Weekend tinplate photos/videos 3/21/19!

Looking North on the second level

Looking South on the second level

Scott Smith

New this week ... Some French Hornby

And I bought this little lot of carriages/wagons

Notice WHY I bought them ?

Luckily the seller also had this which I negotiated for ( had me on the hook lol )

Looks like it did not have a heap of track time ... Winner Lines for me !

American Flyer Steel Mogul Set - Early version with black trucks on cars

Catalog Illustration

...and the set

Bing has been prolific with accessories of all kind, some examples of signals made for specific countries,

Germany with miniature oil lamp, I am still reluctant to test it....

Specific models for France, 4 volts electric lamps, they may be adapted for O and 1 gauge,

A nice model with clockwork ringling system for USA, a little later from the thirties, 

International freight yard crane,

Have a nice weekend, Daniel

Staring to get things back in place after spring cleaning.

Steve

I found some Stadtilm S gauge  cars. Carl Liebermann founded the company Carl Liebmann Metallwerke in Stadtilm (East Germany) after WW2. The company made 0 gauge trains according to the plans Liebmann made in 1938. The factory was transferred in 1951 to the VEB Metallwarenfabrik Stadtilm and the production of 0 gauge was stopped. In 1956 the production of S trains started in Stadtilm. The wagons were mainly made of sheet metal which was either lithographed or painted and decalled. Production stopped in 1964. 

Here a postal/bagage car, a passenger car and a restaurant car:

Regards

Fred

A good friend of mine's wife would do estate sales and every now and then she would find a little train. Most of the time I would pass as I really don't have room for any more trains, well that's the thought anyway. He brought me a couple to look at and a little beat up engine with "AF" caught my attention. He wanted 5 dollars for it so I took it home. After a little cleaning and lube it ran. It was an American Flyer Prewar Whistling Engine. I always thought American Flyer made S gauge and have learned a great deal more about all the wonderful prewar O gauge made by Flyer. 

As it is with these trains, one lead to two, which lead to three, and I now have a few of these wonderful trains. Here's my small collection running on the layout.

Dean

Newly arrived this week

Lionel 821 stock car

and a Lionel 659 Dump Car

O gauge caboose(s). Marklin, Lionel, Marx, Weaver (brass) & 3rd Rail (brass).

WOW! Fred and Daniel never fail with their gems! A tip of my train hat to Fatman and Dean as well for their contributions! And, of course, RSB  for that NICE Flyer set! Keep 'em comin, guys!

picked up a Chad Valley clockwork set this week, less the tender. 3402 loco and 4 Royal Scot passenger coaches. Just need to locate a red tender and I'll have a complete set. 

The coaches are BR I wonder if it is sacrilege to add a red LMS or green Southern tender?

the loco is weighted to be able to pull the longer consist. 

Here's an interesting item that turned up in a Lionel collection that I bought.  It's a prewar American Flyer crossing signal.It's about 8.5 inches tall.  It looks very large next to a Marx or Lionel signal so I'm wondering if it was made for AF wide gauge.  I hope someone can tell us about this signal and whether it is an unusual or rare item.

Jim O'C posted:

picked up a Chad Valley clockwork set this week, less the tender. 3402 loco and 4 Royal Scot passenger coaches. Just need to locate a red tender and I'll have a complete set. 

The coaches are BR I wonder if it is sacrilege to add a red LMS or green Southern tender?

the loco is weighted to be able to pull the longer consist. 

Jim, too many things going on right now, but remind me in a few weeks. Buried deep under the layout may be a red Euro style tender, no promises though. 

Steve

That TALL crossing signal is very interesting, to say the least! Perhaps our two resident Flyer gurus, Greg T. or RSB, will chime in?

FRENCHTRAINS posted:

Bing has been prolific with accessories of all kind, some examples of signals made for specific countries,

Germany with miniature oil lamp, I am still reluctant to test it....

 

Specific models for France, 4 volts electric lamps, they may be adapted for O and 1 gauge,

 

A nice model with clockwork ringling system for USA, a little later from the thirties, 

International freight yard crane,

 

Have a nice weekend, Daniel

 

 

As part of my spring cleaning efforts, mine like this is back on the layout.

Steve

A short test before this weekends club meets. It runs Ok this direction, but the pilot truck derails going through the 57” curves the other direction. I know where the issue is but may leave it alone as long as it runs well on 72” curves. I’ll find out Saturday.

Steve

mlaughlinnyc posted:

Here's an interesting item that turned up in a Lionel collection that I bought.  It's a prewar American Flyer crossing signal.It's about 8.5 inches tall.  It looks very large next to a Marx or Lionel signal so I'm wondering if it was made for AF wide gauge.  I hope someone can tell us about this signal and whether it is an unusual or rare item.

 

Yes, that signal is a good one to get. Harder to find in good condition and for a decent price. It's on my list to find one some day. MTH was supposed to repro these but cancelled it.

John Desantis has one on his layout.

mlaughlinnyc posted:

Here's an interesting item that turned up in a Lionel collection that I bought.  It's a prewar American Flyer crossing signal.It's about 8.5 inches tall.  It looks very large next to a Marx or Lionel signal so I'm wondering if it was made for AF wide gauge.  I hope someone can tell us about this signal and whether it is an unusual or rare item.

According to Doyle's book, 2230 if it's O gauge and 4230 if it's Std gauge. Both 1928-35. My question is Doyle's book correct? Was it made in 2 sizes?

Steve

The Roadside Flashing Signal was given two numbers. Both the 2230 and the 4230 were cataloged 1928 - 1935.  They are not two different sizes.  The difference in the numbering indicated the size of the track that was included in the box.  The 2230 is for Narrow Gauge track and the 4230 is for Wide Gauge Track.  It is very difficult to find the lighted head in an undamaged condition.  I seem to remember that someone reproduced the head for this signal.  Trickel maybe?