Okay, I'm surprised. I thought it must be the double acting L.E. Minor that you didn't have, the way you had described two versions of one of Ben's engines, and you only had one of them?!?!
Must be a different Peake model you were referring to.
The L.E. Minor is supposed to be a VERY Limited Edition, with hardly any made, like maybe only 20!
@Stoker The Peake #5 was a batch of 15, the first 6 had a valve added to the steam line and were labeled Venus, the other 9 were labeled Mercury. I have a #5 Mercury but have not found a Venus available…
Day 314:
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Forgot the lighter for scale yesterday
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Hey Nick
Was that Vulpine Triple originally made for "Swift Fox" Philip?
Hey Nick
Was that Vulpine Triple originally made for "Swift Fox" Philip?
Yes, it is one of a kind… he was selling off a bunch and I jokingly said if you ever let this one go, to let me know first… glad I did!!
Hey Nick
Was that Vulpine Triple originally made for "Swift Fox" Philip?
Yes, it is one of a kind… he was selling off a bunch and I jokingly said if you ever let this one go, to let me know first… glad I did!!
Major Congrats Nick, on that one of a kind, seminal acquisition!!!
Day 317 in progress… I will likely have 20+ hours into polishing up these 12-15 year old Peakes that I’ve been sharing… probably another hour or so into searching the carpet for a spring and nut the other day 😂
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Day 317: looks like a new engine again
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Day 318: hopefully the worst of the Peake polishing jobs… took a good 2 hours to take apart, polish and rebuild…
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Day 319: Since
@Stoker likes “patina”
and I don’t have time today to polish my #6, here is a very special Ben Peake engine, believe it’s one of his firsts and one of a kind…
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Why yes, now that you mention it, that is delightfully subdued and "comfortably" patinated!
On the other hand, I don't actually have anything against nice bright well-polished brass ....... other than the work of doing the polishing!! ;c)
Don't believe I've ever seen that little beauty before .... yet another amazing treasure from your seemingly bottomless treasure chest, there Nick!!!
Haha, just teasing 😜
I picked this one up second-hand from VerithinGeoff, who I am not sure is with us any more… I would like to take the black paint off the base that he added to match it with my other Peakes and look original again. The brass does have some nice aging on this one.