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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Videos The Office of Steam Cinema => Topic started by: Nick on July 19, 2019, 04:35:54 pm
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thanks Nick, a lot of good information there, during my show and Rushville Indiana two years ago there was a half scale case for sale, I think it was $13,000...but lacking the funds to buy it, the equipment to haul it, & the space the store it, I passed 😉
I must assume that saying a boiler is "thin" is akin to saying a gasoline engine has a "loud knock" 😯
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is 30k a lot ...or a little for something like that ?
To me yes :D but I guess it's how bad you want something if you don't have the ability to build it yourself...
I went to steam school with the owner and he had one of the main instructors inspect the boiler pre-purchase, and it was near perfect.
Free-lance 1/2 scales can be purchased anywhere from $5k-8K, but any Case 1/2 scales seem to bring premium. This was also built from quality castings so that will raise the price. There is a 1/2 scale case near me for $15K, but it's nowhere near as nice as this one and being that it's advertised as "thin boiler" you might be looking at another $10-12K for a new boiler plus installation.
There is a guy up in northern MN that has many 1/4 scale patterns and he sells the casting kits for $6-8K. He's also been building one for about 2 years now and plans to sell that for $30K.. IMO very high...
You can find decent full scales in the $30-45K range, but I think it's the portability that give these the higher prices. 1/2 scales are a very good size to haul and being the size of a small farm tractor they are very capable of full-size work.
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is 30k a lot ...or a little for something like that ?
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Awesome Nick.
I’d bet the tractor being pulled by the vintage military vehicle turns a ot of heads!
Did the current owner build this one?
He purchased it last year... get ready for it... $30K! :o
It was built from Tom Terning castings
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Awesome Nick.
I’d bet the tractor being pulled by the vintage military vehicle turns a ot of heads!
Did the current owner build this one?
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Daniel....post a pick up of your bowling ball mortar :)
Okay Jim .... Here ya go:
https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/off-topic/an-approximately-13-scale-1841-mortar/msg12155/#msg12155
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Daniel....post a pick up of your bowling ball mortar :)
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Oh Yeah .... I'd want both the Case and the Weapons Carrier. My bowling ball mortar would look soooooo cool in the back of that ride!!!
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This engine is displayed at multiple shows in Minnesota and Iowa and the neatest part is he hauls it on a trailer behind this 8) Quite a sight going down the road 8)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48325455961_87d9837d8d_b.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48325455636_c783ab7255_b.jpg)
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You know you've got a real problem when you're looking for PARKING space for your latest steam acquisition.
I could live with that "problem" :D :D
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You know you've got a real problem when you're looking for PARKING space for your latest steam acquisition.
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No, this is not the one I posted for sale yesterday, I didn't buy one! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tVuyj1si-4