I know it's not even Halloween yet but let's face it; Those of us in the train community are starting to think about Christmas! "You know who you are" 
Here is a little throw back from last year to warm things up. Let's see your tinplate! 
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Good morning tinplaters,
Streamlined trains where very popular in France around 1935, all manufacturers have done several models. This one is a CR, Charles Rossignol, O gauge clockwork.
One of the most beautifull one was the Hornby Northern Starr, unfortunately the loco wheels are too small and it is not a real Pacific 462. As Hornby tends to rationalise his production he uses the standard motor you find with other products. But anyway a nice looking train.
Have a great tinplate weekend, Daniel
During the first world war the CIWL Orient Express came to a standstill. In 1916 Germany and its allies started running their own luxury train to Constantinople: The Balkanzug. This allowed the Germans to increase their influence in the Balkans and Middle East. The Balkanzug ran only for a few years and is scarcely modelled. Bing of Nurnberg, Germany, made in 0 gauge some tinplate coaches for this train, a green and a brown coach, the type of coach is not clear but the printing explicitly mentions the train name and route. Each coach is 17 cm long. I assume these coaches were made in the same years the train ran, I do not think this cars came in a set with a matching locomotive.
If you want to read more about the Balkanzug look here: http://retours.eu/en/30-balkanzug-1916/
Enjoy your tinplate.
Fred
From the archives:
No snow on the layout yet, but soon...
PD
Chris Lonero posted:I know it's not even Halloween yet but let's face it; Those of us in the train community are starting to think about Christmas! "You know who you are"
This really gets me in the mood for the Holidays.
Its nice to start the weekend out with some beautiful tinplate. Thanks for posting folks.
To follow up on Frenchtrains' and PD's streamline trains, my tinplate offering this week is a good representation of American Flyer's #315 passenger set from 1939. No streamlined engine, but these are the blue version the streamlined cars.
Have a great tinplate weekend
Greg
Northwoods Flyer
Agreed it's a bit early - one holiday at a time, please! But here's my layout from last year. And who out there has any Halloween tinplate, anyway??
This week we find an interesting scene at Waban Junction. The Biller narrow gauge train is waiting for transfer passengers from a Joy Line train powered by a unique tinplate locomotive and tender made for me by Colin Duthie in far off New Zealand. At the time (early 1990s) I didn't own the true Made in USA Hornby locomotives, so Colin made one with a Hornby #20 mechanism. What a beautiful little train. And look, here comes an Ives powered by a #17 with a repro tender and spectacular LVE White Yale parlor car (still looking for Harvard 20 years later).
Lew Schneider
asmith1440 posted:Agreed it's a bit early - one holiday at a time, please! But here's my layout from last year. And who out there has any Halloween tinplate, anyway??
I have quite a bit of Halloween Tinplate. Marx Trains made a half dozen or so pieces for Halloween.
Steve
got this beauty this week,,,,a franks roundhouse red/black 385 I love red steam engines,,ok all engines red,,,,,would love to snag a set of the passenger cars to go with it,,,,which I have never seen,,,i find this strange,,,,it has mth stamped on the botton,
plates on tender are lionel lines,,,the pink one I have from franks roundhouse has Pennsylvania plates,,,,,i don't know of any pictures of these sets,,,,i remember having the flyer from them,,,but did find one on he internet,,,but no photo's enjoy,,,oh the classic 500 caboose looks great with this I think
Greg J. Turinetti posted:Its nice to start the weekend out with some beautiful tinplate. Thanks for posting folks.
To follow up on Frenchtrains' and PD's streamline trains, my tinplate offering this week is a good representation of American Flyer's #315 passenger set from 1939. No streamlined engine, but these are the blue version the streamlined cars.
Have a great tinplate weekend
Greg
Northwoods Flyer
always loved those sets,,,,used to see a guy at York with many of the restored ,they were perfect,,,,always told him when I retire I will buy a set from you,,,sadly,havent seen him there the last coulpe of yorks,,he was always in the blue hall
RonH posted:Chris Lonero posted:I know it's not even Halloween yet but let's face it; Those of us in the train community are starting to think about Christmas! "You know who you are"
This really gets me in the mood for the Holidays.
thanks chris,,,your putting idea's in my head with that af caboose,,,,dang
Hey Greg (Northwoods Flyer) -
I need some running gear for an AF 424...are there any parts dealers out there that carry a substantial number of prewar Flyer 'O' parts?
PD
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:asmith1440 posted:Agreed it's a bit early - one holiday at a time, please! But here's my layout from last year. And who out there has any Halloween tinplate, anyway??
I have quite a bit of Halloween Tinplate. Marx Trains made a half dozen or so pieces for Halloween.
Steve
Here some pictures I had in my files.
Steve
New arrival
more pictures steve ,please
Wow! Some fantastic pictures in this thread guys! I could find literally a hundred questions but I have to start right at the top, Chris, I have to ask, your first photo of the ore car with presents, did you make that? Love that car!
Love every photo in this thread also, amazing....
terry hudon posted:more pictures steve ,please
yes please!
beautiful tinplate guys.
my 221 and extended tender project.
1912 Bing O Gauge - 220 volts - straight from the wall socket to the track.
Hello PW53INVA, I love thing your son got a the Goodwill that looks cool and neat, I love your Marx train layout it is very nice and well done my friend. I am a Marx Train lover too, collector, and Marx train runner too over 60 years too Thanks lonbow57ca.
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:New arrival
that looks like a super set,,,love to see pictures of the cars tho
Hello Longbow57CA, thanks for the compliments. My layout is a work in progress. Need to wire more of the accessories and build some covers for the access hatches but it is a hobby and I will get to it when I can. It is fun to run the trains and it is fun being a kid again in my old age. I enjoy your posts and understand that you have been a Marx fan all your life. I had my Lionel set and my brothers when I was a kid and did not really discover how much fun Marx was until seeing other's Marx here on the forum a few years ago. Marx is fun, well built, and easy to work on, who could ask for more. Oh yeah, lucky to have a son who keeps his eye out for neat train stuff for his old dad.
Have a good one and keep on Marxing...
Dean
mtj54 posted:Wow! Some fantastic pictures in this thread guys! I could find literally a hundred questions but I have to start right at the top, Chris, I have to ask, your first photo of the ore car with presents, did you make that? Love that car!
Love every photo in this thread also, amazing....
Yes that is one of mine as well as a few more I did.
Happy Friday !
Fun to play with toy trains .
Today we go back to 1910 /11 Carlisle & Finch #34 ...running on original ribbon track .
Track you start off with long pieces of strip steel and a pile of ties with little slots ....
push rail into slots on ties ..adjust your radius as you go with the inner rail positioning of the tie insertion.
DC operation as batteries were still the main stay power source .... but soon to be replaced by transformers .
Off to York next week to find some cars for the little #34 to pull .
terry hudon posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:New arrival
that looks like a super set,,,love to see pictures of the cars tho
Cars pictures added. Hmmmm, change the name across the top to Polar Express??????
No snow this year, as am having surgery middle of next month. Here is snow from last year.
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:New arrival
Wow.....Nice!
Chris Lonero posted:mtj54 posted:Wow! Some fantastic pictures in this thread guys! I could find literally a hundred questions but I have to start right at the top, Chris, I have to ask, your first photo of the ore car with presents, did you make that? Love that car!
Love every photo in this thread also, amazing....
Yes that is one of mine as well as a few more I did.
Those are all very cool Chris....I've always thought about restoring a few of my rougher tinplate cars, but have never even thought about custom Christmas tinplate, I see a few projects in my future! You have a great imagination!
Carey Williams posted:Happy Friday !
Off to York next week to find some cars for the little #34 to pull .
Great stuff! Here's another: The layout is also shown on Tinplate Times.
Trainlover160 posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:New arrival
Wow.....Nice!
really a pretty set ,much nice that I would have thought ,thanks terr
PW53inVa posted:Steamer Dave
I think we have the same taste in train room decor if my eyes are not fooling me. My son found this at goodwill and was thinking of me.
Dean
Does everyone have one of these?
Paul, here I thought I had a one of a kind. Wonder who made these. Looks nice in your train room and looks like you have a nice layout to run your trains.
Dean
I think it's a law for a train guy to have one of those....
terry hudon posted:Trainlover160 posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:New arrival
Wow.....Nice!
really a pretty set ,much nice that I would have thought ,thanks terr
Terry
This is another one that looks much better in front of you than in a catalog.
Steve
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:asmith1440 posted:Agreed it's a bit early - one holiday at a time, please! But here's my layout from last year. And who out there has any Halloween tinplate, anyway??
I have quite a bit of Halloween Tinplate. Marx Trains made a half dozen or so pieces for Halloween.
Steve
Here some pictures I had in my files.
Steve
Love these! I had no idea Marx Train did these.
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