Weekend tinplate photos 📸 and videos 📽 4/11/19!

While doing some dusting through the display cases I rediscovered some accessories  in storage since a long time. A Kibri lamp post, I think from 1935,

A little hand lantern from Marklin also from the thirties, the regular lamp inside will geave you an idea of the size. The battery compartment is on the back, unfortunately the type of battery used is not available since a very long time but an adaptation of an existing model could be made and will be made......

And a piece to identify, I would say Marklin but not sure. Missing a small signal on the base. There is a great number of variations on this type of accessories, they are hand painted so not always the same and different manufacturers made them.

Have a nice weekend, Daniel

Hornby France made a series of smaller trains in their Series M. The publisher/printer of books for collectors Hachette issued a serie of replicas of the Hornby trains with an accompanying booklet. These Hachette trains were made from material that was some 40% thinner and lighter then the original, so they might look good but are rather flimsy. Moreover their clockwork mechanism, which has plastic gears, does not have any running capabilities. Here is a Hornby locomotive (rear) and a Hachette replica; My Hornby version is from before 1950 and does not have cilinders and rods and has a fixed key.

As you can see the Hachette does look good and new, but it does not have the feel.

The Hachette version is clearly marked; note the different mechanisms:

Here you see the Hornby version (in blue and in red) running; the Hachette does not run.

Regards

Fred

Yes Fred the Hachette's are a great mimicry of the original Horby's as far as asthetics goes, but they are sadly lacking in material and motive power, either running way fast unladen or barely moving at all with a load .

I am currently trying to supplement my collection with some original French Hornby ...

Latest is a STEF refrigerated van

On the lookout for some nice locos

As a follow up to Daniel's interesting lamps here is another one. At the semi-annual TCA Eastern Division meet in York, PA little treasures sometimes lie almost hidden on tables crowded with boxes of locomotives, cars and a thousand other more common accessories. On Thursday afternoon found this unique tinplate tall double lamp post in the outdoor area at the "Holidome." It has a crank mechanism that adjusts the height of both lamps simultaneously. Made by Bing, it's destined for the layout at home.

amazing how that clockwork runs on that layout Fred! And the variety of lamps is beautiful!

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

As a follow up to Daniel's interesting lamps here is another one. At the semi-annual TCA Eastern Division meet in York, PA little treasures sometimes lie almost hidden on tables crowded with boxes of locomotives, cars and a thousand other more common accessories. On Thursday afternoon found this unique tinplate tall double lamp post in the outdoor area at the "Holidome." It has a crank mechanism that adjusts the height of both lamps simultaneously. Made by Bing, it's destined for the layout at home.

I do like those Bing lamps.

ALL GREAT trains and accessories. Waiting for Greg and RSB to contribute!

Lone Spring York purchase:

Later this year when I excavate the layout, this will find a home there.

PD

NICE prewar AF station! I have a very nice AF 102 (blue-green roof and red base) on my layout.

I often wonder why they didn't stamp the windows and put a light inside. If this was one of the lower-priced items, then perhaps that would explain it.

The reason that there are no interior lights in that station is that it is an early example and they simply adapted an unlighted station, by adding an exterior light.  It was also a lower priced station.  

They eventually brought out a version with an interior light.  

If anybody needs anything printed on Hafner letterhead, let me know...

anybody recognize the clockwork mechanism on this German floor loco? It was cheap and could make for an interesting adaptation to another shell. Rear drive wheels were made of recycled tinplate too. 

A few news in the collection.

Bing early coach around 1910

Bing Shields & Brown tank cars

Bing house with waving figure. When a train comes, a bell rings and the woman waves a handkerchief

made 1925-32

Bub small station around 1925

Whitanco station around 1915

Greetings

Arne

Here’s a little Dorian caboose I picked up.  I made a cupola roof out of brass for it. I think it’s supposed to be red. Should I paint it?

George 

George S posted:

Here’s a little Dorian caboose I picked up.  I made a cupola roof out of brass for it. I think it’s supposed to be red. Should I paint it?

George 

One of mine is bare copper.

Steve

George,

I'd leave it shiny brass.  It gives the caboose a certain panache.

You may remember that last week I posted photos of some American  Flyer stations.  I realized that I had a station stored in the wrong box and it took me some time to remember why.

One clue is the silvery button on the long sides of the building that you won't find on typical examples of this station.

Once you take the roof off it becomes apparent what is unique about this station.

This is a factory error.  Those tabs that are sticking up are supposed to be on the bottom of the building to hold it to the base.  Someone put the walls of the building in the stamping machine incorrectly.  One of those Monday or Friday errors.

American Flyer was creative however.  They found a way to fasten the building to the base.

And if you have sharp eyes I think you will recognize that they used a siderod to form the tab into the base.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Another long search has ended. Only seen  a couple these red Hafner lumber cars that came in the Century of Progress freight set.

Steve

George S posted:

Here’s a little Dorian caboose I picked up.  I made a cupola roof out of brass for it. I think it’s supposed to be red. Should I paint it?

George 

George that looks great as is. One of those is on my list to find. I may have looked at that one.

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

George,

I'd leave it shiny brass.  It gives the caboose a certain panache.

You may remember that last week I posted photos of some American  Flyer stations.  I realized that I had a station stored in the wrong box and it took me some time to remember why.

One clue is the silvery button on the long sides of the building that you won't find on typical examples of this station.

Once you take the roof off it becomes apparent what is unique about this station.

This is a factory error.  Those tabs that are sticking up are supposed to be on the bottom of the building to hold it to the base.  Someone put the walls of the building in the stamping machine incorrectly.  One of those Monday or Friday errors.

American Flyer was creative however.  They found a way to fasten the building to the base.

And if you have sharp eyes I think you will recognize that they used a siderod to form the tab into the base.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Actually, that variation is more common than one would think.  I have seen several of these stations with the rivet at the center of the building.  However, I have not taken a close look at the inside.  

George S posted:

Here’s a little Dorian caboose I picked up.  I made a cupola roof out of brass for it. I think it’s supposed to be red. Should I paint it?

George 

Mine's got a Red roof  But like yours has gold-ish cupola sides

Great stuff this week guys!! 

Have gotten lucky lately with a few finds....

Bing American Market: Pennsylvania Lines 529 Maroon Observation Car, New York Central Lines 253 Green Passenger Car.

 American, UK, and German Markets checked. That’s not even breaking it down, however, between passenger and freight. Canadian is next I guess...

As to be expected, look nice with some Ives...

Trackside photos

But wait, there’s more! 

In best Obi Wan Kenobe voice ...

" This is not the Schuco micro-racer you are looking forrrr"

To the Bing house with waving figure here a video.

Arne

I love the 408e with its two colored lanterns, but this Marklin I saw in the Orange hall must look even more awesome coming down the tracks!

playing around with the standard Windows photo editor filters...

original...

...fun stuff!

hummmmmmmmm,something arrived at my house in this set carton,,,what could it be?? will post pix after I stop drooling

its blue,,,really ,really blue ! further down the af rabbit hole !!!

Craignor posted:

I love the 408e with its two colored lanterns, but this Marklin I saw in the Orange hall must look even more awesome coming down the tracks!

Our own Jim Kelly-Evans, lucky guy, has a similar one running.

TERRY HUDON and JKE come through with CLASS ACTS once again! BRAVO, gentlemen!

Here is a layout view.  

NWL

Another view.  Never noticed until now that the tunnel in the background shows through the open door.

Getting close to having at least one of each roadname of the Ives 6” boxcars/reefers.

Steve

Still looking for that red 713, but found this in my search, not that I like 2816 hoppers or anything

now that I like!

First, my utmost apologies for creating a duplicate of this thread. Didn't realize that it had already been created or that there was a designated creator. I meant to put a "Please Delete-Duplicate thread" as the title for my topic but it had already been changed. My apologies to the board and @Chris Lonero

Here are some cast iron accessories I got from my Grandfather's collection, a cast Iron floor train,(unknown maker?), a Hubley Crash car, what I assume are 2 Hubley cast iron fire engines(horse drawn) and a tinplate wind-up that is obviously not complete made by Oro-Werks(Branenburg- has BR under "Oro") tin toy. Probably a part of a fire engine/truck. Can't recall who made the motorcycle.

Cast Iron train is labeled #40(loco & tender). Hublet crash car and motorcycle(unknown) on the left. Fire engines on the right.

Oro werks wind-up on the left behind is the unknown cast iron motor cycle make

Iron art IM316 car in front of the floor train. In the back is a large :Slush: red car with white wheels