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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: Woe is me on March 31, 2020, 12:40:51 pm

Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 08, 2020, 07:16:52 am
Oh heck ya, I like that alot, I'm quite sure I've never seen one of those before, thanks for posting that for us to see Jan, I love it 😍
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: classixs on April 03, 2020, 08:26:35 pm
Tommy, i have no info on these at all, and just assume that they were factory-made, due to the reasons already mentioned.
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Woe is me on April 03, 2020, 03:52:35 pm
Yes Jan, that is a beauty. Did they offer this in all of their models that year, or just some. Thank's for sharing that with us.

Hey Bruce did you see this one?
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Stoker on April 03, 2020, 12:59:16 pm
Those dealer/demonstrator models must be rare birds indeed ..... beautiful plumage!!!
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Nick on April 03, 2020, 10:43:07 am
Nice one Jan!!

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/3059a76b0871dded0f2a9a1b7815724e/tenor.gif?itemid=16106664)
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: classixs on April 03, 2020, 10:37:41 am

...Could you give us a peek at that D20?

The whistle mounted is the wrong type, and should be identical to the one on your D12.
The original weighted SV/whistle had the whistle itself broken of, so i swapped it for this later style whistle for full functionality.

Sorry for the dust, just shot it as is:

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Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: AirSpyder on April 01, 2020, 12:46:14 pm
I like that very much. :)
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Nick on March 31, 2020, 09:40:09 pm
That's a very good looking engine  8)  I don't remember seeing one for sale. I wonder if Stefan has one on his website...
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 31, 2020, 08:22:41 pm
Thank's Jan, that is interesting to know. Could you give us a peek at that D20?
I'd like to see that as well Jan, pretty please  :)


BRUCE!  You forgot to say pretty please, with a lump of sugar on top, cut in half with a cherry in the middle. That'll get him.
I don't think we have to go to that extreme Tom , If Jan sees this he'll oblige us , Jan is a very helpful & kind fellow 😉👍
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Woe is me on March 31, 2020, 07:20:50 pm
Thank's Jan, that is interesting to know. Could you give us a peek at that D20?
I'd like to see that as well Jan, pretty please  :)


BRUCE!  You forgot to say pretty please, with a lump of sugar on top, cut in half with a cherry in the middle. That'll get him.
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 31, 2020, 06:38:34 pm
Thank's Jan, that is interesting to know. Could you give us a peek at that D20?
I'd like to see that as well Jan, pretty please  :)
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Woe is me on March 31, 2020, 04:34:03 pm
Thank's Jan, that is interesting to know. Could you give us a peek at that D20?
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 31, 2020, 02:29:15 pm
Blingity, bling, bling,  nice one Tom , Interesting information Jan  😉👍
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: classixs on March 31, 2020, 02:06:39 pm
Quite certain that D12 is original from Wilesco, and made as a dealer special, to be used as an eye-catcher...or as a special order.
Leaning more towards the first, since several models was made this way, special orders usually is limited to a single model.

I have seen a few over the years with the exact same copper/chrome scheme, and actually own a D20 in that "dress" myself.
Title: Re: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Steamloco on March 31, 2020, 01:42:04 pm
That is some nice bling!
Title: Wilesco D12, Nickle & Copper Plated
Post by: Woe is me on March 31, 2020, 12:40:51 pm
Hey everyone, when I saw the Jensen that Bruce had nickle plated it reminded me of a Wilesco D12 that I picked up all ready done.
I bought about 6 years ago and had it out for the first 9 months. What a pain to keep clean. Mentioned it earlier and Bruce said he
wanted to see it so maybe a few you would too. I hope this much bling doesn't turn into a fad kinda thing.    Ooh!

Here's looking at ya.

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