What is this?

The photo is too dark, so I suggest you go into you photo section on the iPhone, and do an edit.  It should bring up options to lighten the photo, so the photo is clear to view.  I know there are 3 or 4 options when you click the edit on the iPhone, which I don't have with me right now, so you have to scroll through each one, until you find the one that lets you edit the brightness etc., and then save it, and then repost it again.

How's this? Figured I'd take a shot at it.

TeleDoc posted:

The photo is too dark, so I suggest you go into you photo section on the iPhone, and do an edit.  It should bring up options to lighten the photo, so the photo is clear to view.  I know there are 3 or 4 options when you click the edit on the iPhone, which I don't have with me right now, so you have to scroll through each one, until you find the one that lets you edit the brightness etc., and then save it, and then repost it again.

  I've seen the "band" on the boiler before.

But what exactly going on with the paint, and that tender?

Is that a "rusty" rail crane, or artillery guns with camo

  That photo turned out pretty bad. It needs more light in the room, and time spent getting the distance right. More shots might help too. The pilot, the motor, the couplers, the tender trucks, etc., are often great clues.

  As for knowing the gauge, it only takes a dollar ...  Fold a bills length in quarters, and you have an approximate measurement of O gauge. Although slightly oversized, it just covers the rails

I right-clicked on the image and selected "Search Google for image".  Google says it's a vintage Murray Tee Bird pedal car.  In this case, I think the eBay definition of vintage (= rusted) applies.

What, me worry?

It looks close to O gauge.  To the right of the picture is a lionel 2035.  He said that it was his great grand fathers old push toy from when he was a kid.

   I'm no tin expert, but the long dome was used on Sakai tin at least. (and sold state-side by the 1950's) That's where I thought I saw the band before too, but haven't found the same site yet. Sakai had another spelling at one time too. I think the logo stamp was just an S or SA on the bottom, or on the wheels. Find the right site on JAPANESE PW tin and you'll find trains, mfg.s, logos, and marks, to possibly help more. Sakai was a decent company, and compares to some Marx/Lionel of the day. Tin & cast both. I have a 90° crossing in their 0-27 height track. They also made HO trains.

   Is that artillery mounted on the tender? It sure looks that way .

  That alone might help ID it.