Weekend tinplate photos/videos 2/16/18!

Years ago, my display cases were neatly organized, but the collection kept growing. Flyer, Ives, Lionel were on their own shelves, then everything became commingled. Time for a reset. Ives and Lionel are out to be dusted, the Flyer is still on the shelves. There is now enough Ives and Flyer to fill this case. Lionel will get moved into the case with the Dorfan. Gonna take a while, but a long over due project.

Steve

On German eBay a seller had this locomotive which he called "A large Hornby 0 gauge locomotive"(Große Hornby Spur 0 Lokomotive 4472). Of course it is not Hornby but Bassett-Lowke, but the Bassett-Lowke buyers did not came along, so I bought it. It is a lithographed Bassett-Lowke Flying Scotsman 4-6-2 pacific with running number 4472. Bassett-Lowke made these in the thirties in clockwork and electric; the electric ones were also in the postwar catalog. This is about the most scale clockwork locomotive you can get, but is is tinplate.

There is a corridor connection to the first car of the train; the crew could be changed during the long non-stop run between London and the North.

Regards

Fred

sncf231e posted:

On German eBay a seller had this locomotive which he called "A large Hornby 0 gauge locomotive"(Große Hornby Spur 0 Lokomotive 4472). Of course it is not Hornby but Bassett-Lowke, but the Bassett-Lowke buyers did not came along, so I bought it. It is a lithographed Bassett-Lowke Flying Scotsman 4-6-2 pacific with running number 4472. Bassett-Lowke made these in the thirties in clockwork and electric; the electric ones were also in the postwar catalog. This is about the most scale clockwork locomotive you can get, but is is tinplate.

There is a corridor connection to the first car of the train; the crew could be changed during the long non-stop run between London and the North.

Regards

Fred

AH, the Flying Scotsman, and a Bassett-Lowke - what a find!

sncf231e posted:

On German eBay a seller had this locomotive which he called "A large Hornby 0 gauge locomotive"(Große Hornby Spur 0 Lokomotive 4472). Of course it is not Hornby but Bassett-Lowke, but the Bassett-Lowke buyers did not came along, so I bought it. It is a lithographed Bassett-Lowke Flying Scotsman 4-6-2 pacific with running number 4472. Bassett-Lowke made these in the thirties in clockwork and electric; the electric ones were also in the postwar catalog. This is about the most scale clockwork locomotive you can get, but is is tinplate.

There is a corridor connection to the first car of the train; the crew could be changed during the long non-stop run between London and the North.

Regards

Fred

Outstanding Fred!  It seems Hornby out numbers Bassett Lowke 10-1.  That or B-L is just that much more sought.  Either way they are a really nice train and that is a wonderful loco.

Anticipation.....

The dealer price sheet illustration (top left)

The box cover

...and the box contents

American Flyer Empire Express Set #760 from 1933

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Years ago, my display cases were neatly organized, but the collection kept growing. Flyer, Ives, Lionel were on their own shelves, then everything became commingled. Time for a reset. Ives and Lionel are out to be dusted, the Flyer is still on the shelves. There is now enough Ives and Flyer to fill this case. Lionel will get moved into the case with the Dorfan. Gonna take a while, but a long over due project.

Steve

no sympathy on your problem Steve.....you have a beautiful collection.

sncf231e posted:

On German eBay a seller had this locomotive which he called "A large Hornby 0 gauge locomotive"(Große Hornby Spur 0 Lokomotive 4472). Of course it is not Hornby but Bassett-Lowke, but the Bassett-Lowke buyers did not came along, so I bought it. It is a lithographed Bassett-Lowke Flying Scotsman 4-6-2 pacific with running number 4472. Bassett-Lowke made these in the thirties in clockwork and electric; the electric ones were also in the postwar catalog. This is about the most scale clockwork locomotive you can get, but is is tinplate.

There is a corridor connection to the first car of the train; the crew could be changed during the long non-stop run between London and the North.

Regards

Fred

magnificent Fred! That is a beauty.

Fred: You have outdone yourself with that PRIZE BEAUTY! Got to be the finest clockwork engine I have ever seen!

A very nice repro of a Marklin Pacific french model of the "Paris Lyon Méditerranée" made in 1983 by the firm HEHR in Germany. High quality repro, certainly the same than Marklin original ones. 

Have a great tinplate weekend,     Daniel

Beautiful loco Daniel!

WOW! Daniel's repro Marklin Pacific is also a JEWEL! You fellows have some very amazing examples of tinplate art! THANK YOU for sharing your treasures with the rest of us mere mortals!

First an update:

I decided on a name for the "What If..." train from a few weeks back.

I live in Wisconsin, less than a mile from the Milwaukee Road's Valley Line that went into the North Woods. During its passenger service days it had several named trains; "The North Woods Hiawatha" (actually pulled by the iconic Hiawatha), "The Fisherman's Special", and others.  So in my imaginary world this is "The Northwoods Weekender".  Northwoods For obvious reasons and Weekender because it made its first run here on the Weekend Tinplate thread.  Thanks for your suggestions.

The contribution for this week is from the archives.  I don't have very much equipment from American Flyer's 3/16 O gauge line but I do have some examples.  I like to have them to show folks the roots of the S gauge line that Gilbert produced after the war.  So here is The Royal Blue:

Flyer also marketed a whistling baggage car to match the Royal Blue.

It sounds a lot like your mother's MixMaster from childhood.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Great stuff as always guys. Those European steamers are beautiful!

I have a Royal Blue sitting in the yard awaiting it's turn in the shop.

NICE!  :-)

Yeah, I know it's postwar Marx and plastic at that.... but it is the end of the day!

every time I watch that I want to tell Lee to put the dang tender on!

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

First an update

The contribution for this week is from the archives.  I don't have very much equipment from American Flyer's 3/16 O gauge line but I do have some examples.  I like to have them to show folks the roots of the S gauge line that Gilbert produced after the war.  So here is The Royal Blue:

Flyer also marketed a whistling baggage car to match the Royal Blue.

It sounds a lot like your mother's MixMaster from childhood.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Hey Greg, would you be able to take some close up pics of your Royal? I could use some shots of the pilot and trailing trucks,side rods, and the underneath. This is my first Flyer engine and I'm in unchartered waters as knowing what I'm looking at as far as Flyer parts...the guy I got this off of sent me a basket case locomotive.....

Just won this to add to my 2800 series beer reefer collection. I was looking for the whole beer train set, but this was my favorite of the cars anyway. There are 3 more beer reefers in the set.

Now if MTH would just ship my 2015 pre-order of the Goetz Brewing reefer. 

Is anyone aware of any 2800 series beer reefers besides the 4 in the beer train set, the Altoona, and the Fort Pitt?

George

Steamer posted:

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

First an update

The contribution for this week is from the archives.  I don't have very much equipment from American Flyer's 3/16 O gauge line but I do have some examples.  I like to have them to show folks the roots of the S gauge line that Gilbert produced after the war.  So here is The Royal Blue:

Flyer also marketed a whistling baggage car to match the Royal Blue.

It sounds a lot like your mother's MixMaster from childhood.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Hey Greg, would you be able to take some close up pics of your Royal? I could use some shots of the pilot and trailing trucks,side rods, and the underneath. This is my first Flyer engine and I'm in unchartered waters as knowing what I'm looking at as far as Flyer parts...the guy I got this off of sent me a basket case locomotive.....

 

I think Greg has got us all hooked on AF. 

Dennis Holler posted:

Beautiful loco Daniel!

Next time I get a significant amount of disposable income, Marklin is on my list. I will definitely "settle" for something as beautiful as Daniel's reproduction!

George

George S posted:

Just won this to add to my 2800 series beer reefer collection. I was looking for the whole beer train set, but this was my favorite of the cars anyway. There are 3 more beer reefers in the set.

Now if MTH would just ship my 2015 pre-order of the Goetz Brewing reefer. 

Is anyone aware of any 2800 series beer reefers besides the 4 in the beer train set, the Altoona, and the Fort Pitt?

George

"Oh My Gosh!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1-CUlYc6-E

Picked up a KBN station this week that was a throw-in from an auction for two #90 Flyer stations. Bub station had the base on upside down and they roof was repainted but the litho is nice. 

One was # 90 decent, the other will need paint or faux wraps.

still not bad for $1.00 plus shipping. 

George S posted:

Just won this to add to my 2800 series beer reefer collection. I was looking for the whole beer train set, but this was my favorite of the cars anyway. There are 3 more beer reefers in the set.

Now if MTH would just ship my 2015 pre-order of the Goetz Brewing reefer. 

Is anyone aware of any 2800 series beer reefers besides the 4 in the beer train set, the Altoona, and the Fort Pitt?

George

You did, and I am the reason you had to pay what you did   I was tempted to go a  little more but did not cause of all the other stuff I have been wasting money on.

Next one is mine!!!!!!!!  Please

George S posted:

Steamer posted:

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

First an update

The contribution for this week is from the archives.  I don't have very much equipment from American Flyer's 3/16 O gauge line but I do have some examples.  I like to have them to show folks the roots of the S gauge line that Gilbert produced after the war.  So here is The Royal Blue:

Flyer also marketed a whistling baggage car to match the Royal Blue.

It sounds a lot like your mother's MixMaster from childhood.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Hey Greg, would you be able to take some close up pics of your Royal? I could use some shots of the pilot and trailing trucks,side rods, and the underneath. This is my first Flyer engine and I'm in unchartered waters as knowing what I'm looking at as far as Flyer parts...the guy I got this off of sent me a basket case locomotive.....

 

I think Greg has got us all hooked on AF. 

I ended up with a pilot and a couple of trailing trucks in a recent lot I picked up.  Also have a 561 K5 "kit" for you  I'll catch up with you off line since you need some more projects lol

Also picked up a Schiffman Sammlerkatalog for identifying European tinplate. It is in German language but I bought for the pictures anyway.  Figured I might give Fred and Arne a break with ID requests. 

George S posted:

Dennis Holler posted:

Beautiful loco Daniel!

Next time I get a significant amount of disposable income, Marklin is on my list. I will definitely "settle" for something as beautiful as Daniel's reproduction!

George

Ha, how about I trade you a Marklin  R890 for that Ole Frothingslosh reefer   Just kidding

Dennis Holler posted:

George S posted:

Steamer posted:

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

First an update

The contribution for this week is from the archives.  I don't have very much equipment from American Flyer's 3/16 O gauge line but I do have some examples.  I like to have them to show folks the roots of the S gauge line that Gilbert produced after the war.  So here is The Royal Blue:

Flyer also marketed a whistling baggage car to match the Royal Blue.

It sounds a lot like your mother's MixMaster from childhood.

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Hey Greg, would you be able to take some close up pics of your Royal? I could use some shots of the pilot and trailing trucks,side rods, and the underneath. This is my first Flyer engine and I'm in unchartered waters as knowing what I'm looking at as far as Flyer parts...the guy I got this off of sent me a basket case locomotive.....

 

I think Greg has got us all hooked on AF. 

I ended up with a pilot and a couple of trailing trucks in a recent lot I picked up.  Also have a 561 K5 "kit" for you  I'll catch up with you off line since you need some more projects lol

Dennis Holler posted:

George S posted:

Dennis Holler posted:

Beautiful loco Daniel!

Next time I get a significant amount of disposable income, Marklin is on my list. I will definitely "settle" for something as beautiful as Daniel's reproduction!

George

Ha, how about I trade you a Marklin  R890 for that Ole Frothingslosh reefer   Just kidding

Dennis,

I know you and I shop the same places and was hoping you missed this one. We both have that Goetz reefer on order. 

You would have never beat me on this one. I set my snipe bid so high it almost gave me a nose bleed. I was very happy with where the price landed considering what I paid for the Altoona and Ft. Pitt.

I have my eye out for you on these. I only need one of each. I'll let you know if I see another.

George

Yeah, I seem to remember what those went for, almost double this one.  I did see one of the other two sold for about half last month but I missed it lol.  Oh well.  Now you have to put some pics of of all those reefers together!

Not nearly exotic as most of the Motive Power and Rolling Stock posted under this topic but nevertheless this nicely restored Lionel 251 Box Cab Electric runs and tracks extremely well.  Its freight consist is made of an original Oil Tank Car and original Hopper while the Gondola, Automobile/Furniture Car and 817 Caboose are restorations.

really like the Boxcab. Been eyeing a few lately.

Yeah, that 251 is a lot less common than the others in that series plus its BIG.

#8 vs 256

Here is the B-L Clockwork Flying Scotsman surrounded by other Hornby and Bing locomotives and rolling stock. This is an older photo when some of my Right of Way locomotives shared space on my Wall of Trains.  Since then I acquired more cabinets and the Right of Way locomotives have moved into another area.  I hope that many of the O Gauge Forum members will visit my collection in June. Sign up for Tour 18 at the National Convention of the TCA.  Lew Schneider

lewrail posted:

Here is the B-L Clockwork Flying Scotsman surrounded by other Hornby and Bing locomotives and rolling stock. This is an older photo when some of my Right of Way locomotives shared space on my Wall of Trains.  Since then I acquired more cabinets and the Right of Way locomotives have moved into another area.  I hope that many of the O Gauge Forum members will visit my collection in June. Sign up for Tour 18 at the National Convention of the TCA.  Lew Schneider

If my health lets me, I'll be there. Look forward to visiting some of my X-toys.

Steve

Gentlemen,

   Some really nice Tin in the pictures of this Thread, very cool stuff!

OKHIKER,

   The 251 Boxer with a fantastic consist!

GJT,

   Always wanter a Royal Blue, gray Tin!

PCRR/Dave

Some more from the Great Train Show a few weeks ago. American Flyer 3280, 3281& 3282 cars plus one car with a 3180 plate, but is obviously a 3280. These are an older gorgeous restoration.

Steve