2 inch scale Ransomes portable engine

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We sold this one back in February 2016, it's recently come back in part exchange. Mechanically it's in the same condition, unsteamed since we last had it. Cladding had been removed for painting. Words below are from 2016, pictures opposite taken in the last few days. A 2 inch scale Ransome, Sim & Jefferies portable engine, the work of an experienced model engineer who built many other models, including the 5 inch gauge Standard Class 4 and Z7 ploughing engine we had in recently. A soundly made engine, with commercially built silver soldered copper boiler by Western Steam, it has had little use since completion - whilst paintwork was perhaps not the builder's forte, it runs well and would be a good candidate for a repaint into a slightly more authentic (not to say subdued) livery. Rarely modelled, portable engines come out a nice size model in 2 inch scale - easy to handle but big enough to do make firing easy. Show more