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Love it, I have a soft spot for old Marx stuff. The crane with the magnet, did you modify a gantry crane to have the switch and magnet? Looks great.
David,
Great video of your layout!!! I love the gantry crane!
Very nicely done Dave! Presentation was a joy to watch !
Dave
What a wonderful layout. All of the animations are great and that gantry crane is super !!
Love the time lapse of construction and running. Sounds are awesome too!
Fantastic I would love to build a similar folding layout to run and display my small HO Tyco collection.
Great Layout!
Great Layout! Nice video!
David,
A+ on the layout as well as the video.
Tom
Aldovar posted:Love it, I have a soft spot for old Marx stuff. The crane with the magnet, did you modify a gantry crane to have the switch and magnet? Looks great.
Yes, I added the magnet to the Marx crane. I removed the electromagnet from a Lionel 027 uncoupling track section, added the toggle switch to the top of the cab and mounted a 2-AAA battery box underneath the frame.
Excellent! Great job of presenting the old Marx trains.
Macaroni posted:Excellent! Great job of presenting the old Marx trains.
Yep really enjoyed the tour as well.
What great fun! Loved the delivery of the car!
I see a lot of nostalgia in that layout. As a young boy I didn't have much change so I purchased many Louis Marx accessories, as they cost less . This layout reminds me of what they may have had at the local hardware store. Nice job and ingenious design. It evokes a true Christmas spirit and displays some of the best examples made by this historic old toy company.
Well done DAVID
!!!! Love the gantry crane. Did you build the electro magnet?
Sorry DAVID, I just read how you did it. Great layout.
Dave knows how to have fun with toy trains!!!
Dave,
what is the manufacturer of the plastic cars and trucks??
Thanks
Malcolm(Popi)
David, great job on the layout. I really like the time lapse build up of the construction phase and the fold out design - very creative and well done. My favorite accessories are the banjo signal and the railroad crossing - they bring back a lot of memories. Enjoy your Marx layout. Thanks for sharing it with us.
That's amazing David!
Popi posted:Dave knows how to have fun with toy trains!!!
Dave,
what is the manufacturer of the plastic cars and trucks??
Thanks
Malcolm(Popi)
I would really like to use Marx stamped metal vehicles from the past, but they are very collectible and the prices are outrageous. So I was looking around to find vehicles that would look good on my toy like Marx O-gauge layout. All of the plastic cars and trucks are called "Dimestore Dreams" or "American Dimestore". They are retro looking 1940's and 50's from a company called Binary Arts. I believe the company is out of business, but you can still find lots of them on Ebay. Here is a link to all of the vehicles that were available:
http://www.prestostore.com/cgi...mestore&pg=29177
This is a fun and fantastic layout.
I examined the folding table construction design elements from the still pictures. Can you explain how the modular bases are made and mounted, and and how the electrical contact is made from the brass tabs to the accessories and including the materials used?
I don’t know how I missed this thread when it was new, but that’s very clever! I’ve had an urge as of late to get into Marx but don’t have much space. This looks like it might be just what I need.
