Weekend tinplate photos/videos 1/5/18

Those Bing engines, (NYC&HR & PRR) are exquisite clockwork locos!  

Dennis Holler posted:

GEOBRA !!! CRANE, PERFECT FOR TRACK 0 RAILWAY, BLECH TOY 0827

 

 

Reading further I found out that GEOBRA, the manufacturer of that crane, still exist; it is the manufacturer of PLAYMOBIL, which also makes (non-tinplate) trains!

Regards

Fred

Thanks Fred, I knew you would have the answers!  Funny thing was, I actually found the Playmobil connection, but nothing about the earlier tin toys.  I suppose its actually in pretty good "scale" for the trains, but just too big for a reasonable layout.  You would probably need a giant museum style layout to make it look right.  Plus I can't imagine them shipping it to the US.  Interesting though.

anyone else think he bid on it.......

There is also a Playmobil and LGB connection. It seems the two founders of their respective companies started talking after their flight was delayed and saw that Playmobil and LGB had commonalities and then worked together on their respective train lines, i.e. Playmo trai s and LGB trains are compatible and shared many parts. (We also have a very latge collection of Playmobil and LGB items, both fantastic product lines!) Miketg

Lionel didnt have ALL the fun when it came to handcars.... Here is my rough and ready Wells O' London celluloid Clockwork Mickey and Minnie (Which I believe pre-dates the lionel one? Willing to stand corrected however)

Despite the "patina" It runs strong but needs the pivot bar re-riveted

Fatman posted:

Lionel didnt have ALL the fun when it came to handcars.... Here is my rough and ready Wells O' London celluloid Mickey and Minnie (Which I believe pre-dates the lionel one? Willing to stand corrected however)

 

 

I was not there in 1934/5, but according to the McComas/Tuohy book (Prewar 0 Gauge) Lionel issued their car in1934 and first catalogued it in 1935 while according to Michael Foster (British Toy Trains) Wells issued their car in 1935 and first catalogued it in 1936. 

Regards

Fred

Excellent Fred LOL I stand ( as promised )...corrected !!

I have seen it described as 1931 but that didnt feel right, I knew it was def from around 1934/5/6 but didnt want to commit   I have never laid eyes on a catalogue for it ... online or off

Here is a catalogue page from the Michael Foster book:

Regards

Fred

When I said earlier I would limit the train size to five cars, I knew it wouldn't last.  These three ponies volunteered for the job, so hey, let em run.  It makes for a rather pleasant cornucopia of tinplate colors.  

Richart TTOS Mining Train takes one last pass before cleanup 

I finished cleaning up a couple of junker gondolas in time to photograph them on this years Christmas layout.

This 512 has silver New York, New Haven and Hartford script lettering and is filled with repro containers that I got at an estate sale.

This next one is the second of my dollar cars from a train show. It had almost not paint, no trucks or couplers but for a dollar who could resist. It looks pretty good in this B&M blue fantasy paint scheme.

Pardon the quality of the pictures, every time i got down on the floor to take them our monster Chihuahua ( 15 pounds) kept trying to lick my face.

asmith1440 posted:

Richart TTOS Mining Train takes one last pass before cleanup 

That picture looks like a painting! Very nice.

George

Pete I like $1 cars. Those turned out great. I got four 1630 cars for a $1 each at a shoe, missing roofs and most of the trucks, but the green paint on three was still nice, and the fourth became a diner.

Christmas tree and layout being disassembled today so I thought I'd run a couple of other trains underneath the tree before saying goodbye until next year.

MTH Tinplate Traditions 381E pulling a consist of classy looking orange 418 Passenger cars on the outer Standard gauge loop while my trusty old Lionel Postwar 746 hauls a consist of assorted cars on the O Gauge loop.  I absolutely hate this day of the year.

408e reporting for duty, sir.

Picked this up last year got almost a complete set. I worked on it a little and had some fun. I know it is not worth much but it is a Survivor. 

value is in the eye of the beholder Noah...that looks great.

we cut our own Christmas tree, and they generally last a good while (made it to Easter once!) We all like the decorations, and the Mrs likes having me upstairs playing with the trains instead of hiding out in the basement. 

OKHIKER posted:

Christmas tree and layout being disassembled today so I thought I'd run a couple of other trains underneath the tree before saying goodbye until next year.

MTH Tinplate Traditions 381E pulling a consist of classy looking orange 418 Passenger cars on the outer Standard gauge loop while my trusty old Lionel Postwar 746 hauls a consist of assorted cars on the O Gauge loop.  I absolutely hate this day of the year.

Hurrah, Hurrah!!   I've been given a last minute reprieve.  My Granddaughter's coming over later this week for two or three days and wants to run trains under the tree one more time.  Even the Warden can't say no to my little Ginger Snap.  She's the little cutie in my avatar.

Beautiful display, OK...very nice!

PD

Noah posted:

Picked this up last year got almost a complete set. I worked on it a little and had some fun. I know it is not worth much but it is a Survivor. 

That particular style with domes and stacks instead of the streamline cowl are actually a bit tough to come by.

Steve

The last time, I had repaired some.

A while age, I had buyed repro tarpaulins for Bing, but they are to big. Now I had washed them, together with my blue work trousers at 60 degrees and then in the dryer. After them they are faded and shrunken. At last for half a hour in tea for yellowing and now they look very similar like the original tarpaulins.

In the last days, I had cleaned and repaired a few of my train indicator. Most needed new wire handles.

For Germany, Sweden and Danmark

For Danmark and UK

3 for Germany with different towns

On Ebay I had found a Bing crane housing from the crane 13665 made around 1904. To this crane belongs a detachable crane arm, which unfortunately was missing, so I had made a new arm. For the lower arm, I have used two rails.

In the future, I will made a station like the early stations. This is a test for making a tinplate wall

In the right half part is steel wire glued

Pressed with 10 tons

Arne

Arne posted:

The last time, I had repaired some.

A while age, I had buyed repro tarpaulins for Bing, but they are to big. Now I had washed them, together with my blue work trousers at 60 degrees and then in the dryer. After them they are faded and shrunken. At last for half a hour in tea for yellowing and now they look very similar like the original tarpaulins.

In the last days, I had cleaned and repaired a few of my train indicator. Most needed new wire handles.

For Germany, Sweden and Danmark

For Danmark and UK

3 for Germany with different towns

On Ebay I had found a Bing crane housing from the crane 13665 made around 1904. To this crane belongs a detachable crane arm, which unfortunately was missing, so I had made a new arm. For the lower arm, I have used two rails.

In the future, I will made a station like the early stations. This is a test for making a tinplate wall

In the right half part is steel wire glued

Pressed with 10 tons

 

Arne

 

Arne,  I want your walls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That looks really good!