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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by okrasaghia Well then, sounds like you got yourself a genuin Keith Blanchard engine possibly painted by John Allen. Would not compare that with a sketch by Da Vinci, neither is John Allen on par with the great painters of past nor is a painting excersice equal to a sketch. [/quote] Sounds like sour grapes to me? Most of you would not believe some of the personal replies I have received over this subject. Again, I can understand why the "Lone Wolf" mentality is growing in our hobby because of the pettiness and selfishness demonstrated by some of those e-mails. My Grandfather used to tell me, "the thief sees the world as full of thieves, the honest man sees the world as full of honest men." As a Shriner and Mason I insist that the world is full of honest men. I couldn't live any other way (nor would I want to). To every person who wrote me accusing me of trying to make money out of this please understand, I was doing this to gain knowledge and prove to myself, and my train friends, that this engine came from John Allen's hand. To some of us this is very special. If my good fortune makes you jealous, envious, or otherwise upset that someone could have such a find, well then I guess you need to work that out for yourself; don't take it out on me. Please do not reply to this final message as few of you have anything constructive to add. For all of you who did send encouragement or truly constructive input, my profound thanks. Your help was instrumental in reaching the original source and getting closure to this search. In a side note; I never did hear from Mr. Andy Sperandeo, maybe he didn’t want another John Allen pedigree loco found to dilute the value of his own version? I have no way of knowing since he never replied to my inquiry. Be that as it may, I have enjoyed most of this and wish you all good luck and happy modeling in the future.
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