Weekend tinplate photos/videos 11/11/16

Chris Lonero posted:

 Good morning template fans. This week I picked up a tinplate  gateman that came from the famous Madison hardware. This was good timing because I also  got my book on the subject from Derek Thomas.  Now let's see your tinplate!

Hey Chris congratulations on such a great find that is really cool.

Joe Gozzo

Thanks Joe.  It is in nearly mint condition all I did was take it out of the box! 

Love the Gateman accessory, Chris...I have one on my layout.

In September of this year I acquired a Biaggi Maerklin replica CCS 66/12921 "Krocodil" Gauge 1 at auction. First made by Maerklin in the 1933, this famous model of the Swiss electric locomotive was offered in 0 gauge until 1940 and and 1 gauge until 1937. Examples of the originals are rare and pricey. Francesco Biaggi of Milan made a series of Maerklin reproductions probably ca. 1970-80. He made examples of the Krocodil in gauge 1 in two different formats, the Maerklin-sytyle with one less axle so as to be able to negotiate curves, and with all axles true to prorotype. When I inspected my Biaggi Maerklin replica model it appeared to have been on the shelf for decades. Both motors were frozen and showed little evidence of use. Upon further inspection I discovered that the zinc casting would not allow for sufficient movement of the articulated nose sections on even the widest radius curves. Since the model could not operate on curves, I decided to modify the original casting to allow for operation on I-16 curves by cutting off the four stairs and reversing the handrails re-installing the stairs further out from the cab to allow the side rods to clear on curves. I also needed to re-mount the two powered nose sections slightly further out away from the cab. These modifications took weeks of work but yielded sufficient clearance for the articulated sections on wide radius track. The model has a unique electrical directional lighting scheme using diodes at either end that feed current to the headlamps or the red reverse lamp depending on DC polarity. Here's a video of the model in operation. 

The crocodile is absolutely magnificent Jim!   Well done! 

The French train maker Marescot made a very detailed 0 gauge 3-rail electric pacific locomotive around 1928. You could discuss whether this should be called tinplate, but is is from the tinplate era. Marescot also made coaches. Later Marescot was succeeded by Fournereau and I have some Fournereau coaches from the thirties to go with my Marescot pacific:

And here the train is running:

Have fun with your tinplate.

Fred

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Love the Gateman accessory, Chris...I have one on my layout.

In September of this year I acquired a Biaggi Maerklin replica CCS 66/12921 "Krocodil" Gauge 1 at auction. First made by Maerklin in the 1933, this famous model of the Swiss electric locomotive was offered in 0 gauge until 1940 and and 1 gauge until 1937. Examples of the originals are rare and pricey. Francesco Biaggi of Milan made a series of Maerklin reproductions probably ca. 1970-80. He made examples of the Krocodil in gauge 1 in two different formats, the Maerklin-sytyle with one less axle so as to be able to negotiate curves, and with all axles true to prorotype. When I inspected my Biaggi Maerklin replica model it appeared to have been on the shelf for decades. Both motors were frozen and showed little evidence of use. Upon further inspection I discovered that the zinc casting would not allow for sufficient movement of the articulated nose sections on even the widest radius curves. Since the model could not operate on curves, I decided to modify the original casting to allow for operation on I-16 curves by cutting off the four stairs and reversing the handrails re-installing the stairs further out from the cab to allow the side rods to clear on curves. I also needed to re-mount the two powered nose sections slightly further out away from the cab. These modifications took weeks of work but yielded sufficient clearance for the articulated sections on wide radius track. The model has a unique electrical directional lighting scheme using diodes at either end that feed current to the headlamps or the red reverse lamp depending on DC polarity. Here's a video of the model in operation. 

holly Krocodil,superb

Jim, that Biaggi croc is gorgeous, a really rare piece to find. Congratulations.

Today i will show you some live steam tinplate from France.  The first engine is a gauge one Storkleg loco made by GIL, for Gilbert Dutrou who was a very small manufacturer of toy boats, but he has made a small serie of live steam train around 1965, approximately 100 models produced, this one is model 54 and still unfired.

The second one is a live steam SHAY, inspired by a US model of the real engine. It has been made by a frenchman, Noël Marcet, 40 years ago. Also in gauge one, i think i will convert it      to ....... standard gauge.  It is a very good running engine except that it burns solid fuel tablets and it just allows to run it 10-12 minutes.

More to come next and have a great tinplate weeekend,     Daniel

nice find on the Gateman!

and these shots remind me when I was growing up sitting at a crossing watching all the different RR Heralds.

Great contributions again this week folks.  It never ceases to amaze me that we have a group of international and knowledgeable contributors who are willing to show the items in their collections.  I have never seen or heard of some of the manufacturers that we have been introduced to in this weekly thread.  Someone really ought to assemble all of the great photos of unfamiliar manufacturers that have been posted over the course of time that this weekly thread has been appearing and post it as a reference.

Having said that let me offer a far more prosaic little set from American Flyer.  It  hides in a box under my layout.

This is the #304 Freight Set from 1939.

Its from the transition years when Chicago American Flyer was becoming Gilbert American Flyer.

I think that it illustrates that Gilbert was moving toward a more scale emphasis in its equipment, but it had plenty of Chicago Flyer stock to sell.

Have a great tinplate weekend,

Greg       Northwoods Flyer

How about something along the Pennsylvania lines?

American Flyer

Bing

Dorfan

Fandor

Ives

Lionel

... and Marx

This week I'm showing a truly UNIQUE  item. Yes, it's the Unique Art Manufacturing Company's Rock Island passenger diesel produced in 1950, 1951 and perhaps in 1952.  What a beautiful locomotive.  Not hard to find, but often the lithography is not in good condition.  And it runs!!!  I made a coupling device using the old Lionel box coupler/knuckle transition piece, some nuts, and a brass fastener.  Works fine. Enjoy.

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Great contributions again this week folks.  It never ceases to amaze me that we have a group of international and knowledgeable contributors who are willing to show the items in their collections.  I have never seen or heard of some of the manufacturers that we have been introduced to in this weekly thread.  Someone really ought to assemble all of the great photos of unfamiliar manufacturers that have been posted over the course of time that this weekly thread has been appearing and post it as a reference.

Having said that let me offer a far more prosaic little set from American Flyer.  It  hides in a box under my layout.

This is the #304 Freight Set from 1939.

Its from the transition years when Chicago American Flyer was becoming Gilbert American Flyer.

 

I think that it illustrates that Gilbert was moving toward a more scale emphasis in its equipment, but it had plenty of Chicago Flyer stock to sell.

Have a great tinplate weekend,

 

 

 

Greg       Northwoods Flyer

I have the passenger set with the blue cars.

Steve

Here are pictures of 4 of the 5 layouts we have put together for MUZEO this year. These were up and running today. Layout 5 is running, but needs a bit more before tomorrow afternoons official opening.

Steve

Macy's store front.

Prewar theme

Thomas G Gauge and Polar Express 0 Gauge

Tinplate

sncf231e posted:

The French train maker Marescot made a very detailed 0 gauge 3-rail electric pacific locomotive around 1928. You could discuss whether this should be called tinplate, but is is from the tinplate era. Marescot also made coaches. Later Marescot was succeeded by Fournereau and I have some Fournereau coaches from the thirties to go with my Marescot pacific:

Have fun with your tinplate.

Fred

Fred:

Thanks so much for sharing.  That's absolutely wonderful.  

We'll just be putting that on the list of things I did not know existed when I woke up, but which I now must have....

Steven J. Serenska

I went to Trainfest today in Milwaukee.  They had two standard gauge layouts and a tinplate O gauge layout in the midst of 50 operating layouts.  Here are some pics.  I will start a new thread and load everything I took.

George

From the MTH showcase...

This is a very long state set running on the SGMA layout.

Really cool Croc, and music. love looking at the European buildings.

Joe Gozzo

Picked up this Karl Bub clockwork loco last week after making a reasonable offer. Hope it will pull a few extra freights.