BRASS PFM TOBY CROWN CB&Q 4-8-4 O-5a #5631 MINT PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED AND FINISHED Start Price USD 2,195.95 Current Price USD 2,195.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 20, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location Clifton, New Jersey See more about 'BRASS PFM TOBY CROWN CB&Q 4-8-4 O-5a #5631 MINT ' Description ™ WORLDWIDE SHIPPING UNCLE DAVE'S BRASS MODEL TRAINS™ IS AN E-BAY POWER SELLERS MEMBER BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!! PLEASE NOTE: All names & trademarks used are for reference purposes only and are the property of their respective owners. BID EARLY !!! PURSUANT TO EBAY RULES, ANY ITEM IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL, OR THE AUCTION MAY BE ENDED EARLY, WITHOUT NOTICE PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED CLOSE OF THE AUCTION. ROAD -- CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY; CB&Q; BURLINGTON ROUTE. PROTOTYPE -- 4-8-4 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE CLASS O-5a WITH VESTIBULE CAB AND RECTANGULAR COAL TENDER; FINISHED IN BLACK, GRAPHITE & OXIDE RED; ROAD #5631. WHAT'S SO SPECIAL.? -- THIS MODEL IS PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED AND FINISHED BY HAL MAYNARD WHO IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ARTISTRY. THIS MODEL IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF A PFM TOBY CROWN IN TRULY MINT CONDITION. THE DRIVERS ARE PRISTINE AS THE DAY THE MODEL WAS DELIVERY BY PFM MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO. AS TIME GOES BY, THOSE COLLECTORS WHO APPRECIATE THE QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP EVIDENCED BY THE PFM TOBY CROWNS, REALIZE IT IS BECOMING HARDER AND HARDED TO FIND TRUE MINT EXAMPLES OF THESE MODELS. PICTURE -- SEE PICTURES BELOW. SCALE -- HO. CONSTRUCTION -- HAND CRAFTED IN BRASS. IMPORTER -- PACIFIC FAST MAIL (PFM) IN 1969. BUILDER -- TOBY MODELS IN JAPAN. FEATURES -- OUTSTANDING OVERALL DETAIL; EARLY BRAKE RIGGING DETAIL WITH BRASS BRAKE HANGERS; TENDER HAS COAL LOAD AND KADEE COUPLER INSTALLED; MUCH MORE FINE DETAIL. FINISH -- PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED AND FINISHED. CONDITION OF FINISH -- EXCELLENT. OVERALL CONDITION -- MINT; TEST RUN ONLY; PRISTINE DRIVERS. BOX -- NO ORIGINAL BOX. THE MODEL IS PACKED IN A QUALITY REBOXX REPLACEMEN BOX WITH NEW FOAM INSERT. CONDITION OF BOX -- EXCELLENT. LAYAWAY -- PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR LAYAWAY ELIGIBILITY AND TERMS. SHIPPING & HANDLING -- $24.95 U.P.S. GROUND SHIPPING WITH TRACKING TO 48 CONTINENTAL U.S.A. (PLEASE NOTE: All other shipping methods cost extra. Please ask for shipping quote for post office delivery, Priority Mail, Express Mail, Air Parcel Post, U.P.S. Air, FEDEX, and international shipments. Not all shipping methods are available to all locations. Uncle Dave requires tracking service for all shipments.) SHIPPING INSURANCE -- ALWAYS INCLUDED IN SHIPPING COST. Place a Bid!