@Mike Slater posted:I recived a 3.0 today from Menards, though I have not placed it on the track as of yet, this is my unpacking thoughtd and a repair person........
1) They have placed the loco on a plastic bag inside of the bubble pack, no paint scuffs on shell
2) I call it a fp7/fp 9 as it dose not have the tell tail side vents in the porthole band, the FP9 would have an extra vent compaired to a FP7
3) this is a non dynmaic break version (for the nit pic modeler)
4) couplers will not open unless forced, this is due to the fact the hole in the uncoupler bar is to small, original lionel has this hole sloted to alow the bar to pivot, i sloted one of bars, tis improved uncoupling,
5) I noticed one wheel having a slight wobble, have not track tested to see if this will affect running preformance
6) I did notice they have a momentum (DCC term) programed into the loco
7) not sure if I care for the remote personally, however I can see the Kids likking it, however if lost the loco is useless, unless coverted
8) I had a loose screw ratteling around inside the loco, still do not know where it came from
9) like others I do not care for the chrome finish, silver paint would of been much better
I will update my list after I get a chance to track test
Is momentum similar to odyssey?
