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Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:23 pm
by ScaleCraft
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and note: No chassis.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:41 pm
by bob turner
That one is hopeless. At least the Lobaugh has enough thickness to sink rivets and screws into the reinforcements. What a waste!

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:32 am
by ScaleCraft
sold for $20.00
Tender and detail parts probably made out okay.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:04 am
by up148
Can't tell how nicely it was assembled, but the details/parts I see are worth $20.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:24 pm
by bob turner
Agree. Plus 1.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:46 pm
by ScaleCraft
I know who got it. Look for it at an on-line auction near you.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:20 pm
by up148
Yeah, probably after then soak it in vinegar or something to remove most of the powder corrosion. Online auctions are a great place to get screwed if you don't know what you're doing.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:25 pm
by bob turner
Maybe the eBay offering will show the tender. A good import tender with sprung trucks ought to bring $150. Save the domes and castings and pitch the boiler - cannot save it.

Re: Someone else's boiler explosion

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:44 pm
by ScaleCraft
Even if you DO know what you're doing.
Look at the pix, read the description....and no motor, gearbox or screws when it gets here!

How about "MINT! 1923 Lionel Standard Gauge!" and when you get it it's MTH...

Woody couldn't leave anything alone, so no telling what you get.