Great work!!!
When your done with my diesel showcase it here as well:-)
very nice upgrade and as usual very impressive you definitely very talented in doing any upgrade you do the best ones I have ever seen love all the detail and supper duper sound effects and supper chuffer effects make them outstanding!
Alan
way to go Alex M
Magnificent.
Thanks everyone!
This was actually done almost a year ago LOL. Great engine , one oF my favorites.
Thanks again , Alex
Looks and sounds great, Alex. Marty is smiling over this one!
John
Did you make sure to properly secure the smoke unit brackets this time? Bought one of these you worked on second hand from another forum member and thanks to the smoke unit coming off in the locomotive, I now have a very expensive paper weight.
Do you offer warranties for your work?
Why do you assume Alex did it wrong? You bought it second hand. Could be rough handling, messing around by the prior owner, a bunch of things. I've had Alex do work for me, and it's all been top notch.
Gerry
@Jedderbob posted:Did you make sure to properly secure the smoke unit brackets this time? Bought one of these you worked on second hand from another forum member and thanks to the smoke unit coming off in the locomotive, I now have a very expensive paper weight.
Do you offer warranties for your work?
So you bought it second hand, and expect a warranty??.....it doesn’t work that way!...any number of things could have happened to it before you owned it!!....including being dropped.........Lionel themselves don’t offer a lifetime warranty,......you need to get a grip!..
Pat
Awesome upgrade, great sounds, smooth running, very nice workmanship. Thanks for posting. That’s a beautiful Locomotive. Happy Railroading Everyone
Talk about a bad approach. Whether or not it was Alex's mistake is questionable for reasons already mentioned.
Alex is a good guy. If you contacted him personally . I imagine he'd at least be willing to "help" you get your engine back on the rails.
But after that statement. Maybe not so much.
Alex does excellent work. He did my Niagara and my 3005 Mohawk. No complaints here. There's other factors to consider that happened to the locomotive in question. Maybe the prior owner did some maintenance and accidentally fudged something? Don't go blaming Alex. When he works on something he makes dang(and I mean the other D-word) that everything is in tip top shape. Runs it through a series of test before closing everything back up and calling it a job well done. UGH!
Very nice. Soon as I find one its coming your way. As i had the MTH CNW E4 upgraded by Alex which gets a lot of compliments and seems to be a fan favorite of the kids when i am running it.
Jedderbob,
I find it odd that you would comment on a thread that was last responded to over three months ago just to attack Alex and complain about his work. Alex has been a friend of mine for several years, and he has done many repairs for me. I have never had an issue with his work as it s top notch, and if I did, am confident that Alex would make it right, because thats the kind of guy he is.
You state you bought the engine second hand from another forum member. How do you know that Alex had worked on it previously? You don't state how you know this, so I doubt the if your information/statement is correct. Moreover, you don't state that you have attempted to contact Alex to see if the issue could be resolved before criticizing his work on this forum. Assuming Alex did not repair your engine corrrectly (which I doubt), don't you think that you owe him the opportunity to first potentially resolve the issue and make you happy, rather than criticize him here?
Repair guys like Alex and GunRunner John (who has also done many repairs and upgrades for me) are top notch repair people AND are assets to our hobby, in that they both provide free information to many of us on this forum.
Next time, please thhink before you leap.
Erol
A few of us collect paper weights. Contact me if you would like to dispose of yours. Email in profile.
Pete
@Alex M posted:Thanks everyone!
This was actually done almost a year ago LOL. Great engine , one oF my favorites.
Thanks again , Alex
Alex, what is a custom fan driven smoke unit. Is it a complete custom unit sold by someone?
First ,i would like to thank the guys who backed me up! Thank you all.
Second, what's odd to me is why Jeederbob would call me out like this in public forum ! wouldn't it have been much easier to email me privately, everyone who knows me understands that i will always come to their aid. No matter what the situation is. The way he's gone about it , it will now STAY as a paper weight. For my future upgrades and repairs, maybe i'll start installing GPS devices so i can keep track on ALL of my work LMAO !!!!
Third, This upgraded engine has been in other hands for who knows how long, and who with, and also where it's been. Why he would only hold me liable is odd to me, maybe it's something personal. Who's knows !!
Jeederbob, since it's all public now , would like to hear your response to my questions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALEX !!!
@romiller49 posted:Alex, what is a custom fan driven smoke unit. Is it a complete custom unit sold by someone?
It's "custom" to that locomotive, I'm sure that Alex uses either Lionel or MTH smoke units for such upgrades. 
I use a lot of MTH smoke units in upgrades, thought that may change if I can no longer get them.
No further comment required on the bashing of Alex's work. 
Hey guys,
I’ve had Alex upgrade over a dozen TMCC loco’s over at least 4 or 5 years. I can personally say he does a great job. Alex puts his heart into all his work and always backs it up. He also gets back to you quickly if you have any questions.
I’ve never been disappointed with any of his work!
@gunrunnerjohn posted:It's "custom" to that locomotive, I'm sure that Alex uses either Lionel or MTH smoke units for such upgrades.
Yes exactly what John said above. I used a newer style Lionel 1 by 1 16 ohm smoke unit, which is then customized with the proper size resistor and wiring.
Alex
Alex has given so much to this forum and it's membership. His work has always been boasted about by his customers. I have yet to use his services but he is one of the few I'd trust with my trains. I've met and talked with Alex at York whenever we bump into each other and he is always great to talk with. That post has me shaking my head.
