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11/07/2020 8:54 am
(PICS) It doesn't get more different than this...A Garrett Steam Roller
I bought this old 1/16 Garrett steam roller kit at a toy show (Toronto??) at least 20 years ago and just recently, with eastern Canada's current heatwave, I finally got around to painting and building it. Its stable-mate is the similar Garrett 'Showman's Engine' which I built over 40years ago.
I've painted everything, but built it box-stock, as you might expect with a subject that isn't mainstream. Bandai's mold quality was outstanding and even the decals which have been in the box for probably well over 40 years were in perfect condition. I'll probably fiddle with a few things over the next few days, but for all intent and purpose, it's now complete.
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Below: shown with the Bandai/Entex Garrett 'Showman's Engine' (which I built over 40 years ago).
Showman's Engines were typically used by travelling amusement and circus companies and used as prime movers as well as the generators for electric lighting, powering amusement rides, etc. They were sometimes entertaining in themselves with what they called an 'exciter' causing the colored light-bulbs surrounding the top to be flashing on and off sequentially.
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11/07/2020 1:50 pm
bright, crisp and clear pics... thanks for sharing.
11/07/2020 4:48 pm
Magnificent kits and your construction really work well together, no matter the time period. Well done! (I build kits also, but in a much smaller scale.)
11/07/2020 5:58 pm
Now that's "heavy metal" !
11/07/2020 10:13 pm
Fascinating & interesting subject matter Cliff. I really love the complexity of these machines.
11/07/2020 10:13 pm
Great Job!!
12/07/2020 3:55 am
Wow! How cool is THAT?!!!
12/07/2020 7:19 am
+1 .. Marlowe sez it best ....
13/07/2020 8:16 am
Gaily colored Steam Punk.