Weekend tinplate photos/videos 4/13/18!

Chris - Nice job on the Boxcar!

Joe

Some of the most common french HORNBY trains from 1955-60 running on carpet central. Not expensive pieces but always fun to run.

Have a nice tinplate weekend,   Daniel

Trainlover160 posted:

Chris - Nice job on the Boxcar!

 

Joe

Thanks Joe.  B&M maroon.

Installing a YLB (your last battery) so I thought I’d share a under the hood photo of my Lionel STD Gauge Commodore Vanderbilt.

Steve

This week I show the one tinplate item of the Swiss manufacturer Buco I have; a Swiss 4-wheel reefer freight car. Buco started in 1944 making tinplate 0 gauge trains, first clockwork and later electric. In the sixties they went into H0 gauge in collaboration with the Austrian company Liliput. When the owner stopped with the manufacturing the rights, tools and parts had a whole history and there is now again (or still) is a Swiss company Buco making some tinplate trains.

Regards

Fred

1923 (1924?) - American Flyer Set #26

The catalog cut for 1923

...and the set contents...

  This set is something of a puzzle. It comes in a large box, the box is stamped #26 and the contents are as shown in the picture.  The quantity of supplied track matches the large loop in the catalog illustration but there are no switches, turntable, bridge, single and double armed semaphores or small station.  In addition, the engine and cars do not match the catalog set picture. I could believe the set is incomplete and it might be missing a semaphore and perhaps the station but the box size is such that it simply could not have contained everything shown in the catalog illustration.

  As a check, I took equipment from some of the other Flyer sets I own and tried to see if it was possible just to add the catalog illustrated amount of track, a semaphore, and a matching small station to what you see above and have it all fit in the set box.  It didn't.  Perhaps this set is another example of American Flyer's willingness to change set contents to meet a customer order or perhaps this is the #26 set from 1924 (no catalog for that year).  The possibility that this is the 1924 set is reinforced when one looks at the passenger car trucks - the baggage car has the newer truck style. However, at this late date there isn't any way to know. What I do know is that when properly oiled, wound up, and placed on the large track oval - the set proves to be an excellent runner.

I started a standard gauge layout in the basement of the VMT. There is an On30, N, O and HO layouts in the same area. Most people there have never seen a standard gauge train before. I only brought 1 engine to test the track and discovered the battery was dead. So here we have 5 digit command with Protosound 2

Scott Smith

I've been missing in action for several weeks for posting.  Life has gotten very busy with family and work obligations.  For the most part life is good and everyone is healthy.  I have been reading each week and there have been some great posts.  Thanks everyone for your contributions.

I did have some train fun last weekend.  The Winnebagoland Chapter of the NMRA held their Spring Meet in the same place where I put up a Christmas display each year. The historical society asked me to leave the display up (What a sacrifice!    so I was there running a display of old and new trains.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Gentlemen,

   Great Tin Everybody!   Chris very serious Box Car!

Greg,

Love your North Woods Flyer Layout on FT!

The restoration work on the 817 Caboose is coming along, one more coat of Black high gloss Rust-Oleum and and some time under the heat lights should complete the new paint job.

PCRR/Dave

scott.smith posted:

I started a standard gauge layout in the basement of the VMT. There is an On30, N, O and HO layouts in the same area. Most people there have never seen a standard gauge train before. I only brought 1 engine to test the track and discovered the battery was dead. So here we have 5 digit command with Protosound 2

Scott Smith

That’s pretty good Scott! Can you make it go any faster?       I do have one suggestion; You may not want to add any tunnels!  

Looking good Dave! All black looks good! 

Chris,

Thanks buddy for the nice comment, she will have Brass and Gold Trimming with the original flat Orange window framing also.  Reworking this old 817 Caboose to a state where I could repaint her was more of a job than I actually thought it would be.  The little boy who played with her, really beat her up pretty good!  I have the matching Gondola Car that should be restored also.  Guess I will work on her next, might restore her in the same Black Rust-Oleum high gloss as the Caboose.

PCRR/Dave

Daniel, RSB, and Fred: ALL great items as usual! Greg: special shoutout for that super display layout! Also, glad you and your family are in good health!

FRENCHTRAINS posted:

Some of the most common french HORNBY trains from 1955-60 running on carpet central. Not expensive pieces but always fun to run.

Have a nice tinplate weekend,   Daniel

Love the autorails but I think I like the PLM version better than the SNCF in this case.

Ordered the Michael D Foster revised Hornby book (part 3  and 3A) this week. Next are his three books on British trains. Picked up these Hafner Overland Flyer cars last week and two of the Marx Deluxe Delivery trailers.

Yes Jim, you are right, the PLM looks better for me also; unfortunately it is more difficult to find, also more expensive. Still on the wish list for the future......

Very best   Daniel

OK, here is a who dunnit on one other item I picked up this week. Renault ski lift gondola with cogged "rudder" to climb an elevated channel track, I assume and overhead pulleys. Anyone seen this one before?

The clockwork resembles Technofix

Only reference I found on the WWW was this pair of later Renault rail car coaches which were part of a ski lift toy.

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Chris,

Thanks buddy for the nice comment, she will have Brass and Gold Trimming with the original flat Orange window framing also.  Reworking this old 817 Caboose to a state where I could repaint her was more of a job than I actually thought it would be.  The little boy who played with her, really beat her up pretty good!  I have a the matching Gondola Car that should be restored also.  Guess I will work on her next, might restore her in the same Black Rust-Oleum high gloss as the Caboose.

PCRR/Dave

You need to try Goof Off Paint Stripper from HD or Lowes. It comes with a spray bottle. Use an old toothbrush and spray over a large, disposable tinfoil baking pan. The old paint melts right off. Have two buckets.; one with soapy water and another with clean water. Wear gloves, wash and dry.  Still a little work, but much easier.

George

George S posted:

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Chris,

Thanks buddy for the nice comment, she will have Brass and Gold Trimming with the original flat Orange window framing also.  Reworking this old 817 Caboose to a state where I could repaint her was more of a job than I actually thought it would be.  The little boy who played with her, really beat her up pretty good!  I have a the matching Gondola Car that should be restored also.  Guess I will work on her next, might restore her in the same Black Rust-Oleum high gloss as the Caboose.

PCRR/Dave

You need to try Goof Off Paint Stripper from HD or Lowes. It comes with a spray bottle. Use an old toothbrush and spray over a large, disposable tinfoil baking pan. The old paint melts right off. Have two buckets.; one with soapy water and another with clean water. Wear gloves, wash and dry.  Still a little work, but much easier.

George

I’ll second that. It does work well especially with the old paint Lionel used back in the day. The can says 15min. But I let it sit for a half hour then brush it down with a small brass wire brush.  Make sure you wear heavy gloves 🧤 and always eye protection. 👓