Weekend tinplate photos/videos 1/13/17

Here is the latest to my Dorfan family. The loco has the usual zinc pest, but will display well. It is not a candidate for getting the original motor to work. It may someday get one of my Williams motor conversions.

Steve

Nice, Steve...from two or three feet away the loco looks like it's not about to crumble to bits, always an upside with Dorfan.

Here's a 225E I bought a number of years ago:

It's in relatively good, played-with condition, except the smoke-box door doesn't stay closed due to wear on the smoke-box front. Someone suggested wrapping some fine wire around the clip which might make it large enough to grab and stay in place...that's on the project list. I plan to use this to pull those 600-series passenger cars I'm working on (I think 2600-series came with the set originally).

Have a great weekend...

PD

Classic British HORNBY clockwork trains from 1925-30, some have seen heavy use and have some scratches from derailments but still running perfectly 90 years later.

Have a great tinplate weekend,   Daniel

Just a few trains put on the layout. I've got to do something with those walls so I can bring the lights up.

today, I called a meeting of the "9's",also I think the grey 9 with the pea green cars look pretty darn good

love all the sweet tinplate. that Dorfan looks great Steve.

and since there have been several 225Es....here's mine again.

and Chris I was getting worried when this thread wasn't on yet.....

A couple of months ago I bought this JEP station in Paris and showed it in the weekly tinplate photos:

I mentioned then that there was a larger version. Since  a few weeks I also have the larger version. The smaller version I have is postwar, this larger is prewar.

Regards

Fred

beautiful Fred

To start out the new year, here are some windups running around the layout... some mine, some that belong to others.  British and American Marx, Hafner and even a little Dorfan!

So here we are, lumbering towards the weekend.... I hope you're not board. 

American Flyer

Bing

Fandor

Hornby

Ives

Karl Bub

Lionel

Marx

Chris...please thank your son for his service for me.

This Flying Scotsman loco and cars is one of my favorite Hornby sets. The locomotive is electric, and I had to do some cosmetic work on the side away from the camera, but it's a good looker and a good runner.

Found a place for the sign.

nice sign

Wonderful photos again this week folks.  Thanks for expanding my knowledge of tinplate.  I'm afraid that seeing all of these wonderful trains might also cause an expansion of my collection, and a contraction of my wallet.  Hmmmmm, those Hornby trains are beginning to look very appealing.

Robert Butler's photos of the examples of the same kind of car from different manufacturers have been very interesting.  Have you ever wondered how many variations of one type of car have been produced by the same manufacturer?  Let me offer some of the variations that American Flyer produced of their humble sand car.

I have 13 examples. Twelve of them are 8 wheel cars. (One of them is a 4 wheel car, however I know there are other 4 wheel variations.)  Eleven of them are numbered 1116.

Oh, and these are just the lithographed variations.  

Have a great tinplate weekend.

Greg          Northwoods Flyer

I know the feeling Greg....I've picked up several new to me pieces of tinplate because of this thread. Love that Flyer of yours.

I've taken a break from trains for a while....I know, I know....but work and other stuff kind of got in the way.  I wanted to get my layout cleaned up and operating and "tweaked" before Christmas, as the young boys next door were coming over to stay one night while their parent's went out, and of course, the trains were a great interest.  Anyway, got it all done and got fired up on trains again.

Thought I would post these two pics in honor of Chris' son....especially since I served 30 years in the Navy. 

Hank

Hello Tinplate world

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers Carey

Carey Williams posted:

Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers Carey

 

Really love the pillars I've never seen him before I may have to try to find some of those thanks for sharing

Joe Gozzo

Chris Lonero posted:

Hi gang. In honor of my son being home for 2 weeks on leave before his next assignment I thought this would be appropriate  Let's see your tinplate!!

Hey Chris thank your son for his service from all of us

Joe Gozzo

Carey Williams posted:

Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers Carey

 

All I can say is WOW, Carey. These early Lionel 2-7/8 trains have a certain something. Thanks for sharing.

Jim Waterman

Jim Waterman posted:

Carey Williams posted:

Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers Carey

 

All I can say is WOW, Carey. These early Lionel 2-7/8 trains have a certain something. Thanks for sharing.

Jim Waterman

And Joe Mania is the MAN, especially regarding the 2-7/8 stuff. I don't think there is a single item that Lionel offered for sale that he can't reproduce - perfectly.

Trainlover160 posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

Hi gang. In honor of my son being home for 2 weeks on leave before his next assignment I thought this would be appropriate  Let's see your tinplate!!

Hey Chris thank your son for his service from all of us

Joe Gozzo

Thank you Joe and all I will pass that along to my son.   He is proud to serve his country! 

Chris, add my thanks as well.  I have the utmost respect for those that serve.

Any chance we could see some more of Handy Andy's cast iron engine? I have been trying to get a start on my own, but can't seem to find the thread it was in (???)

https://ogrforum.com/t...41#70552247139149441

https://ogrforum.com/t...91#70693070990455091

Thanks Steamer!

Hey, El Classico!

Here's some more photos. Good luck on your build. 

Robert S. Butler posted:

So here we are, lumbering towards the weekend.... I hope you're not board. 

 

 

Brimtoy

Marklin

Robilt