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Here we have a very cool toy. A 3 1/2" gauge 2-6-0 'Porter' locomotive made by OS, the extremely well respected Japanese manufacturer of model aero engines, and for a period from the 1980s to the early 2000s, manufacturer of very finely engineered miniature steam locos. We've had several locos made by OS come through the workshops over the last few years, and we think it's fair to say that there has never been a better engineered, higher quality live steam model commercially 'mass' produced. We say 'mass' in inverted commas because they were actually not produced in great numbers, nor were they available for a great length of time. They were expensive too, and when you look at the beautiful way they have been conceived, manufactured and finished, you can see why.
This model is a part assembled kit where the builder ran out of steam during assembly. It is in as new condition, and has been well stored since the project was active, everything was well wrapped and packed into boxes and it looks to be complete. As you can see from the photographs, remarkably it's complete with the original OS packaging boxes which we've never seen before here at Steam Workshop.
The boiler is a professional copper, solver soldered one, and can be given a complete 4 year hydraulic test. Lubrication is mechanical, and hidden neatly under a subtle plate on the front. All in all an absolute little cracker this, that makes us wish that OS were still doing what they were clearly exceptionally good at!
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