Hmmmm………….

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Hmmmm………….

Postby herronpeter » Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:51 pm

…….price seems a "tad" high unless it’s some fancy butt collectors item.

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby bob turner » Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:11 pm

It is a tad high, but not completely out of the ballpark. I would give him a hundred bucks for it, and I don't even want another Lobaugh Challenger. $300 is probably in the proper range - no corrosion, and you get a spare Berk smokebox front. I bet it runs!

I think Stevenson has the proper smokebox front. They are not rare. A little work and a tender and you have a model that will bring a grand.

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby De Bruin » Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:43 pm

[quote="bob turner"]............little work and a tender and you have a model that will bring a grand....[/]
with just "....a little work..."
really......
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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby E7 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:51 am

Aw Peter, don't tell me that solid gold boiler door is just brass! :mrgreen:

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:31 am

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby bob turner » Thu Sep 02, 2021 11:41 am

Go take another look. To bring it to the level of an average to good Lobaugh, you need a smokebox front, a trailing truck, and a coat of paint. It appears dead straight, with no other parts missing, and even good boiler bands. Super detailing might take two evenings - three, if you want lag clamps. I always re-do the cab with rivets, but then it is no longer stock Lobaugh.

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Sep 02, 2021 11:46 am

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby up148 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:00 pm

Are those stock gearboxes?

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:27 pm

up148 wrote:Are those stock gearboxes?


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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby bob turner » Thu Sep 02, 2021 6:17 pm

Yes. I did not realize it ran. I personally would cough up $200 for something like that, and I already have way too many.

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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:43 am

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby herronpeter » Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:43 pm

Just goes to show you how little I know about older O scale locomotives.. Who knew……….

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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby De Bruin » Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:41 pm

Me too, and not to question the piece's innate value as is or Bob's assessment thereof, but I'm still smiling on those "little work" and " a coat of paint" parts. Kudo's to the seller too. :wink:
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Re: Hmmmm………….

Postby bob turner » Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:44 am

Come now. You saw what I did with your brother's Challenger. This one would have been a lesser challenge. I have enough parts to knock out a tender in three days - it's just that I counted five of these (and a total of ten Lobaugh Challengers) around here. And I have fragments for an eleventh. That's why I wouldn't go over $200.


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