Quote Komachi "OK, rant done, I'm getting off the soapbox..."
I thought ya looked taller there, Erik. So THAT'S how ya do it........
I mentioned SMS, and the Baldwin diesel engines, that are available on ebay, with some frequency. The money is a lot, but I'm not so sure, it approaches the "million" dollar mark. The locos are stored indoors, with no known physical damage, and a scored/broken crank, can easily be replaced, from a donor motor, along with heads, liners, and any other components. I stopped bidding on the last Baldwin V0-1000 (diesel engine) at $2000.00, and it sold for $400.00 more, plus the cost of moving it. It had less than 200 hours run time, with two generators, spare heads, lines, pistons and a mountain of operating and maintainance manuals. The locos are unusual, and they are interesting, but nothing on them is so special, rare or unfamiliar, that it can't be replaced, replicated or rebuilt. Parts is parts, as the saying goes, and only the sheetmetal, is unique to those locos. Even that, is easily fabricated, by a competent metal fabricator. Just ask Doyle! Regards