Here is a video for the weekend. Some Prewar American Flyer freight sets c. 1925-1930
OK, so the outermost loop of O gauge is not a cataloged set, but rather a grouping of cars behind an engine and the middle O gauge set has an extra car, but they are great to watch!
NWL
NWL: I observed your video of the American Flyer freights. I wondered about the standard (wide) gauge set on the outer track. I obtained from my brother (he was not interested in trains) an AF std gauge set which was cataloged (I think) as "The Pioneer" which contained the 4644 New Haven type box cab in red (just as your video shows) with the green gondola and red caboose but no box car. I wondered if you might know, if the box car came in the original set or if you added it for the video.
Don
Daniel: Two very NICE locomotives! :-)
NWL: ENJOYED those aptly named speedy Flyers! :-)
@Don McErlean posted:NWL: I observed your video of the American Flyer freights. I wondered about the standard (wide) gauge set on the outer track. I obtained from my brother (he was not interested in trains) an AF std gauge set which was cataloged (I think) as "The Pioneer" which contained the 4644 New Haven type box cab in red (just as your video shows) with the green gondola and red caboose but no box car. I wondered if you might know, if the box car came in the original set or if you added it for the video.
Don
Don,
The set running on my layout is the Nation Wide Lines standard gauge set that was sold through JC Penney as a store brand train. All cars are original and marked 4667 and Nation Wide Lines. The engine has a different number, but also the Nation Wide Lines plates on it. So yes the boxcar is original to this set and was not added. However, there are many different variations of freight sets and I am not that knowledgeable about Standard Gauge. I would have to consult the catalogs to learn more.
NWL
NWL: thank you for the information.
Don
Hello everyone,
Here are some items you do not see too often, all Austrian tinplate. I aquired these through a friend in Vienna. The first car, meant to compete with Marklin prewar, is by Herkules of Vienna, who were producing trains from 1946 until the early 1950s. The other three are by Loma of Vienna, who also produced trains during this period. We always here about the great German, French, Swiss and British producers, but so much less about the Austrian and othe Central European producers of the same period.
Miketg
Mike: Very NICE, but need better lighting in your photos. :-)
@Nation Wide Lines posted:Here is one from the layout.
NWL
NWL, what are the toy cars? Are they Dinkys?
MESG smash up
@Will posted:NWL, what are the toy cars? Are they Dinkys?
A mix of Tootsietoy and Hubley. They are the c. 6 inch long sized cars.
Hi Arne,
your LNWR Guards van was also cataloged in the Carette 1911 catalog.
There are variations, the duckets on this one are brown, I also have one like yours with the "spilt milk" duckets.
Plum & Split Milk is a description of LNWR colours that I have seen, LSWR being described as Chocolate & Salmon!
Roland
Scott Smith
Arne: VERY NICE selection of both eight and four-wheel gems! THANK YOU for sharing! :-)
I know this is not really tinplate, but I repainted it in the spirit of the prewar CV locos like Lionel did in the late 90s blue and red versions. This started out as a mid 90s 777 in silver. I bought this real cheap because someone decided to attempt a repaint with a brush on this poor thing. The color is gunmetal from Hobby Horse Products, the silver squares are Krylon metallic shimmer. Decals are home made. The TMCC electronics in the loco work fine, but the sound system in the tender was really fried. I installed an "analog" motor driven air whistle. These locos get a bad rap on being poor runners, with some tuning this runs and pulls quite well. I am using it to pull my 14 car USTTC repainted box car/caboose set. I am using a knuckle to latch coupler adapter.
My new Dapol pannier tank engine with some tinplate add vans.
I've always wondered what a McCoy TTOS Circus passenger set would look like. Now I know. 
"Flats" on my layout..I don't know who made them or when.
JKE: Interesting! Likely European provenance?
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