PM Research steam kit #3 Bronze (base) Rare?

• PM Research steam kit #3 Bronze (base) Rare?
  Posted by ShadetreeMotorcycle on 02 Mar, 2021 08:16
• I received a PMR #3 engine kit, the box was old and stained and blueprint faded...the big surprise was the main base was cast from bronze, I have seen cast iron and also aluminum but never bronze...if anyone shows interest I will post photos tonight.
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  Posted by Nick on 02 Mar, 2021 16:27
• I’d be interested in a video 
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  Posted by St Paul Steam on 02 Mar, 2021 18:11
• Lets see em'
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  Posted by Nick on 02 Mar, 2021 18:14
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  Posted by ShadetreeMotorcycle on 02 Mar, 2021 18:17
• All righty then....here you go! I am torn....it would be a shame to cover all that Bronze with paint so I am trying to decide if polish ALL the sand cast character out or leave some..... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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  Posted by Nick on 02 Mar, 2021 18:18
• You won’t even have to paint that one 
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  Posted by ShadetreeMotorcycle on 02 Mar, 2021 19:15
• The date on blueprint is 1996 but that is likely the last time it was updated. It was just a pleasant surprise to see all that Bronze when I opened the box. She is likely less than 25 years young. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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  Posted by Stoker on 02 Mar, 2021 20:07
• Something they offered early on, but not anymore!
  
  I've had one for quite a few years that is essentially all brass or bronze, except the crankshaft and base, but that is just what they still offer today #3BI, and yes they do offer a #3A in aluminum.
  
  Geoff (ozsteamdemon) had one of the large #1 Steam Drilling Engines that was all bronze and brass if I recall correctly, and that was something to behold. Likely from the same era as your #3.
  
  So .... to answer your question, I'm not sure it could truly be called "Rare" (though it may well be), so much as it is just the early version of the kit. I think we'd all agree that is a great find you've made there ... Congrats!!!
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  Posted by ShadetreeMotorcycle on 02 Mar, 2021 20:31
• Thanks Stoker! Mine shows #3BM on the box....I am kind of thinking of contacting the seller to see if he has any more, not sure I need a pair of them but it's pretty cool.
  
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  Posted by txlabman on 03 Mar, 2021 07:11
• Rare or not...it is a very nice kit.
  
  I wouldn’t paint it either.
  
  This will be a fun build. 🤠
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  Posted by crazydoug on 03 Mar, 2021 07:33
• I have a bronze castinga #1 drilling engine, as well as the current cast iron version.the bronze models were defineatly early version. Maybe someone at PMR could give some dates.
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  Posted by Jim on 09 Mar, 2021 22:39
• Here's my bronze based one -
  
  https://youtu.be/e0EOQrIh5CU
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  Posted by Stoker on 09 Mar, 2021 23:22
• That was a fine run of a nice older PM Research #3, but I think you could have run about a dozen of them off of that great boiler, with steam to spare!
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  Posted by classixs on 10 Mar, 2021 04:20
• I purchased one of these from John Loughner a few years ago, just never got around to running it on steam 
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• #14 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 10 Mar, 2021 16:55
• Quote from: Stoker on 09 Mar, 2021 23:22

  That was a fine run of a nice older PM Research #3, but I think you could have run about a dozen of them off of that great boiler, with steam to spare!
  

  
  Yes for sure Daniel
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