SeeYou190 So how did I get this finally? Well... the seller listed it with an opening big of $85.00, and I was the second, and high bidder, at $86.00 within a couple hours of it being listed. I sent the seller a question to verify it was complete since the description was almost nothing. The seller replied, said it was complete, and ended the auction early with my $86.00 bid still the high bid. I sent another email and asked if they meant to end the auction, they said yes... it is yours! I paid for it immediately.
So how did I get this finally?
Well... the seller listed it with an opening big of $85.00, and I was the second, and high bidder, at $86.00 within a couple hours of it being listed.
I sent the seller a question to verify it was complete since the description was almost nothing.
The seller replied, said it was complete, and ended the auction early with my $86.00 bid still the high bid.
I sent another email and asked if they meant to end the auction, they said yes... it is yours!
I paid for it immediately.
I have never heard of such a thing. Had the seller let the bidding go on, who knows how much more he could have gotten at the final bid. Did you threaten this guy? I will take your word for it, Kevin, but this has to be a first in the annals of eBay history.
Rich
Alton Junction
Kevin: great find
Ed: nice work
David: looks real.
Here's my project:
3D printed and drawn up myself
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Thanks for starting WPF Kevin. That kit looks fabulous and should keep you busy for 'a few hours'.
Ed. A busy time for you as well. It is great to see an area being built especially if it has been bare for a long time.
I, myself have been playing around with a little weathering of parcel vehicles. I do not really like to do weathering, but I have never seen a clean parcel van.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Thanks for opening the WPF for the first "full" weekend of 2021, Kevin. I share your thrills on opening a new Walthers kit. Is yours one of the earlier runs? The more recent stuff made in China is not as good (the plastic is lower quality) than the earlier Cornerstone kits. Many of the early runs were made in Denmark.
I had a second blast furnace kit and I sold it just before the third run was announced. They were going for some "crazy" money back then
I decided to tackle one more "orphan" area of my layout. This spot is at the yard throat to the Hulett ore unloader docks and has been languishing for too many years! Here's a "before"
Hulett_shops by Edmund, on Flickr
I also have a small diesel fuel track here that needs to have the finishing details worked on:
Hulett_fuel by Edmund, on Flickr
There is also the machine shop and boiler house to support the Hulett operations:
So I got to work on placing some pavement and making an access road to the machine shop. The small, one story building in the foreground is the harbormaster's office.
Hulett_harbor by Edmund, on Flickr
I'll be glad to get some of these nagging spots finished up. This area is actually one of the first places to see as you enter the layout area so it should have been finished a long time ago
Machine-shop by Edmund, on Flickr
The machine shop is a very close representation of the actual one that stood on Cleveland's Whiskey Island for some eighty years:
Hulett_Machine by Edmund, on Flickr
I chose not to bust out the end walls for the crane rails to pass into the building, though (which was a later modification anyway).
Let's see some more great photos!
Cheers, Ed
I have had a great week. Progress is moving forward on the house again after a two week stagnant delay for holidays and what-not.
I received another treasure in the mail from an eBay seller this week. This is another item I have been wanting for a long while, but was not willing to spend over $200.00 to get one.
"THE WORKS" Blast Furnace is finally mine!
I am so excited to own this magnificent beauty. It is really going to be a show-stopper when it is all together.
The box weighs a ton! There are over 400 pieces to this monster.
I went through all the pieces, and everything seems to be there. Even the decal sheet is pristine.
I was so nervous until it arrived and I verified it is in great condition. I am so relieved now.
I am the proud owner of an HO scale Blast Furnace!
So what is new with everyone else out there?
HAPPY WEEKEND!
-Kevin
Living the dream.