I like how the maroon doors look with the green car.
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This isn’t strictly prewar production but it makes use of the prewar gilbert erector shack.
It makes use of some spare pieces. It would make a great fire tower on a hill or in a wooded area.
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I love that color scheme!
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This is an uncataloged set that occasionally shows up on ebay. Sometimes just a few pieces of the set show up. I have examples of the set with rounded roofs and squared off roofs.
So far no examples of the set have been found in a box identifying who it was marketed through. Anyone have any input?
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Northwoods Flyer
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Here is set #1102 from the 1925 catalog.
Not too bad for 100 years old. And it runs.
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Northwoods Flyer
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It’s so cute! I wanna cuddle it and then tuck it into bed.
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Is that wide gauge?
The catalog cover art is awesome
I finally scored a copy of Schuweiler at a non-budget-busting price. Cant’ wait till it gets here!
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Thanks. I have an operable 1218. This one is doggone neat.
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Mine is black and may be an older restoration, because it is super clean. It does have the red window trim and stamped lettering, though. And I have the orange Milwaukee Road passenger cars with 8 wheel trucks.
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Here is another small Boxcab. This is the #1095 cataloged 1922 - 1924; another 100 year old toy. It runs like clockwork and like a bat out of you know where. Unfortunately both of the cast headlights have been broken off in its long life.
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palallin,
I can’t wait until you get your copy of Schweiler’s book. You will love it. Now you will have to keep your eyes open for the Wide Gauge book and the newest one that Schuweiler and Van Tagen collaborated on for Wide Gauge sets. Hours and hours of entertainment and research are ahead for you.
Northwoods
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It’s the Wide Gauge book that’s on the way, and I have the set book. You are 100% correct: every time I go through that one again, I find new and wondrous info. I am sitting on pins and needles. 
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This is a set that I assembled over time.
It looks like set #1218 in an early catalog from the 1920’s
Its headed by a Motor 1218 without a headlight
It has a #1202 eight wheel baggage
and two #1203 eight wheel pullman cars
With all of the electrical lightning bolts and the “Electric Service” signage it looks like it could go together, so perhaps it was a set. My resources aren’t deep enough to help.
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Northwoods Flyer
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Lets take a look at the Highlander set from circa 1933.
My “Highlander” set
The engine and tender are not quite right. At the time I took these photos I used a 420 engine that uses the same casting as the 3308 engine and a Type IV eight wheel tender because I though it looked better with the trucks on the passenger cars.
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I have the WG book in hand, now, and my impression that, with Flyer, just about anything is possible is being reinforced. Who knows? This assembled set may just have a precedent.
Ok I’m confused. I have this:
That set isn’t in it. It has narrow gauge sets:
- 1340 PATHFINDER
- 1341 RANGER
- 1342 TEXAN
- 1382 FRONTENAC
- 1328 BLUE BIRD
- 1347 MERCHANT
- 1388 AMBASSADOR
- 1350 NEW PAUL REVERE
- 1352 STEEL MOGUL
- 1355 CUMBERLAND
- 1353 SMOKY MOUNTAIN
- 941-T DICTATOR
- 907-T COMMANDER
- 940-T CHIEF
Plus the 5 mechanical sets:
- 172 LIBERTY BELL
- 73 SKYLARK
- 174 BEACON BELL
- 175 NORTH BELL
- 80 EMPIRE CITY
Since the rear cover has “Copyright 1932, American Flyer Mfg. Co., Chicago, Job 515 printed in U. S. A.-American Colortype Co.” I would guess that Heeg got it right but my pages don’t match.
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Its page 5 of the 1933 catalog.