Yeah, we all know there were none originally in the original era of Standard Gauge- but why should O Gauge have all the fun?? Please share pics of your creations. I'll post pics of mine in a separate reply, telling how I created them.
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Here are almost all of my Standard Gauge Billboards. I worked with jpgs, right clicked pics, and scanned images of O gauge original billboards. The size was basically doubled to make it Standard Gauge size. Colors of original framing were changed, and images re-sized and text added, plinked in place working together with my best salesfolks in the print dept. at my local Office Depot. All were printed on card stock. My hubby and I worked together on on the “sitting“ and “standing“ wood frames.
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Carey,
American Flyer did make some Standard Gauge sized billboards back in the day (c. late 1920s and/or early 1930s) , but they are extremely rare and I have only seen them in a TCA Quarterly article. I believe they simply used the catalog cover artwork and possibly the Standard Gauge box end labels.
I know the American Flyer O gauge billboards from c. 1923 used the end labels from the boxes of the era. I think I pointed this one out on the layout, when you visited.
The billboard and motorcycles below are some of the few modern MTH items on my layout. The reason for them, is that I had a Road King Classic when I bought the billboard and I had a blue Road King Classic, which is the color of the one that is in the set of motorcycles. I couldn't resist.
Your billboards look nice!
NWL
@Trainlover160 posted:Love the framework. Is it all balsa?
Joe Gozzo
No, it's actually metal and plastic.
@Nation Wide Lines posted:Carey,
American Flyer did make some Standard Gauge sized billboards back in the day (c. late 1920s and/or early 1930s) , but they are extremely rare and I have only seen them in a TCA Quarterly article. I believe they simply used the catalog cover artwork and possibly the Standard Gauge box end labels.
I know the American Flyer O gauge billboards from c. 1923 used the end labels from the boxes of the era. I think I pointed this one out on the layout, when you visited.
The billboard and motorcycles below are some of the few modern MTH items on my layout. The reason for them, is that I had a Road King Classic when I bought the billboard and I had a blue Road King Classic, which is the color of the one that is in the set of motorcycles. I couldn't resist.
Your billboards look nice!
NWL
Thanks NWL for sharing these again with me, and everyone else here. Love your AF one especially. Great to hear the story behind your motorcycle billboard and the tiny motorcycles with them too!
@Trainmaster04 posted:
FABULOUS! What size are they please??
@Carey TeaRose posted:FABULOUS! What size are they please??
They are 6 1/2 inches tall by roughly 9 1/2 inches wide.
Trainmaster04: TOTALLY COOL, and thanks for sharing those rare treasures!
Are you aware of the tinplate billboards that Hallmark produced about 20 years ago? They had a line of tinplate pedal cars that they marketed. They also produced a number of signs and buildings in tinplate to go with the cars under the name Kiddie Car Corner. There were 3 double sided billboards that advertised other items in the collection.
This is the third billboard in the series.
Here is the billboard with several other items in the collection, some Hubley cars and an American Flyer Wide Gauge steamer.
I think that Steve Eastman uses these on his layout.
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
@Tinplate Art posted:Trainmaster04: TOTALLY COOL, and thanks for sharing those rare treasures!
Your welcome and happy to share!
@Greg J. Turinetti posted:Are you aware of the tinplate billboards that Hallmark produced about 20 years ago? They had a line of tinplate pedal cars that they marketed. They also produced a number of signs and buildings in tinplate to go with the cars under the name Kiddie Car Corner. There were 3 double sided billboards that advertised other items in the collection.
This is the third billboard in the series.
Here is the billboard with several other items in the collection, some Hubley cars and an American Flyer Wide Gauge steamer.
I think that Steve Eastman uses these on his layout.
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
terrific!!
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Here are some actual tin-plate billboards . they measure 51/4" x 31/2" so they are probably o-scale .I have no idea who made them and there are no markings on them . I got them on the bay.
I also included a home- made billboard from the mid 1930's. made by my uncle who had a standard gauge lay out before the war .Half of my family worked at Exide Battery in Philadelphia Pa.
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I saw today someone listed on the bay a set of repro Lionel standard gauge billboards.
@Summerdale Junction posted:Here are some actual tin-plate billboards . they measure 51/4" x 31/2" so they are probably o-scale .I have no idea who made them and there are no markings on them . I got them on the bay.
I also included a home- made billboard from the mid 1930's. made by my uncle who had a standard gauge lay out before the war .Half of my family worked at Exide Battery in Philadelphia Pa.
i believe the tin ones are by Skyline.
Steve
Thanks for the info Steve . Makes sense . I have several Skyline building and the thickness of the metal is the same .
This is actually a Menard's Lighted Billboard. I could not find a good stand alone spot on my layout so I incorporated it into a plain retaining wall that I was wondering what to do with for a long time....Now it's a lighted billboard advertising my Railroad.
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Carey, your E-mail doesn't work. Have a question for you. Please right me on my E-mail. Don