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Hi tinplate fans...my input today is really limited since I am traveling (yes by air) dual masked, sitting as far away from anyone that I can, etc...However, I noted Fatman's picture of his original purchase of Hornby M0 clockwork trains.  So as a quick add to what he posted, here is my M0 loco.  Its of the original 1930 vintage, no cylinders or drive rods and the number 6100 on the tender.  This is the red livery, but it came in green as well.  Cylinders and rods were a later addition.

Here is the loco and the 6100 tender

Here are the coaches, two in this set.  "JOAN and ZENA".  These are also in their 1930 (first) configuration.

Fatman, interestingly enough, this set was my first Hornby acquisition as a train set.  I had 2-3 cars but no loco's and no track etc.  So we share that in common.

Don

Orange Blossom Special

Steve

I haven't posted in some time, but I figured you folks have probably missed my prewar Lionel steam switchers, so here we go... please excuse the postwar couplers (from a prior owner). She is a good runner, this #228.

Stay safe everyone, Tom

Speaking of first train buy, mine is also a HORNBY model and it is the most common one as the production has been very extensive around 1955-60. Of course I paid a little too much for it but lesson learned.

Daniel

@FRENCHTRAINS posted:

Speaking of first train buy, mine is also a HORNBY model and it is the most common one as the production has been very extensive around 1955-60. Of course I paid a little too much for it but lesson learned.

Daniel

Difficult to imagine "paying too much" for a complete set in that condition that has such a crisp box. I'm guessing there are very few sets in that condition. The cost will seem irrelevant very soon.

Nice Hornby set, Daniel! While not my first train purchase, I was fortunate to acquire this nice set about ten years ago.

@FRENCHTRAINS posted:

Speaking of first train buy, mine is also a HORNBY model and it is the most common one as the production has been very extensive around 1955-60. Of course I paid a little too much for it but lesson learned.

@Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Nice Hornby set, Daniel! While not my first train purchase, I was fortunate to acquire this nice set about ten years ago.

Two sets in such beautiful condition - sad that those lucky kids hardly played with them.

@Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Orange Blossom Special

Steve

Love that set. Who made it? Marx?

@Will posted:

Love that set. Who made it? Marx?

Yes, it’s Marx

Wow...Daniel and Jim Kelley Evans...what beautiful sets !.  Thanks for posting.  I note that the picture on Daniel's set is much closer to the contents, Jim the picture on your set box is really dynamic and of course the engine pictured is steam while the set is electric or box cab diesel.  Toy train manufacturers, American included, had no trouble exaggerating the contents on their set box pictures.  Neither one of my M0 sets, either French or UK came with a box lid, so I am not able to determine what sort of picture they might have had.  Anyway, great stuff.

Steve you certainly show some of the most impossible sets to assemble, thank you.  A Seaboard A-B-A plus 3 coaches and an observation all in the green/yellow livery.  WOW...those are really hard to come by for sure.

Regards

Don

@Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Orange Blossom Special

Steve

Steve I’m having a senior moment and can’t remember the manufacturers name of your metal cityscape building sets. Thanks for filling in the blank.

@Rich Wiemann posted:

Steve I’m having a senior moment and can’t remember the manufacturers name of your metal cityscape building sets. Thanks for filling in the blank.

Bilt-E-Z

Steve

Bilt-EZ made several sets marked A-OO and maybe more. The larger sets such as "B" had 363 pieces, the "F"set, 1825, the standard "O"set had 73, with the "OO"set having 146.

Tail End Tuesday, Dorfan style.

Drug a few larger structures out. Still need to dig out the power station and Marx Skyscraper. Putting a lot of smaller structures away and going big.

Steve

The 1927 American Flyer Wide Gauge President's Special has to be one of the most spectacular tinplate sets ever offered. The lithography is exceptional and the color scheme is stunning.

@Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

The 1927 American Flyer Wide Gauge President's Special has to be one of the most spectacular tinplate sets ever offered. The lithography is exceptional and the color scheme is stunning.

Very nice. I like the front and rear articulated platforms on that locomotive.

I also like that pale green color you painted your layout board , it plays well with all the old tinplate colors.

I'm curious as to what this accessory is, I notice you have several of them :

Gerry, that small accessory is a Dorfan circuit breaker. Dorfan also used the same case for other accessories, e.g., on/off switches.

WOWSA: JKE and Daniel and those beautiful Hornby sets! Steve's Marx "Orange Blossum Special" is also a treat! Finally, Don M's "Joan" Pullman is a real treasure!

A complete set from JEP. those cars have been made during a long time, they saw the light in 1936 and the ones below are the latest ones made dating from the fifties; changes have been made on bogies and couplers. They where representatives of high speed trains in France and where pulled by the famous CC7100 who had the world speed record in that time.

Have a nice weekend, Daniel