As a rule, most of my purchases are for my model building and have little or no relationship to machining. And as such, have little or no interest to PM users.
However, there is the situation where I am so immensly proud of an acquisition to my modeling stable that I want to share a photo, even if the model is beyond comprehension of most users. There are some modelers that will appreciate it, the rest of you will just have to tolerate my obsession.
Such models, priced new, are simply beyond my ability to pay. The advent of eBay has helped in this regard, providing a sales ability for used or "pre-owned" models so they provide income to the seller and wider availibility to the more remote buyer. Such is the case here, the new version of this model is beyond my ability to own. As a used model, the normal asking price is also too high. In this case, I literally stumbled across the advert asking much less than normal, on the order of 40%. And even after bidding, closing price was within my reach. ie. I barely won by a very few dollars. It is not here yet, being in the postal system.
To the average person, the model will be meaningless. It, as pictured, will be around 6 or 7 inches long, a little under 1-1/2 inches wide, and about 2 inches tall. A commercially produced model, all piping and details are seperately added. There is a second piece, not shown here. But uninteresting. . . The original has an interesting history, dating back to the 1916-1818 era. Originally ordered by the Czar of Russia, before delivery his being deposed, the locomotives were reguaged to U.S. standard guage and sold in the States. Several buyers acquired them, including a local road. (SLSF, Frisco) Though having an "official" name, they are known as "Russians" to most people.
A photo:
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