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 Posted - September 12 2012 : 8:05:57 PM
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Anybody here into American Flyer S gauge? I myself am and interested if anybody else is! I will post pics of my postwar stuff soon!
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Posted - September 12 2012 : 8:13:49 PM
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weell I got ONE semi trailer 
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Posted - September 12 2012 : 9:03:37 PM
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I have American Flyer S. Still got the first set I got in '59.
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Posted - September 12 2012 : 9:30:57 PM
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| I have 1946 Lionel "O" set in fantastic shape, it came with a old "S" guage American Flyer set in equally great shape. I was driving from Virginia to Georgia for a camping trip. So before we got there we stopped at a garage sale in Georga just to pass some time, the guy who had the trains clearly had no clue of their value. When I asked the price he said "50 bucks". I looked around because I thought I was getting punked. I ended having to leave some of my camping gear behind to make room for the boxes of trains because they all came with track and accessories. OH, there was also a Marklin set also. I seen the lionel locomotive without the cars sell on ebay between 5 to 7 hundred and the American Flyer locomotive only for 3 to 5 hundred. I will try to post pictures later.
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Posted - September 12 2012 : 9:34:38 PM
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I have my father's old 322 Hudson and plenty of track, and added to that with another 322 and a K5. I have later plastic versions of the reading Atlantic, as well as a few of the 4-4-0's, one is the 21168 with smoke.
Here's some shots of the K5 and a Hudson posing under the Christmas tree about 5 years ago.
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Posted - September 13 2012 : 1:21:00 PM
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| Cool trains! I've got no flyer S gauge, but I do have an HO scale version of the tie car. I have recently done some custom building work for a friend with a large S gauge flyer layout. So far I have built an outhouse and a diner. I have pictures, I will post them soon.
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Posted - October 06 2012 : 12:39:40 AM
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Yep, may post some pics later. All I have available are American Models "S" ga. Everything else is packed away.
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Posted - October 06 2012 : 10:29:44 AM
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I just bought some S gauge track at a LHS this week, since I got one AF steam engine/tender, I figured I should have the track to run it. I have a few AF cars packed away somewhere as well, that came in an Ebay lot or something. Just starting to get my 3-rail stuff out and operating as I'm cleaning out the basement, and have a 4x4 spot to run a circle of track. So far, I've run my Lionel, my Marx (electric and wind-up), and a wind-up Hafner. I'll post pics of my S engine later.
Jerry
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Posted - October 06 2012 : 10:41:20 AM
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| sweet locos np759,look brand new and well loved ken
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Posted - October 06 2012 : 12:54:30 PM
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here is the S gauge trailer I got
I'd rather have same in HO instead
Still for sale or trade
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Posted - October 19 2012 : 10:56:55 AM
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hi I came across this in my attic,s gauge 4-4-2,old photos,ken
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Posted - October 19 2012 : 1:20:13 PM
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The one on the left I received in a 1959 train set when I was a child. The NYC is a Flyonel I bought a couple of years ago.
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Posted - October 19 2012 : 1:37:28 PM
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Nice set Ken!
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Posted - October 19 2012 : 2:20:26 PM
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| not what I go for,but it came with track so I used to run it at xmas ken
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Posted - October 19 2012 : 2:54:31 PM
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Run it this year Ken! Great runners. I myself have a 4-4-2.
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Posted - October 19 2012 : 3:17:19 PM
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 neat locos
But what are the teency "wheels" next to the driving wheels on the NYC one?
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Posted - October 20 2012 : 11:29:38 PM
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Buss,
Those little wheels are the power pickup rollers.
The drive wheels are plastic.
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Posted - October 27 2012 : 09:51:16 AM
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this is up for grabs here in ebayuk,got to be the most basic loco i have seen by gilbert,s gauge "casey jones" from the starter set 63/64 ken
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Posted - October 27 2012 : 1:47:23 PM
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The engine is the last resort item built by AC Gilbert before Lionel bought them out in '66. Couplers and rear truck would have to be swapped out to run with the standard AF knuckle coupler cars!
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Posted - October 27 2012 : 3:20:39 PM
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Actually, these split knuckles would mate with their standard knuckles, they were just cheaper. I have one of these 21165's with metal tender trucks and a standard knuckle.
The 21168 was the same loco, but with connecting rods, a headlight & chug / smoke unit.
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