The Island Of Misfit Trains?

wow those couplers bring back memories ... your call on couplers but I think the misfit deserves to be kept as made with use of the adapter

Even if it doesn’t fit in with what you run you could clean the old girl up and give it some respect on a display shelf. If the person who gave it to you saw it down your train room they would probably feel good you gave it a good home. 

I'd leave it alone Mitch. It's a survivor!

I've got the same one too!

The whole set actually...

my recent $2 special. It might be S ? I just couldnt leave it there for only $2.

one of a few toys that lay somewhere between O and S gauge at the wheels, but stay on my O rails

StPaul posted:

wow those couplers bring back memories ... your call on couplers but I think the misfit deserves to be kept as made with use of the adapter

I wound up splitting the difference!  

https://ogrforum.com/...er-for-a-prewar-1682

Chris Lonero posted:

Even if it doesn’t fit in with what you run you could clean the old girl up and give it some respect on a display shelf. If the person who gave it to you saw it down your train room they would probably feel good you gave it a good home. 

Definitely!  She's a nice ol' gal, she is!  

RSJB18 posted:

I'd leave it alone Mitch. It's a survivor!

I've got the same one too!

Yours is much nicer.     

The whole set actually...

Neat!   

Adriatic posted:

But who wants a Charley-in-a-box?  ;D 

my recent $2 special. It might be S ? I just couldnt leave it there for only $2.

Judging by the coupler, that's a Marx.  Worth the $2!   

one of a few toys that lay somewhere between O and S gauge at the wheels, but stay on my O rails

Hee!  I like it!

Mitch 

I've got friends and coworkers that know I like trains....but so far the only thing sent my way was a couple HO sets I sent on to my Dad.

Steamer posted:

I've got friends and coworkers that know I like trains....but so far the only thing sent my way was a couple HO sets I sent on to my Dad.

That sort of thing I pass on to my club for door prizes at the annual train show...

http://www.trainshow-nwa.org/

Mitch

Mine has knuckles!  On staple trucks no less! 

I always leave the obvious conspicuously up for grabs that never come...

This is what I want now...

   Nope not a Marx; it was "Made in Japan" (no symbols) and definitely not O as you can see. Trimming the cylinder shape on the knuckle and melting the knuckleballer closed more allowed coupling to post war lobster claws but it still needs a tow bar or tab coupler.

   It's new wheels have it sitting kinda high.   The original tin wheel set on top of fast angles I finagled in place. Being thinner, they fit gauge with some bending of the sideframe. The old ones fell of the rails. The couplers will be swapped for tabs and I'll eventually knock some tin around for a tiny tin engine; I'm thinkin' maybe a 4-2-0 or 0-2-4

Looks a bit like a Haji: http://www.trainweb.org/batter...manu/hajisgauge.html and also: http://www.trainweb.org/batter...n/manu/hajisets.html

I'm totally appalled! Obviously fodder for the 2 rail forum!!! Look at the track!!! Happy New Year ALL!!!

Simon