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That will do Andy! That will do. Thank you for finally getting a caboose to put behind my 255E.
I've had this engine for years. IT was sorely lacking the above caboose!
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Well and then there are these... Andy you're killing me. From famine to feast!
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Nice, but to expensive for me.
I do like The open frame conventional engines and looks like the only thing that fits this is the Armored train sets.
I don't do tin plate but looked through the catalog, lots of nice things. I don't think I'll ever complaint about the price of O gauge again!!
as stated in the new catalog, the 390 locomotive does appear for the first time in the 1929 catalog, but it was advertised there as...
"The finish is a beautiful black enamel ---- with brass and nickel trim."
in 1930 it is pictured as heading up a Blue Comet version...
and obviously blue in this case.
i don't have a 1931 catalog, but the two-tone green livery is pictured in 1932...
yet in cataloged sets there is no indication of the locomotive color, which does appear to be consistently black in the illustrations. was the two-tone green locomotive included in any sets or was it only sold as a separate purchase and in what years was that color available?
thanks...gary
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Bossman284 posted:I don't do tin plate but looked through the catalog, lots of nice things. I don't think I'll ever complaint about the price of O gauge again!!
I did not know o gauge was cheap. ��
Trainlover160 posted:Bossman284 posted:I don't do tin plate but looked through the catalog, lots of nice things. I don't think I'll ever complaint about the price of O gauge again!!
I did not know o gauge was cheap. ��
It's not, but in comparison it's a steal!
Wow, wish I had about $8000.
Adjust for inflation. I don't see a 260E but a 261E so I'm using that as an example. Above it says: $19.95, 1932 catalog.
Putting the various values here -- (2016, 1932, $349.95): http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
Results says that's $19.19 in 1932 dollars. So at least that one is similarly priced relatively speaking to the bygone era.
I guess perhaps tin-plate was upmarket, even back then?
Yeah I prefer the traditional AC motor option as well...they are works of art. At least give the option. Most of these locos use the same type motor so the cost would be shared.
Meh,,, I think the Union Pacific and Grey/Nickel 400es are nice, Lack of passenger cars or matching cabooses for the standard gauge engines is a bit disappointing. Probably pass on this one. Hope others find something that they like enough to add to their collection.
Sunrise
Looks like, same old, same old to me. I'd really like to see something different for a change.
WOW, I think this is one of the greatest tinplate catalog ever. I'm with you on the $8000.00. I want the Orange passenger cars for my 263E. The 200 series Famous catalog series would be great behind my Orange 400E. The 263 N&W set WOW again. I am tempted by the N&W 400E, however I have to draw the line somewhere. The Pennsy Super 381 set is another WOW locomotive. Yes I need thousands to buy all I want in this catalog.
Scott Smith
great for the 390's glad to be able to get alittle caught from 16,,,,but wonder why the marklin station is in this catalog,,,,does mth now have to pay lionel fee cause its in lct ?????
If only we could get something new to pull the 2600 freight cars.
I note that both the Standard and O gauge Milwaukee Road passenger sets from the 2015 catalog have been carried over to the 2016 catalog. While I received my O gauge box cab set several months ago, the Standard Gauge Bipolar and cars I ordered from the 2015 catalog haven't been delivered yet. Hopefully, they will be delivered in time for me to take them to Trainfest 2016 in November and run them there for the first time on the SGMA layout. However, I am not that confident that they will arrive in time since the latest posted September delivery date for several of the passenger cars was just missed.
Bob Nelson
I see the brass 2 tone blue 390E in my future.
Lots of good stuff for the standard gauge people; but for us in O gauge just more repeats. I have said for years, MTH needs to make some of its standard gauge pieces in O gauge. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
Larry S
I agree with Larry S. Not really anything new in O. If we had some smaller versions of the standard gauge items, like a Flyer brass piper, I would be putting in an order and figuring out how to pay for it. But more of the same doesn't do it for me. Also, would it really be that hard to make a 6 or 8 driver tinplate engine? Surely the basic tooling for the chassis already exists.
would have nice to make those o gauge af sets that were canceled years ago,,,,and I will never,ever get over the subway cancelations,,,,,ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I will probably order the Jersey Central Reefer and Caboose in O and may pop for the B&O #6 and passenger cars. I was really impressed with the Strasburg #6 set I got, except for my issues with the smoke dying already.
Steve
Nothing I can't live without same old same old. What I would like to see is a Polar Express & Strasburg done in O Gauge. No new tooling required.
I'm a relative newbie when it comes to Standard Gauge or even tinplate in general. So I'm always glad to see MTH producing stuff similar to what was made around 2005 or so before tinplate caught my eye.
To that regard, the colorful 400E's in various roadnames are very much appreciated. I'd probably buy an SP Daylight 400E with matching State cars if they were offered. And I'd jump at a Standard Gauge Polar Express in a heartbeat. I don't think MTH could make enough of those.
It's a tough call though... Space is already becoming a premium with my O-Gauge stuff, and space only seems to get chewed up faster with Standard Gauge. So I can understand why a good number of items in the 2016 catalog were a carry-over from the prior year's catalog -- especially those 2015 items yet to be delivered.
David
Mike W. posted:Yeah I prefer the traditional AC motor option as well...they are works of art. At least give the option. Most of these locos use the same type motor so the cost would be shared.
+1.
Mike W. posted:Yeah I prefer the traditional AC motor option as well...they are works of art. At least give the option. Most of these locos use the same type motor so the cost would be shared.
It seems more often than not when I see closeout engines they are generally the traditional type. I have heard MTH sells a lot more contemporary than traditional. I do not know what Mike W runs but I get the impression many calling for traditional engines only buy original stuff and have no intention of buying anything MTH makes anyway.
overlandflyer posted:as stated in the new catalog, the 390 locomotive does appear for the first time in the 1929 catalog, but it was advertised there as...
"The finish is a beautiful black enamel ---- with brass and nickel trim."
in 1930 it is pictured as heading up a Blue Comet version...
and obviously blue in this case.i don't have a 1931 catalog, but the two-tone green livery is pictured in 1932...
yet in cataloged sets there is no indication of the locomotive color, which does appear to be consistently black in the illustrations. was the two-tone green locomotive included in any sets or was it only sold as a separate purchase and in what years was that color available?thanks...gary
The green engine is a 260E O gauge.
My Lionel book shows the 2 tone green version first appearing in 1929 uncatalogued. The book implies it was only made in 1929. it could have been cataloged later and sold as new old stock. After all it was the depression. There are 2 green versions. Third color green stripe down the running board or a orange stripe down the running board. My Greenberg book lists 1 green set from 1929. Passenger 332(9)(41) in peacock. set number 392E (note this set was made before a 392E engine existed). The peacock cars would have orange doors. So I will take the great leap and say the super rare 2 tone green 390E with orange running boards was made for this set.
The all black 390E was made in 1933. There is a black 390 (no E unit) and a black orange strip 390.
The Blue version headed the Blue Comet for 1 year. It was replaced by the 400E and 1 year a black 392E. I would assume this engine was made 1 year only.
On a personal note I like my tinplate in matched sets. The peacock with orange doors and an orange stripe down the tender. I would however prefer that set with black and orange stripe 390E. Another example would be the 390E with the cream stripe matching the windows of the Blue Comet cars. Of all the 400Es MTH has made how come they never did a 400E with a cream stripe. Lionel did once. The Green state set has that green stripe down the 381E that matches the window trim of the cars. On the Stephen Girard set the 9E in dark green actually looks better to me than the 2 tone green 9E. The match is more subtle.
Trainlover160 posted:Bossman284 posted:I don't do tin plate but looked through the catalog, lots of nice things. I don't think I'll ever complaint about the price of O gauge again!!
I did not know o gauge was cheap. ��
Hey boss man just looked at the catalog a little closer and I see what you mean it appears that everything has really gone up not sure what I'm going to buy now?
Joeg
