CC Charlie...
You may be right. It's only been about 60 years since I've run a 999!
I received my track today, so I quickly cleaned an oval's worth, and after throwing down a furniture moving pad on the kitchen table, I slapped together an oval. I've been running my little 999 w/train off and on this evening, and there hasn't been that distinct smell of ozone, but more of a hot grease smell. Still quite good, though!
Now, I might be smelling a bit of ozone in the mix, for the aroma is very sweet smelling. Very pleasant.
However, it doesn't seem to have the strong scent of ozone like I remember from my Postwar Lionel back in the 1990s. SO, my memories of the 999 aroma may be a bit too distant to truly trust the recollection. No biggie... still has a great smelling aroma!
Andre
