Weekend Tinplate photos 📸 and videos 📽 2/27/20!

American Flyer - The Brigadier c. 1933

Close-ups of the items

NWL

The mail surprised me this week. DHL to USPS efficiency runs cold and hot I guess. A portion of my new rails arrived. Straights only. So, sorry to George, I only did a few stills as all trips would be ‘one-way’ without the curves. Golden Coral never had such a smorgasbord.. Hehr, Mundhenke, Bauer, Marklin and Thul. I am thrilled with the Thul rails. They complement everything else a bit better than plastic track. Stay safe and healthy!

Chris Lonero posted:

Lets see your tinplate! 

Great pic, Chris! Sudden flashback for me, as I went to a Chipperfield's big top when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. Elephant rides, big trucks, little guys with brooms and shovels getting the big applause..... 

A Santa Fe caboose for the conductor who wants to stay warm at all costs. 

Modern Marx production error

I'm straying from the American Flyer fold this week into the Ives universe.

Fresh from the shipping container; this is set #500 

the "Green Mountain Express" from 1926 -1927 

Individual photos

#3258 engine

#551 Chair Car

#552 ParlorCar

1926 Catalog page

I have to chuckle at the green bulb placed in the headlight of the Green Mountain Expresss by a previous owner.

The same set came with green roofs as shown in the catalog artwork, however that set is packed away somewhere.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

I just found this Hafner Streamliner set from  the late1940’s or early 1950’s.  I was surprised to see super-elevated track sections.

Jim Z.  

33 in its element 

I just got a spare body of a French HORNBY N°1 loco in north livery for a law ball and as I already have an original tender and motor, here is the result. Those little clockwork are really fun to collect. It dates from the thirties and is a classic Hornby and is not always easy to find in good condition.

Have a great weekend,  Daniel

This week I had a little bit of success in grabbing a few bits for the collection , but more importantly I spent up a bit aquiring some books , and even surprising myself found a first edition of the Chris & Julie Graebe Hornby O Gauge System ! I really would have liked the reprint as it has a lot more updated info , but this was at a exceptionally good price ( 28EURO) and more importantly CHEEP postage from the UK to here ... that was important because at most places they were charging as much as the purchase price again in postage ... Dont ask me HOW this seller managed to do it , but they only charged me $5AUD for postage from the UK!

So from the same place I also bought

And

Both of the above were $18AUD ( 13USD) for both the books and shipping from the UK !

How could I not?

Also added

So I have a bit of reading to do when they get here

However on the GAS ( Gear Aquistion Syndrome) front I managed to add a little too ...

Some Trix TTR ( Twin Track Railway) stuff

A little Loco and tender combo

Along with some wagons

And a swag of TTR ephemera

And locally here in Aus , scored a nice Boxed French Hornby AZUR Tanker ...

Two more CR (Rossignol) steamliners came my way; still to be fed in a next edition of my Steamliner book. The number of variations appears to be even greater than can be found in the book about CR.

Regards

Fred

Love that pair Fred ! I had bookmarked that auction ,had an early bid but didnt bid up in the end .. could not have gone to a nicer fellow !

Well Bought !

About sums up my week. Mother said there would be weeks like this! (I think I’ve mixed up the lyrics LOL)

On a serious note at least I have found the cause of the problem and am on the way to rectifying it.  Now the weather has cooled I can get back in to the garage to work on the layout!

Alfas racing in Anger Germany

Tin racers? Here's a replica Lorenz 52936 from a number of years back:

Really well made.

PD

sncf231e posted:

Two more CR (Rossignol) steamliners came my way; still to be fed in a next edition of my Steamliner book. The number of variations appears to be even greater than can be found in the book about CR.

Regards

Fred

Just picked up another CR50 led pass. set this week. Somebody who couldn't count mixed up the consist in the train yard. 

Also this 3-car JEP autorail

New to me loco week. I also secured an SP Daylight loco and tender from Steve Eastman, 

Hafner 1110 with tender

and another 102 cast-iron Joy Line clockwork loco.

Both the Hafner and the Joy Line need one new wheel. Both need a right rear oddly enough.

Might be the last run of the season.  When you’re kicking your trains around instead of running them.  Notice the upside down red caboose I stepped on and needs to go in the shop for a wheel job.  Got a dent in the hood of my yellow and orange boxcar.  Not sure about that. Well kinda.  Not happy about it either.  It’s like the end of a football season, assess your casualties, fix what needs servicing, maybe pick up a free agent in the off season.  Brightest spot for the year was my blue 390E came to life, after I thought it didn’t run for four years, and she mated well with my blue baby states.  Good season.  Was fun.

Keep going guys.  I’ll be checking in.  Cheers,     W1

Again news in the collection.

American Flyer trains are uncommon in Europe, but sometimes I can find one.

Dister box car No 225, made 1935-1940 in a rare colour

Distler coach No 17C, made 1938-1940

Bing  for train sets, one of the last cars, made only 1932

Unknown post car, possibly made by Heinrich Fischer

Bub uncataloged sleeping coach, made around 1935-1940

Greetings

Arne

PHILLYCHRIS: SUPER track and electric locos, especially the crocodile. DANIEL: LOVE that green French Hornby #1 engine!  PD: MOST EXCELLENT Lorenz racer and box!  ☺

Another winter in Florida is coming to an end.

As in previous years I've been able to find something interesting in Ft Myers.  This time it is a Lionel 264E  locomotive dramatically pin striped in days long gone by.  The tender showed up on Ebay--restored to be sure but a beauty.  Missing hardware was found at a Cape Coral old time dealer and the 655 boxcar and 651 flat car were picked up at the Ft Myers show. To top it off another Kibri HO station was plucked from the Ebay tree.  All purchased individually for a grand total less than $100. What fun.  Lew Schneider

Arne, that mail car is one I have not seen before. Fischer was certainly all over the place, from penny toys to large floor toys and everything in between.

ALL great entries this Friday!  THANKS to everyone for sharing!  ☺

Nation Wide Lines posted:

American Flyer - The Brigadier c. 1933

Close-ups of the items

 

 

 

NWL

 

That set is in beautiful condition, almost too good! Is the tank car labeled 3008? It's an odd AF mishap, since the 3008 is the 9" lithographed boxcar.

George

A shiny as new Lionel Classics #44 Freight Special from the 1990s makes its around my layout.  It runs as smooth as it is shiny.

Nation Wide Lines posted:

American Flyer - The Brigadier c. 1933

Close-ups of the items

NWL

 

Dang Son!

NICE set box.

George S posted:

Nation Wide Lines posted:

American Flyer - The Brigadier c. 1933

Close-ups of the items

 

 

 

NWL

 

That set is in beautiful condition, almost too good! Is the tank car labeled 3008? It's an odd AF mishap, since the 3008 is the 9" lithographed boxcar.

George

The tank car is a 3018 car, because it is an 8-wheel car.  The 4-wheel tank cars are 3008 cars, in addition to the 9" litho boxcars.  Flyer occasionally used the same numbers on different items.  The other items that come to mind with the same numbers are the #92 Billboard

and the #92 Watch Tower

NWL

Their numbering system was apparently less consistent and more random than say Lionel or Ives.

Tinplate Art posted:

Their numbering system was apparently less consistent and more random than say Lionel or Ives.

Flyer's worst case of numbering was this item, the 107 single-arm semaphore from 1916

I believe this to be one of American Flyer's first self-made accessories, which was largely copied from Ives and features a cast iron base that is identical to the Ives semaphores from the era and nearly identical semaphore arms.

The reason why I say this is one of the worst cases of American Flyer's numbering, is that the Ives single-arm semaphore was also numbered 107.  In the next catalog, American Flyer renumbered their single-arm semaphore as 207, so clearly someone realized the mistake.  

NWL

Earlier today I posted a short video of a Lionel Classics #44 Freight Special from the early 1990s.  In truth the video was lousy so I’ve decided to post a still photo of the engine and its consist so  viewers can better appreciate the handsome looks of this set.  My apologies for the lousy video.

That's a great looking set!  I've got just about all the Classics series, including the Standard Gauge offerings - that I'm getting ready to sell due to lack of room.  However, this particular set remains on my wish list... hopefully I'll add it to the collection this year  

OKHIKER posted:

Earlier today I posted a short video of a Lionel Classics #44 Freight Special from the early 1990s.  In truth the video was lousy so I’ve decided to post a still photo of the engine and its consist so  viewers can better appreciate the handsome looks of this set.  My apologies for the lousy video.

As I see these great layouts, I think to myself, “where have you been?”. Beautiful work accentuated by fine tinplate art!

George

Nation Wide Lines posted:

George S posted:

Nation Wide Lines posted:

American Flyer - The Brigadier c. 1933

 

Close-ups of the items

 

 

 

 

NWL

 

That set is in beautiful condition, almost too good! Is the tank car labeled 3008? It's an odd AF mishap, since the 3008 is the 9" lithographed boxcar.

George

The tank car is a 3018 car, because it is an 8-wheel car.  The 4-wheel tank cars are 3008 cars, in addition to the 9" litho boxcars.  Flyer occasionally used the same numbers on different items.  The other items that come to mind with the same numbers are the #92 Billboard

and the #92 Watch Tower

 

NWL

Love that Billboard! I've got to find one of those

As much as I enjoy my more unusual European stuff, you can't help but like Lionel Postwar classics like the 736 Berkshire. I had one as a kid and always enjoy seeing it in action on the layout. Also appearing; overhead the Erector Set Zeppelin, and the Detroit Leland monorail.

With some machine work complete, I'm back to 7 running McCoy E2s. With a little help from a 3D printer and some wheels replaced, I may be able to push that number even higher. Mute the sound on this video, I'm not sure what mangled the sound. Much great stuff again this week everyone, I'm enjoying seeing our HUGE variations in tinplate! I like it all.

John Smatlak posted:

Nation Wide Lines posted:

George S posted:

Nation Wide Lines posted:

American Flyer - The Brigadier c. 1933

 

Close-ups of the items

 

 

 

 

NWL

 

That set is in beautiful condition, almost too good! Is the tank car labeled 3008? It's an odd AF mishap, since the 3008 is the 9" lithographed boxcar.

George

The tank car is a 3018 car, because it is an 8-wheel car.  The 4-wheel tank cars are 3008 cars, in addition to the 9" litho boxcars.  Flyer occasionally used the same numbers on different items.  The other items that come to mind with the same numbers are the #92 Billboard

and the #92 Watch Tower

 

NWL

Love that Billboard! I've got to find one of those

Good Luck! They are quite rare.  You can get an in person view at our mutual friend's layout, just ask HC to show you his, as I don't recall which layout it is on.

NWL

A horse of a different color has arrived!  I haven't had time to test it yet and am a little concerned as it seems to have found the floor once or twice. 

OKHIKER posted:

Earlier today I posted a short video of a Lionel Classics #44 Freight Special from the early 1990s.  In truth the video was lousy so I’ve decided to post a still photo of the engine and its consist so  viewers can better appreciate the handsome looks of this set.  My apologies for the lousy video.

Nice set!  I have that hopper.  If you ever see the mth coal loads available,  they snap right in

JOHN SMATLAK: I really like your 736 Berkshire and that crossover in your first photo, with the linkage to the switches. I was always fascinated by pipeline interlocking's, derails, etc. since I was little. I also like your monorail, it's very enjoyable to watch!

POC914NUT: Thank you for posting. I really enjoyed seeing those big E2's make the rounds on your layout. They are some beautiful motors!

Rusty

OKHIKER posted:

Earlier today I posted a short video of a Lionel Classics #44 Freight Special from the early 1990s.  In truth the video was lousy so I’ve decided to post a still photo of the engine and its consist so  viewers can better appreciate the handsome looks of this set.  My apologies for the lousy video.

Great Video! I like seeing the trains running

SGMA at the Worlds Greatest Hobby show in Chantilly, Virginia 2/8/20.

Getting the trains running before the doors open...

Dorfan 429 Station Light

One of my new adds from today’s meet is these 6 #85 Repro telegraph poles.

Steve

Late to the game here. The British and French won’t let the old war end and right in the middle of Central Park!

Also, the train keeps going around the church on a road to nowhere!

George

Well George, if you are going to go that far why not go all the way?  Take the pieces of track that are around the church over to your workbench and rework them so there is track on both sides.  Then reassemble the circle but give the straight section on one side a half twist before connecting it to the curved section - now, instead of a loop going nowhere you will have a Mobius track strip - one sided and with a single edge...of course it still won't go anywhere but it is sure to be a conversation starter. 

Robert S. Butler posted:

Well George, if you are going to go that far why not go all the way?  Take the pieces of track that are around the church over to your workbench and rework them so there is track on both sides.  Then reassemble the circle but give the straight section on one side a half twist before connecting it to the curved section - now, instead of a loop going nowhere you will have a Mobius track strip - one sided and with a single edge...of course it still won't go anywhere but it is sure to be a conversation starter. 

I only put it there because I love watching that Marx train go round and round. A mobius would kind of ruin the simple fun, but if the train would stay on the track, you might have something.

George