I ordered a Williams F7A but was disappointed when it arrived missing a numberboard and one porthole. Also the one that was pictured on the website had been customized with some silver paint accents on various parts and a diaphragm on the rear door, but the model I received had none of that. They're an excellent dealer and it was an honest mixup so they made it right with a price adjustment. That gave me the opportunity to attempt to make my new very old engine look like the one I thought I was getting. I made a trip to Hennings and Walt took the time to help me find a Lionel passenger car diaphragm that fit this engine perfectly and a Lionel replacement for the right rear porthole that only needed a little sanding to fit. It wasn't a big sale but I can't say enough about Henning's excellent customer service. I decided to try to make a numberboard for the left front. I used an overhead transparency sheet and printed black background with white (clear) text. Next I painted the back of the numbers with a white oil marker. Then I laminated both sides. It was too flexible and far from perfect, but looked so much better than the remaining original Williams numberboard that I popped that out and replaced it with another homemade one. Then I painted some little highlights in silver. Now it looks almost as good as the one I thought I was buying.
John
