Celebrate Tinplate May 2012 - Colors

Gotta love the colors!

Good theme. Nobody does colors like tinplate.

Color is what tinplate is all about!

 Nobody Did colors like IVES in the occupation years. In fact the 1929 catalog states that they had a department of color specialists. One thing they did use a lot of was Black!!! These trains are unique and IMHO extremely appealing!

Here is a 1928 Black 3243R which would have come with a Black Diamond Express Sr., Interstate-Limited, or orange 187 188 189 cars! In the background you can also see a trio of black and red Cardinal Special 3242 locos and a Cardinal observation car.

A black and Cardinal Red 3255R from the 1929 Red Hawk Special or Commerce Freight sets.

A Black and orange 3236 circa 1929. This engine was also made in 1930 but had a gloss black cab. This one is flat.

One of the things I really like about tinplate are the many colors. Even when sort of following original railroad colors- like the NYC and Pennsy (on the cars, not the IVES locomotive!).

with tinplate, sometimes color is the encouragement needed to continue collecting...

cheers...gary

I've been adding color to my layout lately: