nothing wrong with mistakes..that's how we learn. warts and all they still look great and aren't sitting in a junk box for someone like me to find.....
I think it looks really good George. And congratulations for saving some vintage toys from the trash heap. If you enjoy the process and like the outcome, and are having fun, that is all that matters. Thanks for sharing your projects with us.
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Greg
terry hudon posted:Greg J. Turinetti posted:terry hudon posted:I found a buddy for my af basket case,yes its still on the kitchen counter,slowing cleaning it up and seeing what it needs,,,,,anybody know what would or should go in those three holes on the top,thanks
Here are two photos of 33xx locomotives. The 3 holes in a row are for brass safety valves.
It looks as if there might be some variation in the other details along the top of your locomotive from those that I am showing. The three holes would hold those brass valves.
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Greg
thanks I will get to finding those,also,maybe getting used to it but my 1st thought was having it repainted but now not so sure has a very insteresting finish,not smooth,would hate to loose that ,those are sharp engines ,is the 1st one restored?
Fellas, Terry loco is Wide gauge. Terry, it is original finish and as mentioned in several place, is best cleaned with a damp terry cloth rag. No soap, No polish. Flyer wide had super gloss, satin and matte finishes depending on the year. The tender can be off sheen for the loco, and be totally original. If you take this apart to add stuff to boiler, beware that over tightening screws can snap the casting. Best to add the easy stuff like smoke stack and leave her be, IMO. I really like how Flyer designed these locos to look so similar in Narrow and Wide gauges.
Rob English posted:terry hudon posted:Greg J. Turinetti posted:terry hudon posted:I found a buddy for my af basket case,yes its still on the kitchen counter,slowing cleaning it up and seeing what it needs,,,,,anybody know what would or should go in those three holes on the top,thanks
Here are two photos of 33xx locomotives. The 3 holes in a row are for brass safety valves.
It looks as if there might be some variation in the other details along the top of your locomotive from those that I am showing. The three holes would hold those brass valves.
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
thanks I will get to finding those,also,maybe getting used to it but my 1st thought was having it repainted but now not so sure has a very insteresting finish,not smooth,would hate to loose that ,those are sharp engines ,is the 1st one restored?
Fellas, Terry loco is Wide gauge. Terry, it is original finish and as mentioned in several place, is best cleaned with a damp terry cloth rag. No soap, No polish. Flyer wide had super gloss, satin and matte finishes depending on the year. The tender can be off sheen for the loco, and be totally original. If you take this apart to add stuff to boiler, beware that over tightening screws can snap the casting. Best to add the easy stuff like smoke stack and leave her be, IMO. I really like how Flyer designed these locos to look so similar in Narrow and Wide gauges.
sage advice,thanks,i would like to retain the original front an rear trucks,the rear has the # on but missing a wheel ,which I bought 2 new wheels and a complete truck from hennings,,,is there anybody skilled in replacing these wheels I could send them off to? thanks guys you have all be super help to me
Rob English posted:Fellas, Terry loco is Wide gauge. ..... I really like how Flyer designed these locos to look so similar in Narrow and Wide gauges.
Of course it is. 
You would think I would be able to tell the difference between Narrow and Wide Gauges by now. It was pretty obvious if I would have looked at the couplers. Sorry for the misleading information, and thanks for catching it Rob. 
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Greg
GARY: LOVE those two mini-wrecker cars! NICE find!
Greg J. Turinetti posted:Rob English posted:Fellas, Terry loco is Wide gauge. ..... I really like how Flyer designed these locos to look so similar in Narrow and Wide gauges.
Of course it is.
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Greg
Yep, now I know why I couldn't find it in the O gauge book. 
To me, the difference was the piping going into the middle stack on the O gauge engine. That was missing on the Std gauge model. Also, I should have known from the bell-ringer slot.
George
Greg J. Turinetti posted:Rob English posted:Fellas, Terry loco is Wide gauge. ..... I really like how Flyer designed these locos to look so similar in Narrow and Wide gauges.
Of course it is.
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Greg
LOL Greg! I just wanted those without much Flyer experience to be clear on whats what.
terry hudon posted:sage advice,thanks,i would like to retain the original front an rear trucks,the rear has the # on but missing a wheel ,which I bought 2 new wheels and a complete truck from hennings,,,is there anybody skilled in replacing these wheels I could send them off to? thanks guys you have all be super help to me
You can send them to me. Email to my address in profile and we can discuss off line.
Video of the layout grouping TCA WD & TTOS SP put together at the Great Train Show this past weekend.
Steve
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Video of the layout grouping TCA WD & TTOS SP put together at the Great Train Show this past weekend.
Steve
The standard gauge needed some o-gauge pusher help? hee hee. Great set-up. Thanks for sharing.
Popped in to one of my favorite threads- great to see all the posts, vids and pics!
Nothing happening train-wise to share - all of my trains are boxed up as we are gearing up to sell this house. We'll be getting out of Dodge having by then bought a larger home in the Midwest. I will have a dedicated room(s) for my Std Gauge and my O-scale there.
Jim O'C posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Video of the layout grouping TCA WD & TTOS SP put together at the Great Train Show this past weekend.
Steve
The standard gauge needed some o-gauge pusher help? hee hee. Great set-up. Thanks for sharing.
That Lionel stuff needed a little Flyer to help it along.
Jim O'C posted:picked up a few new-to-me items this week.
Junior Bridge Company mailbox tunnel with lights.
The tunnel came with an H&H house and a Chein Glendale station
Plastimarx green caboose
Hafner Wyandotte 41021 from which it came
JeP SNCF 4-car passenger set
The JEP passenger set I purchased does not appear to be O-gauge. did JEP make OO gauge clockwork?
Jim,
This is JEP S gauge; the gauge is S the scale is closer to 00. I presented a set like yours half a year ago:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...53#62669288774863453
And more JEP S gauge here: https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...c/french-jep-s-gauge
Regards
Fred
sncf231e posted:Jim,
This is JEP S gauge; the gauge is S the scale is closer to 00. I presented a set like yours half a year ago:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...53#62669288774863453
And more JEP S gauge here: https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...c/french-jep-s-gauge
Regards
Fred
thank you Fred. The description from the seller in France gave no details other than the photos. Guess I will break out my old Flyer S-gauge track and start searching for the CIWL restaurant coach to go with these passenger coaches.
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Jim,
That restaurant coach in your picture is at another scale/size than the coaches you have; JEP did not make a restaurant coach to go with the streamlined locomotive. They made in S 3 sizes of coaches, in the smallest size only a green passenger coach and a red postal car:
In 0 gauge JEP made coaches in some 7 different sizes. The story goes that they started out as a manufacturer of cooking ware (pots and pans) and of course the same pan is made in many sizes.
Regards
Fred
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