Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Mm, that's probably a reasonable figure bearing in mind all that we've discussed above. Someone has got themselves a nice loco just in time for Christmas - I take it that it wasn't you then, Dave?
Jon.
LGB Aster 22832 Mallet
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Mm, that's probably a reasonable figure bearing in mind all that we've discussed above. Someone has got themselves a nice loco just in time for Christmas - I take it that it wasn't you then, Dave?
Jon.
Sean.
Hmmmm
Did you get it ?
Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Yes, the old LGB rubber ruler in action.... pretty much all of their models of 750/760mm gauge prototypes (including the Stainz of course, and all of the Saxon locos - the Ik, IVk etc) have always been made to around 1:18-1:19 - a conscious commercial decision so that the models looked more acceptable when mixed with larger metre-gauge stock, most of which is scaled closer to 1:22.5...... good thing that most of us are firm believers in Rule Eight....!
Jon.
idlemarvel
Neither idle nor a marvel
No I didn't buy it. My offer was rejected some months ago. I wonder what happened to the original box and certificate?
Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Yes, I had wondered that..... with a collectable loco of that value you really would think that any owner would preserve everything pretty carefully? Of course, we don't know how many previous owners it has been through. Maybe it was originally in a display cabinet and they didn't have the room to keep the packaging, but that's odd.
Hope it wasn't stolen from somewhere at any point....?
Actually, without getting mine out and checking, I don't know if the individual serial number is actually on the model itself anywhere, or just on the original wooden case?
My Accucraft/MBV Schug locos are numbered both on the red box and on a sticker under the actual loco... my two Dinglers should have serial numbers, but they originate from a slightly "grey source" and are thus not part of the certified 100-item run.....
Jon.