Engines for sale including some truly rare examples. 25/7/10

[raglafart]

Hi Everyone
The list needed updating and those sold have been marked accordingly

The following engines are from my 29 collection and other engines that
I’m making available for sale. Over the coming weeks I will be listing them on ebay, but if anyone wants to make an offer first, here’s your chance.
Some of the 29’s are quite rare with very low production numbers.
The production figures and page and item number references are taken from the American Model Engine Encyclopedia.

Photographs can be supplied of these engines if required. Most are like new or new, some NIB as noted.

M&S 29 Racing/speed 29 from the 50’s (that’s the Marden, Stephenson 29) SOLD

H&R Rattler 29 1st production version (2 or 3 known of) (Page 209 AMEE) SOLD
H&R Rattler 29 2nd production version (approximately 25 made) (Page 209 AMEE) SOLD
DJS 29 (75-100 units made) (AMEE Page 68) As new SOLD
Westland 29, only a dozen or so made in New Zealand and very successful (First refusal has been offered to the original owner) As new
Delong 30 Glow Ball Bearing with the needle roller big end (#6 Page 65 AMEE) New David Reese replica.
Series 20 McCoy 29 ignition (#23 AMEE page 156) Rare and seldom seen.[/color][/size][/b]
1950 Die cast case Red Head 29 spark (#32 AMEE page 157) As new
1950 Die cast case Red Head 29 Glow (#33 AMEE page 157) As new
1950 Die cast case Red Head 29 Glow (#35 AMEE page 157) As new
1955 Die cast case Red Head 29 Glow (#59 AMEE page 161) Last in series this one is ringed, most were lapped, Used but excellent plus.
Super Tigre X 29 NIB SOLD
Super Tigre G21/29 early no muffler ears
Super Tigre G21/29 late with muffler ears NIB SOLD
K&B Torpedo 29R Series 61 NIB with papers and decals (#65 Page 136 AMEE)
K&B Torpedo 29R Series 70 As new (#88 Page 139 AMEE) SOLD
OPS 29 VAE SPD Used, but excellent condition SOLD
Miles 29 special Diesel (English diesel circa 54) (like a large ED racer but better manufacture)
McCoy 36 sportsman Jnr Glow(#11 Page 154 AMEE)
McCoy 29 Sportsman Glow (angled rear intake) (#20 page 155 AMEE) some were plain bearing, this one has the single ball race.
McCoy 55 Sportsman Snr. Glow (#13 Page 154 AMEE)
McCoy 49 Red Head Black Case 1946 Spark (#7 page 153 AMEE)
ETA 29 MK III Czechoslovakian replica New
Forster 1950 G29 BB Glow NIB still in factory wrapping with all papers (#26 Page 80 AMEE) Pristine example!
Forster 1945 29 spark (#22 Page 80 AMEE) SOLD
Forster 1947 29 spark (#23 Page 80 AMEE)
ETA 29’s MK’s, III, IV as NIB,Early 1958 MK 6, MK 6 (1962) SOLD, MK 6C SOLD and also an original GT from 1948/9
Pierce 29 1946 model with cast timer housing.



Other Engines include ST V 60 stunt SOLD, G21/46 Stunt ONE STILL AVAILABLE, OS Max-H 80 Stunt, SOLD
Falcon 2.5 ccTwin BB Schnuerle Diesel SOLD, KMD 2.5 T/R practice diesel the black cylinder jacket one NIB, PAW 09 diesel R/C + muffler in boz,Veco 29 with brand new Piston sleeve and rod assembly. Veco 35 SOLD , OS Max 35 and more!

[raglafart]

Added a few pics for you all to have a peek at.
Cheers JG

[col collyer]

Hi JG
I'm interested in that st.46, if you could give me some details.... perhaps e-mail c.collyer@aerosonde.com
Thanks
Col

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Ah, now that brings back some memories! How much would it cost me to buy this engine these days?

[raglafart]

Hi David
It's a very low time one David, had just enough running to start bedding in the rings, but not enough to stain the inside of the exhaust port or piston crown. No mounting marks whatsoever and still has the original KLG plug.
I'd like Aud $350 for it or a very near offer. Just the jobbie for vintage B (all ETA's are legal) or how about a Vintage B speed model? I'd consider trading.
Cheers John

[gossie]

Lovely engine the ETA 29 6c.
A little history for anybody that cares.
Ron Churnich mentioned to me some years ago that the 6c was out of production in about 1968.
I never knew this at the time and when my brother in law went to the UK for a trip in 1972, I ask him if he could go to the ETA factory and buy a 6c for me.
Buying one about 4 years after production was finished was no problem......it arrived back in Australia some 12 months later with a typed letter signed by Ken Bedford the main man there, giving the fuels and propeller sizes.
I never got around to using it though......just did a lot of navel gazing. LOL.
'77-'78 saw the real start of Aussie Freeflight Vintage here with engines to be pre. '55 (It's now pre. '57 by the way). The ETA was too new for our Vintage so I swapped it for a Dooling 29 in 1978 that went into a Hyphen, an Aussie design of 80in span.

I wonder if this ETA is my old one as I believe it ended up in Sydney in the 80s still unrun.

[allenpl]

KMD still available?

BTW isn't the 6c lapped?

[flyingkiw1]

Good question, not sure if the ETA 6C was actually a lapped engine, does anyone know? They actually took a long time to run in sometimes, just getting the rings to bed in so they made even contact on the bore was the deal. The ETA did not hit peak performance for Teamrace until this little task was completed. Ken is still around I think, if anyone wants to ask him.

Lance

[cestone_43]

The Eta 6C was (is) a ringed motor. It had an alloy piston and two rings. It also had a very unusual little end using a phosphor bronze gudgeon pin and a thin steel sleeve separating the gudgeon and the bush in the con rod little end.

Charlie

[gossie]

Can remember rings in mine 4 sure. Were there any ETA 29s with lapped pistons from the factory though?

I know the American McCoy 29 that I'm sure the ETA was copied off, had both ringed and lapped pistons at various times.
I do have believe it or not a really good CS McCoy 29 replica with a lapped piston that starts first flick and goes like the clappers......It's in a Sorcerer Class B Team Racer that we won a race with 10 years ago.