@bruce benzie posted:I purchase three locomotives in Auction 2, an Undecorated Prototype, missing motors and other components, and Undecorated prototype, missing motors and components, and an Unpainted Kit. All three were missing parts: motors, worm gears, worm covers, etc. The tenders have no coal load. I installed large Pittman motors in all three, had to modify the worm housing - rear on one because the worm would not mesh with the spur gear on the drive wheels, modify the internal engine housing on one to accommodate the motor. I installed lights, will install PS3, and get them all running. I have no desire to paint them or install coal loads in the tenders. After all - how many collectors or ASC-Technicians can say they have authentic "Engineering Prototypes".
Be careful what you buy at these auctions - I have been in the warehouse during Tech Training and know what the word Prototype means. Also have a certificate with each stating they are from the MTH Archives.
As for Cabin-Fever, they are listing as accurate a description as they can. There is a tremendous amount of train items to auction off. When they list about 1,000 items per auction, that is a lot of work.
Again, be careful and stay safe.
Bruce
Did one over the summer. It was a model used for catalog photos. Got it through a back channel. Apparently MTH used plain shelled locomotives and used photos editing software to add color/road numbers.
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...locomotive-from-junk
Wasn't hard to do at all. But I have a stash of worm shafts, motor mounts, drive shafts, flywheels, and Pittman motors. Well plus boards and wiring. I'm a little ahead of the curve.
