First, I hope you all have had a good year and I wish you a great Holiday. Please be safe. I have heard nothing new on the Ameritrains front. They just do not ...
Steve, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to you and yours as well. Side note on New Marx items for sale. Glenn, "The Laser Dude" (see links) is having a...
Glen has a few I'm interested in, but will have to wait till after the Holidays. Steve ... not ... from ... inventory ... Buy ... has a ... mostly ... volumes...
Eric, What a way to run a railroad, huh. We are all adults here. If I could communicate to the new owners of Ameritrains I would just say, communicate with us....
Rod, you are so right! The web site was up for a day or so even though it was not updated. Now it's down again but still there with files with some new dates....
Hi Steve, Thank you very much. These pictures were taken about 3 years ago. My Marx/Ameritrains collection has grown quite a bit since. Jim, Debby and Sandi...
Jeff, We are all hoping for the return of Ameritrains. Great photos, thanks for sharing. Would you mind educating this newbie to the Marx/Ameritrains group,...
Hi Rod, Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. I'm also new to this group, but have been collecting the new Marx Trains/Ameritrains since...
Hi Jeff, Marx/Ameritrains in Japan is a topic that makes me curious instantly. You probably are aware of the Marx-copied Sakai 0-scale trains (the famous...
Hi Willem, Thank you for informing me of the Seki/Sakai group. I'll look into it. Both are almost impossible to find in Japan. I think you're very lucky to...
Hello Jeff, Thanks for your reply regarding the station/power station. This now gives me new territory to search for layout items. Seems trains are easier to...
Hi Rod, You are most welcome. Most toy-like buildings - tinplate and plastic go well with Marx Trains/Ameritrains, including K-Line and Lionel re- issues of...
Jeff, That's a very nice round-up of toy Iron (or should I say 'Tin'?) Horses! It's a lot of fun combining buildings & stuff from different manufacturers...
That is great Tim, A real hard engine to find these days. Take good care of it, since Ameritrains is apparently out of business, I am not sure how/if the new...
Hello group. Thomas raised a question I have asked myself since the shut down of Ameritrains. Repair of motors. I enjoy Ameritrains as runners. I have some...
I read somewhere that Ott Machine made the motor & electronic assemblies. They were a maker of a number of sound units etc but I have not been able to find...
Hi jeff, You're welcome. As I understood from our Japanese member, Seki stopped production of model trains in 1938 (orders of the government) and Sakai started...
Hi Willem, Thank you very much for the information regarding Seki and Sakai. It's most useful. I really appreciate it. To Everyone at the MarxAmeritrains...
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I did not learn of this group before Ameritains went under. I bought my first Marx Trains back in the mid 90s and have the complete collection of 6" tin...
Wayne You and I must have been on the same wavelength. I just added a photo album Norfolk & Western Passenger Set. Don't let the color of the stripe in the...
Welcome to all those who have recently joined us. The photo albums here are designed to be the closest thing we will ever get of a pictorial "What They Made"...
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