Erector Truck

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joe raab on Tuesday, July 01, 2014 - 08:43 pm:

I have a collection of Erector sets so I put some sides on my Canopy Express to turn it into an Erector truck.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Tuesday, July 01, 2014 - 08:56 pm:

WOW! What a great looking truck. Nice idea for the side too.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Tuesday, July 01, 2014 - 10:02 pm:

I like your rear bumper


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George_Cherry Hill NJ on Tuesday, July 01, 2014 - 10:10 pm:

I have the White truck set too. Probably a whole bunch here do too?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 08:51 am:

I knew a fellow who built a model of the Mackinaw Bridge from erector sets and it took alot of them!!!!!!!!!!!! If i remember right it was over 20 foot long and featured at the 50'th anniversary of the bridge! He was interesting to say the least and he had a full sized caboose in his yard along M-115 north of Clare Mi. Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ed Baudoux on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 09:06 am:

http://www.mightymac.org/mackinac50th.htm
You are right, Bud. I had never seen that, thanks!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 10:52 am:

I've been a casual collector of Erector sets ever since I was given a used 8 1/2 set for my 9th birthday. Best toy ever invented.

I recently picked up two hard-to-find skyscraper sets at an estate sale. Based on the names printed on the boxes, apparently two brothers each received one for Christmas in 1935.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jon Crane on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 11:24 am:

I too have a few ERECTOR Sets and enjoyed my 7 1/2 set received for Christmas in around 1956. Still have it along with my Lionel trains.

When I was in engineering college we did an informal survey and every engineering student in our dorm floor had owned an ERECTOR Set somewhere along the line. I credit the Erector Set, Lionel Trains and operating model Steam Engine with my lifetime career as a professional engineer.

Kids need more of this mechanical stuff and less computer games..

I once saw a Lionel Train Model T Delivery truck. It was way cool too.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 11:33 am:

Thanks for the link Ed! I saw it partial ass at his house.He was into buying and selling those motorized railroad speedsters and i should have bought a nice 31 model A from him.I think he has passed on? Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 01:21 pm:

Jon,

I too had an Erector set, model steam engine & Marx, (not Lionel), train, and I too am a P.E. I think we're onto something here!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 01:38 pm:

I like the modern Lionel with Trainmaster and Command control! Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James Baker on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 02:09 pm:

The Lionel original ZW transformer is the best I think


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dewey, N. California on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 02:25 pm:

Jon,
If your going to credit Erector Sets, then you'd better not mention the "L" train word in the same sentence--American Flyer trains, with REAL 2-rail track would be the engineering student's choice!!
:-)
Erik,
WOW!! what a find! Scarce as "hen's teeth!"
Really like Joe's truck.
George, probably not a lot of folks here with the Erector truck set, they aren't real common.

AF trains


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 02:28 pm:

I like the way you can build lash up's with modern.I have two of the same 0 8 0 switching steamers that the lead pulls 8 or 10 cars and the second pulls the same.Yup,got the ZW! Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George_Cherry Hill NJ on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 02:56 pm:

David,

I have the #7-1/2 Car/Truck set as mentioned and also the Ferris Wheel set (#9 or #9-1/2 ??). The car set is a unique thing for T guys would be the front axles and spindles...they called it a White...but with poetic license you could argue that the front end is really an 'improved' T

Jerry,

The choice of PE's? If ya let a P. Eng. into that club then you can add one more?...haha. Erector set must have been contagious...



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joe raab on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 - 07:43 pm:

Thanks, guys. I didn't know Erector would get such a response. So I'll add a few more pictures. I have 7 Erector White trucks and I also have the "B" girder Ferris Wheel set from 1928 that stands 42" high. They made a 6 ft. Ferris Wheel set but I've never found one.


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