Couple of weeks ago I picked up my first pre-war tinplate at a local train show. No big collection just a nice Lionel 1682 caboose, 1680 tank car, a 651 flat and another really roached out 1682, all for $40.
I needed something to pull them, but didn't see anything worth buying. For now I'm making due with a modified Marx loco! 
The trucks and coupler of the beater caboose were used to modify an old Marx tin tender. The loco is a modified Marx 898 pretending to be a Lionel 259. LOL
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Don't worry handyandy, you'll be able to find some real Marx cars & sell off those pretenders..
Nice cars tho....
Happy Rails!
Dave
handyandy,
Nice to see another guy getting into Tin Plate, it becomes addictive, have fun with your nice little train.
PCRR/Dave
Welcome to the dark side. Pretty soon nothing else will interest you except tinplate. Just think, "And I thought postwar trains were pretend?"
Andy
Those type cars came frequently with the 1688, 1689 type streamliners also, but I'm with you. A 259 would look best.
Steve
Andy,
just joshing about the cars..
I'm in the opposite boat with Lionel tinplate. I purchased a 259E, tender & caboose recently and am now looking for some cars to fill out the train.
Dave
Seems like a good set, even with the Marx 
I got into it last year with 1 train and now I can cover my floor with tinplate. They're pretty fun to play with, especially once you get all the little bells & whistles (literally).
Pappy,
Yep Tin Plate is definitely the dark side to the realistic guys, some day when they become our age, they will figure out that this is a lot of fun, my layouts are not realistic, they are meant to be a childs wonderland and IMO Tin Plate makes that happen in some incredible ways. Dave at Bill & Walts is reworking an old Black 259E engine & tender right now for me to add to my Tin Plate layout, should be done this week.
PCRR/Dave
The original Lionel 263E on the left, the MTH Repro P2 263E on the right with some original Lionel rolling stock.
Tin Plate an addiction worth having! Welcome to the addiction Andy.
nice find. That 651 looks just like mine, except I'm only missing two stakes.
Thanks guys,
I've been bitten by the tin bug for about a year or so from Marx tin, mostly the 3/16" scale stuff, and few pieces of 6" and 7" 4-wheel stuff. Also a few post-war Lionel tin cabooses and a crane. Been wanting to get some pre-war trains for awhile now. Hope to get some Flyer O-gauge too at some point.
The Tin Man always was my favorite character from the Wizard of Oz!
watch out for that Marx stuff, it's habit forming...
Dave,
Real nice Train wall, serious stuff!
PCRR/Dave
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