Lee Marsh Models GS4

Speaking of which, and bringing us back on track, sort of:

17/64 scale, silver-soldered copper boiler, main frame machined from 1" square brass bar.  Drivers by Lobaugh, trailing truck by Henry Pearce, tender trucks cast by my father in nickel silver, all rivets individually embossed while watching the News Hour.  Decals by Overland, but we had some made by LaBelle with black outlines.  Paint is Scale Coat, baked.  Stripes are by Pilot paint pens.  Not nearly as good as a Marsh or Key, but I wouldn't trade it for one.  My soul is in this thing.

Bob, thats a helluva lot better than I can build one.

Beautiful model Bob. 

Alright guys, I just looked at the Lee Marsh page for the US. He will be doing both GS5s and the model will be $4500. Last a hefty sum but from what I expect should be the best GS4/5 built in O Scale 

Bob:  

bob2 posted:

Yeah - fully appreciating things is difficult for me.  I value my scratchbuilt AC-8 far more than I did my purchased (new) PSC AC-6.

I value my new aircraft engine way more than if I had purchased it off the shelf, even though I was mostly the assembler of parts.

I am a truly horrible guitarist - I am currently struggling with the Canon in D.  Sure would be a lot easier to just listen to it on U tube.  But no - I have to struggle.

As they say, diifferent folks look at things differently.

 I understand this completely, well in my own terms.

Ill be ordering one after the new year some time

I had some good long talks with Lee about this model and this model is going to happen. Lee operates his own factory in Korea so he is i=both importer and builder. He will fund this model out of his own pocket. His $500 deposit on reservation is more than fair and then $800 more upon the start of production with the remainder of the $4500 due upon arrival of the models. The hobby needs guys like him to be building these models and his time fram ewill be about mid 2019 for delivery if not earlier. His detail and quality is second to none with punched rivets not etched and full under body. His models have ESU Loksound decoders in them with a speaker in the tender and one in the boiler. These models will be spectacular.

Was Key models present at the meet and if so any news from them ?

This is a thread about Lee Marsh, not Key. You could start a thread to inquire about Key. I have no Key information. I have MMW and Lee Marsh info but no key info. 

bob2 posted:

Speaking of which, and bringing us back on track, sort of:

 

17/64 scale, silver-soldered copper boiler, main frame machined from 1" square brass bar.  Drivers by Lobaugh, trailing truck by Henry Pearce, tender trucks cast by my father in nickel silver, all rivets individually embossed while watching the News Hour.  Decals by Overland, but we had some made by LaBelle with black outlines.  Paint is Scale Coat, baked.  Stripes are by Pilot paint pens.  Not nearly as good as a Marsh or Key, but I wouldn't trade it for one.  My soul is in this thing.

You, sir, have absolutely nothing....zip, nada, zero...to apologize for or be ashamed thereof.  I salute the very essence of your effort.  I would gladly buy you a beer or two (or three) to honor your effort....from a time, talent, inclination, perseverance, pride, et al of 70+ years ago.  

DILLY, DILLY!!

KD

Bring a sixpak of "Torpedo" to my hangar and I will give you a tour.  SP steam predominates, but I am semi-eclectic.

AGHRMatt posted:

What's the URL? 

Here you go Matt: Lee Marsh USA

Don't let anyone else know, they aren't listening! 

And for those with a European persuasion: Lee Marsh UK

Jim, I put the URL in way early in the thread and it got removed

I got a look at it.  Thanks for the link.  I am not in this end of the market, but note that they can get it around a 72" radius.  I personally have serious problems with 80" drivered Northerns on six foot curves, even with tapered tail beams, so their mechanical department has my admiration.

Hot Water posted:

swrr posted:

Another GS-4?  It's like another NYC Hudson.  How about an SP GS-1 or an ATSF prairie?

How about a GS-5? There were only two of those; #4458 & #4459.

Not into steam as you know, but a P48 GS5 for my Lark?  Yup, reserved.

rdunniii posted:

Not into steam as you know, but a P48 GS5 for my Lark?  Yup, reserved.

JD3,

I think, truth be it known, that like myself, you like it ALL, just some of it better than others. 

From what I saw in his interview at the Brass Expo, Lee is a very personable guy, and looking (earlier in this thread) at the models he built, ultra talented! I can't help but think that being able to build like that, has to give him a leg up on an importer that doesn't have his abilities.

If he has his OWN factory, as mentioned above, that adds a whole new dimension.

Take care,                                                                                    Simon

Hmm - seems to me a friend sent a photo of the pilot model.  Why not some current photos posted here?

Here are some pics. Hope I'm not breaking any site or copyright rules. Mods LMK and I'll delete if so.

Pictures are available on his website and I for one do not take pictures of vendors items for posting.  Too fed up with people declaring something wrong, more often than not wrong themselves, mostly people who are not in the market anyway, they just want to complain, usually about the price, something I decline to enable.

Lee  will definitely make a select few very happy!!!!

Thanks Pete.  Looks like a nice model.