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bigal · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: Do we do any Japanese?

Was on the fence about a Japanese tin toy but once I got it I fell in love with it

Unit is thin guage and typical of what we got from Japan in the 60's but a lot of play value. Train

Axle moves a bulb (battery at left compartment of unit) back and forth in red tower for flickering effect.

Goal is to collect different styles and types of steam engines and happy to add this one.

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igy569 · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:16 am Post subject:

That is very cool.

That tower looks like a really small distrbutor cap.

The base looks just like a wilesco!

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johnreid · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:19 am Post subject:

Is that a Linemar?
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bigal · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:43 am Post subject:

Yes forgot to label

Marx Linemar Atomic Reactor.

Also have the box (somewhat taddered) and the vials, burner pan,etc
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igy569 · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:56 am Post subject:

Hey Al... you made it to Junior, like me!!!

LOL

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Nick · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:57 am Post subject:

I don't have any Japanese engines because they're always high priced or more often in very poor condition, but I do have some Japanese accessories.

kusuchi · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:37 am Post subject:

Nice Al,

Next you need the Jensen 90, Atomic.

Only 50 in existence.

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rangerssteamtoys · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:58 am Post subject:

I cant see the pictures. Can someone just post the link to the pics and not the embed.

I can't use the embeds for some reason.

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johnreid · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:03 am Post subject:

No video there friend. A photo of the Jensen Atomic on Cedges Railing, I dont think it is the famous VI railing.
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rangerssteamtoys · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:11 am Post subject:

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johnreid · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:31 am Post subject:

I have seen those before, but never in that condition. I hate to say this, but if it was mine, that one would be a shelf queen.
The materials dont seem to stand up to a lot of use, however it is an interesting item and the post war Japanese design is interesting as I see several parts that look exactly like Wilesco or Fleischmann parts.
I have a Marx Grindstone Figure that is almost a direct knock off of a Fleischmann figure, reverse engineering in its infancy, Japanese products sure have changed since those days,
That one is a museum piece,
The Japanese people were very clever at that time too, I had a friend who was one of the first occupying troops in Japan and he had tin toys that people fashioned from C ration cans. Really amazing stuff.
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Nick · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:38 am Post subject:

I have to agree with John, that is the nicest one I have seen and it should probably be kept that way.

Les · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

I had a Linemar vertical boiler once until it rusted away.

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