  box cars in one Ebay auction and then the three below  in another.  The caboose is a 1930's Walthers Crestline kit that needs some rehab.  The last four boxcars, I think, are all Walthers kit build as well.

nice items

Bob C.

Also picked up this project which is an early Lionel 252 loco and three 529 or 629 passenger cars.  Not sure what colors I'll repaint them yet, but I'm being tempted by the LCT orange and Blue

At my first York I picked up 5 G gauge pieces of rolling stock from Charles Ro.

I just received my first engine with another car from him.  And a bunch more LGB track from another source.

The small garden layout (some day) will be a military theme. He has some nice 1:29 scale military stock.

Here is the USMC GP 7/9 with it's cars. I haven't put on all the rails and fancy stuff just a quick inventory pictures. 

US Army next.

Big learning curve for me playing with G gauge and DC

Still having fun

Larry

Bought an Lionel S Gauge AF PE set and add on cars from a forum member earlier in the month. Ran it for the first time today. OK Cool for me.

Dennis Holler posted:

Got these real nice Athearn O scale  box cars in one Ebay auction and then the three below  in another.  The caboose is a 1930's Walthers Crestline kit that needs some rehab.  The last four boxcars, I think, are all Walthers kit build as well.

I think you and I were watching the same listing/auction.  I also think there is another on E bay now referencing the top CB&Q reefer.  Nice haul!!!!!

Just curious Are the Lionel-made Am. Flyer trains made the same as the older S gauge ones ? ie:  Current pick up in the tender, the chuffer ??   Do they use a can motor ?

jim pastorius posted:

Just curious Are the Lionel-made Am. Flyer trains made the same as the older S gauge ones ? ie:  Current pick up in the tender, the chuffer ??   Do they use a can motor ?

The tender has pick ups on the axels, I haven't pulled the shell on the engine yet, so I can't tell you. It has the same controller as the Lionel chief, but can be run from either transformer or the remote. The guys in the S scale forum would be the experts. I like it. It actually looks just like the scale versions. Not like a toy looking RTR set.

Snagged me a terrific custom-built piece for my Std. Gauge layout- a deco style 36" long wood viaduct with 6 lights, for my 1:24 cars and some Barclay people.