M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Took delivery of some more Thomas equipment, including a second Thomas/Annie/Clarabelle, a James, a Percy and a couple of Troublesome Trucks. The James loco has 1.5 oz of wheelweights added, and is a little stump puller, managing the entire consist that I had the MPC Geep pulling...
Thomas II had a bit of a gear grinding issue, but a disassembly and reassembly got the motor seated properly.
No photos, alas; was a bit too busy for happy snaps.
Mitch
When my oldest nephew was very young (he is now a 27 y.o. NYC cop), as the train fan in the family, I would get shanghaied to sit with him and watch Thomas videos... at least George Carlin played Mr. Conductor!!!
My ex and I took him to his first few baseball games - the Mets at Shea Stadium. From our seats, you could see the Flushing Line subway line which, at the time, ran the old red bird cars.
Every time a train would pass, he would point and say Clarabelle and Annie. The rugrat turned into a Yankee fan in his old age and never really caught the train bug - there is no accounting for taste!!!
