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 Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: Odd find on eBay, Creekside Forge and Foundry locomotive |
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Listed as a Baltimore loco?  I have not even thought of these in several years? Built in the US using the Mamod as influence back in the 1980s by a builder in New York.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003
They were 45mm gauge only however.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm i like that!
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:08 am Post subject: Creekside 'Baldwin' |
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All the production Creeksides were gauge 1, but the prototype was gauge 0 and is I believe still owned by Marc Horovitz . His "Locomotive of the month" feature for August 2000 gives as much of the Creekside story as is known.
My own example is unusual in that it was supplied in red, I understand all others were black.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:36 am Post subject: Re: Creekside 'Baldwin' |
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| talluncle31 wrote: | All the production Creeksides were gauge 1, but the prototype was gauge 0 and is I believe still owned by Marc Horovitz . His "Locomotive of the month" feature for August 2000 gives as much of the Creekside story as is known.
My own example is unusual in that it was supplied in red, I understand all others were black.
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Yup, listed that above in the second message. I remember these in the early issue of GR, but have never seen one "in the tin!"
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: |
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| tmuir wrote: | Thanks for the info. I've put it in my watch list but it will probably got too high.
I see its starting bid is $219 and has a reserve, any idea what it is worth? |
I wouldn't do much more than the starting bid, but then 45mm gauge Mamods have been selling in the high $200s on eBay.
While "inspired" by Mamod, I honestly do not know if any bits are interchangable in case of any repairs being needed.
In the end, it will be worth exactly between what the top two bidders decide its worth! 
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: |
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wow a Creekside
never seen one on Ebay before. I'd buy it if I had the money. |
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| Spule 4 wrote: | | tmuir wrote: | Thanks for the info. I've put it in my watch list but it will probably got too high.
I see its starting bid is $219 and has a reserve, any idea what it is worth? |
I wouldn't do much more than the starting bid, but then 45mm gauge Mamods have been selling in the high $200s on eBay.
While "inspired" by Mamod, I honestly do not know if any bits are interchangable in case of any repairs being needed.
In the end, it will be worth exactly between what the top two bidders decide its worth! |
I don't think they share any Mamod bits. Its only the concept of the reverse valve at the front they share.
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| Spule 4 wrote: | | tmuir wrote: | Thanks for the info. I've put it in my watch list but it will probably got too high.
I see its starting bid is $219 and has a reserve, any idea what it is worth? |
I wouldn't do much more than the starting bid, but then 45mm gauge Mamods have been selling in the high $200s on eBay.
While "inspired" by Mamod, I honestly do not know if any bits are interchangable in case of any repairs being needed.
In the end, it will be worth exactly between what the top two bidders decide its worth! |
True but I try not to buy for more than I could sell it again should I ever need to so I don't loose money.
In about 2 or 3 weeks time I will have a fully equipped workshop so should I ever need replacement parts I could make them myself.
I figured the starting price was pretty close to what it was worth but just wanted to check.
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While it does have a defenite "rare" factor to it, I am not sure if it has any financial collectable status.
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| Spule 4 wrote: | | While it does have a defenite "rare" factor to it, I am not sure if it has any financial collectable status. |
That suits me fine as rare expensive engines you don't really want to run and I like to run mine. 
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| tmuir wrote: | | Spule 4 wrote: | | While it does have a defenite "rare" factor to it, I am not sure if it has any financial collectable status. |
That suits me fine as rare expensive engines you don't really want to run and I like to run mine. |
Did some checking in some old (22 years ago) issues of Garden Railways and they were selling around $190 new then, more with R/C.
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