Lets see your tinplate!
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My gosh is it that time of the week already!!!???...I guess it is....and now for something a little different
New Marx Prototype 4-4-4 PRR electric
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Daniel has mentioned and shown JEP Mignon before. This week I also acquired a JEP Mignon set. This set is from 1926 and is complete or maybe even more then that, since the books do not mention a set with 4 cars like mine has. JEP Mignon runs on 5/8 Inch track which is just a bit smaller then H0 gauge. The locomotives runs but the controller is not working (but would anyway be unsafe to use). The controller lamp seems to be OK.
The set includes a station and some accessories.
Regards
Fred
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Nice set Fred. The inside has been redone in the same style of the original. There is several variations of those sets, two or three cars and with or without station. They can be run with à classici transformer but the use of the original equipment is also à part of the fun. Daniel
One of the nicest model of Marklin, the Mountain from the ETAT railways, specific model for the french market. The color is grey but the varnish is turning a little yellow with age, it dates from 1935-39.
Have a nice weekend, Daniel
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DANIEL: WHOA! Fantastic Marklin ETAT Mountain! Beautiful!
RSB: Is that an actual "new" MARX prototype or a "home brew"? Interesting, nontheless!
Tinplate - it is an actual new Marx prototype - it does look sort of like a home brew doesn't it. 
THANK YOU for the reply! Definitely one of a kind! ☺
FRENCHTRAINS posted:One of the nicest model of Marklin, the Mountain from the ETAT railways, specific model for the french market. The color is grey but the varnish is turning a little yellow with age, it dates from 1935-39.
Have a nice weekend, Daniel
Unusual to see blind (flangeless) drivers at the rear of the set. Nice locomotive.
Robert S. Butler posted:Tinplate - it is an actual new Marx prototype - it does look sort of like a home brew doesn't it.
no doubt the Flynns could shed some light on this one.
Jim 'OC - they already have - I purchased the engine directly from them some time back.
Marx Stamped Steel truck
I can always use another truck for my standard gauge layout. I bought this at a train show a few weeks ago. The paint was flaking and it was rusty with bent axles. A little clean up, some paint, axles replaced with threaded rod and it looks as good as new now.
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Have been on vacation the past few weeks, so these are some older photos.
The Discoverer set c. 1931
Two interesting things about this set.
First, the gondola has black trucks, which would signify earlier production than the boxcar and caboose, which have gray trucks.
Second, the caboose has only 1 ladder on the vestibules. On the front of the car, either the roof or frame is not punched for the ladder (or possibly both). From the photos, it looks like the frame is not punched, but I do not recall about the roof.
Lastly, when I bought the set the engine was missing, but I had a nice engine to go with the set.
NWL
Jim O'C posted:Snapped up an older production Paya pass set this week with a clockwork loco
and this Rossignol CR-80 pass set with crooked front axle.
Fantastic pickup on the Paya set and it would appear REALLY fortunate that you found a set with good wheels .. Paya is a bugger for zincpest , you did really well !
And I am sure you know, but for the benefit of others the "crooked" axle C.Rossignol is intentional as it was designed only to run on a small circle of track No chance of having it barrel down the straights !
Nothing overly new in the train specific dept this week except for a pair of well loved Mettoy Pullmans... I dont know why but I just keep buying them LOL! I think that makes about 8 in the collection now ?
Well I suppose its a bit of a lie , I DO know why I bought them ... because the seller and I had already done a deal on a few nice Clockwork Tri-ang Minic trucks , and these basically cost nothing to add in and ship
So as layout decorator pieces for the future I also got hold of
A nifty Ambulance with stretcher bearers and cute nurse !
And two nice trucks ... a short bed tipper , and an articulated "Horse" and trailer
FATMAN: LOVE those Tri-ang Minic vehicles, especially the ambulance and figures! Tres cool!
