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Refurbished early Lionel 35/36:
First pieces I ever tried to rejuvenate, years ago.
PD
BING has made many nice accessories; signals are from the twenties and made for the French market. They can be used with O and 1 gauge tracks with the extension track system. The gondola is a little older from 1905 and is a gauge one car.
Accessories are a lot of fun to collect and sometime more difficult to find than trains.
Have a great tinplate weekend, Daniel
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Well, going to York for the first time fulfilled one of the items on my bucket list. It was everything that I had hoped it would be and more. I met great people that I have only communicated with online, I saw trains in person that I have only seen in books, and I talked with people to whom I didn't have to explain anything about my hobby or my passion for collecting. I even found some items to fill holes in my collection. I never expected that there would be dark and insidious forces set loose. (  
I have tried to keep my collecting energies focused on American Flyer Trains (not always successfully I must confess). While at York I saw in the flesh (tinplate?) some Dorfan trains. Horror of horrors! Since that time I have had an undeniable urge "to just add a few examples to the collection so that I have a representation of a manufacturer who was a contemporary of American Flyer". How could I know what a slippery slope I was entering upon? Look what arrived at my house after York...
I blame most of this on Papa Eastman and the rest of his gang from the left coast. I had a great time meeting him and Captain Cog and CP Bob. I even bought a Dorfan T-shirt from them. I kept running into them in every Hall I visited and at the TCA Museum. I think they were pursuing some un-deniable urges too. I know Papa E. succumbed to some American Flyer.
It was a great time. Now all I need to do is find one of those 8 wheel O gauge Dorfan Cabooses with brass journal boxes. I think I am doomed!
Have a Great Tinplate Weekend
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
Greg J. Turinetti posted:Well, going to York for the first time fulfilled one of the items on my bucket list. It was everything that I had hoped it would be and more. I met great people that I have only communicated with online, I saw trains in person that I have only seen in books, and I talked with people to whom I didn't have to explain anything about my hobby or my passion for collecting. I even found some items to fill holes in my collection. I never expected that there would be dark and insidious forces set loose. (  
I have tried to keep my collecting energies focused on American Flyer Trains (not always successfully I must confess). While at York I saw in the flesh (tinplate?) some Dorfan trains. Horror of horrors! Since that time I have had an undeniable urge "to just add a few examples to the collection so that I have a representation of a manufacturer who was a contemporary of American Flyer". How could I know what a slippery slope I was entering upon? Look what arrived at my house after York...
I blame most of this on Papa Eastman and the rest of his gang from the left coast. I had a great time meeting him and Captain Cog and CP Bob. I even bought a Dorfan T-shirt from them. I kept running into them in every Hall I visited and at the TCA Museum. I think they were pursuing some un-deniable urges too. I know Papa E. succumbed to some American Flyer.
It was a great time. Now all I need to do is find one of those 8 wheel O gauge Dorfan Cabooses with brass journal boxes. I think I am doomed!
Have a Great Tinplate Weekend
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
yup...that Dorfan, and Ives, and Flyer will get to ya....
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Greg J. Turinetti posted:Well, going to York for the first time fulfilled one of the items on my bucket list. It was everything that I had hoped it would be and more. I met great people that I have only communicated with online, I saw trains in person that I have only seen in books, and I talked with people to whom I didn't have to explain anything about my hobby or my passion for collecting. I even found some items to fill holes in my collection. I never expected that there would be dark and insidious forces set loose. (  
I have tried to keep my collecting energies focused on American Flyer Trains (not always successfully I must confess). While at York I saw in the flesh (tinplate?) some Dorfan trains. Horror of horrors! Since that time I have had an undeniable urge "to just add a few examples to the collection so that I have a representation of a manufacturer who was a contemporary of American Flyer". How could I know what a slippery slope I was entering upon? Look what arrived at my house after York...
I blame most of this on Papa Eastman and the rest of his gang from the left coast. I had a great time meeting him and Captain Cog and CP Bob. I even bought a Dorfan T-shirt from them. I kept running into them in every Hall I visited and at the TCA Museum. I think they were pursuing some un-deniable urges too. I know Papa E. succumbed to some American Flyer.
It was a great time. Now all I need to do is find one of those 8 wheel O gauge Dorfan Cabooses with brass journal boxes. I think I am doomed!
Have a Great Tinplate Weekend
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
At least there are not a lot of different types of Dorfan freights in both scales. In O you could do quite a collection of truck type variations.
Steve
Greg J. Turinetti posted:Well, going to York for the first time fulfilled one of the items on my bucket list. It was everything that I had hoped it would be and more. I met great people that I have only communicated with online, I saw trains in person that I have only seen in books, and I talked with people to whom I didn't have to explain anything about my hobby or my passion for collecting. I even found some items to fill holes in my collection. I never expected that there would be dark and insidious forces set loose. (  
I have tried to keep my collecting energies focused on American Flyer Trains (not always successfully I must confess). While at York I saw in the flesh (tinplate?) some Dorfan trains. Horror of horrors! Since that time I have had an undeniable urge "to just add a few examples to the collection so that I have a representation of a manufacturer who was a contemporary of American Flyer". How could I know what a slippery slope I was entering upon? Look what arrived at my house after York...
I blame most of this on Papa Eastman and the rest of his gang from the left coast. I had a great time meeting him and Captain Cog and CP Bob. I even bought a Dorfan T-shirt from them. I kept running into them in every Hall I visited and at the TCA Museum. I think they were pursuing some un-deniable urges too. I know Papa E. succumbed to some American Flyer.
It was a great time. Now all I need to do is find one of those 8 wheel O gauge Dorfan Cabooses with brass journal boxes. I think I am doomed!
Have a Great Tinplate Weekend
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
Nice. I have the sand car. Got it at York in Spring. I don’t think it has the brass journals. I’ve been looking for a nice Indian Refining tank car. I should have some Dorfan to post tomorrow.
George
Been working on the 262 I got off da bay. Rust, a poor repaint that was cracking and flaking off, some damaged/missing parts to find. Tore down, did some cleaning and oiling, ran right away like new. Sent it and the tender to the paint shop, and did some reassembly.
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Lots of activity this week! Great posts!
Here is my Dorfan contribution.
This is an original Dorfan crane from the Stout Stanley Merritt auction. Stout did a good job shipping it and it arrived safely. I know, I was living dangerously! It has a few issues. One leg is broken, which was disclosed. The base is warped, also disclosed. It will be a challenge to make this run. Wiring will need to be replaced. The cab is on very tight and doesn’t rotate freely. Also, with the warped base, the drive shaft from the cab has become disengaged. It sure is nice looking though...
George
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I'm a tinplate fan as well, and live in Australia. My fascination is with Swiss "O" gauge 3 rail tinplate and, in particular, the Buco brand. These trains were first produced in 1947 and ended production by 1957, and are now very collectable. A couple of dedicated people in Switzerland purchased the trademark and commenced reproducing new loco's and rolling stock, using the mountain of spare parts left over from the 1950's. They also purchased a lot of the old stamping machinery from the original build time, and have commenced re-making a lot of the original tinplate carriages and freight wagons, as well as introducing new freight wagons and Pullman carriages. Hope you guys enjoy my layout (a work still in progress), and this small part of my collection.
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Hi Buco, thanks for sharing your pictures with us. It's always a great pleasure to see trains from Switzerland in action and you have a wonderfull collection of Buco products. I also enjoy those trains, top quality and they run as swiss watch.
Very best, Daniel
George S posted:Lots of activity this week! Great posts!
Here is my Dorfan contribution.
This is an original Dorfan crane from the Stout Stanley Merritt auction. Stout did a good job shipping it and it arrived safely. I know, I was living dangerously! It has a few issues. One leg is broken, which was disclosed. The base is warped, also disclosed. It will be a challenge to make this run. Wiring will need to be replaced. The cab is on very tight and doesn’t rotate freely. Also, with the warped base, the drive shaft from the cab has become disengaged. It sure is nice looking though...
George
Congrats George, the Dorfan crane is still on my wish list. I am still afraid to have one shipped in France... and travelling with one on board in airplane may be a problem with TSA.
Maybe it could be more safe to disassembled it to ship. Daniel
FRENCHTRAINS posted:George S posted:Lots of activity this week! Great posts!
Here is my Dorfan contribution.
This is an original Dorfan crane from the Stout Stanley Merritt auction. Stout did a good job shipping it and it arrived safely. I know, I was living dangerously! It has a few issues. One leg is broken, which was disclosed. The base is warped, also disclosed. It will be a challenge to make this run. Wiring will need to be replaced. The cab is on very tight and doesn’t rotate freely. Also, with the warped base, the drive shaft from the cab has become disengaged. It sure is nice looking though...
George
Congrats George, the Dorfan crane is still on my wish list. I am still afraid to have one shipped in France... and travelling with one on board in airplane may be a problem with TSA.
Maybe it could be more safe to disassembled it to ship. Daniel
Hi Daniel,
The TSA won’t stop you, but the other passengers are more dangerous than the shippers.
There are a couple available here. But neither will ship the crane. It really shouldn’t be so hard to pack it properly for shippment. It just takes time. I would probably use several packing materials and fashion some foam and cardboard bracing to support the delicate parts inside the box. I’d use bubble wrap liberally and air packs. I would then fill the box with packing peanuts.
I think it could be partially disassembled by removing the legs and drive shaft. That is still a delicate procedure with the cast parts.
George