If there are older threads that could be fun ad useful to someone new to Std. Gauge, please let me know!
I've been thus far hunting along on the pages here, a few at a time.
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It depends on what you're looking for. I started a thread on restoring a Lionel #42, there are a few out there on Blue Comet's, it really depends on what you're after. Another good place to read is the Tinplate Times
Jim who is a member here is the editor/publisher, I've learned a lot about Std. gauge from Jim's website.
Thanks,
Sam
I am going to have a guy in san diego that sells aot of std,, check your posts out, he does go on ogr,
riki posted:I am going to have a guy in san diego that sells aot of std,, check your posts out, he does go on ogr,
Hi Riki,
Will this person be selling anything?
Thanks,
Sam
Ms Carey, You are starting to realize what most if not all of us has run into. It's called a lack of information. One reason could be the cost involved. Toy trains especially those made of tin have never been and will never be something enjoyed by those known as the lower class.
Hm, If I like tin toys, especially SG does that make me a toy train snob or a toy train connoisseur with a very cultured palate? Or am I, now having jumped in with both feet into the lovely deep waters, swimming happily- as part of the toy train ELITE esthetic, shmoosing (cocktail in hand) and rubbing shoulders and crawling on the floor (working on the track and trains, of course
) with those in the ranks of "the BEST", ie. the toy train upper crust playing with, as I put it to others, 'The Glory that is Standard Gauge".
I AM a Railroad Baroness, of my toy train kingdom don't you know, at least in my own mind...! That's why I never got a blue striped train Engineer's cap or especially NOT the pink stripe one, or a Conductor's cap- the type always sold at a train shop or show. As a kid or an adult. And I don't got no denim engineer's overalls, neither. harumph! Actually, I knew nothing about toy trains or model trains until I was over 35.
I'm more like a slightly younger version of the Dowager Countess played by Maggie Smith, and a slightly younger version of Helen Mirren. And some incendiary Betty Hutton in the 1940s thrown in for good measure.
Its also that there are so many thread pages here to navigate through, I'm needing to wade through at least 140! Just wanted to be a bit more time efficient with my time on here, rather than asking questions that have already been addressed. Ya'll know so much more about SG than little ol' me! No need to recreate the wheel... I'm sure the info is here, I just need to dig it out!
sam, he sells STD,,lionel, am flyer, Ives, , cars ,,sets, assy.. old , and some mth,
riki posted:sam, he sells STD,,lionel, am flyer, Ives, , cars ,,sets, assy.. old , and some mth,
Nice, I'm looking for a very specific piece, can I send you a message offline?
Tinplate Times is great! I love it but it is written for the person who already knows Standard Gauge.
What you need is a primer about Standard Gauge. May I suggest the old Railroad Model Craftsman reprint book about toy trains (the exact title fails me now). It was a reprint of the articles Hal Carstens wrote for RMC. The articles were pretty "folksy" but a good read. Also get some old catalogs (reprints) or get the CD's of the catalogs and review them to get an idea of what was made and the sizes of the different locomotives/cars. The set listings will give you a real good idea of what size fits with what. I had to explain to another newbie the difference between a 200 series car and a 500 series car. I noted in the new Lionel (MTH) catalog he was looking at that it didn't give the dimensions of the cars.
Hope this helps.
Don
thank you CarolinaS! Will look some of these up.
