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Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« on: February 26, 2020, 01:10:48 pm »
Wife just seen the UPS man bring a very large box up to the door using a dolly... what can I tell her is inside???
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2020, 02:23:30 pm »
A personalized dog house?
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2020, 02:32:42 pm »
Quote from: Hero on February 26, 2020, 02:23:30 pm
A personalized dog house?



I might need the box for that after opening...  :D
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2020, 04:24:21 pm »
All right, all right! What's in the bloody box?
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2020, 04:36:32 pm »
Quote from: Hero on February 26, 2020, 04:24:21 pm
All right, all right! What's in the bloody box?

Not trying to do a teaser  ;) I'm cleaning a spot in the basement to get it opened up. I'm anxious to see if it all survived the trip from Rhode Island!  :D
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2020, 05:11:47 pm »
Rhode Island? Rhode Island Reds? Chickens?
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2020, 06:11:00 pm »
Quote from: Hero on February 26, 2020, 05:11:47 pm
Rhode Island? Rhode Island Reds? Chickens?

If it was a box of chickens, she'd be happy  :D

Finally! Time to open!!

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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2020, 06:12:41 pm »
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2020, 06:14:09 pm »
Just what I needed... More Peanuts  ::)   :D

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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2020, 06:26:22 pm »
Well, the box got smaller...








And it's not one big piece, but instead lots of small pieces... I will be busy un-packing for awhile, so I'll just share the auction pics and see if any of you can guess what 3 pieces I wanted from the two lots??



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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2020, 06:28:01 pm »
I know you were curious what I ended up with Mike   ;)   @Maxwell
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2020, 07:35:44 pm »
I think you got 2 rare Buckmans in the second lot, but one is missing the entire cylinder & three legs Cast Iron Base. Not familiar with the other engines in the first lot.
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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2020, 07:45:42 pm »
I'm guessing that you were after the Weeden 14 burner, the Stuart ST with boiler and perhaps the beehive overtype?!?!

Meanwhile .... what you should probably say to your Lady when those big boxes arrive is something along the lines of .....

Well Honey, it's far better than spending the time and money down at the bar drinkin' with the boys!

Or perhaps this might be more fitting ... My name is Nick, and I'm a Steamaholic .........    ;c)
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2020, 07:50:19 pm »
Quote from: Maxwell on February 26, 2020, 07:35:44 pm
I think you got 2 rare Buckmans in the second lot, but one is missing the entire cylinder & three legs Cast Iron Base. Not familiar with the other engines in the first lot.

You got it  ;)  Was also kind of interested in the TMY boiler/burner in the lot, but I could tell they were in bad shape...

Both Buckmans are missing their 3-legged cast bases, but I have complete ones here that I hope to have replicated... The "bee-hive" Buckman is actually a 2 cylinder, but will need a new flywheel and a pair of pistons/cylinders...

In the first lot, I wanted the Wormar Trojan Model D (vertical boiler on Meccano type base). I do not know the maker of the two marine engines... will have to check with Edward...
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Re: Oh Boy... Help Needed...
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2020, 07:52:36 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on February 26, 2020, 07:45:42 pm
I'm guessing that you were after the Weeden 14 burner, the Stuart ST with boiler and perhaps the beehive overtype?!?!

Meanwhile .... what you should probably say to your Lady when those big boxes arrive is something along the lines of .....

Well Honey, it's far better than spending the time and money down at the bar drinkin' with the boys!

Or perhaps this might be more fitting ... My name is Nick, and I'm a Steamaholic .........    ;c)



The burners are a nice bonus... I believe the big copper one on the left came from the Lake Breeze hot air fan that Gil bought for a friend. I thought the little round silver one with handle and two wicks was for a British Wilson, but it is slightly different... I also thought that engine was a Stuart ST and never took a second look as I already have one... The boiler is about the same size, but the engine is nearly twice the size  :o  very chunky!
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