Weekend tinplate photos/ videos 2/15/19!

Here is a German direction indicator with clock which has no markings and, even if it is not that rare, no-one seems to know the maker. The indicator is quite small with a height of 11 cm and might be made for S gauge.

Regards

Fred

I saw a post on this site in 2017 showing Kovap tinplate. I found the windup farm tractor and wagon online.  I also picked up a ladder truck.  They look great and complement standard gauge trains!

Here's something that you don't see too often - a Fandor flatcar with an airplane.  The airplane is made of very thin lithographed tin and is extremely fragile.

had another crusty 812 gondola that needed rehab. It looked worse than the pic shows or I would have let it be.

a trip thru the paint shop and it looks much better.

need to order number plates, couplers,and brake wheels.

scrounged a set of trucks for my junkbox 2811. Not sure if i'll replace the missing stakes or use it as a flatcar.

Also I had some dead space on the side of the platform, that now is for my small Ives collection.

More pictures of this in the Make or Buy thread.

George

I don’t seem to be articulating my need for a train room in a manner which my wife fully appreciates.

Last week I posted some photos of American Flyer Set #4009 from the 1940 Catalog.

This week I thought I would post some video of it running.

Here it is running at a bit slower speed. Not bad for a 79 year old toy. I think the performance almost rivals some modern equipment.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

A few shots of my prewar layout. Enjoy the weekend.

Bob

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Last week I posted some photos of American Flyer Set #4009 from the 1940 Catalog.

 

 

This week I thought I would post some video of it running.

I have another video of the train running very slowly, but it was too large.  I'll try again so check back later.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Love the videos Greg!

When are the ironworkers going to get around to completing that skyscraper?

George

PhillyChris posted:

I don’t seem to be articulating my need for a train room in a manner which my wife fully appreciates.

Chris, 

I'm surprised she hasn't capitulated yet given the risk the trains pose to that Oriental rug! 

George

George S posted:

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

 

 

 

Love the videos Greg!

When are the iron workers going to get around to completing that skyscraper?

George

Well, considering that they are a very small crew   ,

and working for woefully small wages  paid by the local industrial magnate Nils Jameson;

I think they have done an admirable job. 

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

PhillyChris - you are now a member in good standing of the Broadloom Conspiracy - those of us who run trains on the living room rug....let's face it, when we say we are down with trains...no one can get any more down than we are.

Some more Marklin trains,  mail van from around 1910 and a matching clockwork loco, all in gauge one and original condition, 

Have a nice weekend,  Daniel

Daniel: Exquisite set!

RSB: That airplane on that Fandor flatcar has to be a rare find, given its fragile construction! Presumably, not many would have survived a child's play! Can you ascertain that it indeed came with the flatcar? Is there any catalog or other documentation?

Sure can Tinplate Art - It's Fandor car number 1311/6 - Plattformwagen mit Flugzeug - made  1931-1933

Robert S. Butler posted:

Sure can Tinplate Art - It's Fandor car number 1311/6 - Plattformwagen mit Flugzeug - made  1931-1933

the flatcar itself is also rare because of the center pedestal mount. Beautiful piece. 

Greg, Kenner girder set from the late 1960s?

RSB: WOW! Very cool! ☺

GREG: That 1940 set is very NICE! Do those passenger cars have diecast bodies?

I have seen diecast versions at train shows, but had no idea of the date of manufacture. I had the postwar plastic versions, including the operating mail car.

Beautiful pics so far guy’s keep them coming.  Chris; the locomotive in the picture is it Ace ,Darstead?   I also have an appreciation for British rail tinplate or otherwise. 

Chris: GREAT thread, as always!  ☺

 

 

Chris Lonero posted:

Beautiful pics so far guy’s keep them coming.  Chris; the locomotive in the picture is it Ace ,Darstead?   I also have an appreciation for British rail tinplate or otherwise. 

Hello Chris,

I’m not sure if the answer is so straightforward? At the time of its manufacture, it was an ACE locomotive. It has ACE decorations and the box states that it is an ACE Pannier, but Andries Grabowsky had a hand in it, I think. It’s simple, but striking. LOL!! I definitely understand the “otherwise”. My collection seems to become more and more eclectic with every new acquisition.

Thanks for this thread each week. It is something I look forward to.

Chris

My pleasure guys!  Either way it is a beautiful engine my collection is kind of eclectic as well but I have always liked pannier locomotives.  I would like to see MTH make a smaller offering like a pannier at smaller price than $1000 or more.

Jim O'C posted:

Greg, Kenner girder set from the late 1960s?

Jim;

Yes it is. Its a Girder and Panel, Bridge and Turnpike set that I spent hours playing with as a child.   I have picked up a number of older sets so that I had more raw materials to play with. I needed more than one set to construct the sky scraper.  I have a set of red girders too but I didn't want to mix in a third color.

Tinplate Art posted:

GREG: That 1940 set is very NICE! Do those passenger cars have diecast bodies?

Tinplate Art;

The light green cars only came in tin.  They are  the same as the prewar Royal Blue passenger cars, but even more stripped down.  They do have the die-cast link and pin couplers.  I wish Flyer had made matching cars for the Royal Blue for the post war S gauge line.  I have not added any of the Prewar die-cast passenger cars yet.  The are very easily damaged and can be quite costly

Philly Chris;

Great photos again this week.  Between you and George S posting the engine houses I may have to start a search for some Darstead.  I am so easily led astray.

I look forward to this thread every week.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

I agree with Greg and PhillyChris - I too look forward to this thread each week - it's great to see what everyone else is doing and to see the interesting treasures they decide to highlight.

Best thread of the week.

Jim Z posted:

I saw a post on this site in 2017 showing Kovap tinplate. I found the windup farm tractor and wagon online.  I also picked up a ladder truck.  They look great and complement standard gauge trains!

Not sure if anyone is too interested but an FYI on Kovap stuff... I actually have gotten a few items direct from a seller who is literally just up the road from the Kovap manufacturing site .

Its a tiny shop in Prague but has an online presence

Without linking ( cos not sure if its allowed ) google Ben Zerba Prague and you will get there ..post is cheap too!

You can select USD and remove VAT ( if outside of the Eu )

( they also do lots of other interesting "Trainy" and non-"trainy" stuffs steam, clockwork , etc )

Got my hands today locally on a wee little 1926 Wells O' London wind up loco ... very cheaply made with a coiled wire spring drive ... it aint pretty ( and neither are the quality of the acution pics I will include as its not here yet lol ) .. but its a "Survivor"

( Apologies for crappy auction photos again )

The only one he kinda got in focus

And as a reward for scrolling through all those fuzzy blurs ... a shot lifted of what the set would have looked like ... now to hunt the rest!

Just a random old photo of tin. 

Hand made components for the tinplate Elevated railway station built in Budapest.

got this in a box of goodies from Dennis. It's JEP, and I was just wondering what to do with it. Anyone have any pics of what this might have looked like complete? Thanks

Steamer, it's the sad remains of the outer shell of a JEP transformer.

Thanks Robert. I'm guessing there was a roof and some kind of a platform?

Roof yes - just a base - no real station platform.  Gimme a second and I'll post a shot for you.

(Edited) Here you are.

Don’t expect to see this often from me. Plastic stuff. Started with 12 MArx auto loaders and a caboose, but had to remove one problem child.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Don’t expect to see this often from me. Plastic stuff. Started with 12 MArx auto loaders and a caboose, but had to remove one problem child.

Steve

 

In the words of the once great Monty Python ...

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Hand made components for the tinplate Elevated railway station built in Budapest.

 

Hello Jim,

Any insight as to how the embossing is done? Can you ask for photos of the press and die(s)? I’d like to learn to do this kind of work myself (including acquiring the minimal tools required).

Thanks, Chris

PhillyChris posted:

I don’t seem to be articulating my need for a train room in a manner which my wife fully appreciates.

Chris, that is one beautiful locomotive.

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

George S posted:

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

 

 

 

Love the videos Greg!

When are the iron workers going to get around to completing that skyscraper?

George

Well, considering that they are a very small crew   ,

and working for woefully small wages  paid by the local industrial magnate Nils Jameson;

I think they have done an admirable job. 

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

You've got some really sharp-looking cars there.

Robert S. Butler posted:

Roof yes - just a base - no real station platform.  Gimme a second and I'll post a shot for you.

(Edited) Here you are.

Thanks Robert!!

PhillyChris posted:

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Hand made components for the tinplate Elevated railway station built in Budapest.

 

Hello Jim,

Any insight as to how the embossing is done? Can you ask for photos of the press and die(s)? I’d like to learn to do this kind of work myself (including acquiring the minimal tools required).

Thanks, Chris

Hi Chris,

You and me both. I don't know how it's done but I can ask. Let me see what I can find out.

Jim

Hey Tinplaters. I'm late to this topic, too! 

Here's a picture of my latest prewar #228 first time (for me) coupled to its tender, operating on my workbench layout. The previous owner had replaced the couplers with postwar ones.

Tom 

That good ol' Marx 333 DNA seems to be kicking in for my K-line 3002. It seems right at home hauling tin. 

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

PhillyChris posted:

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Hand made components for the tinplate Elevated railway station built in Budapest.

 

Hello Jim,

Any insight as to how the embossing is done? Can you ask for photos of the press and die(s)? I’d like to learn to do this kind of work myself (including acquiring the minimal tools required).

Thanks, Chris

Hi Chris,

You and me both. I don't know how it's done but I can ask. Let me see what I can find out.

Jim

Is this a Santhion commissioned production?

George

Steamer posted:

Robert S. Butler posted:

Roof yes - just a base - no real station platform.  Gimme a second and I'll post a shot for you.

(Edited) Here you are.

Thanks Robert!!

More pictures in my e-book on accessories:  http://sncf231e.nl/tin-stuff-from-fred-2/

On the door: Defense d'entrée, Danger de Mort (no entry, danger of death). And yet this were children’s toys 

Regards

Fred

Great stuff guys-I would love to know more about the embossing/ metal working processes as well.

 I can’t seem to copy the listing picture from my mobile but I have a new to me USTTC caboose on its way.  I will share pictures next week.

(Currently writing this from the auto train, about to pull into Lurton early.)

Thanks Fred! There is some great stuff on there, it'll be several days looking that over.

handyandy posted:

Just a random old photo of tin. 

Great shot Andy!

PD

George S posted:

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

PhillyChris posted:

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Hand made components for the tinplate Elevated railway station built in Budapest.

 

Hello Jim,

Any insight as to how the embossing is done? Can you ask for photos of the press and die(s)? I’d like to learn to do this kind of work myself (including acquiring the minimal tools required).

Thanks, Chris

Hi Chris,

You and me both. I don't know how it's done but I can ask. Let me see what I can find out.

Jim

Is this a Santhion commissioned production?

George

Yes.

was tinkering with a new project last night when the Shop Supervisor showed up to inspect my work......

He said it could be better....but for a can of Friskies he'd look the other way....

One last shot of the 33 this past Christmas:

I finished another vehicle for my basement floor layout.  I picked up a Hubley diecast car and refinished it in red. The size of this smaller Hubley works well with Standard gauge.

Steamer posted:

was tinkering with a new project last night when the Shop Supervisor showed up to inspect my work......

He said it could be better....but for a can of Friskies he'd look the other way....

This is how we know that the world is round. If it were flat, cats would have pushed everything over the edge by now.

Well my new caboose arrived early and I was a little worried as the box was mashed on one end.  

Not sure if this was the post office or the seller. Frankly cardboard felt like it was a little soft.

Fortunately, it was packed rather well inside, and was surrounded with foam peanuts.

I knew it might need a little work based on the pictures, so I was pleasantly surprised when unwrapping.

Unfortunately the couplers were mashed in such a manner I can’t fathom how it happened.  A little work with some needle nose pliers took care of that!

And finally ta-da!  A beautiful tinplate caboose with plausibly sized cupola windows!

looks great! I'd say that with both couplers damaged like that, your box was the ham in a sandwich.

Steamer posted:

was tinkering with a new project last night when the Shop Supervisor showed up to inspect my work......

He said it could be better....but for a can of Friskies he'd look the other way....

Helpful tip. If you are ever inspired by the recycling efforts of Hafner, Marx, etc, do not use cat food cans. Sanitize them all you want, but your inspector will still know!!!

he's pretty sharp...doesn't miss much at all

jhz563 posted:

 

Well my new caboose arrived early and I was a little worried as the box was mashed on one end.  

Not sure if this was the post office or the seller. Frankly cardboard felt like it was a little soft.

Fortunately, it was packed rather well inside, and was surrounded with foam peanuts.

I knew it might need a little work based on the pictures, so I was pleasantly surprised when unwrapping.

Unfortunately the couplers were mashed in such a manner I can’t fathom how it happened.  A little work with some needle nose pliers took care of that!

And finally ta-da!  A beautiful tinplate caboose with plausibly sized cupola windows!

 

Jhz, I am constantly amazed at how beautiful tinplate railcars are.

Most cats, including my ten year old orange tabby male Red and my eight year old black/gray tabby female Lucie, have super keen eyesight, hearing and a sense of smell and their whiskers are super detectors of movement. These attributes, coupled with their almost perfect balance and acrobatic ability, make them nature's perfect hunter/predators. Soft padded feet and those claws are not shortcomings either! They make great pets, and despite their natural solitary ways, they can surprisingly bond with humans. Love my cats!

Wow - Beautiful!!!

i need to get my layout set up.  Will post some action shots next week. Almost promise.  Great stuff.

Steamer posted:

got this in a box of goodies from Dennis. It's JEP, and I was just wondering what to do with it. Anyone have any pics of what this might have looked like complete? Thanks

well I worked the dents out best I could, used some scrap wood to make a frame for the bottom, some clear plastic worked over with sandpaper for windows, stencil board for a door, and a scrap piece of wood for a base.

compared to Robert's pic

Lookin' good there Steamer.