Eric's Tinplate Trains

For several years now, tinplate trains have been growing on me. There's something about the toy-like, shiny appearance of tinplate trains that captivates me. For me, tinplate trains are not about scale realism (like my O-Scale trains), but rather about watching a work of art in action. So in 2008 I finally took the plunge. Tinplate trains come in both O-Gauge and Standard gauge and I have decided to pursue both gauges. Obviously, the O-gauge will be nice because I will be able to run it on my current layout. The standard gauge trains, however, are just too beautiful to pass up so I and collecting those as well. Right now I've just got an O-72 loop of standard gauge track running on the carpet, but eventually I will probably hang it from the ceiling. I'd also like to have to standard gauge trains around the Christmas tree. I started off my tinplate adventures by joining MTH's tinplate club, which puts out a couple of tinplate club cars each year. I then turned my attention toward getting to motive power. My first tinplate engine came in the form of the Big Brute, which was finally produced by the new Lionel Corporation (Lionel tinplate trains made by MTH with Lionel's blessing). I'm planning on getting at least one or two more standard gauge engines and then some cars to go with them. I'm also planning on getting a couple O-Gauge tinplate sets as well. Because my main focus is modern O-Scale equipment and because tinplate trains and rather expensive, my tinplate collection will be a slow growing project. Ideally, I'd like to be able to add a couple pieces of equipment every year and just let it grow over the years. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my tinplate trains!

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Standard Gauge Tinplate (3 items, sorted by model number)

	Lionel Corporation Tinplate (MTH) 11-1003-1 400E Standard Gauge Steam Engine The legendary 400E, now made by MTH with Lionel branding. A classic tinplate engine that I had to have. Simply beautiful. Made in 2009, added to my set in April of 2010. Click here to see this engine in action
	Lionel Corporation Tinplate (MTH) 11-2010-1 Big Brute Electric Engine w/ Proto-Sound 2.0 When the new Lionel Corporation decided to finally produce this legendary tinplate engine, I had to have it. This engine is simply beautiful and it is the crown jewel of my entire collection (including my O-scale stuff). It's a work of art. It runs like a dream and the digital sound effects are great. Made in 2009, added to my set in November of 2009. Click here to see this engine in action Click here to read about the history of this legendary engine
	Lionel Corporation Tinplate (MTH) 11-30032 No. 515 Standard Gauge Tank Car MTHRRC 2009 Club Car A beautiful tank car was MTH's offering for their 2009 tinplate club. Made in 2009, added to my set in December of 2009.

O-Gauge Tinplate(3 item, sorted by model number)

	MTH 10-8075 Tinplate Traditions 2817 O-Gauge Caboose MTHRRC 2008 Club Car MTH's 2008 Tinplate Club Car, and my very first tinplate item! It's wonderfully old school and very beautiful. Sorta takes me back....to a time when I wasn't even born. Made in 2008, added to my set in January of 2009.
	MTH 10-8080 Tinplate Traditions 2814R O Gauge Reefer Car MTHRRC 2009 Club Car MTH's 2009 Tinplate Club Car for O-Gauge. Made in 2009, added to my set in November 2009.
	Lionel Corporation Tinplate (MTH) 11-70019 2814R O-Gauge Reffer Car MTHRRC 2009 Club Car MTH's Lionel Corporation Tinplate Club Car For 2009. This was the first club car made for the Lionel Corporation Tinplate line. Made in 2009, added to my set in November of the same year.

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