Weekend tinplate photos/videos 7/13/18!

Big n little tin

Last week the newest, but made in old fashioned tinplate style, locomotive made by ACE Trains of London (but actually constructed by ETS) arrived. It is a Caledonian Railway 0-4-4 tank locomotive.

And running:

The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish Railway (from 1845-1923) which was famous for its beautiful blue liveried locomotives. The old toy train manufacturers like Bing and Carette also made locomotives in Caledonian livery that are much sought after (and highly priced).

Regards

Fred

Having a great time with my new 263e, especially since I was told to zip-tie up the car uncoupling mechanisms for less rolling resistance.

One of the many 3 car clockwork passenger train sets from the 1923-1930 time frame.  This set only had the bottom half of the set box and I've never been able to exactly match it to anything in the catalogs.  The cars are a colorful mix which is reminiscent of a Rainbow set but the tender and engine number (#10) don't match catalog descriptions. At this late date I doubt I'll ever determine the set number but, it runs well and it is colorful.

my 814 Auto/Furniture cars

ALL NICE!

Last week I went to the Menards Toy Train Show in Eau Claire Wi (about 1 1/2 hour drive) with a group of train buddies.  There was an amazing amount of tinplate at the show, and a nice representation of eras, gauges and manufacturers.  In my opinion there were good buys and fair prices.

My offering this week is an item that I picked up at the show.

Lithographed Ives #114 Station - Ticket Office.

I am not sure what time frame this comes from.  My Ives resources are not very deep, and the Ives Train Society site does not show this particular variation.  None of their examples have an REA sign.  Any ideas?

More next week......

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

COOL Ives station!

Last week I redone the paint on my HAG from Switzerland. It is from the 50's and all paint was flacking as they directly paint on metal. It looks a little better now.

And a little critter from Switzerland also, made by Keyser in the same time period; the original one was used to do switching in freight yards.

I find trains from Switzerland have a special appeal for me.

Have a nice tinplate weekend,    Daniel

DANIEL: I am also a fan: the meter gauge railways in Der Schweiz, like the RhB, are my favorites!

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Last week I went to the Menards Toy Train Show in Eau Claire Wi (about 1 1/2 hour drive) with a group of train buddies.  There was an amazing amount of tinplate at the show, and a nice representation of eras, gauges and manufacturers.  In my opinion there were good buys and fair prices.

My offering this week is an item that I picked up at the show.

Lithographed Ives #114 Station - Ticket Office.

I am not sure what time frame this comes from.  My Ives resources are not very deep, and the Ives Train Society site does not show this particular variation.  None of their examples have an REA sign.  Any ideas?

More next week......

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Looks like a 114D body (lithography-wise)  with a 114E roof. Both from 1923-'28. No mention of the REA sign though. 

Jim,

What reference are you using for 114D  and 114E?  And thanks for providing a time frame.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Greenburg Ives 1901-1932 guide part I.  page 165

Greg, based on your pictures it looks like the REA sign is an add on and not a part of the lithography.  If that is the case then what you have is a station that someone chose to modify.

#9E with matching 300 passenger cars

a few new o flyer over the last 2 months,,,,the challenger is super nice,,,i didn't win tender ,but luck next time,,,the new little one is a super nice with all the brass,i believe it has a bell,havent run it yet,i never knew that af o had rollers pickup,,,,,this little loco is outstanding , ugly repaint on the royal blue is a project

Terry, you have it bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another project added to the pile:

Question: On prewar Flyer, is the brass trim plated or solid brass? Will it stand up to some vigorous polishing?

PD

I picked up this 121 caboose that had been on eBay for a few weeks.

The paint has "orange peel". I think  this might be a failed restoration and am considering fixing it. My evidence is that there are little red paint spots on the bottom of the black frame.

The rest of the car is in good condition.

George

Robert S. Butler posted:

Greg, based on your pictures it looks like the REA sign is an add on and not a part of the lithography.  If that is the case then what you have is a station that someone chose to modify.

Robert,

You are correct. The REA sign is an add on. I am not sure how I missed it.  I like the way it looks though and I can put a REA truck outside the station.

Terry,

Good to see another person joining in the group of us who appreciate pre war American Flyer.  I agree you have it bad - that is good.

George,

Nice catch on the 121. The Ives/Flyer pieces fascinate me.  The longer 121 looks nice with the longer Ives freight cars.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Robert S. Butler posted:

Greg, based on your pictures it looks like the REA sign is an add on and not a part of the lithography.  If that is the case then what you have is a station that someone chose to modify.

 

George,

Nice catch on the 121. The Ives/Flyer pieces fascinate me.  The longer 121 looks nice with the longer Ives freight cars.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

Greg,

I like your station. I looked for one a few years ago on eBay, and they always went for more money than I wanted to spend at the time.

The Ives/AF/Lionel pieces are fascinating. Apparently, Ives could not afford to make parts at the time. On this 121, Flyer gave them the cab to put on their trucks with Ives plates and couplers. What is really fascinating is that they made two completely different 121 cabeeses. The other one uses a Lionel 817 cab and frame. That one looks a little silly to me, because the Ives trucks sit so low. These were produced in 1929 and 1930 at the height of the Depression. 

George

George,

When Ives added the American Flyer 9" caboose to their line they got a car that was a better match to their 9" freight cars.

As you mention in your post, Ives used both the Lionel and the American Flyer bodies for a longer caboose. Both were numbered 121.  Personally I like the Flyer version better.

My Flyer caboose also has a very small area of the "orange peel" paint.

Northwoods Flyer

Greg