Weekend tinplate photos/videos 7/6/18!

The last tinplate train made by JEP, 1958-1964 featuring the famous 141P loco and a set of passenger cars of the same period. Those cars has seen a very long life as they where first produced in a North livery in 1938 and after modified for SNCF and different colors, couplings and bogies, the models illustrated have a dark green color and black roofs to represent the most modern passenger cars of the time. 

Good illustration of how to make a new product  without too much investment....

The loco has never been sold with a specific set of passenger cars or freight, always alone waiting for more modern cars that JEP never made, it was the end of O gauge. Those models are prone to zamack problems and are very sought after.

Have a great tinplate weekend,   Daniel

Just after WW2 Hornby France started to make stations in simple kits (Gare démontable), most of these made of wood (board). This No. 21 “Bordeaux” is one of the latest and largest with a footprint of 52 by 38 cm and a height of 24 cm. The station fits in a large flat box and can be assembled and again taken apart in a few minutes.

Two parallel 0 gauge tracks can be laid under the canopy.

Beach holiday and cruise advertisements.

Trains from Paris seem to be late (Retards des Trains).

This station and other newly arrived accessories are all presented in a new version of my e-book on accessories (free to download): http://sncf231e.nl/tin-stuff-from-fred-2/

Regards

Fred

I was inspired by Jim McCarthys 390E powered Blue Comet set in TM’s Tinplate Legends in Action Part 2 video from 2014.  When Lionel Corp listed them in the  2016  Tinplate catalog, I pre ordered two of these with PS -3 from Sidetrack Hobbies. They arrived on Monday!  Here are some shots of them on the layout.

Greetings friends,

I found some interesting Kibri at the TCA Convention last week-- the Siesta pillow wagon from 1935 and the operating signal man who had a long life from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s.  The signal man operates perfectly on my separate modest Biller layout, but is not happy on the main layout where the tracks are fastened down.  I'm also including some photos of 4 wheel rubber tinplate--namely Minic buses waiting for passengers at the recently acquired Kibri station.  Enjoy.

Lew Schneider

...and from Gilbert we have the Pacemaker Freight set from 1941

Catalog illustration

...and the set

Repainted 2630/31 passenger cars, rescued from certain death.

Before:

After:

FRED: THAT is one very cool station - sort of a wood version of our "Plasticville"! I especially like the two-track shed! BRAVO!

Lew: I like your very nice Kibri station and those cool Minic buses!

GREAT STUFF, guys!

My goodness the weeks go by quickly.  It almost feels like the last week was only 2 or 3 days long.  

Let me follow up on Robert Butler's post with another American Flyer 3/16 O gauge set from 1941.

Catalog and illustration...

And the set...

Have a Great Tinplate Weekend

Northwoods Flyer

Greg

And some more of those cool Minic double deckers.  The 14 Putney is common but note the 3 variations.

Lew

Fred, love the station! I too collect them and am trying to figure out a good way to display them together. I started collecting French tinplate about ten years ago and am totally hooked. Still have not found a good 141P.

Miketg

Hello,

two nice additions from Bing:

 Mitropa people / luggage car 10/573 from 1928/1929.

Mitropa sleeping car 10/572 from 1928/1929 with probably complete accessories.

Equipment

empty coach

And with the beds

Greetings

Arne

recent acquisitions:

Hafner Sunshine Special coaches

Bing double bell

Fandor PRR trio

Overland Flyer red boxcar and the red gondola from the early Hafner 1110 Century of Progress sets. Didn't photograph them yet but they look like the ones in these set photos. 

I also have the schlafwagens with the compete bedding.  Just think, my passengers can enjoy not only the Mitropa bedding but the Kibri pillows!!  Can any of the continental gang tell us more about the prototype Siesta wagons?

Lew Schneider

Well, I’ve decided that I wish that more tinplate came with curly Q couplers.  They interchange easily with modern knuckle couplers.  Here’s a flyer engine pulling a modern consist and my still new 263 pulling 710’s.

Took delivery of a new 390E this week (like a lot of folks, it would seem ).  It's July but this will be a Christmas train.

Jim Z posted:

390E powered Blue Comet

Jim, this video is really making things tough.  I have a set of brass Comet cars but no engine.  I wonder if I should spring for a 390E while they're available now...     

lewrail posted:

I also have the schlafwagens with the compete bedding.  Just think, my passengers can enjoy not only the Mitropa bedding but the Kibri pillows!!  Can any of the continental gang tell us more about the prototype Siesta wagons?

 

Lew Schneider

Lew,

The German company Siesta GMBH rented (leased?) pillows/cushions to travellers on the stations. In 1928, MITROPA acquired Siesta GmbH. Thereafter, the pillows were re-rented under the name MITROPA travel pillows.

Regards

Fred

Big Steam.

A put together set. STD Gauge Dorfan  Collector Classics 3930 Croc and three 790 coaches. I like the combination.

Steve

sncf231e posted:

lewrail posted:

I also have the schlafwagens with the compete bedding.  Just think, my passengers can enjoy not only the Mitropa bedding but the Kibri pillows!!  Can any of the continental gang tell us more about the prototype Siesta wagons?

Lew Schneider

Lew,

The German company Siesta GMBH rented (leased?) pillows/cushions to travellers on the stations. In 1928, MITROPA acquired Siesta GmbH. Thereafter, the pillows were re-rented under the name MITROPA travel pillows.

Regards

Fred

 

Many thanks Fred,

Never occurred to me that Siesta was a company. Wonder why Kibri didn't use a Mitropa sign, because the wagon was produced after 1928. Perhaps they couldn't get permission.

Lew

One of my favorite scenes from my layout.

reminds me of something Andy.....

Very nice! The great thing about the colors is it looks as good as a year round engine and a Christmas engine! 

Jim Z posted:

I was inspired by Jim McCarthys 390E powered Blue Comet set in TM’s Tinplate Legends in Action Part 2 video from 2014.  When Lionel Corp listed them in the  2016  Tinplate catalog, I pre ordered two of these with PS -3 from Sidetrack Hobbies. They arrived on Monday!  Here are some shots of them on the layout.

 

 

 

Nice Jim, love these locos. Where did you get your gray foam under std track?

Joe Gozzo

beachhead2 posted:

Took delivery of a new 390E this week (like a lot of folks, it would seem ).  It's July but this will be a Christmas train.

 Very nice beach head this is the one that I want to pre order but did not have the funds right now so hopefully later on I'd like to get it to run it with my Stephan Girard cars. It make an excellent xmas train too!

Joe Gozzo

Trainlover160 posted:

Stephan Girard cars

 

I think I need some Girard cars now.  This thread is killing me this week. 

that's the bad thing about this thread each week....someone always comes up with something I want!

Trainlover160 posted:

Jim Z posted:

I was inspired by Jim McCarthys 390E powered Blue Comet set in TM’s Tinplate Legends in Action Part 2 video from 2014.  When Lionel Corp listed them in the  2016  Tinplate catalog, I pre ordered two of these with PS -3 from Sidetrack Hobbies. They arrived on Monday!  Here are some shots of them on the layout.

 

Joe,

It is Flexxbed by Hobby Innovations.  See my post in Weekend tinplate photos from 3/2/18 for a description and photo.

Jim 

 

Nice Jim, love these locos. Where did you get your gray foam under std track?

Joe Gozzo

lewrail posted:

sncf231e posted:

lewrail posted:

I also have the schlafwagens with the compete bedding.  Just think, my passengers can enjoy not only the Mitropa bedding but the Kibri pillows!!  Can any of the continental gang tell us more about the prototype Siesta wagons?

Lew Schneider

Lew,

The German company Siesta GMBH rented (leased?) pillows/cushions to travellers on the stations. In 1928, MITROPA acquired Siesta GmbH. Thereafter, the pillows were re-rented under the name MITROPA travel pillows.

Regards

Fred

 

Many thanks Fred,

 

Never occurred to me that Siesta was a company. Wonder why Kibri didn't use a Mitropa sign, because the wagon was produced after 1928. Perhaps they couldn't get permission.

 

Lew

 

Found some more information on Siesta.  Originally it was owned by the Deutsch Reichsbahn (DR) but was sold to Mitropa in 1928. A pillow rented for 1 Mark.

Lew

lewrail posted:

lewrail posted:

sncf231e posted:

lewrail posted:

I also have the schlafwagens with the compete bedding.  Just think, my passengers can enjoy not only the Mitropa bedding but the Kibri pillows!!  Can any of the continental gang tell us more about the prototype Siesta wagons?

Lew Schneider

Lew,

The German company Siesta GMBH rented (leased?) pillows/cushions to travellers on the stations. In 1928, MITROPA acquired Siesta GmbH. Thereafter, the pillows were re-rented under the name MITROPA travel pillows.

Regards

Fred

 

Many thanks Fred,

 

Never occurred to me that Siesta was a company. Wonder why Kibri didn't use a Mitropa sign, because the wagon was produced after 1928. Perhaps they couldn't get permission.

 

Lew

 

Found some more information on Siesta.  Originally it was owned by the Deutsch Reichsbahn (DR) but was sold to Mitropa in 1928. A pillow rented for 1 Mark.

Lew

 

 

Kibri also produced a pillow wagon with a sign marked Oreillers (pillows in French)  So why didn't Kibri produce the German car with a Kissen (cushion or pillow) sign instead of the name of the company Siesta?

Is there a British or USA version of the wagon marked Pillow floating around?

Lew Schneider

And here is the French pillow wagon!!

Lew

Standard gauge Ives 249 Observation from my restored National Limited set. The National Limited set utilized Lionel bodies with Ives 3-axle trucks and other trim, combined with a snappy blue and red paint job.