USA austerity

[Traininvain]

V nice looking USA austerity loco on eBay with recently expired boiler cert.:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LBSC-Coal-Fired-2-5-American-Austerity-Locomotive-/220821849616?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item336a020610#ht_500wt_1156

[AllWight]

Very nice if i had the money i would buy it and do it up in LMR Blue colours. Until then i will keep playing the lottery.

Mark

[IanT]

Well - for a change this engine actually has a current boiler certificate (till Nov 2011) and also seems to have been given a new boiler as part of the renovation by a "professional model engineering company"

The auction has still got a day to run but I would think it could be reasonable value at the current price (1,699 - with no bids so far). Sight unseen - I'd want to ask who had done the renovation and who issued the boiler certificate - but if this engine has been worked on by someone like John Shaw or Mike Pavie then it could be a good buy.

I've certainly seen engines that seem in worse condition than this one come up on e-Bay and for more money too.

Regards,

IanT

[Traininvain]

no bids, so may come on at lower price