Celebrate Tinplate June 2012 - Accessories

Nice picture RJ as usually.

A "pot pourri" of different accessories from BING and Marklin.

A BING engine shed in O gauge for live steam engines from 1905-10

A BING signal for the french market around 1920

A BING level crossing for O and I gauge with ringing bell commanded by track from 1930

An hydraulic bumper from MARKLIN O gauge, hand painted around 1910

A MARKLIN scale weighing station, functional for O or I gauge, the plate of the scale is missing...

Very best,  Daniel

FRANCE

Automatic Gateman No.45

Michael K

RJ - 

I love that tunnel, and I actually have room for one now! Finding one for a reasonable price, that's the tricky part.  On to the accessories!

Picked up a set of these telegraph poles a couple of Yorks ago:

Always wanted a flag pole in my front yard:

At the station:

And something high on the wanted list:

My Pre-war Lionel Water Tower on my Post-war Lionel Layout.

Reproduction 165 Magnetic crane at rest.

Lionel Corporation Tinplate 134 Station awaiting passengers.

My Lionel No. 93 water tower.

The MTH No. 437 switch tower.

The MTH remake of the No. 436 powerhouse.

The No. 330 signal bridge from MTH.

A Lionel No. 87 crossing signal, two Lionel No. 77 crossing gates and a MTH No. 69 warning bell.

Always nice to see colorful accessories!

This is my new reproduction large Marklin Cologne canopy station. It is all metal and was was hand made by one of Daniel's countrymen (in France):

Here are some modern era Standard Gauge accessories which will make their train show debut at Milwaukee's Trainfest this coming November.  Of course, this assumes that SGMA's participation in that show will be approved.  The first is a custom-made all metal factory building I purchased at York, which with the addition of some custom-printed refrigerator magnets I added is now Milwaukee's famous Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company.  Thanks to MTH's 200 series Schlitz Beer reefers, this brewery will now become the key accessory on a SGMA module simulating the Milwaukee Road's famous "Beer Line".  The others tinplate accessories are some Standard Gauge size metal farm/ranch structures, which include: a tinplate "Little John" barn, an assembled galvanized metal windmill kit, and some "My L'ttle Ranchhand" cast iron fence panels.  These, along with some lead Britains cows, a Kovap tinplate John Deere farm tractor, and a 1930's Girard pressed steel milk truck, will be assembled into an exciting tinplate farm/ranch module, which I thought would be appropriate for the Wisconsin-based train show.  

Here's my Dorfan crane and Ives 185 freight shed.

Here is a small company town - six 184s, all different, plus an orange 068 Crossing Sign, a #505 Oak tree and a #510 Canna brush. Ron M

Here are tinplate stations

Dent fence, made by Dent Hardware Co., Fullerton, PA, north of Whitehall Mall today.

A boxed 192 Viila set ca 1924. Note the pea green ,non-dormered, roof on the 191 mansion. The #071 Telegraph Pole set from ca 1928 is unusual since the girder-like posts are pea green instead of the common orange.

Ron M

Here are a few from my layout. Still unlandscaped.

Here's a Lionel #136 Large Elevation doing service on my 2005 Christmas layout. The backdrop is 1/3 of the #509 Mountains.

Ron M

A new use for Lionel's #140L Tunnel. His name is Fat Sam.

Ron M

Ron,

The 136 is pretty amazing. It is the first I have seen.

Fat Sam looks content with his new home.

Thanks for sharing the #136

Roland

My 136 Station is a Lionel Classics.

Yet another Water Tower.  And assorted lights/signals.

165 Magnetic Crane (my favorite). Sharp eyes will notice my loco has derailed.

ron m:

LOVE Fat Sam in the prewar Lionel tunnel - it is my new desktop background! 

PS: We have three cats - all rescued:

Red - orange male tabby - friendliest cat ever!

Zoe - black female tabby - a sweet cat.

Frannie - gray male cat with very soft fur & very vocal - the alpha male.