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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: AirSpyder on January 19, 2020, 01:33:36 pm

Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: Woe is me on January 20, 2020, 09:30:23 pm
To me the boiler looks like it has a smaller diameter than they used to have.
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: Nick on January 20, 2020, 08:14:23 pm
Quote from: KY Steam on January 20, 2020, 10:03:01 am
There is one on EBay now that has the larger dome . Description says it ie an  original type . Sorry don't know how to post link . Search for D32 .
Nile

I am seeing two on ebay, one is being sold by Mini-steam and shows the larger dome, BUT they appear to be the stock/prototype photos and the rest of the pictures look to be the ones from the Nürnberg toy fair:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wilesco-D32-Limited-Edition-110-Volt-Live-Steam-Engine/232879324720?hash=item3638b07e30:g:4fcAAOSwCExbawmG

The other one (over-priced) does not have the dome:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wilesco-D32-Limited-Edition-110-Volt-Live-Steam-Engine/293044517842?hash=item443ad07bd2:g:MZIAAOSwbedcrzbJ
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: KY Steam on January 20, 2020, 10:03:01 am
There is one on EBay now that has the larger dome . Description says it ie an  original type . Sorry don't know how to post link . Search for D32 .
Nile
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: AirSpyder on January 19, 2020, 06:03:22 pm
The one with the dome also looks like it has the original style water pump.
So very likely the prototype.
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: Nick on January 19, 2020, 02:47:45 pm
Box with no dome and whistle closer to stack

(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MZIAAOSwbedcrzbJ/s-l800.jpg)
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: Nick on January 19, 2020, 02:46:02 pm
I had not spotted that... note that your picture with the larger dome/whistle combo does not have any stickers or tags on the base, making me think it's an earlier/prototype picture. I went to youtube and found a half a dozen or so videos. They all match your picture without the dome, even the wooden box is engraved to match. But, there is a video of the prototype at the Nürnberg toy fair, and that engine does have the large dome. So I guess my thoughts are the large dome was the original idea, but didn't make it to production, unless anyone knows different?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LhcqAExacY
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: SEUSA on January 19, 2020, 02:39:52 pm
I don't know but what I can add to the mix is when this was re-released, there was an initial run of 500 priced under $2000.00
It was a pre-release order and the price was around $1899.95. I came very close to ordering one.
Since then the prices have increased to around $2800.00.
I wonder if the pre-release versions were slightly different?
Title: Re: New D32 Question
Post by: AirSpyder on January 19, 2020, 01:35:28 pm
Oops one of the pictures didn't attach
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Title: New D32 Question
Post by: AirSpyder on January 19, 2020, 01:33:36 pm
It seems that there are or were two versions of the boiler, can someone elaborate?
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Thanks

Bill