Let's get the ball rolling!
Good morning all!
In December I built this Wide Gauge Bridge for under our Christmas tree. With the help of a few of my friends and some research, I was able to obtain the exact dimensions of an American Flyer #213 Trestle Bridge sold from 1931-32. My only variation was I did not put on a watchman's tower and I used different size top support pieces of wood, for added strength.
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Thanks for starting things off, Ray.
Here are some pics from one of my projects after Thanksgiving. Fifepup presented it to his nephew and niece. Really hard to meld HO with O, but I think it kinda turned out cool. The "concrete" viaduct was shaped out of really good stock of 3/4" plywood.
Now, although it was meant to be a coffee table type layout, the children's great-grandmother added another tier, mainly due to curious fingers.
Sold the old cow stockyard and replaced it with a Horse corral.
Added a Ford dealership and car lot: Of course across the street a Chevy dealership and lot: Sure would like to go back to the glorious mid 50s again.
Added a Ford dealership and car lot:
Of course across the street a Chevy dealership and lot: Sure would like to go back to the glorious mid 50s again.
Of course across the street a Chevy dealership and lot:
Sure would like to go back to the glorious mid 50s again.
Look great all but have one question Dave where's Rich's Dodge dealership
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Nice pictures, as always!
As seen on my layout this morning, an Ives passenger train getting ready to depart the station. The locomotive will be 102 this year:
- James
Thanks for the photos this week folks.
Ray,
You did a great job on the replica of the Flyer Bridge. Here is a tip of the old fedora!
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rtraincollector Look great all but have one question Dave where's Rich's Dodge dealership
Only have one Chrysler product on the layout, a 55 Chrysler 300. I will have to look for more of the third member of the big 3 as they were called back then. A friend of mine in Florida used to race Dodge cars when I was drag racing and running a Chevy. We used to match race but I got a little too fast for him and he was no longer competitive. He is now restoring old Dodges and doing a pretty good job of it. I still tease him about his leaking Dodges. Here is a picture of one of the cars he did in the past. It was a copy of the old car from the Dukes of Hazzard TV show and he had the decals that he could stick on it to make it look just like that car. Here is a shot of it just after it was painted.
Ray, Thanks, Great project Loved it when you shared it with us on pro boards.
Nice stuff guys,
Here is a little more of what i have been doing.
The work on the incline, and other stuff on the addition.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
JamesP Nice pictures, as always! As seen on my layout this morning, an Ives passenger train getting ready to depart the station. The locomotive will be 102 this year: - James
Amazing! That little locomotive's just as old as the "Titanic", and in a LOT better shape!
Firelock76 Amazing! That little locomotive's just as old as the "Titanic", and in a LOT better shape!
Yep, it's hard to believe that this engine has been around for over a century without the body getting broken! It had some issues in the motor, but it is alive and well now. You can see some repair pictures on my project page: http://nfrailroad.com/clockworktrainsprojects.html By the way, the tender is newer than loco by a few years...
This picture wasn't taken on a Sunday, but I thought ya'll might like to see a pacing shot of a 1912 clockwork locomotive at speed:
James - I've been on that site many times, very nice. There are some of us who enjoy clockwork trains. I believe my count is up around a dozen. Great fun in a small place.
Fantastic work James! Tell me, I don't know much about old clockwork trains, but what gauge track does it run on? Is it something readily available or do you have to make your own?
Not trying to step on James' toes but if I may. American Flyer, Marx, Ives, Bing and Hafner, just to name a few, run on O gauge track. Most will run on three rail O gauge but sometimes as the loco unwinds the clockwork spring might get caught on it and just slow down earlier. Two rail O gauge can track is still available on ebay at times.
My carl Bubb set looks more like S gauge track Ray
James few things going on right now but engine will be heading your way soon will let you know when
You aren't stepping on my toes Ray, I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Firelock, I limit myself to collecting O gauge clockwork trains, although Ives and some European makes built some in No. 1 gauge. Like Ray pointed out, the O gauge windups will run on 3 rail track. Some AF motors are known for their tendency for the spring to hit the center rail as they unwind - they can "pop" at the end, causing the locomotive to jump in the air and derail! But most of them don't have any problem on 3 rail track, other than the occasional dragging that Ray mentioned.
I have discovered that collecting O gauge clockwork track is just about a hobby in and of itself! I like to use original track when possible, but that is hampered by the fact that virtually all the curves are O27. I have track from Marx, Ives, American Flyer, Hafner, Bing and others... and all about the same diameter. So, my wider curves are 3 rail Marx O34 or Lionel O42 (O27 profile rail) with the center rail removed to maintain the clockwork train track appearance. The figure 8 in the middle of my layout is Marx clockwork track and switches with one lonely Lionel switch... yes, the mighty "L" made a few windups! I do have a couple of heavily modified Marx O34 switches on the crossover between the two outer loops - although I plan on building a custom replacement "someday".
You can see some different track items toward the bottom of the "Collecting" page on my site. Also, here is a video of the old Ives in operation so you can see some of the track, too:
watch?v=vVFdomsUOdQ
OK, enough of my rambling on the SPF thread...
RT - Can you have him measure the gauge?
Isn't that something? Just amazing. Thanks for the video!
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