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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: ShadetreeMotorcycle on March 14, 2021, 04:23:07 pm

Title: Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: St Paul Steam 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.
Title: Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: classixs on March 14, 2021, 06:24:25 pm
IMO it looks good, but just not worth the effort.
Title: Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle 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.
Title: Re: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 14, 2021, 05:50:45 pm
That's really neat , there's a lot of work there.
Title: Re: Ertl Case anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: Nick on March 14, 2021, 04:39:19 pm
That guy made a couple and sold them on ebay
Title: Re: Ertl Case anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle 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.


https://youtu.be/5c4CCy3LHCU
Title: Ertl Case TE, anyone converted to live steam?
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle 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?


https://youtu.be/oSV51xcoQ7E