Celebrate Tinplate March 2012 - THREE

Lionel 617 Diner. Based on a article in CTT years ago, I assume this was made by Madison Hardware. I do need to make a small replacement hedge section.

A chromed Marx Commador Vanderbilt I picked up at a TTOS meet. I did the tender using adhesive foil.

A Galloping Goose of sorts, made from a Paya knock off truck, a Marx caboose shell and powered by a K-Line speeder chassis & motor.

Steve

  I have to ask is that one of them 257 locos here is mine I got it on ebay UK from a fellowup here in the North East of England,if that is like mine can you post a few photos or better still email them to me

Great pics Steve and Stewart, but you both need to add one more (we are celebrating three, not two).  I'm just kidding. I'm quite glad for anyone to share their pics on this thread.

Stewart763-Actually that's a 258, but the only difference between the 257 and 258 was the addition of a reverse mechanism on the 258.  I'll send pics soon.

Here are three of what I feel are the coolest standard gauge engines.

The 400E Blue Comet

The Lionel Commodore Vanderbilt

The Lionel Hiawatha

Added two more items to my post to get to 3

Steve

Here's three from the basement, the first two featuring the new LC 254E from the 299 set, dragging Lionel original freights.

One of these days I'm going to have to get all of those accesories wired...

PD

Here are three photos from the 2011 TCA Convention. What fun!

Tinplate inside a '54 VW "barn door" bus

EXTREME TINPLATE at Golden Gate Live Steamers

Cast iron Dent Fence gate w/gold-painted finials. Made in Fullerton, PA (north of Allentown). Beautiful shape!

Prewar Märklin 40 cm CIWL sleeping car 

Prewar Märklin 40 cm baggage car 

Prewar Märklin 40 cm "Mitropa" sleeping car

"The 40cm (1ft 3-3/4") coaches were Märklin's finest gauge 0 passenger rolling stock and were meant to be used behing the new super-locomotives; lights and interiors were optional extras." - Pierce Carlson, "Toy Trains - A History" p. 140.

Jim, I've said it before and I'll say it again, you have the best toys, I want to be you when I grow up.

Are these 40 cm cars One Gauge?

John.

Thanks, John. My cars pictured above are 0 gauge. However, they were also made in No. 1 gauge. The 1 gauge versions are much tougher to find and much more expensive than the 0 gauge cars.

How about 1 photo with 3 passenger cars?

Lionel wind-up propeller train

191 Villa. A classic.

New Searchlight car.

3 most recent projects plus 1.  Soon to be restored Hellgate, Restored Ives station,Standard gauge scrap yard & Race car set.

It's tin (mostly)...

Here are three of my cranes, I like cranes.  The first is a Lionel 219, the second is a Dorfan crane and the last is a Marklin One Gauge crane.

New to me Ives 3242 NYC & HR.

Purchased at Cal Steward in Santa Clara Show.

Custom 600E Standard Gauge Hudson at Cal Steward Show asking $2500 firm.

Not mine .

I know it is March already but here are a few pics of my new Lionel Corporation 249 set, I had out at Christmas

Great photos!  My life is full of 3's:  I was born in 63, my birthday is 3-6, and today's date is divisible by 3....

Here are a few more three's:

153 at the station:

Three originals:

And a tough little 3 squared:

One more for good measure:

Here are three locos that I built.First is a welded steel body Steeple cab on a #10 frame

Steel floor toy converted to a standard gauge rail truck

welded steel body work car with McCoy trolley motors on Lioel 10 series trucks With custom made PTC (Philadelphia Transit Company) decals

Pat Rolland

Excellent work! Wish someone made these commercially. I love "Critters"

Three Marklin gauge One pieces from around 1925.

Very best,  Daniel

France

Wow!  Great photographs!

I just got a Lionel 257 about two weeks ago, so it is nice to see more of them.

Great search light car Cando. Is that new? I have been looking for one.

Thank you!  I got it as the membership car from the MTHRRC.  Had it a little while...it arrived around Christmas.

Hi Keith!

you have a very nice 262E in black with nickel trim. I also like the other tinplate freight cars you bought. They are sharp. Tin is the way to go! Hope you enjoy & have fun with your tinplate. Take Care.

Steve,

Here's another one. An LCT reproduction of an old Lionel model.

Steve,

If you haven't already, try Sidetrack Hobbies. They have a lot of older tinplate in stock from the 2010 catalog and even earlier.

I will give them a try John. Thanks for the info.

Wanted to add some more Standard Gauge to the mix. A round-nose interurban made by my buddy Carl Neidlinger. A Jerry Brown M-10005 City of Denver and my vintage homemade streamliner.

Arno,

Love the round nose interurban. Made from a #19 combo car?

-Pat Rolland

redo of the layout and added another loop, hres the latest, Ken

#350 loco, #513 tender & one for 1933
cheers...gary

Great tinplate photos.  I really like the AF trolley, I haven't seen that one before.

Here is my very simple Marx Commodore Vanderbilt windup pulling 6" four wheel tinplate cars.

Streamlined Marx Steamer and tender with three freight cars manufactured circa 1949 on the carpet. Also included, a few Marx accessories from the 1950s. 

Just to keep this thread going.  All three 1134s, an Ives, another Ives and a Dorfan.