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[Martin [Admin]]

AERONAUT GRAUPNER VINTAGE 7020/72 MARX RUDDER PROP DRIVE UNIT ALL IN ONE



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AERO-NAUT-GRAUPNER-VINTAGE-7020-72-MARX-RUDDER-PROP-DRIVE-UNIT-ALL-IN-ONE/223529818582?hash=item340b6a59d6:g:SLcAAOSw2BRc6cLR

[Howard]

Head up guys.
  I was told in ALDI last week that there nice little bandsaws will be on sale this week  had one for a few years and found it great for model making once set up right think it might be around the £80 mark grab one while you can.
                  Regards Howard.

[TheLongBuild]

Yes they are in our shop.

[tony52]

If anyone fancies restoring a Graupner Glasgow paddle tug, this looks a snip. Other boats included in the collection.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MODEL-BOAT-COLLECTION/312640386800?hash=item48cad1b6f0:g:fq0AAOSwdkxc9TRe

[Martin [Admin]]

If anyone fancies restoring a Graupner Glasgow paddle tug, this looks a snip. Other boats included in the collection.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MODEL-BOAT-COLLECTION/312640386800?hash=item48cad1b6f0:g:fq0AAOSwdkxc9TRe

  I emailed the guy to tell his buy-it-now price is way wrong.

[jaymac]

well its ended  anyway

[Andyn]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293090021345

Do we think the cladding on the boiler is asbestos based?

[RST]

AERONAUT GRAUPNER VINTAGE 7020/72 MARX RUDDER PROP DRIVE UNIT ALL IN ONE



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AERO-NAUT-GRAUPNER-VINTAGE-7020-72-MARX-RUDDER-PROP-DRIVE-UNIT-ALL-IN-ONE/223529818582?hash=item340b6a59d6:g:SLcAAOSw2BRc6cLR

Thanks, last few I saw folk wanted as much as £150.  Not an impulse buyer these days but bagged it for future use somewhere, maybe in a dozer tug.  Formatting on this site is a mess, hope this shows up properly now.

[derekwarner]

KAOWOOL ceramic fiber proprietary cladding/sheeting is capable of being bent around such item diameters and has the visual appearance of the material shown

If it were raw asbestos material, the engine bay would be covered in white dust




Derek

[RST]

KAOWOOL ceramic fiber proprietary cladding/sheeting is capable of being bent around such item diameters and has the visual appearance of the material shown

If it were raw asbestos material, the engine bay would be covered in white dust




Derek

Would there be dust if it's not been disturbed or cleaned recently?  Asbestos training tickets in the UK are a little frightening:  ACM's literally everywhere here still, mosty harmless as long as they're not disturbed, but a potential nightmare to handle.  You are told explicitly the only way to tell for sure is to have a sample tested and regardless of looks it may be perfectly OK.  This guy seems to have lots of niche listings the last few months though.  Too expensive for my tastes though.

[derekwarner]

I used the word 'raw'  [asbestos]......if the sheeting were of that material and untreated, it would have degraded in air over time......cleaning with a vacuum cleaner brush would raise more long chained fibers....


The material displays a clean surface


[The aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney [ex - HMS Majestic?] arrester and steam catapult gear was wrapped in loose asbestos.....workers in green overalls returned after a few hours looking like white snowman]


Yes, many died with associated lung diseases    before their Court Cases were settled

[I acknowledge you cautionary comments, and the sale spiel {1950's & storage etc}]

Derek

[RST]

I emailed the guy to tell his buy-it-now price is way wrong.

I tried suggesting to a seller not that long ago they were confusing their discontinued kit with a much cheaper one currently available, perhaps mis-titling their ad. and losing out on a real gem.  They replied saying summit like "just saying what it says on the box" which it absolutely wasn't according to the pictures and pt. no.s quoted.  I thought from the response they sounded a bit like scammers, unless they genuinely couldn't read the obvious name on the box lid, part numbers, or google the pictures and genuinely wanted 4-5x less than it was honestly worth under the correct name!  Strangely, I also suggested to someone else they didn't have a "Dusseldorf Fireboat" but a set of mouldings for an  "Orkney Express", they were quite happy it was the fireboat.  I'd have just bought it now for silly cheap, but didn't have the space for an Orkney Express, and, well, it would just have been morally wrong for what they wanted for it.  I don't think I'd hesitate again though!

uug, edited 4 times and tried different things.  Whats wrong with forum formatting today?  It's all screwy?

[Andyn]

Kaowool and other mineral wools were not commercially available until 1953, so a long time after this boat was built

[derekwarner]

Thanks Andyn......I acknowledge your additional  cautionary comments, and the sale spiel {1950's & storage etc}
[/size]
[/size]Does the UK have any Laws relating to the advertising of the sale of products or items containing such materials 'in the state as displayed'?

[/size]Derek

[Andyn]

Now that one I didn't know, so off to google I went. From the HSE wedsite:

Can I sell an item that contains asbestos?  No. It is illegal to supply any article containing asbestos, whether for money, or free of charge.

Oddly, eBay do not include asbestos on their prohibited items list. You also aren't allowed to post it.

[Martin [Admin]]

 
Used radio controlled model boats need finishing 75% complete ed got motors etc.  £25 ono !!!!

( Graupner Wiesel ... ish? )

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-radio-controlled-model-boats-need-finishing-75-complete-ed-got-motors-ect/223565489906?hash=item340d8aa6f2:g:3KwAAOSw14RdEkMN

Used radio controlled model boats need finishing 75% complete ed got motors ect . Condition is Used. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class. Got a box of metal fittings all the hard work done sprayed size 44" 7 " wide if you pick up you can have stand ,,,,if I'm posting no stand sorry its very heavy ,,,,,,,put postage up I will post at buyer risk ,,,,,,,,,, the hull is a hard plastic I don't know much a about it it was my dads I know it was a kit ,,,,its very well made ,,,,,,

[canabus]

Hi All
Found. this hull on E Bay cheap, I think it's a Precedent Perkasa hull !!!
A pics of the stern is a bit of give away!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Motor-Boat-Hull-With-Prop-And-Rudder/133105940948?hash=item1efdbb79d4:g:sYAAAOSwA81dIbZK

Canabus

[canabus]

Hi All
Nice little fishing boat on Gumtree, requires a bit of TLC.
30 pounds !!!
https://www.gumtree.com/p/hobbies-collectibles/rc-boat-/1343687767

Canabus