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Runaway Blue Comet!
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I picked up a prewar Marklin 1 gauge tinplate set in fair to good condition at Allentown a couple of years ago. I decided to convert one of the cars into an Interurban, so I added a Dc can motor to the lead truck, a headlamp, and some other touches.
@The Other Guy posted:Runaway Blue Comet!
- The Other Guy
That’s an awesome video! It looks like outdoor covered in plexiglass? Kids are chasing it!😁
George
A very light on week for me again ... but I did score some Hornby 2-rail clockwork ponts set in the box 
( I also did score a very early GBN carriage .. but no photo , you will have to wait til I get it lol )
Oh and just Cos ... 'cos who says Dr Who cant visit ?
Couldn't resist a 1930's Dinky cast Police Box , which originally came in a set with a sidecar motorcycle, and 2 policeman figures ...
From the boxed Dinky #42 set ( which I sadly dont have )
@George S posted:That’s an awesome video! It looks like outdoor covered in plexiglass? Kids are chasing it!😁
George
Correct on all counts!
- The Other Guy
More classic Lionel prewar- a 763-E semi-scale Hudson on the layout with a long train of freight cars. The 763-E runs fine now that my O gauge loop has all 042 curves. Also appearing is a Lionel 250-E Hiawatha steam loco, but that one does not tolerate 042 curves so it's just in there for the photo! You can also see my Dorfan block signal that I just wired in; looks much better with one of the lights on.
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Not a HORNBY piece but made in the spirit of. A French loco made in the 90s by Michel Brocard, sold under the brand ATELIER 43, he was specialized in manufacturing replacement part for Hornby and Jep and made a small range of locos easy to use in 20 dc. They are simple and well proportioned and matches very well with Hornby cars.
Have a nice weekend, Daniel
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@John Smatlak posted:More classic Lionel prewar- a 763-E semi-scale Hudson on the layout with a long train of freight cars. The 763-E runs fine now that my O gauge loop has all 042 curves. Also appearing is a Lionel 250-E Hiawatha steam loco, but that one does not tolerate 042 curves so it's just in there for the photo! You can also see my Dorfan block signal that I just wired in; looks much better with one of the lights on.
I was always told a 763e needed 072. I wish I had known earlier you could run them on tighter curves.
Finally....now just one more 9 1/2" Ives to go
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@Robert S. Butler posted:Finally....now just one more 9 1/2" Ives to go
That's a real nice one. Mine has a lot of faded litho. Which one are you missing?
George
George, I'm looking for the UP in the same condition...one of these days...
Yup, that's the one - Thanks, I'll check my e-mail.
DANIEL: VERY NICE!
Well guys, this week I scored a (somewhat tired) Hornby M0 train from about 1930-31. I used the engine in the "front end Friday" thread today but wanted to post some additional pictures of the loco, tender, and train.
Here is the entire train set on its track circle, complete with brake track. According to my Hornby reference, the M0 trains were introduced in 1930-31 season. O-gauge but a smaller scale than the regular Hornby trains. The couplers (tab and slot type) were fabricated as part of the undercarriage stamping and were not compatible with regular Hornby stock (sort of like Lionel Scout sets). The first M0 trains came in two liveries one red and one green. The red like this one numbered 6100 on the tender with the earliest loco's having the cab windows cut out (also like this one). By the 1932-33 season the windows were tinprinted on the cab not cut out and the number on the tender was changed to 6161. Early ones like this never had cylinders or drive rods, a change that came in 1936 and remained for the life of the series. These drivers clearly never had rods as their 10-spoke casting does not have bosses for the mounting of rods.
Close up of engine and tender. Printing says "Hornby" on this side and "Product of Mecanno LTd, Liverpool" on the other. Note also the slight touch of gold on the tender trucks. A tiny bit on the journal boxes and 3 vertical rivet "dot's" on either side of the axle ends. Do not know if this is original or added by a later owner, it is however well done and fully consistent on all four axle ends and appears on the tender only, not on the coaches.
Boiler front , no Hornby embossing here just litho on the boiler sides. You can see the early drive wheel castings, no bosses for the mounting of drive rods and 10 spokes.
Set came with two Pullman's, this one named Zena . My reference states that they changed little over the years except for colors of the roof. It was brown from 1930-33 (as these are) then changed to red / green in 34 with Joan and Zena having a different color and the name panels changing to red slightly later.
The companion coach, "Joan".
Tin printing on the ends of the coaches. " MANF'D BY MECANNO LTD LIVERPOOL" on one end and "HORNBY SERIES" on the other end. Both coaches are the same.
The tender also carries the trademark, "Hornby Series" on the rear surface. So based on the cut out windows, the number on the tender and the color of the coach roofs I would date this little train to about 1930-31 or about 90 years old. By the way the clockwork motor still works but the wheels have a little hard time keeping on the 2 rail track, yet for some reason they seem to work better on my 3 rail track, I speculate that is because the gauge on the 90 year old track may vary somewhat but can't prove that either way.
Hope you enjoy these little guys, I know I certainly did.
By the Daniel that is a beautiful locomotive, John Smatiak - great movies but I also thought the 773 needed 0-72 track, glad to see it working on less and Robert - a magnificent Ives boxcar. George S. - another great Ives boxcar...Thanks to all for posting
Don McErlean
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Nothing new here, so I will post a picture of an unusual American Flyer/Empire Express engine.
This engine is c. 1927-28 and I believe that it is one of the most difficult American Flyer engines to find. Not sure as to the reason for the rarity of these engines, as with the exception of the Standard Gauge Empire Express set, most of the Empire Express items are quite common.
NWL
An extra video of the Lionel prewar O gauge 763-E semi-scale Hudson in action. Someone had commented that there were no train whistles in my videos. That's true, I'm usually not standing in front of the transformer (need a helper to take care of the whistle button). But I can do it standing next to the controls as in this case, and that prewar Lionel whistle really is a pleasant sound!
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@John Smatlak posted:An extra video of the Lionel prewar O gauge 763-E semi-scale Hudson in action. Someone had commented that there were no train whistles in my videos. That's true, I'm usually not standing in front of the transformer (need a helper to take care of the whistle button). But I can do it standing next to the controls as in this case, and that prewar Lionel whistle really is a pleasant sound.
Love that sound!
Also always appreciate your concise videos - they get right to the point.
Nothing much this week, just a 1930s Marklin 0 gauge stake wagon. Miketg
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GN out for a spin
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@Jushavnfun posted:GN out for a spin
A bit tall for that Hellgate bridge!
