Well that maybe the current rate for all the separate parts, that's not what I paid for mine ... though I was lucky getting my booster early on from the member who discovered the original part for a fair price ... then again I paid the jackpot for my first handwheel after many hours of searching ebay, than I found another for far less and one that was part of the deal for the balance pipe . . . when I'd put together the one with the cheapest parts it's about half of yours including the booster otherwise it would be another $1000 :wacko That said an all vintage parts OB1 ANH coming from my infamous collection would make it priceless, of course :lol
Chaïm
Oh to have been in the game way back when Chaim! I say better late than never. Even though it's a costly build present-day, I stop to think about what does the value of one of these look like 20 years from now? Not that I would ever sell it, but these parts are not going to get easier to source. Either way it's totally worth it to me.
Thats why I am curious to know the how many known vintage OB1 there are - not the names of those who own them (for reasons previously noted). 10? 20?
I know of 41 large assemblies and 29 small. Some of the 29 were converted to resemble the large assemblies, but not all.
41 = Four engines at nine per engine (36). Plus four New/Old stock and one sourced independently.
29 = Three engines at nine per engine (27). Plus two New/Old stock. I do not know that the small assemblies from the first engine were retained.
Where would you even find a new/old stock Balance Pipe? That kind of seems like something to me that really wouldn't/shouldn't exist at this point..
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@Marv bought a box or pallet of old parts and there were two NOS females and two males in with the parts. The other two were found by a now banned member.Where would you even find a new/old stock Balance Pipe? That kind of seems like something to me that really wouldn't/shouldn't exist at this point..
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@Marv bought a box or pallet of old parts and there were two NOS females and two males in with the parts. The other two were found by a now banned member.
Here's mine with the box, the plastic bag with the red wax it was covered in, and a copy of the stock card behind. You can see that there is still red wax in the holes.
@Marv bought a box or pallet of old parts and there were two NOS females and two males in with the parts. The other two were found by a now banned member.
Here's mine with the box, the plastic bag with the red wax it was covered in, and a copy of the stock card behind. You can see that there is still red wax in the holes.
I have added the main header again and the picture with the origin of all the vintage parts see post#2 ... now via my flickr account
Chaïm
Another day off, another day of searching for a grenade & booster. I've come close a few times to getting the Hales (sadly all the deals have fallen through :cry ) but I've never seen a recoil booster anywhere. My hat's off to those lucky enough to obtain them. My hunt goes on.
I'm in the same boat man, still need the Grenade, Booster, and Sink Tap. I'm using a male Balance Pipe at the moment as well, so I know the pain. After I get back from my work trip in December I'll be kicking my search into high gear. Good Luck!