I've always been a tinkerer in S, and my interests (as some of you know) run from fine scale S to the last gasps of the A.C. Gilbert company. That being said, a while ago I picked up a Gilbert Santa Fe 21206, 21206-1 AA set of F-9s (in pieces). I have also picked up a few spare parts over the years. I have the motor running quite well, but in trying finish assembling the power unit, it seems like the bottom plate assembly doesn't quite fit. The one in the bottom photo is one of the two from the dummy A unit. But it will only fit on the power truck if I do some judicious bending of the bottom plate, and I hesitate to do that since it may not even work then. So my question is: Are there two different bottom plate assemblies for these F-9s? The dummy A unit has all the parts.
These F-9s are ugly, but in a way very interesting. It has always bothered me when a toy can't be brought back to life. I'd like to get this thing operational for no other reasons than it's a challenge and it would be cool to see running.
