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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: Jim on March 11, 2019, 06:51:28 pm

Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: jkbixby on March 15, 2019, 09:43:07 pm: It's a beauty alright - a real piece of.........art! I'd be tempted to fire it but I know you want to keep it in it's pristine condition - nice one Jim!
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 15, 2019, 04:58:38 pm: Quote from: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 14, 2019, 11:10:55 pm
Dang I woke the old lady laughing on that one. You got me in trouble, Bruce🤣
😃........👍
tell her I'm sorry, and go back to sleep honey ,,😄
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 14, 2019, 11:10:55 pm: Quote from: St Paul Steam on March 12, 2019, 01:58:27 pm
Took me a minute to catch up Jim, I thought maybe it was some very special piece handed down from your Dad or something. ..then I looked close and found that it was just a ....Piece....😂
Dang I woke the old lady laughing on that one. You got me in trouble, Bruce🤣
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: bamsefar1 on March 14, 2019, 01:43:50 pm: Nice piece of folk-art-ish shelf-queen :-)
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Jim on March 13, 2019, 06:43:02 am: I knew everyone would appreciate the true beauty of this :)
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Kevin68 on March 12, 2019, 02:08:18 pm: Jim a very nice roller and you can see the craftsmanship is brilliant. A proper shelf queen.
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 12, 2019, 01:58:27 pm: Took me a minute to catch up Jim, I thought maybe it was some very special piece handed down from your Dad or something. ..then I looked close and found that it was just a ....Piece....😂
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on March 12, 2019, 06:34:06 am: Museum quality I would say. That's definitely a keeper.... ;D
Allan.
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Jim on March 11, 2019, 10:15:31 pm: Quote from: Weedensteam on March 11, 2019, 10:12:21 pm
Beautiful, shelf queen for sure.
Too expensive to risk marring this one firing her up Frank ;)
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Weedensteam on March 11, 2019, 10:12:21 pm: Beautiful, shelf queen for sure. :)
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Jim on March 11, 2019, 09:22:49 pm: LOL Nick, they put some work into that alright, hours and hours I reckon. It was so cheap I couldn't walk past it (though maybe I should have :) ).
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Nick on March 11, 2019, 08:53:32 pm: Quote from: Jim on March 11, 2019, 06:51:28 pm
A beauty to behold, a rare collectors item, true craftsmanship, stunningly beautiful
Still in her unsteamed state :)

Un-steamed or Un-steamable ;)

I do like how close they copied Wilesco on that one!

Quote from: txlabman on March 11, 2019, 07:17:13 pm
Looks great. I only have one roller and it is a very small Marklin.

Please tell us more Charlie! Is it what I think it is?? ;D
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
Post by: txlabman on March 11, 2019, 07:17:13 pm: Looks great. I only have one roller and it is a very small Marklin.
Title: Re: One of my most prized engines
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Title: One of my most prized engines
Post by: Jim on March 11, 2019, 06:51:28 pm: A beauty to behold, a rare collectors item, true craftsmanship, stunningly beautiful
Still in her unsteamed state :)

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