Part built 3.5″ model value

[Evelyn NobleParticipant @evelynnoble56745]

Hi

My father has part built an LNER V1 2-6-2T locomotive which we are looking to sell. The trouble is we have no idea as to it's value or where the best places are to sell it.

I have some pictures that show how far he got, along with other components that have been made.

 

 

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

 

Edited By Evelyn Noble on 24/08/2017 12:15:40

Edited By Evelyn Noble on 24/08/2017 12:16:43

[Evelyn NobleParticipant @evelynnoble56745]

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I am not a steam or loco man but ask the question. Have you come across any drawings ? From what I see it looks like a scratch built job to his own design. If there are drawings there may also be some cast parts.

[Evelyn NobleParticipant @evelynnoble56745]

Hi there

Yes, there is a set of drawings:

The only bits we've found are what are in the pictures, and we've cleared out the rest of the workshop (apart from his lathe, which I need to get rid of too).

Thanks

[julian atkinsParticipant @julianatkins58923]

Hi Evelyn,

Your father was building rather a rare loco in miniature – a LNER V1 or V3 2-6-2T.

He appears to have based the chassis on the Harry Jackson of York drawings for the 3.5"g Green Arrow.

Your father appears to have designed the boiler himself. If this could be shown to be a close copy of a published and proven design then this would assist considerably otherwise we are into the realms of a new boiler design and all this entails these days.

I hope you wont take this the wrong way but your father appears to have made a bit of a hash of the silver soldered joints on the partly made boiler. This may be why he did not progress further. It is difficult to say from a few pics whether the boiler shell joints can be rectified.

The Jackson/Clarkson drawings for the chassis are not for the faint hearted or beginner.

However Martin Evans designed a 5"g V1 'Enterprise' and his drawings would no doubt be of use in completing your father's 3.5"g version.

Whereabouts are you located?

Cheers,

Julian

Edited By julian atkins on 25/08/2017 10:12:18

Edited By julian atkins on 25/08/2017 10:12:46

[Evelyn NobleParticipant @evelynnoble56745]

Hi Julian

Thanks for coming back to me. All the items are located in York just now. He hasn't done any work on the locomotive for a number of years. Having mobility issues he struggled to stand at the lathe to do any further work.

I have to say it's not easy dismantling a workshop full of stuff you know little about

Cheers

Evelyn

[IanTParticipant @iant]

Evelyn,

Can I suggest that you make contact with your local (York) Model Engineering Society – I'm sure (hope) they will be able to help and advise you. You may get contacted by various people asking about your Dad's workshop – I'd resist this until you can have someone knowledgable (but neutral) have a look to see what you've got there and offer you a bit of advice…

Regards,

IanT

[Evelyn NobleParticipant @evelynnoble56745]

Posted by IanT on 25/08/2017 11:37:09:

Evelyn,

Can I suggest that you make contact with your local (York) Model Engineering Society – I'm sure (hope) they will be able to help and advise you. You may get contacted by various people asking about your Dad's workshop – I'd resist this until you can have someone knowledgable (but neutral) have a look to see what you've got there and offer you a bit of advice…

Regards,

IanT

Thanks Ian, I will do that.

Evelyn

[WearyParticipant @weary]

Evelyn,

You may get some ideas for selling by browsing this recent thread on here which refers to the sale of another model. The model locomotive itself referred to is dissimilar and therefore not directly comparable to the locomotive that you have, but the discussion, options, and outcome, may be of some use in giving you ideas.

In any event perhaps you can keep us posted with any developments etc.,

Regards, & best of luck

Phil.

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