Weekend tinplate photos/videos 4/13/17!

Steamer posted:

what does 50cents get you nowadays? went to a show last Sunday with my Dad. First seller I came to had several junk boxes under his table, and the first box I looked at had a sign that said "All Items $1", which I took to mean $1 each. I heard the seller say "give me 50 cents and take the whole box" Amongst the bunch of broken SP Cabooses, and Flyer S Gauge cabooses,and steamer shell, some Marx 3/16 trucks,a 2620 frame with intact yoke,a pair of 2655 boxcar bodies (I was pretty sure I had a frame at home),a frame for a Scout boxcar (had a good body at home)and some other odds and ends. Then for $2 I picked up a 6520 Searchlight body with good generator,a $6 Marx searchlight tower (the bulbs even worked),I spotted a 1684 motor for $15 the seller offered for $10.Picked up two nice 7" Marx cars that will get the 3/16 trucks.

I had trucks and mounting plates for the 6520,the 1684 motor went into a 259E shell I picked up last year,scrounged some trucks for the engine I had in the bin, just need to fab a front motor mount.Pretty good week.Lots of good prices on stuff.

 

great pics Chris.

Nice find!! Good for parts bin too

Chris Lonero posted:

Hi gang. I'm starting the party early again this week. I'm trying out my new flicker account and hopefully this is going to work! These are photos of my Williams Brass Hudson I have completely finished. It has a new flywheel,LED head light and a new electronic E- unit. along with a new tender body I repainted click on the link to see all the photos. Now let's see your tinplate!!

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/...ted-public/lightbox/

As always, nice job Chris!!

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Another repainted Roberts Lines. Before & after.

Before

After

Really like the finished car. Nice job on lettering. Thanks for sharing

Joe Gozzo

Here's a little project I have been working on here and there since December. It started out as a roached out American Flyer Silver Bullet tender shell I picked up for $2 back in December. I re-profiled the shell on my stationary belt sander. The under frame is from a Marx scale tin tank car. Since I had a couple of Marx Reading cabeese I decided to letter this tender for the Reading as well.

looks great Andy!

just buttoned up swapping a set of 3/16 trucks on my new to me State of Maine boxcar.

Jeff Meyer (aka captaincog) and his wife Denyse were over today to pick up a couple of CMC sets I was able to broker for him. Both are complete passenger sets, the Southern and the Bicentennial set. Took some time to fix a few minor issues, oil and grease them. Now ready to run.

Steve

looks like Jeff is happy with the new trains, and good to see the Mrs doing so well.

Nice-looking set Jeff glad to see you ended up with it and kudos to Steve her greasing it up!!

Joe Gozzo

Jim O'C posted:

sncf231e posted:

Belgium is not known for their model or toy train manufacturing; GILS is one of the view. Here are shown a lithographed small tinplate coach and gondola, which are based on the same frame and are the size of Hornby M0; the gondola has no markings, the coach has the marking Made in Belgium. I do not know who was the maker.

Regards

Fred

HWN made a similar side-opening gondola, only longer. Graphics look pretty close too. This is Walt Hiteshew's photo but I think the photo is washed out. Mine is much browner than this one.

 

I found the following on this interesting website: The original Distler company ceased trading in Germany in 1962, although the Distler name continued in Belgium until 1968, trading as Distler Toys SA, in Nivelles, Belgium. So now I assume that the two small cars are Belgian Distler.

Regards

Fred