Weekend tinplate photo/videos 7/8/16

This is a new arrival from across the pond.  British Marx clockwork CV with vestibule coaches. Needs a bit of TLC before I run it, but overall pretty nice. Some very unusual features on it. It has a bell underneath that rocks. One of the side rods is attached to it to rock it. From what I can tell looking up inside, the sparker is different than US versions. The drivers had me wondering. This is from 1936-38 and the drivers appeared to be plastic. A bit of research shows they are actually hardened rubber.

Steve

That is a nice set Steve; I like the Pullman cars!

This week I have a Merkur loco. The Czech metal toy manufacturer Merkur is still making tinplate style trains. In collaboration with some French tinplate enthusiasts they made a French SNCF 140C 2-8-0 locomotive. The style of this locomotive is a bit like the former French manufacturer AS. The locomotive is shown here with a French GMP "Fourgon de queue" (caboose) from around 1950, In the video the locomotive pulls some Merkur beer-cars.

Regards

Fred

The weather is cold and snowy but the trains continue to run in the finest railroading tradition as a limited comprised of Lionel 710 Pullmans and a 712 observation arrives in the station under the watchful eye of a waiting Redcap. In a moment, the Engineer in the cab of the big 260E on the head end will bring his train to a stop and employees will then go to work assisting passengers getting on and off. An REA truck awaiting packages to be transferred from the train is parked adjacent to the platform. The commence of a great nation is unfolding before our eyes.  

Continuing the theme of my first few contributions to this weekly thread, the passenger cars are from my late father's prewar roster. Not pristine but, considering this equipment is more than 80 years old and saw a lot of heavy use early on, they're pretty darn nice. They make for a very pretty train when paired with his 260E, pictures of which I posted a few weeks ago.

Thank you again to all for the opportunity to share my father's equipment and associated memories with other like-minded folks.

Bob

From the archives, LCCA Lake Shore Ltd.:

PD

beautiful tinplate guys! That Marx set looks great Steve. Bob love to see your Dad's trains.

PD that CV looks sweet, hope the 1689E project I have turns out half that nice.

here's a junkbox 1630 turned into my P Company Diner. 007 stopping by to pick up some lunch for Moneypenny.

Dave:

Outstanding job of converting the passenger car into a diner...just like they used to do with the real thing!

Bob

Fred,

   Beauty of a Garden layout, with great Tin!

Dave,  Great job on the Diner conversion - I love it!

PCRR/Dave

Got a pair of "new" Ives gondolas in the mail yesterday, think I have it pegged around 1923. Any Ives guys here to help me confirm that? The 128 looks like it belongs on Gauge 1 trucks as well. Haven't had a chance to take photos of it yet. Here are the ones from the seller. 

very nice. I have a couple of Ives/Lionel cars, but would like to get some genuine Ives someday.

I took some time on the 4th to exercise some of my stronger windup locomotives with some long trains (for windup motive power, anyway).

So for everyone's amusement, I present "Windup Trains on Steroids":

Steamer posted:

very nice. I have a couple of Ives/Lionel cars, but would like to get some genuine Ives someday.

The short stuff is pretty good. I stand by my statement that the long equipment looks oversized.

WindupGuy posted:

I took some time on the 4th to exercise some of my stronger windup locomotives with some long trains (for windup motive power, anyway).

So for everyone's amusement, I present "Windup Trains on Steroids":

Where did you get those monstrosities?!? 

They are all Marx items that I rebuilt/customized.  Sometimes I just want to see strong clockwork engines pull ridiculously long trains around the layout... 

El Classico posted:

The 128 looks like it belongs on Gauge 1 trucks as well.

 I stand by my statement that the long equipment looks oversized.

Ives made three sizes of O Gauge freight cars: the very small 4-wheel 50 series, the 8-wheel 60 series (and the 560 series which were the same cars on 4 wheeled frames), and the 120 series which were also 8 wheeled.  The 120 series are the better proportioned, top of the line Ives O Gauge prewar cars – although by modern, scale standards they are still stubby and foreshortened.  They are less than half the size of Ives 1 Gauge cars.  In fact the Ives 1 Gauge freight cars were given wide gauge trucks and became Ives's first Wide Gauge (Standard Gauge) cars.

Picked up this colorful Bing 1061 coach on the cheap last week. I have seen several different coaches with the "French horn" litho on them. Also this red coach, which I believe to be Karl Bub.

Here is an electric version of a Marx cattle train with 79 cattle cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl7_MSigPlw

If I could figure out how to upload videos I'd show you my controlled clockwork W&H loco.  Instead we'll head down to Argentina where Hornby sold trains in four liveries -- FCS, FCO (both most common), FCCA (somewhat rare) and FCBAP (extraordinarily rare).  Here are a freight and passenger showing three of the four liveries.

P.S.  Hornby did not label any of the beautiful #2 Special passenger coaches with Argentine marks.

Lew Schneider

A little tinplate train around 120 years old and still in running condition. French brand FV.

And a BING gauge 2 live steam storkleg from pre 1900. It could be run on standard gauge tracks ....... maybe one day....

Daniel.

don't tease Daniel....we need to see the goodies on the lower shelves!

Ok Dave so some more pictures....

A BING clockwork O gauge steamer from 1925

A British LEEDS 440 locotender from 1950

The famous Micheline LR, french model from 1935

A Swiss model, by HAG waiting for a repaint. i think it is from the 50's

that's all for today, more to come next weekend....

Daniel

Went to Milepost 38 today to pick up some #1 & #2 screws, nuts etc and had to bring this home with me.

Steve

Nice, Steve but I bet the bill was a little higher than a few nuts and bolts.

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Went to Milepost 38 today to pick up some #1 & #2 screws, nuts etc and had to bring this home with me.

Steve

Cool!   I want one of those.  Where would I put it?   Not a clue?

Chris Lonero posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Went to Milepost 38 today to pick up some #1 & #2 screws, nuts etc and had to bring this home with me.

Steve

 

Cool!   I want one of those.  Where would I put it?   Not a clue?

Chris, this is a TCA version from 1995. They made a McCoys Hamburger Express Diner in 1997 that I think is nicer. Not a lot of either was made so pleased to now have both.

Steve

Gee Steve since you have both, you should put them next to each other with the patrons having a food fight.

Mouth watering shots here. Thank you.

Steve; if I was to find a set of the 'new' Marx overhead cars say at York! what would I expect to pay, approx like! Cheers.

Also LEWRAIL......I am so envious!

Airedale posted:

Mouth watering shots here. Thank you.

Steve; if I was to find a set of the 'new' Marx overhead cars say at York! what would I expect to pay, approx like! Cheers.

Also LEWRAIL......I am so envious!

 

$500-700.00

Steve

Ooh la larrrr......thanks for in info/warning! Steve.

Just something I always liked and wanted, (along with the CP cars sets)

Phil.

JAD Hiawatha on a morning run!

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Chris, this is a TCA version from 1995. They made a McCoys Hamburger Express Diner in 1997 that I think is nicer. Not a lot of either was made so pleased to now have both.

Steve

Since you mention it, and since I just happen to have its portrait right here, here's t'other one:

To my knowledge, McCoy only used this arch-window pattern on:

– this Hamburger Express diner;

– the #514 trailer car for the interurban;

– and the 1979 TTOS 13th anniversary "New York" coach.  

Do you know of anything this window pattern was used on other than these three cars?

d

Great pictures again this week.  I appreciate everyone's contributions.  I really enjoy seeing the postings of tinplate made in other countries.  I've heard about those manufacturers but rarely seen any of their products.

The board of directors of The Blueboard Central Division of American Flyer Lines has also given running rights to the Marx company.  This week there was a unit train from the New York Central passing through town.

Here we have the Marx 999 greeting an American Flyer 423.

Have a great tinplate weekend.

Greg

Northwoods Flyer

WindupGuy posted:

I took some time on the 4th to exercise some of my stronger windup locomotives with some long trains (for windup motive power, anyway).

So for everyone's amusement, I present "Windup Trains on Steroids":

Windup guy, I absolutely love your video!   John

Jim O'C posted:

Picked up this colorful Bing 1061 coach on the cheap last week. I have seen several different coaches with the "French horn" litho on them. Also this red coach, which I believe to be Karl Bub.

 

 

Jim, nice little Bing cars. The horn that is on the luggage car is not french at all, it is the german symbol for the German Post Office, you will find it only on german cars.

Very best, Daniel

Delighted to have a new, better camera for taking train pics and videos! Recently upgraded my old iPhone 5S for a iPhone 6S+. The quality especially amazing for video footage.  Been practicing my video skills, however I cannot upload from my new iMac desktop (recently replaced it too) my newly created iMovie to YouTube...aarrrgh. 

I got my track order from USATrack and Tom made the cuts and added track pins for the inner loop. BOTH mainline loops are at last put together and up and running. WOOHOOCHOOCHOO! 

Can't post a video straight from the iPhone camera to here (bummer!), but I did get some very nice still pics.

Chris Lonero posted:

The weekend is here! Hope everyone had a good 4th. Kicking it off this week is a view down the tracks.   Let's see your tinplate! 

ChrisL, what is the black lit board next to the station please?

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

This is a new arrival from across the pond.  British Marx clockwork CV with vestibule coaches. Needs a bit of TLC before I run it, but overall pretty nice. Some very unusual features on it. It has a bell underneath that rocks. One of the side rods is attached to it to rock it. From what I can tell looking up inside, the sparker is different than US versions. The drivers had me wondering. This is from 1936-38 and the drivers appeared to be plastic. A bit of research shows they are actually hardened rubber.

Steve

Papa, Fantastic! What are the red pieces holding up your track in the sky, please. How tall is this loop from the table level?

Papa is nothing if not creative..