I made a new tinplate video of my 4' x 8' layout. ...And yes, there is some Duke Ellington. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q56yEuYZjM
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Awesome video and a terrific layout. Shows how much can be done in a small space.
Thanks Chris. I have fun with it.
-Matt
MBA posted:I made a new tinplate video of my 4' x 8' layout. ...And yes, there is some Duke Ellington. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q56yEuYZjM
I am in LOVE with this terrific layout!!!! just wonderful
I'm sharing this on my Fb page so more people can discover it.
The trains seen here are all O-scale tinplate, yes??
Is the mickey and minnie handcar an original, or the kitbashed out of the Hallmark ornament?
Nice layout!
The black & white backdrop doesn't seem to fit in well with the colorful tinplate buildings though.
Matt,
Great job! You have captured the essence of tin plate. And you know how to run them.....fast! Thanks for posting.
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
I especially want to find that Ives Railway Lines water tower- anyone know where I can find this??
Greg,Thanks for the kind words. I would slow these trains down if I could. The American Flyer just wants to go extremely fast, even with little power. I tried to add weights to slow it down but it doesn't seem to help. Any ideas for how to get this train to go slower?
-Matt
Nicely done video, Matt. Lovely layout too. To echo Chris, it's amazing what you have accomplished in a 4' x 8' space. Your "stone" walls and elevated piers caught my eye. Their colors and dimensions remind me of Richter (Anker) building stones.
Excellent
MBA: That was terrific. Loved it! thanks; waynew
Awesome! 
Loved it! Absolutely wonderful! Loved the flying aircraft as well. Well done!
well done - nice combination of old, new, erector, etc. Thanks for sharing.
MAGNIFICENT!!!! Probably one of the best tinplate videos I have ever seen. I compliment you on your layout, trains and choice of music. Absolutely superb.
Outstanding. Their is alot of action going on . I was watching it very closely to try and catch it all! John
Matt. Who makes the tinplate old time race cars? Thanks.
the big music hit at 1:18, right when the Hiawatha comes through is tooo PERFECTLY TIMED!
Mill City posted:Nicely done video, Matt. Lovely layout too. To echo Chris, it's amazing what you have accomplished in a 4' x 8' space. Your "stone" walls and elevated piers caught my eye. Their colors and dimensions remind me of Richter (Anker) building stones.
are they?
Great looking layout and video! The music was perfect.
Wow! This is a great fun video. Quite a busy metropolis you have.
Chris Lonero posted:Matt. Who makes the tinplate old time race cars? Thanks.
Chris,
I found the race cars at: https://www.tintoyarcade.com/r...r-number-2-paya.html
They are remakes of the Paya tin toys.
-Matt
Carey TeaRose posted:MBA posted:I made a new tinplate video of my 4' x 8' layout. ...And yes, there is some Duke Ellington. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q56yEuYZjM
I am in LOVE with this terrific layout!!!! just wonderful
The trains seen here are all O-scale tinplate, yes??
Is the mickey and minnie handcar an original, or the kitbashed out of the Hallmark ornament?
Carey, Everything is O-Scale. The Mickey handcar is "kitbashed".
-Matt
MBA posted:Chris Lonero posted:Matt. Who makes the tinplate old time race cars? Thanks.
Chris,
I found the race cars at: https://www.tintoyarcade.com/r...r-number-2-paya.html
They are remakes of the Paya tin toys.
-Matt
and don't forget the Bugatti: https://www.tintoyarcade.com/b...arch=Paya&page=2
MBA posted:Chris Lonero posted:Matt. Who makes the tinplate old time race cars? Thanks.
Chris,
I found the race cars at: https://www.tintoyarcade.com/r...r-number-2-paya.html
They are remakes of the Paya tin toys.
-Matt
Thanks Matt.
love the colors, the sounds, great video!
Carey TeaRose posted:I especially want to find that Ives Railway Lines water tower- anyone know where I can find this??
they pop up on the bay, I got mine there.
Toe tappingly wonderful soundtrack and all the right camera moves to show off your amazing layout and trains. Thanks for posting. This video could be my new "happy place".
Tomlinson Run Railroad
Steamer posted:Carey TeaRose posted:I especially want to find that Ives Railway Lines water tower- anyone know where I can find this??
they pop up on the bay, I got mine there.
been a-lookin' for a while, ain't seen one yet...
I found mine in a junk listing with some other stuff. Not pristine, and it was missing the water spout. off and on I've looked for a Bing tower to match.
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I'm a scale guy with just a passing interest in tinplate and I think this is one of the best home made train videos I have ever seen. From the trains, to the soundtrack, to the lighting, to the steady camera work, it is extremely professionally done. I love the backdrop too. I think a nice backdrop like what you have adds so much to the layout. Great video. I really enjoyed it!
Nice looking layout.... and yes the flyer wants to run! But that Hiawatha painted Lionel CV is running faster IMO just like it should!
The best way to slow the flyer is to weight the cars and add more of them.... lights inside help too.
be sure to check out his earlier video! I think I like the backdrop (or lack of) better...doesn't distract from the tinplate!
Carey TeaRose posted:Mill City posted:Your "stone" walls and elevated piers caught my eye. Their colors and dimensions remind me of Richter (Anker) building stones.are they?
No. But I was curious if they may have been the inspiration.
Mill City posted:Carey TeaRose posted:Mill City posted:Your "stone" walls and elevated piers caught my eye. Their colors and dimensions remind me of Richter (Anker) building stones.are they?
No. But I was curious if they may have been the inspiration.
Hi Jon,
I haven't seen the Richter building stones before. My inspiration was the scrap wood that I had in my garage and the want to build a cheap elevated platform. I got excited after I made the platform so I decided to build a wall, arches and a tunnel. I primarily used strips of 2" x 8' pine that I found at Home Depot for about $1.50 and some pieces of scrap wood that I already had. I used a miter saw to cut everything and a chisel to add the brick pattern to the wall. Everything is held together with wood glue. I painted everything in high gloss colors that I thought looked true to the tinplate era. I was able to build and paint all of the supports, the platform, the tunnel, and wall for under $30. It was a fun winter project that took about 2 weeks to complete.
-Matt
MBA posted:Hi Jon,
I haven't seen the Richter building stones before. My inspiration was the scrap wood that I had in my garage and the want to build a cheap elevated platform. I got excited after I made the platform so I decided to build a wall, arches and a tunnel. I primarily used strips of 2" x 8' pine that I found at Home Depot for about $1.50 and some pieces of scrap wood that I already had. I used a miter saw to cut everything and a chisel to add the brick pattern to the wall. Everything is held together with wood glue. I painted everything in high gloss colors that I thought looked true to the tinplate era. I was able to build and paint all of the supports, the platform, the tunnel, and wall for under $30. It was a fun winter project that took about 2 weeks to complete.
-Matt
Thanks for your reply, Matt. For not having seen Anker stones before, you mimicked them pretty well. This is basic stone #19, it's 25mm x 25mm x 12.5mm. Note the beveled edges...
The effect you achieved is great, and for not a lot of money. To build what you have with Anker would be a small fortune. I'm going to keep your layout in mind, it's really fun.
Mill City posted:MBA posted:Hi Jon,
I haven't seen the Richter building stones before. My inspiration was the scrap wood that I had in my garage and the want to build a cheap elevated platform. I got excited after I made the platform so I decided to build a wall, arches and a tunnel. I primarily used strips of 2" x 8' pine that I found at Home Depot for about $1.50 and some pieces of scrap wood that I already had. I used a miter saw to cut everything and a chisel to add the brick pattern to the wall. Everything is held together with wood glue. I painted everything in high gloss colors that I thought looked true to the tinplate era. I was able to build and paint all of the supports, the platform, the tunnel, and wall for under $30. It was a fun winter project that took about 2 weeks to complete.
-Matt
Thanks for your reply, Matt. For not having seen Anker stones before, you mimicked them pretty well. This is basic stone #19, it's 25mm x 25mm x 12.5mm. Note the beveled edges...
The effect you achieved is great, and for not a lot of money. To build what you have with Anker would be a small fortune. I'm going to keep your layout in mind, it's really fun.
I just looked at these blocks on Amazon. Yikes!!! They look awesome but they are in the $200-$300 range for a small block set. Go to Home Depot and get some cheap 8' furring strips. You can cut them down and sand them to look like these bricks for just a couple of bucks. Shoot, with the money you save from not buying the stones, you can go out and buy another train!
-Matt
Steamer posted:be sure to check out his earlier video! I think I like the backdrop (or lack of) better...doesn't distract from the tinplate!
I must disagree, the marks and pipes etc on and around bare walls only distract me, I think the blue sky and blk/wht surreal looking buildings scales only add to the toy look!
Carey my post was purely a nudge in the ribs to MBA.
MBA posted:Mill City posted:MBA posted:Hi Jon,
I haven't seen the Richter building stones before. My inspiration was the scrap wood that I had in my garage and the want to build a cheap elevated platform. I got excited after I made the platform so I decided to build a wall, arches and a tunnel. I primarily used strips of 2" x 8' pine that I found at Home Depot for about $1.50 and some pieces of scrap wood that I already had. I used a miter saw to cut everything and a chisel to add the brick pattern to the wall. Everything is held together with wood glue. I painted everything in high gloss colors that I thought looked true to the tinplate era. I was able to build and paint all of the supports, the platform, the tunnel, and wall for under $30. It was a fun winter project that took about 2 weeks to complete.
-Matt
Thanks for your reply, Matt. For not having seen Anker stones before, you mimicked them pretty well. This is basic stone #19, it's 25mm x 25mm x 12.5mm. Note the beveled edges...
The effect you achieved is great, and for not a lot of money. To build what you have with Anker would be a small fortune. I'm going to keep your layout in mind, it's really fun.
I just looked at these blocks on Amazon. Yikes!!! They look awesome but they are in the $200-$300 range for a small block set. Go to Home Depot and get some cheap 8' furring strips. You can cut them down and sand them to look like these bricks for just a couple of bucks. Shoot, with the money you save from not buying the stones, you can go out and buy another train!
-Matt
I REALLY love the look of the 'blocks' used as walls, piers etc. on this video- MBA- its most inspiring! To me they look like the old timey kid's wooden blocks like I had for my kids, with being painted up to match the tinplate. A perfect toy-look match for the tinplate.
