Post by 4dogsinjersey on Oct 17, 2020 23:52:04 GMT
I always liked the look of the Lionel H16-44 FM locomotives. I looked at many for sale that were equipped with TMCC.
I found a nice one on EBay. It was a Central Railroad of New Jersey version, in the freight engine green. Well, the engine arrived and I had it for 29 days. I had been busy and never checked out until the 29th day. It turned out that it wouldn’t run or make any sounds. So, just before the 30th day (end of the return period) I emailed the seller and shipped it back. They quickly refunded my money.
I sort of figured it would quickly reappear on EBay but it didn’t. Two months later, it showed up. The auction stated that it had repair work done on it and that it was good to go. There were various details missing, but I figured I could source them and add them back on eventually.
It was back on EBay and the buy now price was cheaper than the first time that I bought it. I snatched it up, along with a H16-44 shell that had most of the parts I would require.
It arrived in good order and, true to the dealer’s word, it operates perfectly. It needs some TLC for sure. It needs new piping around the fuel tank and one of the marker light housings was missing. The donor shell gladly donated the marker housing. After repainting it to match the engine, it was installed.
The dealer was Trainz.
One of the foot boards is missing too. Lionel no longer stocks the pilots for the engine, so I may have to go with an aftermarket detail part to replace it.
So for now, it is a work in progress...
Tom
I found a nice one on EBay. It was a Central Railroad of New Jersey version, in the freight engine green. Well, the engine arrived and I had it for 29 days. I had been busy and never checked out until the 29th day. It turned out that it wouldn’t run or make any sounds. So, just before the 30th day (end of the return period) I emailed the seller and shipped it back. They quickly refunded my money.
I sort of figured it would quickly reappear on EBay but it didn’t. Two months later, it showed up. The auction stated that it had repair work done on it and that it was good to go. There were various details missing, but I figured I could source them and add them back on eventually.
It was back on EBay and the buy now price was cheaper than the first time that I bought it. I snatched it up, along with a H16-44 shell that had most of the parts I would require.
It arrived in good order and, true to the dealer’s word, it operates perfectly. It needs some TLC for sure. It needs new piping around the fuel tank and one of the marker light housings was missing. The donor shell gladly donated the marker housing. After repainting it to match the engine, it was installed.
The dealer was Trainz.
One of the foot boards is missing too. Lionel no longer stocks the pilots for the engine, so I may have to go with an aftermarket detail part to replace it.
So for now, it is a work in progress...
Tom
