i’m getting a little early start tonight. Here is another standard gauge lamp I did to sell. This time an observation car. Let’s see your tinplate!
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Chris, Your a madman I tell ya! Nice work!
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I am making progress on preparations for the Christmas display layout. I might even get it set up this weekend.
This is one of the trains I plan to have running.
Have a Great Tinplate Weekend
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
Greg, I always enjoy seeing photos of your trains! Look forward to seeing your Christmas layout, too!
Rusty
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The first ETS set i have bought, excellent quality and even the set box is made of wood, a quality long gone by todays standard. Despite i have not keep many ETS trains in my collection i have always this one.
And in my opinion one of the best looking model they made is the little Crocodile of the Zillertal in Switzerland. This one is three rail and is a great running engine.
Have a nice tinplate weekend, Daniel
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Last week at a collectors swapmeet I found a BUB station and a Hornby platform crane.
BUB made this small (15 * 10 * 17 cm) station, which even does not wear Station or Bahnhof lettering, between 1928 and 1935:
Hornby made this platform crane, which was also available with a goods platform, before and after WW2; this version is from 1953:
More pictures in my updated ebook with tinplate accessories here:
http://sncf231e.nl/tin-stuff-from-fred-2/
Regards
Fred
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Diverging Clear posted:Greg, I always enjoy seeing photos of your trains! Look forward to seeing your Christmas layout, too!
Rusty
Thanks Rusty, and thanks to all of you who offered the nice words and compliments last week too.
Here is a photo of the train that I posted above on my layout.
We have some great posts for this week. Thanks everyone.
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
A few news in the collection.
Issmayer train around 1924
Adoph Schumann tender and coaches
Fandor coach
Heinrich Fischer coach
Fandor level crossing
Bing small station with British advertisement
Bing small station with German advertisement
Distler small station with German advertisement
Bing station 60/61 with British advertisement
And a early X-mas present, Bing station 14148 build 1906.
Greetings from Germany
Arne
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something abit odd,i purchased these cars,which I believe were part of a #10 set approx. 2006,the gentleman added the lionel railway lines stripe on each,did a bang up job,but I noticed that the observation was numbered and marked like the Pullmans and otherwise are like new never ran all boxes marked the same,oh boy a super rare find,i will be rich,,,,,,,,,,hardly ha,enjoy ,ps the af chrome running for the 1st time since I purchased it at York
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Picked up another Turnerville Trolley this week. Not as fancy as others I have but all the parts are there.
Turner Toys marketed Turnerville Trolley as early as 1919 and 1920 Marshall Field catalogs and there were two versions.
A short channel track with launch house and a return spring.
And a long channel track with an additional bridge added.
The lever on the station house retracts a spring which, when released, pushed the trolley forward to the other end of the track, where it (should) strike the return spring and come back to the station.
Have been scrounging these for years one or two pieces at a time. I think I have enough together now to make one of each assembly, plus extra cars. Not sure if I should repaint or not.
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terry hudon posted:something abit odd,i purchased these cars,which I believe were part of a #10 set approx. 2006,the gentleman added the lionel railway lines stripe on each,did a bang up job,but I noticed that the observation was numbered and marked like the Pullmans and otherwise are like new never ran all boxes marked the same,oh boy a super rare find,i will be rich,,,,,,,,,,hardly ha,enjoy ,ps the af chrome running for the 1st time since I purchased it at York
Hey Terry, Love that green 390E Set!. Really getting to love that engine. It a great size!!
Joe Gozzo
The deal with our new house fell through three weeks before the closing. The owners pulled the deal. A long complicated story. Anyway, we are renting a home in Pa. for the next six months until we can find another home. So, the trains have to wait a little longer.
NJCJOE posted:The deal with our new house fell through three weeks before the closing. The owners pulled the deal. A long complicated story. Anyway, we are renting a home in Pa. for the next six months until we can find another home. So, the trains have to wait a little longer.
That sucks Joe. Hope another comes quick.
Steve
NJCJOE posted:The deal with our new house fell through three weeks before the closing. The owners pulled the deal. A long complicated story. Anyway, we are renting a home in Pa. for the next six months until we can find another home. So, the trains have to wait a little longer.
Sorry to hear Joe, however, I am sure the home you find will have been worth the wait.
Positive thoughts your way!
those look great with the 2025....but where's Duke?
Trainlover160 posted:terry hudon posted:something abit odd,i purchased these cars,which I believe were part of a #10 set approx. 2006,the gentleman added the lionel railway lines stripe on each,did a bang up job,but I noticed that the observation was numbered and marked like the Pullmans and otherwise are like new never ran all boxes marked the same,oh boy a super rare find,i will be rich,,,,,,,,,,hardly ha,enjoy ,ps the af chrome running for the 1st time since I purchased it at York
Hey Terry, Love that green 390E Set!. Really getting to love that engine. It a great size!!
Joe Gozzo
thanks the 390 is my fav steam,the #9 is my fav electric,somehow I should have stopped at just those two,huummmmmmm
Newest for my layout: my one thusfar Christmas car in Std. Gauge. Would like to get the "Dancer" car in honor of my husband.
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Diverging Clear posted:Greg, I always enjoy seeing photos of your trains! Look forward to seeing your Christmas layout, too!
Rusty
me too!
Trainlover160 posted:terry hudon posted:something abit odd,i purchased these cars,which I believe were part of a #10 set approx. 2006,the gentleman added the lionel railway lines stripe on each,did a bang up job,but I noticed that the observation was numbered and marked like the Pullmans and otherwise are like new never ran all boxes marked the same,oh boy a super rare find,i will be rich,,,,,,,,,,hardly ha,enjoy ,ps the af chrome running for the 1st time since I purchased it at York
Hey Terry, Love that green 390E Set!. Really getting to love that engine. It a great size!!
Joe Gozzo
I saw this green passenger set, a lucky score Terry! Love the chrome set! Since I already have the Gold Millennium President's Set, I need a chrome set too...
Carey TeaRose posted:Trainlover160 posted:terry hudon posted:something abit odd,i purchased these cars,which I believe were part of a #10 set approx. 2006,the gentleman added the lionel railway lines stripe on each,did a bang up job,but I noticed that the observation was numbered and marked like the Pullmans and otherwise are like new never ran all boxes marked the same,oh boy a super rare find,i will be rich,,,,,,,,,,hardly ha,enjoy ,ps the af chrome running for the 1st time since I purchased it at York
Hey Terry, Love that green 390E Set!. Really getting to love that engine. It a great size!!
Joe Gozzo
I saw this green passenger set, a lucky score Terry! Love the chrome set! Since I already have the Gold Millennium President's Set, I need a chrome set too...
OMG!! I just realized that I have that green 10E Starter set with the additional add-on car. DUH! All I need now is the green 390E!! .You guys just made my day!! I think there is one in the last catalog with PS3. Going to go check!!
Joe Gozzo
Carey TeaRose posted:Trainlover160 posted:terry hudon posted:something abit odd,i purchased these cars,which I believe were part of a #10 set approx. 2006,the gentleman added the lionel railway lines stripe on each,did a bang up job,but I noticed that the observation was numbered and marked like the Pullmans and otherwise are like new never ran all boxes marked the same,oh boy a super rare find,i will be rich,,,,,,,,,,hardly ha,enjoy ,ps the af chrome running for the 1st time since I purchased it at York
Hey Terry, Love that green 390E Set!. Really getting to love that engine. It a great size!!
Joe Gozzo
I saw this green passenger set, a lucky score Terry! Love the chrome set! Since I already have the Gold Millennium President's Set, I need a chrome set too...
Always loved that Gold Mil. set too!! I have always wondered how hard it would be to keep the gold and the chrome sets from showing scratches?
Joe G.
Carey TeaRose posted:
Love this set!! This was my first tinplate purchase, and what changed me over from high rail. We bought the starter set, including every add-on passenger and freight cars.
Joe Gozzo
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A few weeks ago my son picked me up an old 38 Standard gauge set while in Whichita. It was pretty rough and it only got worse as I took the locomotive apart. Even though it is old and rough I had to do something with it so I repaired the motor as best as possible and resoldered and painted the shell. It looks good and runs OK but has no pulling power as it is only pulling with 2 wheels. The frame on the non geared axle is so worn that I couldn't reattached and use the drive rods or they would go out of quarter.So 2 wheel drive not much pulling power but it does look good.
Anyone have a 38 frame that doesn't have enlarged axle holes that they would like to sell?
Eventually I'll find a frame or maybe I'll put a super motor in it. I also finished repainting the semaphore in the pictures, that came out perfect.
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Pete, you did a great job in my opinion painting the semaphore and the locomotive! They both look very nice, I do hope that you can find a good frame for it!
Rusty
I'm assuming the frame is cast....could you use JB Weld and re drill the axle holes....maybe come up with something for bushings?
Yes, it's the same style engine. Thomas also took the basic chassis and superstructure, changed the headlight, stack, domes and cow catcher, painted the engine in more subdued colors, and offered the 4-4-0 as an updated "Branchline" engine.
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Pete in Kansas posted:A few weeks ago my son picked me up an old 38 Standard gauge set while in Whichita. It was pretty rough and it only got worse as I took the locomotive apart. Even though it is old and rough I had to do something with it so I repaired the motor as best as possible and resoldered and painted the shell. It looks good and runs OK but has no pulling power as it is only pulling with 2 wheels. The frame on the non geared axle is so worn that I couldn't reattached and use the drive rods or they would go out of quarter.So 2 wheel drive not much pulling power but it does look good.
Anyone have a 38 frame that doesn't have enlarged axle holes that they would like to sell?
Eventually I'll find a frame or maybe I'll put a super motor in it. I also finished repainting the semaphore in the pictures, that came out perfect.
As I previously posted this locomotive looks good but had no pulling power. The wheels would spin with one car and a caboose. Also since these are big gear motors the gear hit the switch guard rail every time it went over one. In desperation to deal with the pulling power issue I took out an MTH traction tire I had, a tube of DUCO cement and glued the tire to the geared wheel. Now it will pull a 5 car train and the tire keeps the gear from hitting on the switch. This little 38 is now one of my favorite engines to run.