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Post by af3020 on May 11, 2024 20:15:21 GMT
Yes, that would be the style. There's also a blue litho treatment which is very colorful. Here's one of the Flyer Rainbow sets to use as a color guide. ![](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-yhf6E4wlYj7FDv7XyhSrJJ2CFVjTIIYK2Kq38W7DADO6TAx1U3fz5OE8nFjjTTXg5cYdfB3jRoL_VZILaXEufg?cn=THISLIFE&res=medium&ts=1715458882)
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Post by healey36 on May 16, 2024 12:46:03 GMT
af3020 , thanks for that. Knowing as little as I do about prewar Flyer, it's neat to see the seemingly endless variations in set composition. I'd never heard of "rainbow sets", but given the randomness of the stuff I've accumulated, I could make a hundred of them Ray Ellen sent me this nice little 1108 baggage this week, an example that has eluded me for some time. Other than the roof having a few nicks and scratches, it seems in fine shape: ![IMG_2102.jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/lNIMVOOjqOBcu0Hyjcac.png) I'm hopeful it will be an approximate match for the red 1120's left behind by my grandfather.
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Post by af3020 on May 16, 2024 23:25:20 GMT
The clockwork Rainbow set was cataloged from1927-1931. Flyer used the same catalog illustration to highlight the set (see below) but the colors of the tender and the cars and the type of cars varied across time. ![](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-yhf6E4wlYj7FDv7XyhSrJJ2CFVjTIIYK2Kq38W7DADNiVVPJEGrIk6_ECujtwLmr5cYdfB3jRoL_VZILaXEufg?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1715901650)
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Post by healey36 on May 18, 2024 17:26:04 GMT
Did they ever make a "rainbow" set that featured an electric (not clockwork) locomotive, steam or electric profile?
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Post by af3020 on May 18, 2024 20:12:43 GMT
No, all of the Rainbow sets were clockwork with steam outline locomotives. Of course, there's nothing that says you can't take your Rainbow consist and hook it up to an electric train.
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