It finally arrived, after a bit of issues with the shipment being "kept secret" for me by the postal services.
Fortunately an acquaintance was at work today, and noticed my name on the package, when they came to collect uncollected packages for return.
It does have a few flaws, besides the obvious missing flywheel and governor balls.
Most of which could have been spotted, had i taken the time to inspect the listing pictures a bit more intensively.
Quite a few parts have taken a blow at some point, and i now see why the flywheel is missing, as it most likely shattered when this was dropped at some point.
The damage on the side of the base, clearly tells that it has suffered a fall, the crankshaft and governor shaft is bent, as is both connecting rods on the valve mechanism.
The crankshaft fortunately is very easy to replace, being straight and just a pressfit into the crank itself, and the soft curves in the other parts can be easily straightened in the vice.
Alltogether i am very happy with it, as no castings seems to have suffered from the mishap.
Here it is, straight out of the box, as arrived:
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Quite a big model, as seen here beside a Coke can:
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I have taken it down, to evaluate the damage.
Don´t intend to start repairs before i have all parts here, but already have some solid brass balls incoming for the governor, and plan to get a flywheel 3D printed, as the weight is of no importance on a model like this.
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