[modeleng] Re: Mystery Loco
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:27:21 +1100
Neither would I Davy, but then, I gotta really earn my pennies ;>)
Bazza sez G'day BTW
> I agree with Jeff, there is a lot of miss-match stuff there. The chassis
> reminds me of and American loco, white walled tyres too!! I cannot come up
> with anything I know yet but have passed it onto a mate. I for one
wouldn't
> be parting with any of my hard earned..(what a liar).. pennies for
anything
> like this. I have bought a lot of stationary engines and railway relics
off
> e-bay, then sold them on at a profit with not a lot more than a coat of
> paint. This sort of thing is dodgy.
>
> Dave.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Dayman" <jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:01 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Mystery Loco
>
>
> Looks to me like there's some locomotive stuff and a chassis in the
photos,
> and some miscellaneous junk. I don't think all these items belong on the
> same machine. The boiler doesn't really look like it goes with the chassis
> either, unless it's some sort of freelance thing or a European loco I'm
not
> familiar with. The two standing gizmos in the firebox area look like old
> stove style gas burners. Could it be a gigantic pot boiler? Maybe the big
> cast plates and wheel that don;t seem to belong just got dragged out from
> under the bench when the relative died.
>
> One thing for sure is the seller doesn't seem to know anything about it,
> probably looking for a quick buck. The loco is nowhere near 70% complete,
> there's no platework in evidence at all that I can see. Also note there is
> no views of the boiler ends, so it's a pig in a poke.
>
> I'd shy away from it unless someone wants a resurrection job.
>
> Cheers, Jeff Dayman Waterloo Ontario Canada
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:04 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Mystery Loco
>
>
> > Kinda what I think Terry. There are some rather largish casting letters
> etc
> > on the plates. Sure don't look like it goes on no lokiemotive.
> >
> > Jesse in Sunny, but cool Tennessee
> >
> >
> > > Look like unrelated items to me - perhaps a furnace door of some sort?
> > >
> > >
> > >> Better yet, what are the two large squarish plate castings with three
> odd
> > >> shaped holes through them?
> >
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