Weekend tinplate photos/videos 7/29/16!

Here's a trio of Atlas Tool Co tin houses.

Steve

For this week's contribution, I'm proud to present my father's very first locomotive, the Lionel 262. Produced in 1931 and '32, my railfan grandfather did not wait long to make arrangements with Santa to bring his son his first set which was headed by the 262.

As delivered from Lionel, the locomotive was equipped with a 262T tender. Always with an eye for increased realism along with enhanced aesthetics and improved operation, my grandfather felt the 262T didn't do justice to the locomotive so he subsequently purchased a separate sale 265W tender from Madison Hardware which we feel gives the 262 a more substantial appearance and enhances its operation with the addition of a whistle. Thankfully, I was able to persuade my Roundhouse Foreman to take time to pose the locomotive with both tenders for my post!

And here she is  Although we haven't asked it of her much in recent decades, whenever we've assigned the 262 to the occasional special, it has performed splendidly...not too shabby for an 80+ year old locomotive!

Bob

This week some very small tinplate. The French toy-train maker JEP introduced S gauge trains in the fifties. This small tinplate S gauge train-set is the smallest they made, the coach is just 4 inches. This train is all metal; it has cast metal wheels so this gives some weight to the train, but is is still very light.

And it runs in the garden:

Have a nice weekend.

Regards

Fred

Here is my Ives/Marx/Lionel passenger train. At least one car (72) has an original roof, possibly three. I repainted the baggage roof black, still trying to decide if I like it or not. Only maker missing is American Flyer from this consist. 

These are the two roofs in question. The one on the right is original, the one on the left might be a repaint. It has a matching brush paint Mark on the end, is a reddish orange, almost Tuscan colour, and is much glossier than the original roof next to it. Would this be a difference of a batch of paint, or an actual repaint since it's so glossy and a tad sloppy?

I finally remembered to switch to video today, so have a video of it in operation!

great story on Dad's train Bob, glad you still run her.

looks great El Classico.

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Very nice Chris!  Do you have a source for repo departure boards?  Thanks.

George

Hi, Dave.

Thanks for the kind comments. I'm enjoying the history of my family's involvement in the hobby with everyone. 

All the best,

Bob

that is the best part of this hobby. I have my Dad's first trains, and when my Uncle passed last year I received his. some where trains that Dad had passed down to my Uncle.

This Commodore was bought for Dad by my Grandmother at GC Murphy's during WWll for $1. He gave it to Uncle Jim, and I remember watching it run around my Grandparent's Christmas Tree when I was a kid. Now it runs on that same train platform under my tree.

Outstanding, Dave. Thanks for sharing your locomotive and it accompanying story. I remember seeing trays of Marx freight cars in the toy department our local "5 and 10" in the 60s. I seem to recall them priced at about 50 cents each.

Bob  

CNJ 3676 posted:

Outstanding, Dave. Thanks for sharing your locomotive and it accompanying story. I remember seeing trays of Marx freight cars in the toy department our local "5 and 10" in the 60s. I seem to recall them priced at about 50 cents each.

Bob  

Wish we still had that around here, I usually end up paying $7-15 apiece for them.

a little note about my Uncle Jim....Dad, Jim and I are nuts about WWll aircraft, I was raised watching Gregory Peck in Twelve o'Clock High.There are several groups offering rides in restored B-17s .Dad is scared of flying, even he says it's odd since he likes the warbirds so much, so he was never interested in riding in one. Spring 2015 I was talking to my Uncle about there being a B-17 not too far from us in a few months, and saying we should go for a flight sometime. He emailed me back saying he wanted to do this before he croaked, and told me to make the arrangements and we would go and the bill was on him.Sadly he passed away less than a month after we talked about this. well last Wednesday was our 25th wedding anniversary, and my beautiful bride gave me a piece of paper saying I had a date in a couple if weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...amp;feature=youtu.be

Uncle Jim will be there with me in my memories.

El Classico posted:

CNJ 3676 posted:

Outstanding, Dave. Thanks for sharing your locomotive and it accompanying story. I remember seeing trays of Marx freight cars in the toy department our local "5 and 10" in the 60s. I seem to recall them priced at about 50 cents each.

Bob  

Wish we still had that around here, I usually end up paying $7-15 apiece for them.

El Classico posted:

CNJ 3676 posted:

Outstanding, Dave. Thanks for sharing your locomotive and it accompanying story. I remember seeing trays of Marx freight cars in the toy department our local "5 and 10" in the 60s. I seem to recall them priced at about 50 cents each.

Bob  

Wish we still had that around here, I usually end up paying $7-15 apiece for them.

compare that to $1500+ for the fancy ones today...

My offering this week is two cataloged sets from the 1938 American Flyer catalog.

Both are headed up by the #4603 locomotive and tender.

Have a great tinplate weekend.

Greg

Just my prefered American Flyer steam engine for freight running at home. A very powerfull engine and the AF freight cars have a very nice look, more well proportionned than Lionel ones.

A little Wide Gauge AF passenger set from 1927, it was the entry level model in that year.

It is great to share with us your family trains history and pictures, unfortunately i don't have any, in the pre war years trains where expensives and only for wealthy people....

Have a great tinplate weekend,

Daniel

Picked up a Marx M10005 Union Pacific 6-car set this week with the oh-so elusive diner car. Single dual-direction clockwork loco. No box or track with it though. Will post actual photos once it is unpacked.

The 1163E motor brings in The Flyer right on time.

Chris,  

My Tin Plate offering for this thread is a custom made American Flyer Mini Crane Car, made by a 2nd WW era gentlemen, for his Christmas layout.  As far as I know there is not another one like it any where.  His widow wanted to make sure someone got it who would use it at Christmas time, as her Husband always had.  I was proud to carry on his tradition by adding it to my Christmas layout.  Here you see it in front of the Legacy Shay, as it rounds our Bear Christmas tree.  I hope the old gentlemen is watching from above with a big smile on his face, as his Custom made American Flyer Mini Crane still moves down the tracks each Christmas.

PCRR/Dave

George S posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Very nice Chris!  Do you have a source for repo departure boards?  Thanks.

George

Yes George.         Brassaur electric trains is where the schedule boards and Lionel City sign came from. 

http://www.traindoctor.com/    

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a trio of Atlas Tool Co tin houses.

Steve

Steve,

These are fascinating.  I don't remember seeing them before.  What era are they from and how easy are they to come by.  Are they marked as Atlas anywhere on the house?

Greg

I forget what issue, but Ed Boyle did a story on those in Collectors Corner.

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Chris – Finally!  That one has been a long time coming, I remember when you started on that station.  Nice finishing touches!

Greg, I really like the way you have put together American Flyer sets from the catalog – these and also ones you have shared earlier. The catalog page gives an historical context, it's neat to see them come alive again!

david

hojack posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Chris – Finally!  That one has been a long time coming, I remember when you started on that station.  Nice finishing touches!

 

david

Thanks David.  Here is a preview of the next project I'm working on.  Stay tuned!

An AF clockwork waiting to take a run around the mainline...

did some preliminary mock up on the Commodore....

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a trio of Atlas Tool Co tin houses.

Steve

Steve,

These are fascinating.  I don't remember seeing them before.  What era are they from and how easy are they to come by.  Are they marked as Atlas anywhere on the house?

Greg

Greg, no markings. I had some for years, but had no idea who made them until I found one in a box. I just searched e-bay for "tin houses" for a while. Once I got the first boxed one, I searched for Atlas until I got all 3 colors in boxes. I e-mailed Atlas to try and get more info, but their response was that they were aware their company made them, but did not know any specific info. The combination of metal and plastic probably puts them in mid to late fifties.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a trio of Atlas Tool Co tin houses.

Steve

Steve,

These are fascinating.  I don't remember seeing them before.  What era are they from and how easy are they to come by.  Are they marked as Atlas anywhere on the house?

Greg

Greg, no markings. I had some for years, but had no idea who made them until I found one in a box. I just searched e-bay for "tin houses" for a while. Once I got the first boxed one, I searched for Atlas until I got all 3 colors in boxes. I e-mailed Atlas to try and get more info, but their response was that they were aware their company made them, but did not know any specific info. The combination of metal and plastic probably puts them in mid to late fifties.

Steve

Thanks Steve,

I really like tin buildings and have Skyline and H&H buildings scattered around the layout. I also use them when I set up displays in the community.

I will have to keep my eyes open for the Atlas buildings now.

Thanks again for the info.

Greg

Chris Lonero posted:

hojack posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Chris – Finally!  That one has been a long time coming, I remember when you started on that station.  Nice finishing touches!

 

david

Thanks David.  Here is a preview of the next project I'm working on.  Stay tuned!

Great projects Chris where do you find the time and the patience to do all these I'm still reeling from the brewery.

Joeg

Trainlover160 posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

hojack posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Chris – Finally!  That one has been a long time coming, I remember when you started on that station.  Nice finishing touches!

 

david

Thanks David.  Here is a preview of the next project I'm working on.  Stay tuned!

Great projects Chris where do you find the time and the patience to do all these I'm still reeling from the brewery.

Joeg

Well Joe I don't have much to do on my layout so I find other projects to keep me out of trouble.   For the most part anyway!  

Chris Lonero posted:

George S posted:

Chris Lonero posted:

Happy weekend everyone!  This week I put the finishing touches on the newly restored station.  Let's see your tinplate! 

Very nice Chris!  Do you have a source for repo departure boards?  Thanks.

George

Yes George.         Brassaur electric trains is where the schedule boards and Lionel City sign came from. 

http://www.traindoctor.com/    

Thank you Chris.  I found them on the site.

George

A layout forum member Bill Senyak and I have running at the Great Train Show in Pomona this weekend.

Steve

A couple of litho houses by Skyline, amongst other things.

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a trio of Atlas Tool Co tin houses.

Steve

Steve, I love these buildings. I also like how the label color denotes the house color. Many wouldn't notice but this little thing saved an extra step in production. No one needed to stamp the box "red" or "blue". 

What size are they? Obviously look to be sized for O-gauge. 

Thanks,

ARNO

moderneraSG posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here's a trio of Atlas Tool Co tin houses.

Steve

 

Steve, I love these buildings. I also like how the label color denotes the house color. Many wouldn't notice but this little thing saved an extra step in production. No one needed to stamp the box "red" or "blue". 

What size are they? Obviously look to be sized for O-gauge. 

Thanks,

ARNO

They are in the same size range as the H&H, Plasticville and Skyline (plastic) houses. A bit smaller than the tin Skyline.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

A layout forum member Bill Senyak and I have running at the Great Train Show in Pomona this weekend.

Steve

Steve, Flashy layout!  

Interested in the black trunks stacked up on the Lionel freight platform.  Have lots of Hornby and Marx tinplate luggage and trunks, always looking for something different.  Are these tin?  Who by?

Thanks!

david

A little late for the weekend but I did just finish my B&M PS-1 boxcar yesterday but didn't have time to post it. 

It was a busy weekend as the LCCA convention held their swap meet on Saturday in Kansas City I stopped in and didn't find much standard gauge but did buy a few 68 crossing signs and an American Flyer 207 semaphore that dates to 1918 to 1924. It's nothing fancy and the paint is almost gone but it will look good on the floor layout once it's redone.

hojack posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

A layout forum member Bill Senyak and I have running at the Great Train Show in Pomona this weekend.

Steve

Steve, Flashy layout!  

Interested in the black trunks stacked up on the Lionel freight platform.  Have lots of Hornby and Marx tinplate luggage and trunks, always looking for something different.  Are these tin?  Who by?

Thanks!

david

David

They are from a batch of home made pieces I picked up on e-bay. A newsstand, a couple paper racks, two benches and a ton of luggage. They are nicely done. All the luggage has heavy duty staples for handles, round headed brads for the locks etc all trimmed in gold or silver paint. Each one is solid wood with a thin cut to replicate the lid. A few of them are even curved top trunks. One of my cooler purchases.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

...One of my cooler purchases.

I would certainly agree with you!

ARNO

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Wow!  Handmade with that amount of detail at that scale, I'm impressed.  Thank you!

david