Check this out- pretty spiffy, don’t you think?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-rmi-sweet-creek-2-6-0/
"Some corrosion on wheel treads?
When did it pass its last boiler test?
It’s a cutie!
At first, I thought it was the two guys abusing a steam locomotive wanting to sell one for real cheap?
But I see it is a “live steam” scale model – not even zoo gauge? Take this to the MR Forum!
Is it a model when the engineer can sit on it and drive it which is true in this case? If it’s that big, I wouldn’t call it a model. Or does this fall into the model category? I don’t have much experience with such things.
Wouldn’t it be more for “Garden Railroading” than “MR”?
As far as “what’s a model?”, I lean towards the idea that it’s NOT a model if you can get inside. I live not far from the Redwood Valley Railway. Passengers DO get inside the passenger cars (the engineer does not get inside the cab). I would say this is pretty much the bottom end of not-a-model. It’s 15 inch gage.
Of course, when you get up to 24" gage, clearly not a model anymore.
I have suggested that they run a line down the hill to Orinda CA, and also down to Berkeley CA. They could then haul commuters between the two towns. It would be a very pleasant ride, I think. I’m not sure how you handle the bar-car, though. Maybe a drone!! Considering that CalTran would likely hand over a generous subsidy, it might be a very successful venture.
Ed
Hmm, does it belong in “Model Railroading?” “Classic Toy Trains?” “Garden Railroading?” It’s a quandary. [^o)]
But a fun quandary!
Anyhoo, about a week or so ago I linked a video to the “CTT” Forum of a live-steam model club in New York state. Nobody complained.
Garden Railroading.
But it can’t go there; it’s one with American Snowmobiler and Airliners International now.
The Garden Railroading Forum is just that.
Snowmobilers and Airlines are elsewhere.
Supposedly “Garden Railways” is going to be folded into “Model Railroading,” but I’m not sure on that, I don’t follow either.
Folding it into “Classic Toy Trains” would make more sense in my opinion, but they haven’t asked me.
Kalmbach sold ‘American Snowmobiler’ to another publishing company in late 2019 after Kalmbach had announced it was going to close down the magazine.
I am with you, since that’s where it started out…[:-^]
It sold for $38,750.00 -is that a good price?
Obviously the seller thought so! Must be nice to have money!
It was!
Ed
I remember that stuff- Might have been Soviet Canuckistan Pesos, but at least I had some!
The seller stated they normally run $75k to have one built, so it was a bargain.
I had Japanese Pesos myself…[swg]