A fixer upper for sure.....

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A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby herronpeter » Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:24 am

......with possibility, just sayin’!


https://www.ebay.com/itm/174516375109

Obviously took a quick trip to the floor!

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:06 am

Pass.........
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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby E7 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:27 am

Carrying case might be a deal if it doesn't go too high. :lol: Seller calls it used. Maybe they couldn't spell abused. No thanks!

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby up148 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:28 am

It's worth it to the right modeler if it stays reasonable. Lots of detail.

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby bob turner » Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:41 am

I could fix it. But PSC used very thin sheet metal, and the price is already at my max, and hasn't met his reserve. Never understood the concept of bidding up to a reserve.

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby Jay Criswell » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:27 pm

It was imported by PFM. Way ahead of it's time. Some ran noisy, others really well.

I may bid on it. If someone else wants it, let me know and I'll bow out. I have numerous spare cabs. Smoke box? No big deal. The basics are there. Carrying case? I could care less about. All of my models appear to go into storage anyway.

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby bob turner » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:59 pm

I shall refrain. Go for it!

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby ScaleCraft » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:44 pm

bob turner wrote:I could fix it. But PSC used very thin sheet metal, and the price is already at my max, and hasn't met his reserve. Never understood the concept of bidding up to a reserve.

$53 is your max?

Interesting.

I see potential, and a challenge.

But to have the handrails on the boiler and the piping buckled....the damage is far deeper than cosmetic.

Maybe a SC boiler and cab on it?
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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby Chris Webster » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:53 pm

ScaleCraft wrote:
bob turner wrote:I could fix it. But PSC used very thin sheet metal, and the price is already at my max, and hasn't met his reserve. Never understood the concept of bidding up to a reserve.

$53 is your max?
Maybe Jay knows to wait on bidding until there are only 3 seconds left?

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby prrjim » Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:00 pm

the damage looks like it was dropped. There could be considerable damage to the frame and mechanism. The motor mounts could be bent or broken. the axles could be bent. The damage probably depends on how far it fell.

It is a real fixer-upper/gamble. The tender looks OK. The loco is not worth much to me, maybe 25-50. It is closer to JUNK than JUNQUE.

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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby ScaleCraft » Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:20 pm

I actually saw an engine that looked like that years ago.
Sumpter Valley, behind the engine shed. Cab bent up like that, piping and handrails bent.
Good unit to put as-is behind YOUR engine house!
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Re: A fixer upper for sure.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:23 pm

prrjim wrote:the damage looks like it was dropped.


Maybe be tried to play basketball with it?

Box might be a safe part of the listing, :wink: :wink:
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