Kudos to Pat @ Pat's Trains

Pat has more than generous with me in the past. I wish I could spend more

I have used both Pat and Sidetrack for my new tin. Both have been great.

Steve

Thanks, Guys

I hope we can squeak a couple more Special Tinplate items out before the MTH-Lionel deal ends.

Thanks for the kind words.

Best Regards

Pat

Yes! Thanks Pat!!

Mr Al posted:

Yes! Thanks Pat!!

You are more than welcome.

Pat

its that "wheeling feeling" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Squeeze something out for the little guys (O Tinplate) please.

Greg Nagy posted:

Squeeze something out for the little guys (O Tinplate) please.

I will try !

Pat

How about a 236E Western Maryland set---Wouldn't that red and white look great in tinplate.

Scott Smith

scott.smith posted:

How about a 236E Western Maryland set---Wouldn't that red and white look great in tinplate.

Scott Smith

I would love to see this as a coal drag! Fireball on the tender and speed lettering on 2-3 red Hoppers.

Although it would be damm pricey, imagine a 256 lettered for Virginian and pulling a string of coal hoppers.

Greg Nagy posted:

scott.smith posted:

How about a 236E Western Maryland set---Wouldn't that red and white look great in tinplate.

Scott Smith

I would love to see this as a coal drag! Fireball on the tender and speed lettering on 2-3 red Hoppers.

Although it would be damm pricey, imagine a 256 lettered for Virginian and pulling a string of coal hoppers.

Greg,

I agree, I really wish MTH would go back and offer hoppers for their C&O tinplate.  I would love a Virginian anything in tinplate. Yes with hoppers or even with 3 passenger cars. I was thinking about the WM due to the fact it ran in the part of the country I refer to as the "Tinplate Belt". The area of the country with the highest concentration of tinplate collectors.
Scott Smith

scott.smith posted:

Greg Nagy posted:

scott.smith posted:

How about a 236E Western Maryland set---Wouldn't that red and white look great in tinplate.

Scott Smith

I would love to see this as a coal drag! Fireball on the tender and speed lettering on 2-3 red Hoppers.

Although it would be damm pricey, imagine a 256 lettered for Virginian and pulling a string of coal hoppers.

Greg,

I agree, I really wish MTH would go back and offer hoppers for their C&O tinplate.  I would love a Virginian anything in tinplate. Yes with hoppers or even with 3 passenger cars. I was thinking about the WM due to the fact it ran in the part of the country I refer to as the "Tinplate Belt". The area of the country with the highest concentration of tinplate collectors.
Scott Smith

I was really disappointed that mth cancelled the last run of 2816 hoppers as well.  Since getting into tinplate and since I work for a coal fired power plant I naturally like to have tinplate coal drags.  I think WM would sell well, pretty just a touch better than C&O.  

I have talked to Pat in the past about the transition cars that were cataloged but never made as well.  These had tinplate box couplers on one end and lobster claws on the other.  I think they would a good way to let more folks play with tinplate without taking the engine plunge right away, plus allow an easy way to mix freight cars types for fun consists.  At the time of the conversation he was disappointed they never materialized as well.

PATSTRAINS posted:

Thanks, Guys

I hope we can squeak a couple more Special Tinplate items out before the MTH-Lionel deal ends.

Thanks for the kind words.

Best Regards

Pat

 

Pat,

Is this a hint??😉

Trainlover160 posted:

PATSTRAINS posted:

Thanks, Guys

I hope we can squeak a couple more Special Tinplate items out before the MTH-Lionel deal ends.

Thanks for the kind words.

Best Regards

Pat

 

Pat,

Is this a hint??😉

I saw that too.  While I am not a big tinplate guy, I hope this can be extended as MTH has done some very nice stuff under the Lionel Corporation Moniker.