Weekend tinplate photos 📸 and videos 🎥 11/8/19!

Some weeks ago I bought two tinplate level crossings; here is the LR (Le Rapide) version:

It is a manually operated level crossing for 0 gauge. The crossing consists of two mirrored parts that are each at one side of the track. The barriers can be moved up and down by hand and the pedestrian gates can be opened or closed. The base is tinplate, the other parts are cast metal.

The FV level crossing I showed a few weeks ago. Although I normally do not discuss prices or value I was rather surprised that both crossings, sold by a French seller, had the same price. I would have thought the FV crossing would have a higher price/value because of rareness. Here a picture again of the FV crossing:

Regards

Fred

The latest addition to my layout is this Santhion Marklin replica No. 2000 elevated railroad station with elevator cataloged 1900-02. Only 1 or 2 original examples are known to exist. 

Some layout shots.  Hiawatha coming through the mountains.

Number 3 posed in the tunnel.  I really should get this one running, as I don't believe it has ever been run, and the motor is currently frozen.

NWL

NWL - nice looking composite tunnels. I've never seen them with lights - your addition or as manufactured, and by who?

Not much to add this week. Picked up a few pieces of Marklin tinplate track. Neat stuff as it is engineered to include a built in track-clip:

Completes the circle.

PD

pd posted:

NWL - nice looking composite tunnels. I've never seen them with lights - your addition or as manufactured, and by who?

 

PD,

The tunnels with lights are American Flyer tunnels made in the mid 1930s.  In 1934 American Flyer cataloged the two tunnels that appear in my picture.  The standard gauge tunnel is simply the Allegheny tunnel with lights and the o gauge tunnel is one of the O gauge tunnels with lights.  In 1935 American Flyer cataloged a new "Universal Tunnel" with lights that was made for both O and Standard Gauges.  I will say that the Universal Tunnel does not have the clearance for all Standard Gauge engines, as some of the early Electric boxcab and shasta engines will not make it through this tunnel.  

The American Flyer lighted tunnels are somewhat difficult to find due to their limited production period (only 1 year for each type of tunnel) as compared to the remainder of Flyer tunnel production.

Here is a better view of the two 1934 tunnels

Here is a view of the 1935 Universal Tunnel

NWL

A study in lithography

  American Flyer not only made changes to the contents of existing sets for large buyers but, in the case of J.C. Penny's, they changed the lithography treatment of the cars as well. 

  The gondola on the left is the standard American Flyer #1109 EJ&E 4 wheel with a litho treatment suggestive of a steel sided gondola. The gondola on the right, while retaining the overall appearance of a steel sided gondola, is marked for Nation Wide Lines.

Ten years ago The Brute came out. I no longer have mine but it sure was good fun while it lasted.

Scott Smith

scott.smith posted:

Ten years ago The Brute came out. I no longer have mine but it sure was good fun while it lasted.

Scott Smith

 

 

 

 

Scott,

That is one GREAT BRUTE!

As a Milwaukee Road fanatic, I opted for the LCCA's all black "GOLIATH" version of the Brute with its matching all black SHOWROOM Passenger Cars.

I agree with you, it's "good fun" to run!

Below is a link to Paul Zelinger's video of SGMA at Trainfest 2014.  The GOLIATH shows up several times in this video pulling both its matching SHOWROOM passenger cars as well as a long circus train consist including several unique flatcars loaded with two circus wagons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DIBFLi1zo

Bob Nelson

A few news this week in the collection.

Bing tank car 10/589 made 1929-32

Bing clockwork loco 11/478 made 1930-32

Bub station 1025 made 1931-37

Together with a Schuhmann station in the same size.

Bub booking office 1725 made 1931-36

Bub rare restroom 1731 made 1931-34

Bub refreshment and cigarette shop 1736 made 1931-34

Distler UK station around 1930

Now repaired, has a new spring and runs again.

Distler loco 38E from the 30s

Greetings

Arne

All: WHOA! FANTASTIC items you have shared with us! THANK YOU! ☺

Particularly like JKE's Marklin repro elevated station, Fred's two crossings and NWL's lighted AF tunnels.

As usual very cool stuff this week guys! 👍

Amazing detail on this Jim! 

The original Marklin elevated station must be super-rare!

Thanks, NWL. Has me looking through the old Flyer catalogs at tunnels. Flyer tunnels are tough to find...I always figured that was likely their being a lot less durable than the Lionel sheet-metal versions.

PD

Tinplate Art posted:

The original Marklin elevated station must be super-rare!

I know of only two original survivors, Art. Jerry Greene's is now in the New York Historical Society, and there is another, whereabouts unknown. Santhion made four replicas, he has one, there's mine and two others.

An O gauge house C38 semi streamlined locomotive circa 1950’s. It been made up of reproduction and original parts. The chassis was replace once upon a time with a 1970’s reproduction which that succumb to the dreaded Zinc Pest. It now has a original chassis underneath. 

Wow, that is a beauty.  Does she run.

A Ives  set 692R Night Hawk set leaving Lumar Valley.

The Bing signal in the foreground is huge. Need to find more info on it.

Steve

Both these will run around my tree this year!

Steve,

your signal was made by Bing for UK. The electric version is not to find in a catalog, but the same as oil-fired was made between 1912 and the early 20s.

Bing had made similar signals in the later 20s too, but the railing and others was different.

Here a picture from UK catalog 1912.

Arne

Arne posted:

Steve,

your signal was made by Bing for UK. The electric version is not to find in a catalog, but the same as oil-fired was made between 1912 and the early 20s.

Bing had made similar signals in the later 20s too, but the railing and others was different.

Here a picture from UK catalog 1912.

 

Arne

 

Thanks Arne. I’m guessing the base on mine is painted. Should be multicolored? Also there is no lens or light cover.  At a bit over 16” it’s a very imposing accessory.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

A Ives  set 692R Night Hawk set leaving Lumar Valley.

The Bing signal in the foreground is huge. Need to find more info on it.

Steve

 

Nice photo...impressive signal.  

Fendermain

How about this one?

Picked up these old Lionel passenger cars today. Wasn't really looking for Lionel, but these caught me eye. Not only do they need some love, they are similar in size to my Marx passenger cars so they will fit right in on my layout.

Now to decide, do I put Marx trucks on these cars, or fix up a Marx tender with Lionel trucks.  

I recently acquired a group of four-wheel European O gauge cars, including this nice little rail crane. Can someone tell me if this is a Marklin or a Bing car? Unlike the other Bing cars that it came with, this one has no markings. At some point someone also installed some Ives O gauge couplers on it. It's seen here alongside a Bing 10/638 dock crane.

Steve, this might help with respect to blade lenses and light cover.  This Bing semaphore has similar features to yours.  You could use .005 red and green clear sheet styrene for the lenses and you could make the lamp cover out of thin brass.  Note the two cotter pins that hold the lamp cover in place.

Lamp cover details  - back and front identical except front does not have a piece of clear plastic

Both sides the same - bottom is completely open 

John Smatlak posted:

I recently acquired a group of four-wheel European O gauge cars, including this nice little rail crane. Can someone tell me if this is a Marklin or a Bing car? Unlike the other Bing cars that it came with, this one has no markings. At some point someone also installed some Ives O gauge couplers on it. It's seen here alongside a Bing 10/638 dock crane.

That is a BUB crane from the twenties. Here it is as an accessory: https://www.historytoy.com/kar...lway-toy-crane-house. I have a similar one which is pictured and described in my (very interesting ) book on cranes: http://sncf231e.nl/crane-trucks/

Regards

Fred

Just snared my third Maurlyn ( Aussie made loco)

Sady it is missing its impressive front nose ( as is another one I have )

Aluminium Sheet and hand painted body with no primer , means that its pretty rough , but thats the norm with them

Worth its weight just for the running gear

sncf231e posted:

John Smatlak posted:

I recently acquired a group of four-wheel European O gauge cars, including this nice little rail crane. Can someone tell me if this is a Marklin or a Bing car? Unlike the other Bing cars that it came with, this one has no markings. At some point someone also installed some Ives O gauge couplers on it. It's seen here alongside a Bing 10/638 dock crane.

That is a BUB crane from the twenties. Here it is as an accessory: https://www.historytoy.com/kar...lway-toy-crane-house. I have a similar one which is pictured and described in my (very interesting ) book on cranes: http://sncf231e.nl/crane-trucks/

Regards

Fred

Fred- many thanks, a most entertaining compilation! I particularly like that Brimtoy crane. Thanks again.

handyandy posted:

Picked up these old Lionel passenger cars today. Wasn't really looking for Lionel, but these caught me eye. Not only do they need some love, they are similar in size to my Marx passenger cars so they will fit right in on my layout.

Now to decide, do I put Marx trucks on these cars, or fix up a Marx tender with Lionel trucks.  

Should work very well with my Marx stuff.

Hiawatha on the last commuter run of the day 

handyandy posted:

handyandy posted:

Picked up these old Lionel passenger cars today. Wasn't really looking for Lionel, but these caught me eye. Not only do they need some love, they are similar in size to my Marx passenger cars so they will fit right in on my layout.

Now to decide, do I put Marx trucks on these cars, or fix up a Marx tender with Lionel trucks.  

Should work very well with my Marx stuff.

about as good as Marx works with Lionel......

National Capital Trackers at Rockville Lions Club benefit this past weekend.

Riddle me this one, Batman. 2-inch Marx home built load?

ash standard posted:

gs

Love that black LCCA "GOLIATH" BRUTE and its matching black showroom cars!

Bob Nelson

Jim O'C posted:

Riddle me this one, Batman. 2-inch Marx home built load?

Hi again @Jim O'C  Funnily enough THAT was on my Watchlist as well !!! LOL!

Initially my thoughts went to it being perhaps a later 50's (?) version of the Marx Busy Miners Toy?

Earlier models showed a tin wheeled ore cart with miner on each end

https://www.grandoldtoys.com/t...=tin%20litho,wind-up

It looks about the right size and rubber/plastic wheels would have cut down the noise lol

( I have other company versions of this toy )

The construction of your wagon , having no couplers etc lends itself to being propelled in this way ?

I could not find any reference to it as such tho , and it may not be for this purpose, but equally it couldhave been I think as perhaps a cost cutting issue in the final years ?

Or could be a home made replacement for one, cleverly made out of another Marx toy to look the part ???

Works along the same lines as one I do have

The Capitol Hill Racer by Unique Art  ( Stolen youtube video lol)

I suspect it was pieced together from a couple spare parts. The Busy Miner also used a different car in another iteration.