MORE TINPLATE STATIONS

Looks great, Lew. If you're out of room, you could always do what our friend Marty did: make an elevated platform for it over the tracks.

But I do have an elevated platform a la Fitzhenry, but it is the home for my Lionel

115 station and Lionel Joe's Train Shop.  Here is a Hornby tinplate express with two

Carette clerestory coaches.

Hi Lew...I`m looking for a 115 Station do you have one to sell?

@BlueComet400 posted:

Looks great, Lew. If you're out of room, you could always do what our friend Marty did: make an elevated platform for it over the tracks.

On The VintageHubby's new Wide Gauge/Standard Gauge Basement Layout that is currently in-progress, we decided to add a upper platform over the front center area. I call it the 'double decker'. Three AF litho stations will be on the upper platform, an Ives 116 station will be at the front of the lower platform. Sorting out some lighting for that area...

If you add lighting under the platform, it produces a really neat effect. I can't take credit for this--I got the idea from Marty Fitzhenry. On my platform, there will be additional lamp posts around the terrace, so there is much work to be done.

@BlueComet400 posted:

If you add lighting under the platform, it produces a really neat effect. I can't take credit for this--I got the idea from Marty Fitzhenry. On my platform, there will be additional lamp posts around the terrace, so there is much work to be done.

So- BC400, what you got under there??. Love the small billboards at the back too, very Tom Snyder layout-ish.

There will be two more original AF litho stations on the upper platform. And lights, and peeps, etc. Awaiting an original Lionel 1835E locomotive and 1835E tender to pull the blue & silver passenger cars.

@Carey TeaRose posted:

So- BC400, what you got under there??. Love the small billboards at the back too, very Tom Snyder layout-ish.

There will be two more original AF litho stations on the upper platform. And lights, and peeps, etc. Awaiting an original Lionel 1835E locomotive and 1835E tender to pull the blue & silver passenger cars.

Carey,

Those are LED strips that were on the underside of one of Marty Fitzhenry's elevated platforms. I was part of the crew that dismantled Marty's layout a little over a year ago. As the platforms were headed for the dumpster, I removed the LEDs, and they have now been repurposed.  So, in a small way, part of Marty's creativity will continue on my layout. I'd love to find more of these, but so far, no luck. I found the billboards last year on ebay.

@BlueComet400 posted:

Carey,

Those are LED strips that were on the underside of one of Marty Fitzhenry's elevated platforms. I was part of the crew that dismantled Marty's layout a little over a year ago. As the platforms were headed for the dumpster, I removed the LEDs, and they have now been repurposed.  So, in a small way, part of Marty's creativity will continue on my layout. I'd love to find more of these, but so far, no luck. I found the billboards last year on ebay.

thanks!

More Tinplate Stations? Yes, please! Getting two new-to-me original AF stations, and an original Ives 116 station (just arrived today!) for The VintageHubby's Basement Layout. Way excited.

Nice stations, Carey.

snagged another. Not here yet. Original American Flyer Wide Gauge 192 Central Station.

@BlueComet400 posted:

Looks great, Lew. If you're out of room, you could always do what our friend Marty did: make an elevated platform for it over the tracks.

BC400, Here it is currently. Got a number of sockets and white globe bulbs and wired them along in a string. Then attached them underneath the upper platform...

@BlueComet400 posted:

Nice stations, Carey.

BC400, Here are three in situ on the Basement Layout:

Here is one I just finished last week for my layout.  Was a $100 purchase at the Westminster, MD train show last year.

Nice! I missed that at the show, lol.

PD

@Jon G posted:

Here is one I just finished last week for my layout.  Was a $100 purchase at the Westminster, MD train show last year.

nice job!