Tinplate Times
Jamuary 2013
Welcome to Tinplate Times, an online resource focusing
on tinplate toy trains and the people who collect and operate them.
All Tinplate Times content is copyrighted and all rights
are reserved. No images or text on this site may be reproduced in whole or in
part without the prior consent of the publisher. No hot-linking to any content
on this site is permitted without the prior consent of the publisher.
Special Feature:
A
Guide To Lionel Classic Era Steam Locomotive Motors And Pickup Assembly Plates
- by Bruce Greenberg. Clem Clement and Bruce Greenberg are currently focusing
their studies on Lionel classic era Standard gauge steam locomotives: 384, 384E,
385E, 390, 390E, 392E, 400E, 1760, 1770, 1770E, 1835E. Reproduced here are the
most important pages from the data collection form for motors (3) and pickup
assemblies (1). These pages should be very useful to Standard gauge collectors.
Feature Articles:
European
Outline 0 Gauge Trains: An Introduction to PAYÁ of Spain - By Bryant
Booth. There is little English language information available about this Spanish
maker of interesting and colorful tinplate toy trains. Bryan Booth continues
his series of articles focusing on European tinplate toy trains with a comprehensive
look at PAYÁ.
Restoration
of a Howard No. 6 Set - By Jim Kelly-Evans. A look at a century old tinplate
electric train set undergoing repairs and repainting. The author shares the
techniques used and provides a step by step photo chronology of the restoration
process.
Restoring
A Lucky Find: A Lionel Early No. 13 Cattle Car - By Brad Kaplan. The author
spotted this scarce early Lionel freight car in a parts listing on Ebay. It
needed lots of TLC to bring it back to its former glory.
Photo
Essay: Trains Boucher and Voltamp Might Have Made - Here are some unique
creations from a private collection that might have been made had these manufacturers
remained in business.
Commentary
- by Jim Kelly-Evans...musings of the publisher.
Mailbag - Letters to Tinplate
Times
See our archives
page for past tinplate profiles and feature articles.
Call for articles: our next update depends
upon you, the readers!
Contributions of articles focusing on tinplate* toy trains
are needed. Articles appearing on the Tinplate Times web site focus on tinplate
history, repair and restoration, modern tinplate, shows and events of interest
to tinplate enthusiasts, and personal profiles of tinplate operators and collectors.
Submissions should be emailed to:
All submissions will be acknowledged and proper author
credit will be given for all articles that appear on the site.
*For the purposes of the Tinplate Times web site, tinplate
toy trains are defined as "prewar" electric trains constructed entirely
or primarily of "steel, plated or coated, with a thin layer of tin- just
like a tin can" (Hertz) and related accessories, as well as current day reproductions
thereof.
© 2013 Tinplate Times - All rights reserved.
