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Hello everyone,

May I second Tinplate Art's statement that the Fulgurex/Tenshodo models are exquisite. Over the years I have been able to aquire a few of these in 2 rail and they are second to none!

Miketg

Fire truck delivery on the carpet express 

I’ve been busy lately with other things and haven’t had many new items to share. Here is something I recently acquired.

George

Interesting. What is it and who made it? Some type of coaling station? 

@Tinplate Art posted:

Interesting. What is it and who made it? Some type of coaling station? 

It's a windup toy dredge. It was made by Oro Werke in Germany under the trade name Orobr around 1920. The windup mechanism is in the engine part of the toy and moves the pistons up and down. The black wheel is some type of flywheel that prevents the windup mechanism from moving until it starts to turn. There is a lever on the opposite side that turns a lever on the bucket elevator to make them move. It's a fascinating toy that is very addictive to play with.

George

GRORGE: Thank you for the explanation of your find!

Some miscellaneous photos from the past.

Double headed Lionel Hiawatha engines - did you add a front coupler to one of the engines?

Jim

NJCJOE: WOWSA! GREAT selection! :-)

@Jim Waterman posted:

Double headed Lionel Hiawatha engines - did you add a front coupler to one of the engines?

Jim

Jim,

They weren't physically connected. Just posing for the photo. 

I bought this old new stock MTH Ives 3245R early this year. Just found the old new stock 24x series cars to go with it. Beautiful set.

Steve

Beautiful, INDEED!  :-)

Keep 'em comin! Maybe Carey and JKE will submit some gems.

Tinplate never gets old! 

My standard gauge inspection car. I didn’t built the chassis but I added the LED’s and painted the body.  🚗 

Here are two electrics that were rotated onto the prewar layout today.

A mixture of old & new and large & small Ives

Steve

Paya - tinplate boxcar

RSB: That is one very nice PAYA boxcar! I likes! :-)

A recent buy is this O gauge BING loco, it is just fresh from the barn and in needs of some restoration and cleaning. It is a high voltage model from 1912, maybe Arne will have some more informations. Pictures are from the auction site and I will post better ones when restored and with her original passenger car set I have since a long time. Not bad for more than a hundred years old piece.

Daniel

It is not a SNCF model, it looks more German but it is a toy.... What makes it interesting for me is thay it bears the stamp of a French toy shop and the passenger cars I have has also French marking on them.

Here they are, roofs have been repainted but I really enjoy the teack litho. They where also made in gauge one.

Daniel

That Belpaire boiler is interesting!

A very nice set at any rate! :-)

Apropos Tinplate Art's discussion of Fulgurex, they issued a remake of the 1930 Marklin Rheinuferbahn in 1980. The "White Train" has three cars and was made in gauge 1. Elsewhere someone commented that the remakes were few in number and currently command prices almost as high as the originals. Here is a video showing my Fulgurex set in operation.

JKE: Fantastic set! I just received a very nice copy of Count Coluzzi's 1983 book this morning. I did not have time this morning to remove it from its clear plastic wrapper, but  am looking forward to reading it this weekend!

WOWSA! The Count had a nonpareil collection spanning most of the Twentieth Century of premium toy train production in Europe and Asia and some USA models as well. This book and the collection it depicts deserves its own thread!

Interestingly, his chosen company name, Fulgurex, translates to "king of thunder"! Utilizing precision Japanese and South Korean manufacturers like Tenshodo, Samhongsa and Aster, Fulgurex commissioned very limited and museum quality model trains.

Coluzzi book and collection thread coming soon. Stay tuned on OGR Tinplate Forum! 

A European O gauge (2-rail, DC) Fulgurex crocodile set (NOT from copyrighted book or photo):

Its a good thing I collect rather than "invest" in my little clockwork tinplate beauties , because I am pretty sure that last nights purchase was definately an "OverPayer Experience " and I really hope what I bought IS what I think it is ( lol ) for which I will hand it over to you gentlemen for confirmation ......

But i am pretty sure I just bought an early American Flyer "Hummer" locomotive ... the seller did not list it as anything other than " O Gauge Pressed Steel Wind up Locomotive Train Works Unknown Maker " ????

Normally I shy away from the ePay Global Shipping Extortionaganza, but where am I gonna find another one?

Someone else was fairly interested in it too , so yeah , I paid for it lol!

So please tell me its a Hummer .... pleaaaaase

I think there were two variations of this dependant on years? And this is the later version ? Earlier one having a squarer cab and box window?

I admit the sexxy little curved cab window grabbed my attention and told me I had to buy it

@Fatman posted:

Its a good thing I collect rather than "invest" in my little clockwork tinplate beauties , because I am pretty sure that last nights purchase was definately an "OverPayer Experience " and I really hope what I bought IS what I think it is ( lol ) for which I will hand it over to you gentlemen for confirmation ......

But i am pretty sure I just bought an early American Flyer "Hummer" locomotive ... the seller did not list it as anything other than " O Gauge Pressed Steel Wind up Locomotive Train Works Unknown Maker " ????

Normally I shy away from the ePay Global Shipping Extortionaganza, but where am I gonna find another one?

Someone else was fairly interested in it too , so yeah , I paid for it lol!

So please tell me its a Hummer .... pleaaaaase

I think there were two variations of this dependant on years? And this is the later version ? Earlier one having a squarer cab and box window?

I admit the sexxy little curved cab window grabbed my attention and told me I had to buy it

Yup, it’s a Hummer. I think I may have a spare #50 tender somewhere.

Steve

So thats a hard "yes" then @Steve "Papa" Eastman

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Very interested in Tender if you wish to rid yourself of the pesky critter .. or indeed a carriage if anyone has them

Since we are talking modern Fulgurex, I thought everyone might enjoy the following from my collection. The second item is from Metropolitan who also produced some hi end tinplate. I know this is not tinplate, maybe time for a thread spun off, but nice items anyway.  Miketg

@Fatman posted:

Its a good thing I collect rather than "invest" in my little clockwork tinplate beauties , because I am pretty sure that last nights purchase was definately an "OverPayer Experience " and I really hope what I bought IS what I think it is ( lol ) for which I will hand it over to you gentlemen for confirmation ......

But i am pretty sure I just bought an early American Flyer "Hummer" locomotive ... the seller did not list it as anything other than " O Gauge Pressed Steel Wind up Locomotive Train Works Unknown Maker " ????

Normally I shy away from the ePay Global Shipping Extortionaganza, but where am I gonna find another one?

Someone else was fairly interested in it too , so yeah , I paid for it lol!

So please tell me its a Hummer .... pleaaaaase

I think there were two variations of this dependant on years? And this is the later version ? Earlier one having a squarer cab and box window?

I admit the sexxy little curved cab window grabbed my attention and told me I had to buy it

shoulda known that's where it went. 

I think that makes us pretty square then @Jim O'C I cost you a few $$$'s last week or so , and you cost me it back last night by the sounds of it LOL! ...

If this keeps up we need a system Old Chum

From the archives, my Flyer 3322:

@Fatman posted:

I think that makes us pretty square then @Jim O'C I cost you a few $$$'s last week or so , and you cost me it back last night by the sounds of it LOL! ...

If this keeps up we need a system Old Chum

hey it was mine at $10 all week

As we had a very hot weekend, i spent some time restoring my little BING loco from 1912. Cleaning, replacement bumper on the tender, original front part on the tender which was missing, couplers have been replaced as they where broken, always useful to have original replacement parts; wiring replaced as it was shorting, just too old. Just two screws are non original.Here is the final result.

Daniel

@Jim O'C posted:

hey it was mine at $10 all week

wasnt going to tip my hat too early because I figured out if someone bids on it its likely they know what it is It was on my watch list before you bid , and I wont lie ... a little "#$%$" escaped my lips when you did !

I managed to score a nice little Karl Bub c 1930 locomotive from my Dutch Friend in Eindhoven which took some of the sting away

@FRENCHTRAINS Marvellous sympathetic restoration on the Bing ... Lovely!

OK, trying something new.  I created a youtube channel so I could upload video content.  The test video is about 30 seconds long, but my aim is to create longer videos in the future.  So here are a couple of prewar American Flyer items running around the track.

NWL

Nice video! Thanx! On 2 of the tunnels are red & green lights, were they added or is that original? I've never seen lights on a tunnel before.