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I have been lucky this week to find a nice LIONEL 116 station in the color I prefer. Finding one in France is really exceptional, first one I see here and shipping from USA is definitely too high I had to take it. Some paint scratches and a small touch up but all in all not too bad for a piece from 1935.
It seems also that using Britains and Johillco from GB from the same time period makes a good match in size.
Have a nice weekend everybody, Daniel
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Lovely find there Daniel ! And how lucky to find it local too.
Sadly this week my finds arent local but come from my friend in The Netherlands again who is keeping an eye out for me ... One find I was not even aware of until a few weeks ago , so this week when he said he could pass one on to me I was a very happy chappy ... I saw a Distler 1180 Locomotive on ePay for the first time , and sadly it did not have a mechanism , just the body and some wheels in a homemade chassis ... and I was tempted , then I thought .. what are the odds of ever finding a mechanism for it ? Pretty close to zero I would expect ...
Then comes the email from my friend !!! Whooo Hooo!
So yep I now have a prewar JDN ( Distler) 1180 loco !
Also he came up with a very nice Konrad Dressler KD72040 Locomotive in Silver ... I aldready have a black one and tender in te collection , but I think the Silver looks Fab !
Scott Smith
Lou Caponi's LCCA Lake Shore Limited set:
Perhaps the nicest bit of modern tinplate in the collection.
PD
Picked up some BaxToy in a British lot this week. The C321 Loco is battery-operated.
Was bidding on the Brimtoy 2509 Golden Eagle in this lot so I am happy with the extra pieces.
Have yet to identify this "pretty pullman" that was also part of the lot. I assume it is also Brimtoy as it looks very similar to the 1st 3rd dining coach.
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Following up on last week's discussion of the fate of Distler under the Nazi regime I'm offering photos of the Kraus Fandor version of the Bing double bogie Mitropas. Kraus ended up with the Bing stampings for these beautiful cars. As for Ernest Voelk: There is an excellent discussion of the takeover of Trix in Tony Mathewman's The History of Trix pp. 25-31. Interestingly Ernest Voelk also ended up the Chairman of German Trix. Mathewmann comments: "Although the hands of Ernest Voelk were tied by the harsh regulations and laws of the Nazi regime, he was very helpful in many ways in trying to get the best deal for the previous owners of the company (Stephan Bing and H. Oppenheim) under very difficult circumstances."
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@FRENCHTRAINS posted:I have been lucky this week to find a nice LIONEL 116 station in the color I prefer. Finding one in France is really exceptional, first one I see here and shipping from USA is definitely too high I had to take it. Some paint scratches and a small touch up but all in all not too bad for a piece from 1935.
It seems also that using Britains and Johillco from GB from the same time period makes a good match in size.
Have a nice weekend everybody, Daniel
Daniel, Congratulations! That is also my favorite Lionel station! I believe the catalog number is 114. Lionel made three different versions in this green and cream color scheme, the smaller single 112 (no lights) and 113 (with lights,) and the 114 larger double station with lights. Dates of production were 1931-1934. The 115 and 116 came later in the red and cream color scheme. Your example is a beauty!
Scott Smith
@pd posted:Lou Caponi's LCCA Lake Shore Limited set:
Perhaps the nicest bit of modern tinplate in the collection.
PD
Stunning and rare set. If anyone is interested in a complete set with the add on car, contact me.
Steve
Thanks Jim, I was thinking to buy one since a very long time and it is not an easy find. It is the best matching station with standard gauge trains.
I also have a 112 in the nearly same colors but a little small, next step is finding an original 129 terrace to match with....
All my best wishes, Daniel
ALL GREAT artifacts and historical info as usual! Daniel: Excellent acquisition!
I recently purchased these two beautiful stations (134 and 136), in near mint condition, from a forum member and so glad that I did. These were on my hunt list for the canceled April York and I couldn’t wait for the uncertain October York to satisfy my need. They are in fantastic condition with great cartons. These are just what I was looking for to add to my prewar table.
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@Jim O'C posted:Picked up some BaxToy in a British lot this week. The C321 Loco is battery-operated.
Was bidding on the Brimtoy 2509 Golden Eagle in this lot so I am happy with the extra pieces.
Have yet to identify this "pretty pullman" that was also part of the lot. I assume it is also Brimtoy as it looks very similar to the 1st 3rd dining coach.
OH No @Jim O'C I cost you an extra 20£ !!! ( yep that was me at the end lol )
I am glad you got it tho , I was thinking of upping the ante, but postage costs were horrendous ( for me anyway)
Excellent score on a pretty uncommon set !
Funnily enough we came at it from different directions , as I have several versions of the 2509 Golden Eagle Brimtoy , but mainly wanted the Baxtoy LOL!
Rich: Those are two beautiful stations! :-)
Really, only 17 replies?
@Tinplate Art posted:Really, only 17 replies?
Since the change from the category "tinplate trains" to "photo albums" it is no longer found by many.
Some have left for this reason too.
Arne
As I recall, our good friend and former contributer, Fred, in the Netherlands was displeased and I still agree with him! Ironically, there are other threads that promote photos and have not been moved. ????
Yeah I thought I was ok with the move .. but time is making me less ok with it ... It seems more and more like we were having too much fun and had to be put in "our place " ... its tinplate discussion and education with pictures ... not a bloody photo album ...
( Mutter mutter .. fruzzen.. frimble.. )
I also think the same thing guys. We have lost some very good contributions and speaking tinplate without pictures is not easy and fun. Of course we are on a private forum, offered graciously by good peoples and we do not have to discuss the rules, i think it is a question of policy.
For me, know I am more active on Facebook groups, there is some really nice ones as Hornby, tinplatetrains, standard gauge, and a lot more. I am not a fan of Facebook and discussions are less easy but there is moderators on many groups and it is fine.
Daniel
There are also too many photo threads all going on at the same time and place. Look at the photo threads going on over the weekend
Weekend Tinplate
Weekend Photo Fun
Front end Friday
Switcher Saturday
Photo Chain Game
Picture A Day
This topic and the one I start every week gets lost under Photo Albums and among all the other photo noise(no offense meant to the other photo threads). I am getting to the point of saying why bother with it. Anyone notice Sunday Scenic Showcase has been left in the scenery forum?
Scott Smith
@Arne posted:Since the change from the category "tinplate trains" to "photo albums" it is no longer found by many.
Some have left for this reason too.
Arne
Since Chris Lonero is kind enough to start this thread each week, I started following him - now I get notified whenever he starts the thread. And his other posts are pretty good, too.
@Tinplate Art posted:Really, only 17 replies?
I don't read too much into that - it's the slow time of year for a lot of train folks.
ALL: Thanks for your thoughtful replies! "It is what it is." as that well-worn existential platitude goes.
Well guys to Scotts and others points I'm not thrilled that we had to be moved out of our respective category's but it's not my sand box either! One of the reasons I use emojis is not just to be cute but if everyone checks the right hand column of the page of categories it's easy to find what your looking for and just click on it. 🚂 Thank you for everyone's support!
I guess a problem arises when one just looks at the right column and posts, not paying attention to the date! I was wondering why my post appeared to be deleted, only to find that I had posted it on last week's post, which had somehow risen to the top of the list.
LOL!
NWL