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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2020, 12:03:45 pm »
You did an amazing job on this one Bruce, turned out to be a very nice example after some SPSTLC :)

It is a mid 50īs to very early 60īs Wilesco D5.
(Same model as the current D6, only without sightglass in the boilerend).

A Wilesco D4 has no whistle, and a straight steamline:
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2020, 02:27:54 pm »
Good to know Jan , I will revise my description , thank you kindly Sir, BTW I got the Jensen #55 repaired & video downloading now.  :)
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2020, 04:51:16 pm »
I repaired the Jensen #55 orphan engine I received from E-bay a couple of days ago, Jan (classixs) put a thread on the forum letting us know it was available along with a plethora of other items...many good ,some not worth shipping, but hey , I am very pleased....thanks again Jan  :)

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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2020, 04:59:51 pm »
Does not get any better, well done (as always) Bruce  :)
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2020, 05:15:22 pm »
Quote from: classixs on April 12, 2020, 04:59:51 pm
Does not get any better, well done (as always) Bruce  :)
Thanks again my good friend for the tip, if it wasn't for you,  I wouldn't have known about this . ;)
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2020, 05:55:16 pm »
Well that has to be one of the slowest running 55's I've seen  8)
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2020, 06:06:16 pm »
And very nice job cleaning up that Wilesco

You may notice on the front/center of the base is some sticker residue, that engine had this early run sticker:

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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2020, 06:11:53 pm »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2020, 11:14:32 am
Before (as received) sorry for the photobucket watermark so prominently displayed across the most important area, I bought a pkg, but I think I went to cheap & didn't get image sharing capabilities...if anyone knows about this issue, please inform me  :)

I gave up on photobucket/Flickr when they kept increasing prices and now use the forum's gallery. You can setup your own gallery with categories and sub-categories and it gives you a bbcode that you simply copy/paste to embed the pictures. The gallery automatically re-sizes the images and they take up far less space than attachments. Also makes bulk uploading from a phone very easy.
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #23 on: April 12, 2020, 06:28:24 pm »
Quote from: Nick on April 12, 2020, 06:06:16 pm
And very nice job cleaning up that Wilesco

You may notice on the front/center of the base is some sticker residue, that engine had this early run sticker:


Good eye Nick , I did see that little circle, but thought Wilesco's stickers more oval , this answers that question, thank you  :)
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #24 on: April 12, 2020, 06:29:08 pm »
Quote from: Nick on April 12, 2020, 06:11:53 pm
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2020, 11:14:32 am
Before (as received) sorry for the photobucket watermark so prominently displayed across the most important area, I bought a pkg, but I think I went to cheap & didn't get image sharing capabilities...if anyone knows about this issue, please inform me  :)

I gave up on photobucket/Flickr when they kept increasing prices and now use the forum's gallery. You can setup your own gallery with categories and sub-categories and it gives you a bbcode that you simply copy/paste to embed the pictures. The gallery automatically re-sizes the images and they take up far less space than attachments. Also makes bulk uploading from a phone very easy.
I need to get with the times & check into this more, thanks.
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #25 on: April 12, 2020, 06:36:56 pm »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2020, 06:29:08 pm
Quote from: Nick on April 12, 2020, 06:11:53 pm
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2020, 11:14:32 am
Before (as received) sorry for the photobucket watermark so prominently displayed across the most important area, I bought a pkg, but I think I went to cheap & didn't get image sharing capabilities...if anyone knows about this issue, please inform me  :)

I gave up on photobucket/Flickr when they kept increasing prices and now use the forum's gallery. You can setup your own gallery with categories and sub-categories and it gives you a bbcode that you simply copy/paste to embed the pictures. The gallery automatically re-sizes the images and they take up far less space than attachments. Also makes bulk uploading from a phone very easy.
I need to get with the times & check into this more, thanks.

Tomorrow I'll make a good video of how the gallery works and share it with you guys... It's pretty easy once you figure it out  ;)
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #26 on: April 12, 2020, 06:38:03 pm »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2020, 06:28:24 pm
Good eye Nick , I did see that little circle, but thought Wilesco's stickers more oval , this answers that question, thank you  :)

I only know because I once had this D6 that I sent on to Owen Kraus

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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #27 on: April 12, 2020, 06:56:26 pm »
That was a nice box to get Bruce that's for sure mate.
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #28 on: April 12, 2020, 06:57:33 pm »

I didnīt notice the sticker residue, which would make this the 2nd (if not 3rd variation), and much closer to the mid than late 50īs.
Well spotted Mr. Severson !
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Re: St. Paul steams Ebay grab bag haul
« Reply #29 on: April 12, 2020, 07:43:13 pm »
A just downloaded a video of it powering a Baker fan. Fun little injun...😉

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