@Don McErlean posted:Well Tinplater's we don't seem to be doing so well in keeping this post populated. So I will try by posting a little item that I just acquired. Its a Japanese lithographed tin plate floor toy (TN is the maker). It came with no tender but one passenger coach. I really just love the Japanese lithograph work of the late 50's and 60's it was really spectacular (then it all moved to Korea and China ). Anyway here is my little train (locomotive 6" and Pullman 5" in length). The coach is missing one wheel set but that should not be too hard to replace .
The power for this toy is one D battery that goes inside the boiler via the boiler front which should open like a door. At the moment it appears stuck and I have not decided whether I will try to force it or not, as I am unlikely to operate the toy anyway.
The boiler front view (should post on Front End Friday!) The lithographed details are quite elaborate.
The passenger coach - no interior details just a shell.
The coach from the rear view. I did note that there is no provision for a coupler on the rear end. Hence, I am assuming the toy is complete and never had any additional coaches.
Well here's hoping that some of you tinplate fans will post to our thread.
Best wishes
Don
This is a cable train was offered as just the 2-car set and designed to run around the floor following a rubber tube track. Acceptable tenders that were similar in size include the Northwestern tender from their C62 set or the 20th Ex Press tender. TN made several of these trains that run over "cable". They also produced a mine car set in conjunction with Biller that used the same battery motor in a diesel switcher-type loco. I use standard 3/16-ths ID rubber vacuum tubing which can be purchased at any auto parts store to replace the original green rubber tubing track, just superglue the ends together. Instructions included in the original box showed various layout options (bends in the tubing).
