I ended up buying the set, It is really nice but a few things I noticed in person that I didnt notice in the pictures. Here they are There are a few missing grab irons on the passenger cars, this is no big deal really however if im gonna be paying a premium everything is taken into account. The boxes for the coaches were way rougher then expected, split at the seams, deep staining etc. Also The two biggest deals to me is that the leading and trailing wheels have the beginning of metal fatigue and I really wanted the original wheels. I dont know if it would be a good idea to run like this as they would probably eventually fall apart. And lastly there is an ever so slight bend to one rear corner of the cab roof. Now I think the cab roof should be able to be fixed because it really is very slight. On some good note the paint is beautiful, also the front boiler has zero gap and closes perfectly. This was owned by a single person who was not a train collector, they were the owner since new. I believe after clean-up this will be in the c6+ range and I snagged it for 3200.00. I feel like I did well, I was willing to pay more if some of the things that I mentioned didnt exist but overall im happy. I will try and get some pictures posted.
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