Source for an amusement park

I use Lemax carnival rides on my layout.  I just need to drop the power feeds and connect a power switch(es)

 

 

You will see some lemax items, some older lionel items, and a few new product makers at York for these types of rides.  All vary in price.

Same as the others.......I have a few Lemax Halloween items that may become part of a 'park'. A haunted Mine and house work well....but they also make more traditional rides. There is also Coaster Dynamics....they post here at times. But a ready to go single item doesn't exists.

Does anyone know if the Mr. Christmas carnival rides look right?  I don't know their scale, but they have a very nice look, with lots of animation and sound if you want it.  IMO, Lemax looks rather gaudy and over the top in most cases.

 

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Bob Severin

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you can look for lionels pieces at York or on the bay

 

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6-14230	Milk Bottle Game
6-14231	Cotton Candy Booth
6-34158	Ring Toss Midway Game
6-34159	Camel Race Midway Game
6-34190	Carousel
6-24179	Scrambler
6-24161	Test of Strength
6-24172	Choo Choo Barn Balancing Man
6-14170	Amusement Park Swing Ride
6-24139	Duck Shooting Gallery
6-14171	Pirate Ship Ride
6-14160	Op. Hot Dog Stand
6-14110	Ferris Wheel

 or you can go for lemax on ebay, york, or ehobbytools.com

the older lemax look better then the newer in my opinion

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#43440	Carnival Kiosks $30/15
63580	Carnival Entry $20
64488	Crazy Bumper Car Ride $70
64490	Kiddie Cruise Ride $60
64491	Baloon ride $40
64487	Duck Shoot $39
64489	Starburst Ferris Wheel $32
64492	Animated/Musical Carnival Side Show $20
65344	Fun House $39
43041	Joe's Burgers, Ceramic (15)
43042	Suzy's Ice Cream, Ceramic (15)
74703	Junior Flight School Airplane Ride $65
74686	The Cha Cha Crazy Car Ride $59
753328A	Twirling Tea Cups Ride $100/$45
156428	Unicycle Clown $5/$2.50
83685	Fishin Pond Game $30/$21.69
83693	Hoop Stars Game $25/ $16
83677	Candy Apple Booth $30/ $19.50
83692	Kissing Booth $13/ $8.50
84808	Tea Cups Carnival Ride $99/$65   Larry S

I feel that the Mr. Christmas carnival rides are way too small for O gauge. Most of their rides that are listed as World's Fair are smaller then HO scale. I do like their larger carousels they are highly detailed and look better then Lionel's one.

Grzyboski's has some listed on his website.

 

www.grzyboskitrains.com

 

You can try eHobby Tools for LeMax. They've been at York for years and are in the Orange Hall. I've bought both tools and LeMax from them. They're easy to deal with.

 

They're web site is http://www.ehobbytools.com/index.html

 

Gerry

Most of mine are Mr.Christmas. The "scales" range from "HO" to "O", but they are fine with me. I'd rather too small than too large on my smallish size layout. Here is what I have: VS=very small, S=small, C=close to "O".

Animated Circus=S, Roller Coaster (old style)=VS, Merry-Go-Round=C, Ferris Wheel=S, Bumper Cars=VS.

I also use a Lemax Fun House (a Halloween item) and a Lionel "Test O Strength". Other rides I scratch built.

Understand that many rides, like a coaster, would be HUGE if they were in "O" scale.

Paul and Joe:

 

Thanks for your comments and information.  I have two Mr. Christmas rides.  One a really large carousel that would be way too big, but the second one is a ferris wheel would be of the small size for O scale.

 

As I got to thinking about it, the people would have to be between 1" (4 feet) tall and 1 1/4" tall (5 feet) to be 1:48 scale.  I agree that too small is better than too large.  Heck, it could be a traveling carnival for vertically challenged people.  

 

These pieces are quite pricey, so I will make my choices very 

carefully before I start my own carnival.  Thanks again guys.

 

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Bob Severin

It just goes to show, once you think you know everything, along comes something you didn't know, and you didn't know that you didn't know it.

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They do seem a bit pricey now. I bought all of mine from Don's Toys in the Orange Hall at York about 6 years ago. All were in the $60.-$90. range. I'm not sure if Don does York anymore.

Handmade Carnival Rides....These have been around for years. Pricey but worth it!!!

 

http://www.scalecarnivalrides.com/ABOUTUS.html

Bob,

Don no longer has his business. I'm a good friend of his and I always stopped by his booth since we are both in the orange hall and I have been to his home a few times. I went to his tables last April and he was not there and Lou told me that he got out of the business.

 

Hello

The Big Little Railroad Shop in Somerville NJ has over a dozen of the handmade carnival rides mentioned on this web site for sale as part of a large consignment sale. You can call the store at  (908) 685-8892  

 

http://www.biglittle.com

 

Enjoy

 

Frank

 

 

 

Here are some of the carnival rides that I built around 30 years ago and they still work today. These shots were taken about 9 years when I used them in a public Christmas display. 1st is the Husler, 2nd is the Round Up, 3rd is a Car ride and last is a Ferris Wheel.

 

 

 

Some of the other rides that I built include

Double Ferris Wheel

Ball Bounce

Fun House

Air Plane ride

 

The photos below are from the 1st public Christmas display that I built 33 years ago, I built these around 35 years ago. From left to right Ferris Wheel, Merry Go Round, in front of it is not a ride but a seal spinning a ball on it's nose, pony ride, Train ride (HO train pulling flat cars with O gauge benches with people are attached to them) circles the entire carnival, Octopus, as not a ride but a band is playing in a rotating gazebo, Car ride, Helicopter ride, in the small building is a woman spinning a pizza, Cup ride, Swing ride, a man is being dunked in the Dunking Booth, and last is the Loop O Planes.

 

Paul

You have quite a talent.

Thanks for posting the photos.