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Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
« on: March 14, 2021, 04:23:07 pm »
Nice looking model. They where cheap new but now bringing pretty big bucks on eBay. This model has quite a few scale bits that spin when you push the model, got me thinking about conversion to live steam. I have to many irons in the fire right now but thought I would see if anyone else built one?


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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2021, 04:33:53 pm »
Sorry....I found a YouTube video just a couple minutes after I made my post...so the answer to my question is YES!
   The short video is worth watching, It makes really nice chuff sounds in my opinion.


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Re: Ertl Case anyone converted to live steam?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2021, 04:39:19 pm »
That guy made a couple and sold them on ebay
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Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2021, 05:50:45 pm »
That's really neat , there's a lot of work there.
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Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2021, 05:58:41 pm »
Right now trying to fit a D16 on a Wileso TE is my higher priority....but if I find an Ertl model selling to low I will put it on my shelf for a future build. The Wilesco build will give me a better idea of work involved. Hiding a decent boiler inside the Ertl castings might be more work than fitting a steam cyl.
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Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2021, 06:24:25 pm »
IMO it looks good, but just not worth the effort.
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Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2021, 07:22:39 pm »
I have a hard time discerning what is Even original on this anymore...can't imagine to much.
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