Message 175

From: myflyertrains
Date: Sun Sep 30, 2001 4:27 pm
Subject: 12 Panel Set w/crossover & whistle!

Here is a 12 panel set on eBay with just over a day to go!

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1642370606 

Good luck! Chuck

Message 174

From: belairchevy
Date: Thu Sep 27, 2001 2:40 pm
Subject: Re: Pictures Added

Chuck....The scenic panel gods have been smiling
on me lately I guess. At some point they will get
set up in a layout but right now I don't have near
enough room for all of it. On top of that I stumbled
onto a Lionel D-164 factory display layout that ended
up in the dining room because it won't fit up the
stairs in my townhouse. Good thing I'm single or it
would be divorce court for sure.....Brad

Message 173

From: myflyertrains
Date: Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:21 am
Subject: Re: Pictures Added

Brad, This is really neat. How do you
manage to keep coming up with these kind of finds? Are
you going to just leave these in the box, or are you
planning on using them? Later, Chuck

Message 172

From: belairchevy
Date: Mon Sep 24, 2001 10:01 pm
Subject: Pictures Added

Hello all...I added some photos of the carton of 26121 straight panels I
acquired earlier this summer. All panels are new in the box with ranch houses
and the blue lake.......Brad

Message 171

From: myflyertrains
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2001 8:01 am
Subject: All Aboard - YORK?

Hello members. I was just wondering how many All Aboard Club members are
planning on attending the York Train Show next month. I expect to be
there! Best Wishes to All! Chuck

Message 170

From: myflyertrains
Date: Mon Sep 3, 2001 9:52 pm
Subject: Re: All Aboard on eBay

Yes I have been watching this one, but didn't get around to posting the link
here. I have 50 panels at present, and I am trying to behave myself and save a
couple of bucks for October York.

Message 169

From: myflyertrains
Date: Tue Aug 28, 2001 10:37 am
Subject: Re: Plasticville USA???? What did I buy?

Karl, Thanks for the info on the Plasticville store. Very
interesting! Chuck

Message 168

From: frilen2
Date: Sat Aug 25, 2001 10:26 pm
Subject: Re: Plasticville USA???? What did I buy?

Hi again<br>In looking further into your King
#300 Newstand Mike Cedro's Collectors guide shows that
only 1800 were ever made. It's actually based on a
Littletown Structure and a mint in box one (such as yours)
has a value of $100. I'd say you did pretty good in
the "S" eBay category... Did you also notice that
"S" finally had more listings than
"TT" Enjoy...Karl

Message 166

From: frilen2
Date: Sat Aug 25, 2001 10:17 pm
Subject: Re: Plasticville USA???? What did I buy?

Hi Chuck It' real Plasticville but with a bit
of history all it's own. The way I understand it,
there was a time in the 80's that Plasticville was out
of production by Bachmann. However Bachmann produced
Plasticville items under contact to a company called King
Distributing. King had these items produced as the "New
Plasticville Collectors series", with your corner store being
one of their first offerings. Later as King became
successful, Bachmann rethought their deal and once again
resumed Plasticville production under their own name.
Lionel produced AF rolling stock for I believe Kris
Models and Downs under a similar contract arrangement
prior to producing their own American Flyer Products in
1979. Hope that helps...Karl

Message 165

From: myflyertrains
Date: Sat Aug 25, 2001 9:29 pm
Subject: Plasticville USA???? What did I buy?

Ok, I bid on and won the first auction on eBay in
the new S gauge category. I thought this corner store
would look great on my ALL ABOARD layout, but the piece
seems to be counter fit or something. It was made by
KING DISTRIBUTING instead of Bachman. So what did I
buy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1625268253

Message 164

From: firex43
Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 6:24 pm
Subject: 2 Story House Variations

Thanks for the info, Brad. John

Message 163

From: belairchevy
Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 3:00 pm
Subject: Re: All Aboard 2 Story House

John.....I have a light brown and blue roof, a
light yellow and brown roof, a light brown and darker
brown roof, and a cream and brown roof version of the
colonial houses. The light brown and blue seems to be the
most common. The other colors I acquired in 12 panel
sets and 12 panel scenery kits. The whistle panel is
supposed to have the "L" shaped New England Rancher but
this has not been confirmed. All of the whistle panels
I have encountered had the light brown and blue
Colonial house with them. Again, this would be the most
common but it is entirely possible that there may be
exceptions......Brad

Message 162

From: firex43
Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 8:51 am
Subject: All Aboard 2 Story House

Hello, I am curious to find out the various
colors this house came in. I recently acquired a version
with light tan/cream walls with brown roof and trim.
This is a variant from the light brown with blue roof
and trim that I have. Did this color come on the
Whistle Panel? Thank you, John

Message 161

From: frilen2
Date: Mon Aug 20, 2001 8:40 pm
Subject: Re: Tree bases

Hi Roy In checking Autumn Tree bases vs
original large green tree bases, the only two differences
are color (Brown plastic on the new releases, Green
on the originals) and there is a short plastic pin
sticking out from the base of the originals. I'm not aware
of any source for these trunks, maybe some one will
resin cast them. That probably wouldn't be too
difficult. I was very happy that Bachmann re-released these
even if not quite like the originals used by Gilbert.
Here in the Chicago area one dealer at the GATS show
was asking $60 for a set of 3 original Bachmann
trees. The originals sold under the Bachmann name in the
'60s appeared to be identical to the Gilbert ones
(Green trunk but no locating pin) only that they were
cast in a different (stiffer less rubbery) grade of
plastic. Hope that helps...Karl

Message 160

From: rep928
Date: Mon Aug 20, 2001 12:37 pm
Subject: Tree bases

I have some of the multipart large trees that are missing their bases. Any
sources for just the trunks? Ate they exactly the same as the PV autumn tree
bases (I have some of these) Thanks! -Roy

Message 159

From: frilen2
Date: Sun Aug 19, 2001 4:26 pm
Subject: Re: Plastic Village Gazette Article

Hi Chuck I had been in contact with Mike Cedro
shortly after my original inquiry posting on the
Plasticsville Group website. He provided me with additional
information on the New England Rancher. I had sent him pix of
the "L" house and he agreed that it sure looked like
a kitbashed New England Rancher. The article
re-states that theory. ...and speculates that the "L" house
may not exist, except for prototypes. Karl

Message 158

From: myflyertrains
Date: Sun Aug 19, 2001 6:23 am
Subject: Re: Plastic Village Gazette Article

Does the article mention the L shaped house? Still wondering if we are chasing
a unicorn! Chuck...

Message 157

From: frilen2
Date: Thu Aug 16, 2001 9:35 pm
Subject: Plastic Village Gazette Article

I just received the July-Sept copy of Plastic
Village Gazette published by Mike Cedro. Very nice 2 page
article about the American Flyer All Aboard houses. Lots
of pictures...neat way to get part of the American
Flyer story out to people that may not be very familiar
with the origin of these sharp little houses. He ends
the article with "...These fellows do turn up on eBay
occasionally and (until now) don't usually sell for too high
of a bid, especially if the seller has not properly
identified them." Mike goes on to say that he thinks
"...that this is a real sleeper of a collectible, so get
them while you can find them!"<br>For those of you not
familiar with Mike or his fine New magazine check out his
website at http://www.plasticvillagegazette.com He also is the
moving force and publisher of a Plasticville 2001 Price
Guide, that covers info not only on PV but also Marx,
Littletown, Skyline, K Line, Ideal and Connecticut Hobbies -
American Flyer. <br>Nice guy, very helpful, great
information...Karl

Message 156

From: jfred436
Date: Thu Aug 16, 2001 9:48 am
Subject: Re: Another Obscure All Aboard Item?

Or,,,did Gilbert sell ad space on billboards like
the 12 inches = 1 foot scale? If a store could get
sets with their name on a boxcar, why not a billboard?
Gilbert, and the people who ran the company at the end
were looking to make money on selling the
trains. jfred

Message 155

From: frilen2
Date: Wed Aug 15, 2001 10:44 pm
Subject: Re: Another Obscure All Aboard Item?

Do you think that there was some what of a hidden
message in the choice of bill board art ....or were the
Gilbert designers caught in a moment of nostalgia for
days...and cars gone by?  ....or were they just
surrounded by a stack of old magazines? Hmmmmm...Karl

Message 154

From: jfred436
Date: Wed Aug 15, 2001 3:55 pm
Subject: Re: Another Obscure All Aboard Item?

It's neat that Joe's has stickers for a "Nash"
billboard for that matter. Nash and Hudson formed American
Motors in the mid 50's and by '57 were only selling
Ramblers. So, by the time All Aboard came out, Nash was
history too. jfred

Message 153

From: frilen2
Date: Tue Aug 14, 2001 9:51 pm
Subject: Re: Another Obscure All Aboard Item?

Hi jfred Packard did merge with Studebaker in
the mid-50's and ended production in 1958. The last
couple of years they were pretty much Stude's in
diguise. ...but I agree a Packard billboard face even
repro would be neat...Karl

Message 152

From: jfred436
Date: Tue Aug 14, 2001 7:13 pm
Subject: Re: Another Obscure All Aboard Item?

A billboard for the "New Packard Clipper" would be very interesting. Didn't
Packard merge with Studibaker in 1955? At least by 1965 they were
gone. jfred

Message 151

From: frilen2
Date: Mon Aug 13, 2001 11:04 pm
Subject: More All Aboard on Ebay

Sorry...Just found a couple more items posted on
eBay. Auction #1626380392 AF All Aboard 26141 RH Switch
Panel $18.49 3 Aug-18 16:17  ...and Auction
#1626382696 AF All Aboard 26141 Right Switch Panel - OB
$25.49 4 Aug-18 16:26  Enjoy...Karl P.S....Has
anyone had any success with other auction sites besides
eBay?? Just wondering if there are other sites to
recommend.