@laming posted:I hear you loud and clear, Lenny.
I'm very much looking forward to getting my first whiff of ozone and hot grease in years via my little Marx set. AND, once I get a version of Lionel's Baldwin Hudson (2055, 2065, etc)... that smoke smell, too! I still have a third bottle of SP's!
All in good time, I suppose.
Andre
Andre, you mention the Lionel 2065 steamer in your above post. The 2065 was my 1st engine, included in a Lionel freight set I got as a Christmas gift in 1954 when I was 3 years old. I still have that locomotive and set, all in good working order. However, they have little exterior nicks and defects cause by the rough play of a child (me), including racing it on a plywood board layout when my 2065 took a dive onto the floor a few times.
Nothing in my collection has more sentimental value than that 2065 baby Hudson.
My heart nearly leaped out of my throat when I visited my LHS last week and saw another 2065 in mint condition. I bought it for a reasonable price, took it home, applied gear oil to the gears near the driving wheels, and ran it on my layout. It runs and smokes beautifully.
I love both of my 2065s. It is a fine, durable and affordable engine, and, IMO, ideal for starting out as an O Gauge model railroader. Arnold
