tinplate giants of luxury

The brute is most likely the largest commercially standard gauge engine. There are some home fabricated engines may be bigger but these are one of a kind. The showroom cars designed to go with the Brute ate larger than the State set cars, as you can see below with our own Bearlead holding one. The showroom cars are 31" long.

hey joe 

not just standard gauge but all scales

There are some pre WWII Lithographed trains that would knock your socks off like this:

Thats Bing Gauge 3

Thats Marklin 0 Gauge.

All Tinplate.

Thanks to Noel Barrett and Bertoia for the images.

If you include the tinplate locomotives built to operate on Buddy L track, I believe there maybe a few tinplate locomotives larger than the Brute.  The gigantic and beautiful Hiawatha Baltic locomotive, produced in Buddy L gauge by Retro 1-2-3 and pictured below, comes to mind.

Bob Nelson

Look around on Youtube and you'll find several European large scale tinplate videos. There are several German meets that take place where people bring the old stuff out if its hiding places and run it; clockwork, live steam, high voltage electric - not many standards back then. Some Bing gauge 3 and Marklin Gauge 1 (G gauge) below.

paigetrain posted:

ive always been intrigued by the state set but is there bigger more detailed tinplate out there 

what is the most elaborate tinplate passenger train in the world 

is there tinplate passenger cars that make the state cars look like nothing 

is there a tinplate engine that towers over the brute

just asking

 

Those are super cool.  What is the smallest Lionel engine in the picture?  Is that an O-Gauge model?  

That is my wash machine in the photo. The engines are a super 381. a traditional 381 and the little engine you want to know about is made by Avon. The Brute is much larger than the super 381.

I included a photo of my Brute. The other two photos are from the net. I know nothing about them except they are awesome.

Note the engine Bob posted is not the Lionel engine we are used to seeing. 

When you have a few minutes, it's worth a look at the Technorama website in Switzerland; the ultimate in tinplate-gazing.   http://www.technorama.ch/en/exhibition/toy-trains/       Try Googling the late Dr. Alois Bommer, whose collection the museum features.

I guess this is my favorite luxury train.