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A Tale of Nine Balance Pipes - Journey COMPLETE!!
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HOLY MOLY! And here I am in the US... GRRRRRR Just think of all the greeblies to be had from that one engine!
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HOLY MOLY! And here I am in the US... GRRRRRR Just think of all the greeblies to be had from that one engine!
Yep.... nine sets of balance pipes.... nine burner cans for IG-88 heads/cantina lamps.... I was told a speeder part.... anyone know of anything else?
I'd remove links to this before some trigger-happy newbie (no offense) alerts the seller as to what it is. Best thing to do is get one person that knows the correct model numbers to get in touch with the seller and make sure it's the correct engine.
Again, I would remove links to this. Our last deal was increased by thousands of dollars because of some trigger-happy loud mouths (no offense). :cry
Again, I would remove links to this. Our last deal was increased by thousands of dollars because of some trigger-happy loud mouths (no offense). :cry
That's a lot... is that like 8 grand canadian?
Can't do much from where I am... but I'd be in on the group buy.... if it can be proved as the correct model before purchase.
Missed out on the original... Hopefully can rectify that! Come on UK-ers... who's hardcore enough to go after this?
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Can't do much from where I am... but I'd be in on the group buy.... if it can be proved as the correct model before purchase.
Missed out on the original... Hopefully can rectify that! Come on UK-ers... who's hardcore enough to go after this?
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I would wholeheartedly agree with this...
Lichtbringer
Master Member
I think i´ve read somewhere that severeal versions exist, not all have the right balance pipes - and that you only know if you got the correct ones, or wasted your money, after disassembling, cause from the outside all look the same?
Hey E,
They were also used as part of the Millennium Falcon's quad laser - the barrels went in and out of the tips of the cans.
There is another part of the engine (what looks to be covered with paper) that was used in the Millennium Falcon main hold and was mounted to the ceiling.
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Yep... I am aware of one instance where this has already happened recently....
Lichtbringer
Master Member
That has to be quite disappointing .... money gone, useless (more or less) engine
Count me in on this if there is a group buy for the engine!
Marv
Sr Member
Description says it was never fitted - would it have had the upgrade?
Lichtbringer
Master Member
I only can speak for machinery developed and sold by our company, but i assume it fit´s for this too:
From the point when improvements were made it goes directly in the regular production, Old spare parts that were made before that date, but not delivered then, were refitted, parts replaced.
Old stuff already in customers hand get´s a refit if he wants and pays for it, and if he decides the old stuff works good enough so it´s not worth to pay for the refit he´s free to use it as is.
Flip a coin, if the seller can´t say anything helpfull.
veektohr
Sr Member
Keep us posted! I would get in on that buy in a split second if we knew it was the correct one.
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Lichtbringer
Master Member
It´s easy to find out if it´s the correct one - someone has to take his money and buy it. Then pray it´s correct so he can recoup his expense.
I'm not sure this would have been the mentality back then. Plus it was wartime. And probably deep into its full production life cycle at the point the upgrade was developed since the upgrade was good for Mk 9's and back through the 8's. More data is needed, but preferably you are right, thus the chances of this being good would be increased.
russellsch
Master Member
How much are we talking about for a "buy in"? I would LOVE a balance pipe & IG-88 head!
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Hey E,
They were also used as part of the Millennium Falcon's quad laser - the barrels went in and out of the tips of the cans.
There is another part of the engine (what looks to be covered with paper) that was used in the Millennium Falcon main hold and was mounted to the ceiling.
The one I took apart here had the wrong flame tubes and pipes, but most of the rest is SW correct. The Lars Family speeder stuff, and the T16 stuff is all correct. So is the Death Star Turbo Laser stuff.
It's all available too.
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It´s easy to find out if it´s the correct one - someone has to take his money and buy it. Then pray it´s correct so he can recoup his expense.
Having personally taken one apart completely, I now know how to tell within a better range of certainty whether its the right balance pipes or not. I'd need some photos and measurements of certain parts.
newmagrathea
Sr Member
Count me in if we can identify it's correct.
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