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Title: old model railways
Post by: ronttuk on December 18, 2007, 19:17:29

on a long shot but is there anyone who knows anything about old train sets, ive been given some very old rolling stock and track from the american flyer range by a c gilbert i beleive its in s gauge.

does anyone know anything about this stuff im ok on hornby etc but iver never seen this stuff before

Title: old model railways
Post by: Disco Matt on December 18, 2007, 19:44:57

Yep - although I know very little about American Flyer! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Flyer seems to have plenty of information though.

Title: old model railways
Post by: ronttuk on December 18, 2007, 22:19:19

thanks mat but i found that already lol

im wondering if i should list it all on fleabay

Title: old model railways
Post by: Disco Matt on December 18, 2007, 22:23:55

You could try joining the forum for Classic Toy Trains magazine ( http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/95/ShowForum.aspx ) - if you post a few decent photos the members should be able to tell you what you've got and what it might be worth.

Title: old model railways
Post by: freelanderpx54 on December 19, 2007, 00:04:15

My father in law is a keen collector of model train stuff. Send us a PM with details and contact number and I will ask him

Cheers
John

Title: old model railways
Post by: landroverkeith on December 21, 2007, 15:12:15

its been a while since ive had anything to do with model railways but can say ive never heard of a s gauge  :oops:  and i used to work in a model shop lol

oo is the best anyways lol  :wink:

Title: old model railways
Post by: Disco Matt on December 21, 2007, 18:15:07

S was an American thing really - 1:64 scale (I think). There have been the odd few people building to that scale in the UK but not many.

Just bought myself a rather lovely Kato Shinkansen (Bullet Train) in N scale. Makes British N look positively embarrassing!

Title: old model railways
Post by: ronttuk on December 21, 2007, 18:39:03

my usual is g gauge garden railway when i eventually get it sorted

Title: old model railways
Post by: Disco Matt on December 21, 2007, 19:38:20

I have G too - mostly Swiss. And assorted European HO and N  :lol:

Title: old model railways
Post by: landroverkeith on December 23, 2007, 15:59:44

Quote from: "ronttuk"

my usual is g gauge garden railway when i eventually get it sorted

Id love to have the garden set up with some g gauge but the two silly dogs i think would soon cause havoc so ill have to put up with a nice little n gauge setup in the back room when i get round to it :)

back at my dads i have a massive 00 layout in the loft.. love it :)