Hey Guys!
WOW - You guys are 3 pages into this topic of other things you collect...
... so I can't believe I'm going to be the first one to say TOY TRAINS!!!
I should mention there are a far smaller number of us train guys that collect Standard Gauge Trains as compared to all the much more popular scales like H.O., N and O Scales!!!
Lionel, American Flyer, Ives and some others made this scale of trains starting around 1903 up until the late 1930's!
Thanks to the effort of a Toy Train maker by the name of MTH / Mikes Train House...
... MANY of those old "Art Deco" style trains from the 1920's & 1930's are being faithfully re-issued today!!!
This first photo should give you an idea just how big they really are - but they're twice the size of O Scale Lionel or 4 times the size of H.O. if you're familiar with either of those!!!
I scratch built that big Pepsi plant on the back wall - it measures 36" x 18"!!!
That Black & Brass 392E is 32" Long!!!
The only 2 problems with Standard Gauge Trains are...
1: They Are Super Hard to get ahold of - Usually you have to "sign up" to pre-order them and wait a year to 18 months for them to be made...
2: They Are Expensive!!! That 7 car Green "Stephen Girard" train w/ the Black & Brass 392E Locomotive is about a 2200.00 train by itself!!
Needless to say it's hard for me to collect BOTH these trains AND restorable bikes + a few custom bikes I'm building!!!
Sometimes I try to tell myself I should decide and pick one or the other so I can make progress on one of the 2 hobbies quicker...
... but I just CAN'T bring myself to part with either one!!!
I guess that means my bike project entries here will be slow coming for updates for you guys!!!
Enjoy the photos...
... and Talk Soon!
Blessings!
Will & Wendy,