Do we have any Clockwork(wind up) tinplate fans here? Lets see your CW trains

This little Hornby tank dates to 1928 or so, and is the only CW I own. I bought it so that I could run something during power outages.  It is in "as found" condition, but has a powerful mechanism that allows a good run in comparison to other CWs I have seen. It also has the distinction of being one of the two locomotives that I have sent to the floor of the "concrete canyon", and it survived with a bent cab, which I then unbent. I picked it up in the 90's when one of my TCA sponsors  was closing his train store. I am very fond of it.

Nice little Hornby  John!   Whats behind him in the upper picture, I see another UK engine.    AD

artfull dodger posted:

Nice little Hornby  John!   Whats behind him in the upper picture, I see another UK engine.    AD

Thanks! That's one of these two Leeds locomotives, but I don't remember which one.

My line up of wind up trains.

1.  An early 1950s Hafner Freight special.

2.  A pre-war cast iron American Flyer set.  

3.  A Marx 10005 Passenger set.

4.  A Marx CV sparkler.

5.  A Marx mechanical train set with battery  headlight.

A small Bing set found at York last fall:

A small selection of my clockwork or wind-up trains running in the garden:

http://sncf231e.nl/clockwork-or-wind-up-trains/

Regards

Fred

Moon and Kayo don't need the middle rail in this photo!

In this photo the gondola is carrying a very important load -  the key.  

Bill

WindupGuy posted:

artfull dodger posted:

I dont know of anybody in the states that can replace a main spring in a CW train.  Not sure our local clock shop would attempt it or not.       AD

I've replaced a lot of main springs in various makes of windup trains, so if you have one break, don't worry, you can probably fix it yourself. 

I'll do one little plug for my book, "Windup Train Repair"... it's available on Amazon if anyone is interested. 

Gotta keep those windup running!

I am going to double plug James's book

Most worth getting , and YES you can repair/replace a spring yourself without too much drama

I have not exactly replaced springs in windup sets, but I have taken apart a number of Edmonds-Metzel (Early American Flyer) engines and worked on them.  I got a junker for $20 and took it apart to see how difficult it was to take apart.  Then after acquiring other Edmonds-Metzel engines with issues, I started swapping good parts from my junker.  So far, I have swapped out a broken brake lever in one engine, a bad gear in another, and a bad axle/set of geared drive wheels in another.  So that $20 junker has paid off over the years.  

NWL

Some Bing clockwork for the English market; my 'George the Fifth' loco pulling two Bing coaches / diners, "Rosemary" and "Plato". This is not the correct tender for this loco, but it's a great running engine. 

WindupGuy posted:

Just for fun, a quick video of my windup triplex hauling a train of two dozen cars around my clockwork layout:

Wow- that's quite the train! Like your layout- particularly the "ballast" section under the clockwork track, looks great! Is that just wood that you cut to the shape of the track?

John, that is 1/2" MDF cut to shape with a jigsaw and painted with a gray stone textured spray paint. I like the way it turned out, but it takes a bit of work to do.

Not a train, but a 90 year old Marx clockwork 

Steve

OK enough people have posted and I dont feel like I am hogging the thread now

A Mettoy Schools Loco ( Eton) (UK)

With carriages and a very early Wells (UK ) crane truck

You have probably seen the Lionel reproductions ( of a sort) but here is an Original Arnold A570 Shunting train from the 30's

Same model (but not mine) lifted from youtube .. mine does work well tho

Kids were easily amused in the 30's lol

K.B.N. ( Karl Bub Germany) Set late 20's/30's

Some Brimtoy/Wells/(UK) I got from the Michael D Foster Sale in the UK after he published his latest book .

The USA does have a few in my hands

Ives No5 & 17

Marklin R950

"A Study in Red "  ( Brimtoy Chad Valley & KBN )

1st production of Wittrock ( Denmark ) Hand painted

And then they could afford Lithography and fancy cut out side rods

A American Flyer Empire Express set with the hard to find electric type loco. 

Steve

Guess you have not been following the weekend forums on this thread!  ☺

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

A American Flyer Empire Express set with the hard to find electric type loco. 

Steve

Steve,

Now you need to find the cars that match the engine.

NWL

Here a few of my clockwork locos.

American Flyer

American Flyer

Beckh

Bing

Bing

Bing

Bing

Bing

Bing

Bing

Bing

Bing

Brimtoy

Brimtoy

Brimtoy

Brimtoy

Brimtoy

Bub

Bub

Bub

Bub 28mm gauge

Distler

Fischer

Fischer

Fischer

Hafner

Issmayer

Issmayer

JEP

Kraus Fandor

Marklin

Schuhmann

Schuhmann

Greetings

Arne

Arne, thanks to your photo of the Bing 0-35 loco I now know what my missing smokestack looks like.

My Bing has the 1012 tender and is missing the little lamp in front of the smokestack.

George

BingBritish ( Stephan Bing in England 1934 as opposed to Bing, British lol )

Wells

Chad Valley

Hornby

JEP

Tipp & Co floor train

Unknown possibly Carette/Distler

Bing

Distler

Robilt

Karl Bub

Ottmar Beckh

Lionel

Bing

 Technofix  240 Rangierende Lok  (1938)

Biller Bahn ( modified to run both narrow and O Gauge)

Karl Bub

Wow!, Nice collection of clockwork trains.  Im envious of several of those models, especially the green "Yorkshire" 4-4-0

thanks ! more to come lol

As you can see I dont mind rough n ready just as much as shelf queen

As always I apologise for the quality of some photos as I havent actually sat down with most of the collection for a proper photo shoot , most are taken by people to show me whats coming lol !

Triang factory overpaint ( was a blue export but then made to BR)

Maurlyn (australia)

Even got a Marx

Hornby Saddletanks ( HO )

Masudaya ( Modern toys)

Mettoy

Multiple Jouef ( with a technofix in the foreground)

Wells

A Gaggle of late model Hornby HO Clockwork

Loren Bolz ( LBZ)

Johann Hoefler

Real French Hornby BB-8051

Hachette Hornby reissue

Bing

C.B.N ( a few theories but no definitive maker lol)

American Flyer

J de P ( Jep)

Louis Roussy

Unique Art

Hafner

Hafner

HWN (Wimmer)

From this boxed set which even includes a tiny tin steamroller on a flat car

Jep

Jouef 1950s (HO)

Rico Renfe set 1930's ( HO )

Hafner

Hornby tricolour set

Joyline

Marklin

Well, now that I am laid off from work indefinatly(FCA) its time to play with some trains. The Duke of York came yesterday, but I cannot find my #10 clock winding key to save my life now.  I know I have one some where!   My other live steamer and coaches should be here today, so time to run some steam since I cannot find my winding key.   Pics of the Duke shortly, our power is out so it a bit dark in the train room.    AD

Fatman, C.B.N. is Karl Bub.  According to Bowes  (Issmayer & Bub Trains - The Secret History) it was possible that immediately after WWI Bub changed the trademark to CBN because of anti-German sentiment.  His book also has a picture of a boxed set with the locomotive sporting "CBN" under the cab windows while the box cover clearly shows the windmill KBN logo.

These clockwork tin train collections are amazing to say the least !  I just started with 3 Hafner sets, looking for a fourth, and in reality, there are so many directions to go and manufacturers to collect.   Awesome collections from serious hobbyists !!!!!

I enjoy running clockwork trains almost as much as collecting them!  So, here are a trio of older videos of mine showing some windup trains in action...

First up is a train that actually doesn't belong to me - it was a cooperative project between myself and Steve Eastman, who is very active on this forum.  It's a wonderful Ives No. 19 that basically needed a new mechanism built inside the original motor plates:

Next up, a little American Flyer clockwork running in passenger service around my old windup layout:

Finally, a Joy Line passenger train making the rounds:

Ok, here is my Bassett-Lowke Duke of York.  These were a prize give away if your dad/uncle/grandpa chain smoked enough BDV cigarettes to get the coupons needed to get one.  Guess there were lots of smokers or familys that smoked  as there are lots of these out there,  I have heard 100,000 of these were made at a loss at the BL factory in the UK.   There was also a Bing 0-4-0 that was part of the BDV coupon give away, anybody have one of these?  Would love to see what it looks like, hope to add that one to my collection eventually.  AD

artfull dodger posted:

Well, now that I am laid off from work indefinatly(FCA) its time to play with some trains. The Duke of York came yesterday, but I cannot find my #10 clock winding key to save my life now.  I know I have one some where!   My other live steamer and coaches should be here today, so time to run some steam since I cannot find my winding key.   Pics of the Duke shortly, our power is out so it a bit dark in the train room.    AD

Protip#1 ( lol )

One of the best tools for us clockwork guys is a clockmakers Spider

Has every loco covered pretty much ( up to #10 usually ) Available online pretty easily

Fatman posted:

artfull dodger posted:

Well, now that I am laid off from work indefinatly(FCA) its time to play with some trains. The Duke of York came yesterday, but I cannot find my #10 clock winding key to save my life now.  I know I have one some where!   My other live steamer and coaches should be here today, so time to run some steam since I cannot find my winding key.   Pics of the Duke shortly, our power is out so it a bit dark in the train room.    AD

Protip#1 ( lol )

One of the best tools for us clockwork guys is a clockmakers Spider

Has every loco covered pretty much ( up to #10 usually ) Available online pretty easily

I have one of each hanging on the wall.

Steve

I got a Key on the way.  I must have let my #10 go with the last engine I had a few years ago that used it.  I am not planning on having a lot of CW models.  I wanted atleast 1 in the collection though.  Next will be a electric driven BL Royal Scot, but I want the 20v AC drive model.  With being on layoff at work, that is all on hold right now.   Just gonna enjoy what I have now for awhile.    AD

I did manage to cobble together this psuedo-set of 7" tin with the Nickel Plate tender amd caboose. It's probably got the wrong locomotive but whatever. Close enough for me! 

Steamwolf - the wrong locomotive???!!!...Oh the horror!!!  

Robert S. Butler posted:

Steamwolf - the wrong locomotive???!!!...Oh the horror!!!  

My philosophy on steam locomotives... As long as the tender is correct, the loco probably is too. That's how I sleep at night. 

I have that set with an electric engine. Your engine looks great with it!

George

The Austin Tinplate Trackers used to setup every year at the SAMRA Model train show in San Antonio, Texas. For many years one of their elder members would run his clockwork train pictured above. On one wind it could go all around our layout. It belonged to his dad and I think he said the engine and 3 orange cars were from 1906 and the yellow car was from 1903. It was always nice to see it run next to the big modern equipment.  

Texas Eagle 77  - that sounds about right - here's my set from 1906

Well I don't have too much in clockwork but here are a couple of "fun" sets...not too rare but fun anyway.

Here is a set called the Red Flyer...its Marx from the late 40's. 

Here is a late Marx set, from the 70's.  I love the motto on the box (top left)..."We make it...It can take it!"

All plastic, including the track, but O gauge nonetheless.

Best Regards, Don McErlean

This is the only train displayed in the house.

Steve

Are those ceramic buildings or tinplate cookie tins behind the train Steve?