Weekend tinplate photos 📸 and videos 📽 10/31/19!

The American Flyer Set #1102 Suburban from 1927

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Quiet week again at Casa Fatmanos , but I did pick up a few items

First a re-painted Hornby No1 Body

I am sure I can dig up a spare No1 Mech from the spares bin and get her running again !

But most impressive was the scoring of 4 minty nice Sakai Passenger carriages !

( Or "Maraklin" as they were badged for sale in Australia )

I think Fred @sncf231e has the beautiful streamline loco for these carriages in his collection!

Fatman posted:

I think Fred @sncf231e has the beautiful streamline loco for these carriages in his collection!

 

Nice find! I am not jealous

Here is the loco:

Regards

Fred

Some weeks ago this boxed Hornby No 1 Junction Signal came m way:

Regards

Fred

Just added to the layout, Marklin replica No. 2252/1 livestock loading ramp cataloged 1905-19. Replica made by Wolfgang Bauer, Leipzig, Germany.

Hello Jim,

Looks like we share a friend! Great addition!

Chris

Fatman posted:

Quiet week again at Casa Fatmanos , but I did pick up a few items

First a re-painted Hornby No1 Body

I am sure I can dig up a spare No1 Mech from the spares bin and get her running again !

But most impressive was the scoring of 4 minty nice Sakai Passenger carriages !

( Or "Maraklin" as they were badged for sale in Australia )

I think Fred @sncf231e has the beautiful streamline loco for these carriages in his collection!

 

Only one thing, that's a No1 special body, so it will need the bigger No1 special mech and tender. 😊

Mark

WOW! GREAT entrees as usual. That Marklin livestock loading pen and ramp is an amazing accessory! FATMAN's Sakai coaches and FRED's matching streamline loco are also very special! That Hornby junction signal with its box is exquisite!

picked up a few items this week but I finally got one I have been wanting for quite a while, a LR type 21 clockwork locomotive. Great streamline design, I may send this one off to James the windup guy so he can document the Le Roussy/ Le Rapide motor mechanism for future reference. It can't be all that different from Marx or Hafner, can it?

A vintage photo of the layout

NWL

bigmark75f posted:

Only one thing, that's a No1 special body, so it will need the bigger No1 special mech and tender. 😊

Mark

Yep   My thinky bits knew that but the message didnt make it to my writey bits !!

I have a sad No1 Special Tank Loco that I might transplant the mech from, its had a sadder repaint done many years ago by the looks .

@Jim O'C Those Le Rapide loco's are one of my favourites , yours looks to be a really clean example Well Done !

I have three of them but all suffer a lot of paint chipping

They are good strong runners tho , you will love yours

A Pacific Electric Blimp made for me by a buddy.

Steve

A McKeen outfit made for me by the same buddy.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

A McKeen outfit made for me by the same buddy.

Steve

Steve, 

       ok.. Spill! How are they done? Both these and the blimp look like 3-d prints, but could also be hand shaped wood/styrene

It also looks like the sides might be vinyl wraps, or some VERY accurately applied decals. 

Here's a few pictures he sent me while it was in progress. It's a piece of corrugated vinyl downspout tube from Home Depot, wood blocks inside for support then lots of Bondo and sanding. He made the graphics.

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a few pictures he sent me while it was in progress. It's a piece of corrugated vinyl downspout tube from Home Depot, wood blocks inside for support then lots of Bondo and sanding. He made the graphics.

 

That’s some friend! 

George

Hi Fellows : I am new to the forum and don't have too many real rarities.  However in the 70's and 80's my job with the USAF took me to Asia (especially Korea and Japan) and I accumulated a small collection of "Floor Trains".  These are mostly battery powered and quite large (like "G" scale).  Thought you might like to see some of them.

sncf231e posted:

Fatman posted:

I think Fred @sncf231e has the beautiful streamline loco for these carriages in his collection!

 

Nice find! I am not jealous

Here is the loco:

Regards

Fred

Fred- love your Sakai streamliner. Mine does not have the disc type drivers; really like those! Any idea what the story is there- did they make them both ways?  Here are some photos of mine posed alongside the Sakai "Banjo" steam loco.

@John Smatlak That Banjo looks glorious and well deserving of its own pics , I had not seen one before !

Fatman posted:

@John Smatlak That Banjo looks glorious and well deserving of its own pics , I had not seen one before !

I quite agree- it's a neat engine (thanks Steve). Here are some photos as requested and also an interesting little history piece on the prototype, note that the C5520 number found on the model is the same on the prototype pictured in the article. Now if I could only find the right tender for it! Meanwhile a Lionel prewar tender stands in.

John Smatlak posted:

sncf231e posted:

Fatman posted:

 

I think Fred @sncf231e has the beautiful streamline loco for these carriages in his collection!

 

Nice find! I am not jealous

Here is the loco:

 

Regards

Fred

Fred- love your Sakai streamliner. Mine does not have the disc type drivers; really like those! Any idea what the story is there- did they make them both ways?  Here are some photos of mine posed alongside the Sakai "Banjo" steam loco.

 

John,

As far as I know the wheels are not original on my loco, they were replaced by a former owner (the wheel are turned brass discs). Some Sakai had zinc pest problems, so I assume the wheels had disintegrated.

Regards

Fred

John Smatlak posted:

Fatman posted:

@John Smatlak That Banjo looks glorious and well deserving of its own pics , I had not seen one before !

I quite agree- it's a neat engine (thanks Steve). Here are some photos as requested and also an interesting little history piece on the prototype, note that the C5520 number found on the model is the same on the prototype pictured in the article. Now if I could only find the right tender for it! Meanwhile a Lionel prewar tender stands in.

Very nice, that Japanese C5520. Here is a video of the Japanese trains by David Argent which shows the C5520 he scratch built using a Lionel mechanism (I can recommend also his other videos; David is a very fine tinplate style scratch builder.)

The C5520 is famous in Japan, so Tenshodo also made a brass model in H0 gauge, which I bought at the Tenshodo shop in Tokyo. The tender is quite special:

Regards

Fred

JOHN and FRED: Your respective C5520 "Banjo" models are unique to say the least! Never knew there existed such a handsome engine!

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a few pictures he sent me while it was in progress. It's a piece of corrugated vinyl downspout tube from Home Depot, wood blocks inside for support then lots of Bondo and sanding. He made the graphics.

 

I love the inventiveness.

Is that O or standard gauge?  What was used for the floor and trucks?

                                                                                                                                         Thought you might like to see my American Flyer 513 (coaches) /515 (observation) cars.  This was 1925-1929  and the construction technique is super cheap.  These were lithographed as ONE PIECE on a piece of flat stock, cut out , and then folded into complete cars like a piece of Origami.       Add wheels / axles and couplers and you had a car!   I don't know what engine was used with them, likely a clockwork but if anyone knows I would really like to know.  Thanks

Don

Don, you have choices - the cars were pulled by both clockwork and electric.

Electric - Set 907-T

The catalog cut suggest the car litho is slightly different but the set contents (at least for the set I have) disagree.

...and then there is the clockwork option - Flyer set #768

Wow Robert Thank you for your response 

Don

Mallard4468 posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a few pictures he sent me while it was in progress. It's a piece of corrugated vinyl downspout tube from Home Depot, wood blocks inside for support then lots of Bondo and sanding. He made the graphics.

 

I love the inventiveness.

Is that O or standard gauge?  What was used for the floor and trucks?

It is O Gauge. The power unit has no floor. Just some wood stiffeners. The two trailers do have wood floors.

Steve

Been spending time on the Halloween stuff lately.  With that in the bag its time to kick tinplate into full swing.  So for Monday here is my survivor 600's on the Filing Cabinet Central..

Picked up these two destination signs last week. I believe the German 3-destination sign is Fandor, judging from the base and stamped roof.

The other is possibly Kibri or Marklin? It doesn't look Bing-ish. Dutch,only callouts are Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Personentrein, and Sneltrein. The raising of the flags is much more sophisticated and this one may be missing something like another sign or a clock from the top. 

ID help appreciated. 

Jim O'C posted:

Picked up these two destination signs last week. I believe the German 3-destination sign is Fandor, judging from the base and stamped roof.

The other is possibly Kibri or Marklin? It doesn't look Bing-ish. Dutch,only callouts are Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Personentrein, and Sneltrein. The raising of the flags is much more sophisticated and this one may be missing something like another sign or a clock from the top. 

ID help appreciated. 

Jim,

the first is No 188 made by Distler in the late 30s and the second is No 2003/7 made by Fandor 1935-37, but is missing the roof.

Greetings

Arne

RSB: Difficult choice as both sets are desirable!

Arne posted:

Jim O'C posted:

Picked up these two destination signs last week. I believe the German 3-destination sign is Fandor, judging from the base and stamped roof.

The other is possibly Kibri or Marklin? It doesn't look Bing-ish. Dutch,only callouts are Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Personentrein, and Sneltrein. The raising of the flags is much more sophisticated and this one may be missing something like another sign or a clock from the top. 

ID help appreciated. 

Jim,

the first is No 188 made by Distler in the late 30s and the second is No 2003/7 made by Fandor 1935-37, but is missing the roof.

 

Greetings

Arne

Appreciate your help, Arne. Boy, I was way off.

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a few pictures he sent me while it was in progress. It's a piece of corrugated vinyl downspout tube from Home Depot, wood blocks inside for support then lots of Bondo and sanding. He made the graphics.

 

Hey Steve - what scale are these? Can't tell if SG or O. Pretty darn nice job. Guy must be a body worker.

Jim

Jim Waterman posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a few pictures he sent me while it was in progress. It's a piece of corrugated vinyl downspout tube from Home Depot, wood blocks inside for support then lots of Bondo and sanding. He made the graphics.

 

Hey Steve - what scale are these? Can't tell if SG or O. Pretty darn nice job. Guy must be a body worker.

Jim

Jim, it is O gauge. The trucks and motors are Marx.

Steve