Lets see your collection

The Collector-model trains website is a great way to track and to share your collection.

http://www.collector-modeltrai...howcase/Scott_Smith/

Scott Smith

Somebody is not reading the Stolen Train Posts on the OGR forum.

ya lost me Ron,

"stolen train posts"????????????

Locomotive bullpen at the Train Show!!

Popi -  I think what Ron (correct me if I am wrong Ron) is trying to say is that posting pictures of your collection may attract theives.

Not my statement or opinion, just my interpretation.

this is my collection..only 2 brass PRR steam engines..

Not shown: a whole bunch of 1;43 diecast, Superstreets vehicles, but I'm tired of taking pictures for now.

Lee,

I am impressed by your collection in that it appears to be current "modern" models.  Accept for the 1935ish Marks, it appears your prized collection is all of recent vintage - last 20 years.  Is that accurate? 

Have you ever had an open house?  I would go to NC.  Would enjoy meeting you in person and would enjoy seeing this assembly of running stock.  Not to mention the "Trashy Trailer Park"  and the "War Train" and the "Vacuum flat" and the .... 

Nothing better than a "Certifiable model train nut".

My best to you....

Everything I have except the Marx wind up has been bought within the last ten years.  Anything older than that I bought used.  I was into N for many many years but changes about nine or ten years ago. 

I have never had an open house but anyone from the forum is welcome to visit.  I just need enough warning to get things cleaned up first.

Sorry all didn't know about a stolen forum. Guess when your not a theif or had stuff stolen you don't think about showing off. Iwould love to know how has the worlds biggest mth collection.I love their stuff.

Tim, is that an M-16 A2?  Third one down on the left.  Or just an AR-15?

Rick

Interesting turn this thread took.  I have something to share that shouldn't get me robbed or shot.  Let me get organized and I will post soon.  Cya.

Never met anyone who was doing time for swiping someones trains, during my time in corrections; did see lots who were charged with stealing guns, though.

Rick

This is a TOY TRAIN forum.  Keep it on topic!

An addendum to my last post:

It seems to be some of MTH's newer 3 axle trucks(I believe these trucks first appeared on some of MTH's 2005 Premier models; mine was a CN SD70M(not the ACe-like SD70M-2) that I experienced/experience jerky slow speed operation. I don't recall that happening with any of my 2 axle truck models.

I don't know if MTH uses their older style 3 axle trucks, on Railking locomotives manufactured, nowadays? The older style trucks might not stutter as much, at slow speeds?

Rick

Correction:

I posted this on the wrong thread; please disregard.

For anyone who missed it, here's the most recent stolen trains thread:

https://ogrforum.com/t...38#17057203033770938

Lee, thats a nice collection. Where do you live?

Somebody is not reading the Stolen Train Posts on the OGR forum.

Go ahead make my wife's day.

Scott Smith

Central North Carolina.

Hello Lee Willis......

You shouldn't exposed your collection like that as i notced there are some new unknown members here in this forums and no face picture to see what the members look like so please be careful next time.

the woman who loves the S.F.5011,623

Tiffany

Hello Joseywales...

Very nice Pennsy S-1 and S-2 engines .  How long is the S-1 as it looks longer than the S-2 turbine. It really looks longer than the big boy. 

the woman who loves the S.F. 5011,623

Tiffany

You can't let paranoia about theft deprive you of much of the fun and camaraderie of this hobby.

After 30 plus articles about my layout in OGR, plus countless open houses, plus the LOTS layout tour with 3 busloads of visitors over the course of an afternoon, plus many young visitors eager for a "hands-on" experience - my layout and collection are still intact.

In fact, if I were to be cleaned out tonight, I wouldn't do it any differently in the future. The friends I've made and, hopefully, the inspiration I may have passed on to others would still have made it all worth while.

After all that's what insurance is for anyway. Share your hobby and your love of trains with others whenever you can.

Jim

The prototype S-1, including its tender was about 140 feet and two inches long.  I think it was the longest steam locomotive (counting tender) ever made - eight feet longer than a Big Boy.  A scale model would be right at 35 inches long, and with the wider tender-loco gap common to model locos, the MTH model is, I think 35 1/2 inches long.  The S-2 was a bit shorter.  Lionel advertises its model at 30 inches, but I think it may be a tad bigger.  Anyway, as I understand it, the S-2 was based on the S-1 design somewhat but could be shorter - it did not need to have the two sets of big, big cylinders, etc., so PRR could shorten it about 15-20 feet (a scale 4 to 5 inches). 

I could be wrong, but I think that scale models of it, at 35 1/2 inches, are the longest O-gauge locos you can buy, unless you count the big two-unit plus tender UP GTEL gas turbines and such monsters as one unit.  A Big Boy scale model is about two inches shorter although most if not all of that difference is in tender length: the loco itself, I think, is roughly the same size.

I've order the S-2 from the latest Lionel, and the S-1 from the latest MTH, catalogs and can't wait to get them both!

Hello All!

Seems as though some responses weren't about items stolen from residences but rather at sales such as shows, meets, flea markets, yard sales, etc. I imagine that type theft is more prevalent than trains stolen in the course of residential breakins.

I'd guess more folks lose trains to fires, floods, storms and similar occurences than theft. Don't let these occurences make you paranoid, react negatively or otherwise diminish your joy in sharing your hobby but but rather do something positive regarding the possibility of loosing such as making sure it is fully insured.

Kenn

I've never worried about theft of my trains.  For one thing they are on the third floor and a thief would have to pass by a lot of more valuable/easier to carry /easier to fence items hanging on the walls to get to the train room.  And for that matter we didn't have the art insured, either . . .

But just in the last three weeks, the advisors I pay to manage my investments, etc., talked me into getting the trains, the art, and a group of old books we have insured.  They pointed out that fire, storms, and other stuff does happen, too.  And I was shocked (more importantly, so was my wife) when we added up the replacement cost of the toy locos I have - forget trying to value the layout itself.  So we got insurance, through some company those bankers knew about that has higher rates than State Farm or Allstate would be art and similar insurance, but makes it easier on you by not requiring as much in the way of professional appraisals, etc., but there is still a surprising amount of paperwork, photos, etc. 

I've done it, but I'm not sure its worth it, and hopefully I won't have to find out, because I have my doubts how well it works when you file a claim.  I had a frank discussion with the insurance agent about this scenario that made me think the after-incident claims process could be messy, too: after a fire, how could one prove to the insurance company for sure that burned/melted puddle of pot metal on the charred floor had been the 1937 700E in very good condition with good boxes, rather than the Vision model or the 1990-ish version worth far less while the older 700E is in a closet as I'm trying to claim the extra money?  No one had a good answer for me.  Still, I have it all insured now, but hopefully I will never need to file a claim.

Some of my MTH collection.

Great pictures and MTH collection Steve.  Here's some of my Lionel collection.  We had some good times on AOL.

You can't let paranoia about theft deprive you of much of the fun and camaraderie of this hobby.

After 30 plus articles about my layout in OGR, plus countless open houses, plus the LOTS layout tour with 3 busloads of visitors over the course of an afternoon, plus many young visitors eager for a "hands-on" experience - my layout and collection are still intact.

In fact, if I were to be cleaned out tonight, I wouldn't do it any differently in the future. The friends I've made and, hopefully, the inspiration I may have passed on to others would still have made it all worth while.

After all that's what insurance is for anyway. Share your hobby and your love of trains with others whenever you can.

Jim

OUTSTANDING remark Jim.

And thanks to all of you sharing your beautiful photos there all very nice to look at.

Larry

Those are beautiful collections, Lee, Steve, and John!  Really awesome!  Thanks for sharing them with us!

thieves? thieves?????

I have a guy that likes to meet thieves........

his name is winchester!

Here's my contribution.  I thought I had collected all the Lionel TMCC Geeps, till I just discovered they made a NYC #6-11864 mate.  The hole in the first row is reserved for it when I can find one at a reasonable price.  Then maybe I'll work on the B units that were made.  I'm in no hurry.  It will be fun to hunt them down.  It is a fun collection to have