oace
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Post by oace on Jul 16, 2024 23:15:28 GMT
"Lady Patricia" and her new set of coaches :  OACE |
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Post by Adam on Jul 16, 2024 23:17:23 GMT
Beautiful train OACE!
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Post by af3020 on Jul 17, 2024 20:19:06 GMT
The old freight shed in Oblivion was one of the first structures the Ophir and Oblivion built for freight handling.  It served the road well but with the increase in revenue as well as an increase in the size of the shipments which needed lifting from freight car to platform it became more of a liability than an asset. Management tore down the old shed sometime back and repositioned some of the yard track but there was still a need for a crane which could deal with things like double stacks. Recently the O&O management found just the crane for the job - it was purchased and was installed next to the large freight shed. It should be able to handle any kind of freight the O&O might have to move.  |
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Post by healey36 on Jul 17, 2024 23:22:45 GMT
Dare I ask, who makes that piece? I’ve not seen anything quite like it.
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Post by af3020 on Jul 18, 2024 0:32:40 GMT
Healey36, it's Bing ca. 1906
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Post by atsda on Jul 18, 2024 2:40:08 GMT
AF3020, you have an affinity for old stuff - nice acquisition. Alfred
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Post by healey36 on Jul 18, 2024 10:56:31 GMT
Healey36, it's Bing ca. 1906 Nearly 120 years old...pretty fantastic. Looks to be in terrific condition. One’s left to wonder about the piece’s long history in the hands of various folks. That "tile" roof lithography and flemish bond masonry on your freight depot is pretty extraordinary.
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Post by af3020 on Jul 18, 2024 15:29:37 GMT
Healey36, the crane was fairly dirty when I got it. I used carnauba cleaning wax and a lot of q-tips to clean it up. When I started working on the crane the first swipe of the q-tip came away with a lot of gray and, since I thought the crane WAS gray, for one instant I thought I had made a mistake. When I looked at the area I had cleaned I realized the actual color was the light blue and everything on the q-tip was just dirt.
The freight station is American Flyer. They first offered the station in the latter part of the 1920's and kept the litho style of sides and roof clear through to and slightly beyond the sale of Flyer to Gilbert. The original number of the Freight Station was #95 and since the number was part of the side lithography it was not changed even though the station itself underwent a number of changes in both style and catalog number (first roof was painted solid red which was followed by the litho tile which was followed with a painted mint green roof with Gilbert). The first version did not have a light fixture, this was followed by one which did (the one in the picture) which was followed by one with two lights - one on either side, which was followed by placing the station on a long platform with a crane, reverting to the single light and removing the rear platform. The last version, often referred to as the long base version, looks very odd from behind. Since the rear platform is missing the lithoed boxes and farm implements on the back side of the station appear to be floating in the air and the rear door opening is just a lithoed brown/black square.
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Post by heavyduty on Jul 18, 2024 23:45:26 GMT
Not new but found in my hobby shop's used train bargain area. Written in 1973. Trying to learn about all the different types of locomotives and drive systems etc. Tons of pictures....right up my alley 
I had that book, used as a reference for paint & details for some N scale. Good score
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Post by Joe Saggese on Jul 22, 2024 15:41:24 GMT
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Post by david1 on Jul 22, 2024 17:05:05 GMT
Always love seeing tin plate from various mfgs and time. I appreciate you guys posting pictures of your collections.
Oace,
Big fan of English locomotives, thanks for posting.
Dave
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Post by dennym57 on Jul 23, 2024 1:44:21 GMT
I bought some Lionel log cars from a club member. All are new (to me) except one. Attachments:
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Post by harborbelt70 on Jul 23, 2024 9:22:47 GMT
"Lady Patricia" and her new set of coaches : OACE
The steamer is very nice but at my stage of the game I think I am restricted to models of US prototypes. Thanks very much for all the info however.
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Post by oace on Aug 2, 2024 15:23:42 GMT
"Lady Patricia" and her new set of coaches : OACE
The steamer is very nice but at my stage of the game I think I am restricted to models of US prototypes. Thanks very much for all the info however. Thanks harborbelt70 , david1 and @adam Yes, many - but not all ! - of the "modern or reissue Tinplate" UK and Euro are 2/3 rails compatible, mostly DC operation, some even AC and DC switchable, nearly at a flick of a switch... The ACE Trains A3 LNER "Blink bonny" (Green) is a 3-rails only, while the Bassett-Lowke "Lady Patricia" is a 2/3 rails compatible :  This ACE Trains Caledonian Railways 2-6-4 (Blue) is also 2/3 rails compatible :  Conversely, this ACE Trains LMS 4-4-2 (Red) is solely 3-rails :  For me, 3-rails Tinplate is the most endurant and reliable for non-permanent, provisory layouts like I do, indoors or outdoors. Plus it is the most compatible with old and new rolling stock brands, no matter its country of provenance : UK, US, EU... Some people here in France argue that it is not realistic... Hear the "thumping" of the ACE Trains (UK) Goods wagons on the track, hauled by the IVES by Williams #1694 Electric engine below... And tell me !   OACE
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Post by atsda on Aug 12, 2024 1:05:38 GMT
On Friday, I received the second State of Maine box car. It's a Lionel 6464-275 ca. 1957. It is the only piece of rolling stock that I have two of. It is in fabulous shape, just like the other, for a post war piece. I got it through a private sale from another LOTS member. I am considering some F units and Madison passenger cars. Alfred (The car is positioned on O72 Lionel NY track on the southwest side outer loop of the unfinished disordered layout.) Attachments:
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