Michael & Linda, I'm saying this pubically and with complete honesty. You were absolutely right. I'd say that in about 99.9% of the time, people who contribute...
I'd like to add a thread to the list. What is the greatest matchup over a long period of time of Flyer pieces. Mine - I bought a NP A-B-A 1956 set where the ...
I thought I was stupid, but Roy wins (LOL). Years ago before I started getting knowledgeable, I had something nasty stuck on top of a boxcar. I used rubbing...
Can anyone tell me the catalog number of the boxcar in this set? I need it for TheGilbertGallery.org. Can anyone email me a large picture of it (at least 800...
If one were to ask my Better Half, she'd probably say that 62 is vintage and that my picture belongs next to the def in the dictionery. Heck, long as I'm still...
Question One: When is old Flyer "vintage" like fine wine? When it has decayed far enough to drink.....(-; Question Two: Why did so many cabeese survive when...
I have a Flyer prewar O gauge diecast worm drive Reading Atlantic that I put S gauge running gear into. Change required no chopping and all mounts for O and S...
my dad and i always did our train shopping the day after christmas, when trains and all other toys went on sale. in around 1959 or 60, we went to wannamakers...
... thing you did to an AF train. Here's mine: All: So far you guys got nuthin on worst. Here's worst: Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have a...
As a kid..... My Atlantic jumped the track and fell to the tile floor at the heater..... PERMENT DENT..... STILL HERE AND IT STILL RUNS..... 1049+-..... Bob ...
I have been a member of this group for many years. AND, sometimes this group drifts a little off the AF/S gauge subject, BUT, thru this group, I have met...
gerald r dobbs
grdobbs@...
Apr 1, 2008 11:15 pm
48350
How bout bash butchering some sort of box cab electric from two of them there flying "cabeeses". As I mentioned to someone the other day, some body has to do...
Actually I had always thought the O gauge Atlantic to be a different casting but when I check my 1941 and 1946 O gauge Atlantics with my 1946 S Atlantics I see...
Hello Friends, Most of my worst (read: dumbest) things I have done to "vintage" American Flyer trains outside of the purely accidental had to do with the...
Right off the bat, VINTAGE in reference to wine refers to the time of the gathering of the grapes used to produce the wine. But enough about that and on to...
Of interest to some, there is short, but informative article (page 98) in the May issue of CTT on the 355 Baldwin Switcher. As there have been recent posts on...
With the tops off & some wood planking they make great little coal cars. Mike Anormal1 Smoke Fluid Michael Strickland 211 Summit Ave Medford, Ore 97501 ...
As to the Cabooses (Cabeese?), in addition to the breakup of the starter sets, it was the only car contained in every freight set. With the three car starter...
Has anyone given thought to replacing passenger cars with a whole line of cabeeses? Hummmmmmm? Could be a cool thing. Or not. anormal1@... wrote: With the...
I have no first-hand experience of model sound systems, but going by 'net videos, it seems to me something is missing. My memories of steam locos are from near...
ANTIQUE is at least 25 years old.? So much for the train collectors LOL? Tom ... From: Bull_Gator_1 To: S-Trains@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 5:37 pm ...
Actually the term "vintage" as used on eBay these days (and probably in junquetique shops), owes everything to the Nostalgia Factor. You will find it is...
Like this! http://s-scale.org/albums/main.php/v/friends/dmunseyjr/boxcabs/juicejacks1crpadj.jpg.html Units will be numbered 806-A & 806-B. Powered by...
To rechrome the engine you'll need Alclad II chrome lacquer. It is available in spray cans if you don't have an airbrush. Seal the shell with a good automotive...
Actually the clank was not a feature of steam at its Zenith, apart from the odd old loco used as a yard switcher. The sound comes from excessive clearance in...
Before the PETA People go getting mad at me, just remember two things about what I'm about to write; one, I was a youngster and two, I really do like cats,...
Worst thing I ever did to a Flyer piece? At the age of 12 I repainted my 302AC to make it look more prototypical. Gloss Testors black and NYC decals on the...
The SPRING RCTHS Show is this Sunday at the Leesport Famers Mkt, just north of Leesport on PA Rt 61. Show opens 9 AM, $4 Admission at door, probably still...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
