[?] I recently purchased a brass steam engine HO gauge at a yard sale. I would like to identify the maker. It is about 20 years old with these marks underneath on a placque “E M Kobra, Seoul” Thanks in advance for the help
A wheel arrangement might help. How do you know it is 20 years old?
bidmup,
You’re probably going to need to provide a little more specific information to be able to get an answer. What type of steam engine (2-6-2, 4-8-4, 4-8-2, etc.), is it painted, what kind of tender, any other identifying characteristics.
And please don’t SHOUT in your posts. We can read just fine.
Mark C.
Or better yet post a picture of it, if possible.
Ya that would help.
I am visually impaired so I write a size I can read. by the way shouting is all caps.
I have no camera to help you with a picture.
I hoped someone would recognize just the marks.
As for wheels, I only know they are round. I’m not as advanced as you guys.
As to age, the previous owner died over 15 years ago so I would guess about 20 years old.
Since I am brand new to this site, I sense an underlying hostility from a few of your posts.
Please lighten up for a newbie.
Thank you
Write as big as you need, Brother!!, sory, i cant help with the ID
I don’t think any one ment to come across as hostile, they were just a little perplexed by your choice of font size and color and frustrated at not having enough information to give you a helpful answer. The maker is obviously E M Kobra of Seoul South Korea. I says so right there on it. If we knew something more about the model we might be able to come up with more information.
Steam locomotives are classed by there wheel arrangement. 0-6-0 means the locomotive has 6 drive wheels and no non-drive wheels. 2-6-0 still has 6 drive wheels and there are 2 non drive wheels in front of them. 2-8-4 is of course 8 brive wheels with 2 non-drive in front and 4 behind them. Easy. Right? Just remember they count wheels not axles.
With that information and a description of any painting or decaling someone might be able to identify the model for you. Not me I am afraid. I am fairly new here myself and that is about all I know about steam.
I had cataract surgery at age 35 so I know a little something about eye problems.
Thanks guys,
Does anyone else own any pieces made by Kobra?
I searched on the internet but could find no info about the maker. dates? quality? cost when new? still in business?
Kobra is one of the manufactures listed in the Walthers collection of the NMRA Library.
The Walthers Collection
Over 1,900 model manufacturers are represented by catalogs and kit instructions in this collection. If you have a kit without the instructions, we may be able to send you a copy from one of ours. Catalogs and price sheets also provide valuable information.
Here is the link to the Library.
I found two Custom Brass/Kobra models listed on the The Nickel Plate Historical and Technical Society web site:
http://nkphts.org/modeler/quick.html
Road number 700-784 steel caboose, and road number X50041 dynamoter car
Bidmup, is the locomotive painted, or unpainted and brass coloured?
Steam locomotives had small wheels in the front sometimes, and then a set of large ones with the driving rods attached, and some also had another set of small ones under the cab, where the driver was. If you could count the first and last small wheels, and tell us how many of the drivers (with the rods attached) there are, we might get a sense of what we are dealing with.
DSchmitt,
I would like to express my thanks for your time and assistance. Your info was just what I needed. I would also like to thank all the others who replied so quickly and tried to help me. The speed and enthusiasm of your replys was greatly appreciated.
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I thought shouting was the same thing as flaming. So shouting is when you write in large letters (i.e. shouting) not writing with capital letters?
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