It's been a little since the last 'photo fun' thread. I thought I'd kick us off for the forthcoming weekend in case anyone needs a head start I'll start us off with something that's not exactly a photo. I finally got around to a scan of an item I've had in my toy train paper collection for quite some time. I don't generally go out of my way to collect paper, but stuff finds its way into my collection, and this was one of the first items- it came to me with some trains I was given.Not flawless, but they've never been punched out! I thought that was pretty neat, and I've never dared to do so myself. On the subject of Lionel billboards, somewhere in my collection is a tattered box from a lionel 310 billboard set. I found it in an antique and pawn shop, and figured I could get it cheap so I might as well. Then I discovered it wouldn't lie flat, because the billboard set was still inside! It was incomplete, and somewhat damaged from the box being partially crushed, but I found it pretty exciting.I'll try to snap some pictures of some actual trains to show off- perhaps tomorrow, since the weekend itself will be very busy for me.Now, you've heard from me! Let's see some of your photo fun :)-Ellie
"Unless bought from a known and trusted dealer who can vouch otherwise, assume every train for sale requires servicing before use"
Ellie, those billboard inserts are fantastic! Great nostalgia there!
You know, you could photocopy them and use the copies in billboard frames leaving the originals intact. Color copying is so good now you'd never know the difference.
Flintlock76Ellie, those billboard inserts are fantastic! Great nostalgia there! You know, you could photocopy them and use the copies in billboard frames leaving the originals intact. Color copying is so good now you'd never know the difference
You know, you could photocopy them and use the copies in billboard frames leaving the originals intact. Color copying is so good now you'd never know the difference
I'm not working on any train things right now but since it's Halloween weekend, here are pics from last years train I set up outside for the Trick or Treaters
Leverettrailfan so the billboards aren't needed yet.
They're patient. They can wait.
Very nice set of inserts. Love the Ford one.
I like making my own inserts. It is easy and fun.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
I recently made this one by photoshopping an image I found in the Library of Congress database. Fantastic resource!
Sells Brothers is one of Ohio's "lost circuses".
Same me, different spelling!
Wow, that's colorful! And I've never heard of the Sells Brothers Circus. Interesting.
KRM Very nice set of inserts. Love the Ford one. I like making my own inserts. It is easy and fun.
Not exactly "politically correct" billboards, are they?
Flintlock76Not exactly "politically correct" billboards, are they?
Well, tomorrow is the start of my busy weekend! I snapped a quick couple pictures for you all.I had made a post about my Lionel HO set (#5757) and promised pictures eventually. Well, they're going to have to wait, but here's a taste.While most of the Lionel HO cars in the set don't strongly resemble a car in the O gauge lineup, the obvious exception is the 0366 Operating Milk Car. While numerically it seems related to the 3662 operating milk car (as far as I've see from doing quick searches on google, all of Lionel's HO product numbers started with a "0"), it bears a much stronger resemblence to the later 3472/3482Cosmetically, they appear to both be models of a 40' car. The grab irons and ladder both seem to be in the same rough placement, and the doors certainly appear to resemble eachother. They're both molded in white plastic, with black heat stamped lettering, and mounted on a sheet metal frame with metal trucks. But I think the similarities end there. One of the main distinctions between the HO and O operating cars that unload frieght, is that whereas the O gauge cars use a solenoid inside the car to operate the unloading mechanism, the Lionel HO cars use a soenloid outside the car. What? Yep! The 0900 Remote Control Track Section, unlike Lionel's 6019, RCS or UCS, is a complete unit containing both a track and an unloading platform. A separate unloading bin was furnished for operating cars that dump their loads. The solenoid is hidden under the platform, and when activated, flicks a lever upwards to trip a lever under the operating car. The operating cars have guides on the correct side of the car, which engage with a lip on the platform. This prevents the cars from jumping off the track when the actuation lever is tripped by the solenoid. On the 0366 Milk Car, the car unloads on the same side as the guides and trip lever. For the 0300 Log Car and 0301 Dump Car, the guides and trip lever are on the opposite side, so the car can unload into the separate recieving bin.Like the older O gauge milk cars, magnetism is used to help keep the cans upright. However unlike the 3462, 3472, and 3482 milk cars, instead of the cans being magnetic, the platform is. The user had to glue an included magnet onto the inside of the 0900's platform.My 0366 is unfortunately missing the doors. This seems to be a pretty common problem. There doesn't seem to be any way of getting a set, short of waiting for someone to part out a perfectly good car on eBay (or doing it yourself). Oh well, I did get it for free.Note the unusual configuration of the unloading mechanism compared to the O gauge cars:Loading an 0366 revolver completely will require no more than 8 of your finest silver bullets- I mean milk cans!It's increddible that I actually have all 8 of the original cans. Here's some size comparrisons between the HO and O milk cans:Pretty neat, eh?My 0900 was missing the button... but I looked at the images of it online and realized a button that I'd wound up with from who knows where was the right button for the 0900! Even without the doors, it's still very fun to have a Lionel operating milk car in HO scale. And I'm still not over those cute little shiny milk cans!-Ellie
Ellie - Learned something new, thanks. Wasn't aware of the HO milk car, or it's unique loading system.
And thanks for getting things rolling this weekend.
Neat about the HO stuff.
My insert pictures are cut outs right out of a sportsman mag. I also have used MS Word Art to make changes to buildings and other things to personalize our layout.
These tanks were made out of PVC pipe. also a lot of fun.
Flintlock76 Wow, that's colorful! And I've never heard of the Sells Brothers Circus. Interesting.
I have a book: "Lost Circuses of Ohio" by Conrade C. Hinds published by The History Press in 2019. I highly recommend it! They were a direct competitor of you know who and one archival document even mentions the "ding dong brothers of bugaboo". The "ding dongs" got the last laugh of course since Ringling's bought Forpaugh and Sells and renamed it "4 Paws & Sells". Lots of great photos of rail operations in that book!
Boo y'all!
Wow! It's the legendary Lincoln Funeral Train!
"Rolling through the mists of time..."
Here's the link to the video version...
Halloween Fun at Pop’s Trains - YouTube
Brilliant Fife! Love the lighting!
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