Erie-Built

[Chris Webster]

The matching A unit is now listed for $866.99 buy-it-now: Ebay #294207736240 - Max Gray O Scale 2 Rail BRASS NYC Diesel Locomotive [2Rail] EX

Sold!

Paint doesn't quite match, but hey - how many of these were built in brass? Ten?

I'm pretty sure that the paint color matches and that Jim just used better lighting than TrainZ.

[E7]

I did not see this one, but there was one listed in the cigar band scheme. I PM'd Jim about it, not sure if he got the message or not. The paint on these engines is really good considering their age. Recent paint jobs???

[bob turner]

Oh, me neither. There were two! Both I think sold by Trainz, and they look like matches to the two B units that went last year. I bet Jim captured one of them. I thought they were a tad overpriced, but, hey, how rare are these?

[E7]

Oh, me neither. There were two! Both I think sold by Trainz, and they look like matches to the two B units that went last year. I bet Jim captured one of them. I thought they were a tad overpriced, but, hey, how rare are these?

Apart from the bare brass one Jim posted, I have not seen any others....not that that means a anything. I look at Ebay in spurts.....and then you have the enigma of TRAINZ!

[R.K. Maroon]

There was one listed in the cigar band scheme. I PM'd Jim about it, not sure if he got the message or not.

Sorry for not responding, Rich. I am in Denver cleaning out the properties of an estate and way behind on my emails, etc.

Oh, me neither. There were two! Both I think sold by Trainz, and they look like matches to the two B units that went last year. I bet Jim captured one of them. I thought they were a tad overpriced, but, hey, how rare are these?

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I did not buy either one. Even though I have the B-unit to the lightning stripe version, the asking price was too rich for me. I may list the B in case the buyer of the A wants to complete his set. If not, I will wait for another A to appear.

Here was the cigar-band version, in case anybody missed it. Note the dent in the roof on the fireman's side, just behind the cab:

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Jim

[E7]

There was one listed in the cigar band scheme. I PM'd Jim about it, not sure if he got the message or not.

Sorry for not responding, Rich. I am in Denver cleaning out the properties of an estate and way behind on my emails, etc. Jim

Jim, No big deal, just glad you saw them! I looked a couple of times and couldn't pick up that dent.....I need a bigger monitor. I did notice the housing for the coupler doors on the lightning stripe was coming loose.

[bob turner]

There is a trio of plastic Erie-Builts on eBay for $2500 right now. That makes $800 A units and $400 B units in brass look attractive.

[bob turner]

All this was only seven months ago, and I sort of forgot that Maroon was looking for an A unit. Carey was selling one, I think last week, and it went for "reasonable." I think it is still in my watch list . . . yeah, final price $375, definitely early Max Gray with what appear to be All Nation gears, in CNW paint. Detail is not up to the level of the NYC B unit above, but still looks acceptable.

Maroon and I are collaborating on a hybrid of sorts - an Alco PA with an F-M nose. I will share a preliminary photo this weekend, and finished photo later. The plan is to make sure, if a PA nose ever sort of magically appears, that we can convert back. I will clamp and solder, without my usual brass screws that make assembly so permanent.

Sounds extremely unlikely that such a hybrid ever existed, but I may have noted somewhere that Milwaukee grafted an F3 nose onto a DL-109, greatly enhancing - er, somewhat lessening its ugliness. Who knows what this thing will look like - we shall find out!

[R.K. Maroon]

Thanks for the reminder on that nose, Bob -- I saw it sitting in my photo booth just this evening so I know I haven't sent it to you yet. I will get it packed this weekend and shipped Monday.

As to Max Gray Erie-Builts, I found an unpainted AB pair at an auction recently for a reasonable price. They are going to Pete for work-up into KCS units (they had AB sets of the B17-window version). I am on the hook to get the drives tuned up and to fabricate a directional, constant-brightness headlight setup.

Jim

[bob turner]

Here we go - sure is ugly at the moment:



I do not mind the upgraded radiator louvers, but am always appalled at the loss of that cast-in portion behind the cab door. I think I will try for expanded metal - screen just doesn't do it for that location.

[bob turner]

Can you get us a shot of your new F-Ms before they go to Pete? Are they B-17 windows? Was that CNW eBay version a really early variant of the MG imported F-Ms?

[sarge]

Bob, if memory serves Max did both windscreen shapes as production models near as makes no difference at the same time. Both had the early-version trucks though.

[R.K. Maroon]

Brian is correct. Here is a unit with the later, arched windows:





I will take photos of the AB set in hand and post. The A-unit has the B-17 windows. I did not see Carey's unit go by. I will see if I can find it.

(EDIT) Here it is:





Sold for $375 plus shipping.

Jim

[bob turner]

Elegant. Thanks!

[R.K. Maroon]

Note that the unpainted unit sold for $873 in 2012.

That's almost $500 more than the painted unit brought, nine years later.