You will have to turn on your red eye setting on your camera the children look very envious of what Dads got, who wouldn't be that is one fantastic engine and I await pictures of it steaming.
WOWWEE!
Lordy, but that's a sharp looking unit. A real dream machine. I'm glad you were finally able to find one, Nick....I know you've been wanting one of these for a while, and MAN did you find a beauty!
Congrats, and can't wait to see her running.
Wow Nick that has to be one of the coolest engines ever. Big and strong no doubt. I know you run about all your stuff, so I’ll look forward to a video.
Nick:
Has it ever been fired?
Do you have a cart for the driver to sit on?
Charlie
OMG Nick I want to come over for a play the Case engine is one of my all time favourites with those beautiful wheels,
Come on over Phil, we have both the big Case and the little Case to play with
What a great family adventure Nick.
Congratulations Again!
I guess I am going to have to come to MN and see it in person.
If I had a bigger van, I would love to bring it to NAMES
Great trip, great engine, great family, you've got it altogether - well done! Looking forward to more pictures and video when you steam it up - ought to be special!
You will have to turn on your red eye setting on your camera the children look very envious of what Dads got, who wouldn't be that is one fantastic engine and I await pictures of it steaming.
Haha they were just some quick snap shots with a phone in the hotel room. I seen it was blurry and noticed the red eyes, but I had to get them away fast, too many small parts for two sets of little hands to be grabbing
Wow Nick that has to be one of the coolest engines ever. Big and strong no doubt. I know you run about all your stuff, so I’ll look forward to a video.
I definitely plan to fire this on coal, but I would like to wait until May until I have help from others that have used coal in such a small scale. But, I am sure I will give it a short run on air with a video before then
Nick:
Has it ever been fired?
Do you have a cart for the driver to sit on?
Charlie
It was finished some time around 1967 and was fired 2 times on coal, but only air since then. The builder died in '92 and I believe it has been sitting untouched since about 2002. The engine has been shown many times at the Estevan Model Engineering Show, and now that I have my passport, I might have to make the trip up there in October
https://www.estevanmodelengineeringshow.netI do not yet have a cart, but I like the simple tractor seat and two wheel design on Ron Colonna's video. I'm sure you will remember his beautiful 1" Case from NAMES, probably the nicest one I have seen
https://youtu.be/GMnkK_PwJ8oRon's 1"
Ron's 2"
^^^above photos from:
http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Colonna.htm
Seller also had this available. His dead has dementia (son of the Case builder) and has decided to get out of the hobby. The price was fair, but I have enough areas in the hobby for my collection and don't need to go another direction... If anyone is interested, let me know and I can get you in touch with the seller
(Has a wooden box and tender was in box below)
Wonderful photos Nick and that park was a real find.
The park in Sainte-Agathe was a little wet, and I was in a hurry to get back across the border, so I took some photos of the plaque, and now is the first time I've had a chance to read the history about the boiler
Left Side
Close-up of the English half
Right Side
Close-up of English half
Interesting history Nick. Literally, saved from the muck.