I am going to blame Chris Lonero.

How do you guys get back and forth to each other's homes up there with all that snow we keep hearing abut?

Chris has a 4X4.

Marty. Your tital had me worried before I read it.  I said;OH GOD. What did I do now!?   Welcome to the shiny side my friend.  You will have to post pics of the new tinplate when you get more.  And you will definitely get more! 

They can be rather intoxicating.

Steve

Welcome to the dark side but you are not a Jedi yet for a tinplate Jedi feels the tinplate rust and paint flow through himself.......

Jeff, I may not cross over as I have no use for the old tinplate.  I want the new tinplate Mike makes.

I have both and run mostly Mike's stuff but every once in a while I pull out something original. I ran some dorfan cars behind a well cleaned 259 at Steve's with it running well at 10 volts and 1/2 amp draw. I agree with the sounds and smoke on the new stuff since it is very addictive.

I like that welcome to the shiny side!

Marty,

Exercise extreme caution! Tinplate becomes an addiction and affliction regardless if new or a vintage piece.

Chris,

You did well! You administered the Tinplate Virus without him knowing.

I have a nostalgic tinplate train, and every once in awhile I think about running some of the modern MTH tinplate too. The Lionel 153 is a good runner. The cars were junkers I bought at a swap meet for $20. They were once green, but now they are orange with maroon trim.

I want to get two more 607 Coaches to go with this beauty.

Welcome to the metal side Marty. There's no turning back now.

And just to add some coal to the fire........

Could Chris be the "Yoda" of tinplate? "Come to the shiny side, you must".

Seriously, in the short time I've been on this forum, Chris' tinplate photo's have always stuck out in my mind. I look forward to more.....

Joe: that Blue Comet is really sharp! 

Just when you thought you were out they dragged you back in!!!!

Yeah even for the F7 and F3 lovin' jaded me,,,,,, I have been getting interested in the beautiful colours and shapes of Tinplate.

   Resist I must...................and these come in green.....my favorite colour!

Sorry guys, hate to rain on this shiny side love fest, but I prefer my tinplate a little on the toasty (dark?) side. Original steel with some hard earned patina, chips, scratches and even rust.

Trains old enough to get mail from AARP.

Trains that have lived through at least one childhood and survived to tell about it! LOL

Gotta love that tinplate stuff! I would likely part with just about all of my other O gauge before I would part with my tinplate O, all of which is recent issue from MTH/LCT, with several Lionel items from a few years back.

What's next up on your list, Marty?

Now you have done it, Chris will be posting daily pictures of these things just for you.  

I also think tinplate is really a work of art, the colors are just outstanding. The accent trim is also outstanding. I also only like the new reproductions. So far I have been able to resist due to budget and regular O gauge purchases, but I am getting caught up on the regular O gauge trains now and the next step is...well...my two favorites are the O gauge Boys and Girls sets.

The standard gauge is amazing too, but space is limited. Some of those sure would be nice to have though.

The same thing happened to me about a decade ago...I would sell off the other stuff..but tinplate? No way, no how....the equipment is a show onto itself..I never tire of it whereas the other stuff waxes and wanes...It's great just to look at it..and running brings a another added attraction.

I'm not sure if I'd go that far!