Well, okay, they're N scale toys. 
I can't really afford to lump out a lot of money for a locomotive all at once, and I refuse to buy them on loans. Subsequently, I end up getting what is oft given to children.
Which is fine, I guess, but they don't look nearly as nice as I'd like, even if they look much better than expected. :thumb:
I was wondering if someone here would love to work on them, one piece at a time, to make them in to "fine models." This would mostly involve adding details, but there would be some body mods necessary to them as well because some details, like the lines around the battery boxes, are raised instead of indented.
I do kinda' know what's out there, so I guess I can be finicky in what I ask for. But the good news is that I plan to build a model of a fictitious railroad, so you won't have to worry about messing up the paint! Wahoo! sign1
These toys have die cast metal shells on them. It makes them very heavy for N-Scale equipment, but somehow, I feel it may be better that way. What I have right now are two N-Scale F59PHI's {I may buy more} and four bilevel coaches of unknown designation {although they're all identical}.
My main focus has always been on modern locomotives, and I think the F59PHI is just totally sexy, a unit that makes me feel giddy all over whenever I see one.
These units, with their metal shells, would at the very least need to be repowered. If someone feels this would be a fun, worthwhile project, I'd be willing to send them to you one at a time for work, and I'd happily pay you for the parts and perhaps a little money for your labor as well. In advance of buying the parts for each stage of the modification, if that helps.ops:
The last sentence of the above paragraph, of course, will mean we will end up discussing what parts to buy as you feel the need for them.ops:
Of course, these are very cheap locomotives. If you happen to want one or two to superdetail for your own layout, let me know, and I will happily buy additional sets and let you have them. :thumb:
If all this leads you to wonder why I don't just buy good locomotives in the first place, well, in answer I can only say that I can buy three of these F59PHI's, with two beautiful bilevel coaches each, for the least expensive price I've found on just one Athearn F59PHI. I can get four sets of these for Athearn's MSRP.
Besides, computer parts are expensive, and PC parts have a higher priority than model trains. Also, Athearn runs models for limited periods, and I suspect these toys will be available for much longer.ops:
Does anyone here accept PayPal? :mrgreen:
Lynn Erika Kilroy
I can't really afford to lump out a lot of money for a locomotive all at once, and I refuse to buy them on loans. Subsequently, I end up getting what is oft given to children.
Which is fine, I guess, but they don't look nearly as nice as I'd like, even if they look much better than expected. :thumb:
I was wondering if someone here would love to work on them, one piece at a time, to make them in to "fine models." This would mostly involve adding details, but there would be some body mods necessary to them as well because some details, like the lines around the battery boxes, are raised instead of indented.
I do kinda' know what's out there, so I guess I can be finicky in what I ask for. But the good news is that I plan to build a model of a fictitious railroad, so you won't have to worry about messing up the paint! Wahoo! sign1
These toys have die cast metal shells on them. It makes them very heavy for N-Scale equipment, but somehow, I feel it may be better that way. What I have right now are two N-Scale F59PHI's {I may buy more} and four bilevel coaches of unknown designation {although they're all identical}.
My main focus has always been on modern locomotives, and I think the F59PHI is just totally sexy, a unit that makes me feel giddy all over whenever I see one.
These units, with their metal shells, would at the very least need to be repowered. If someone feels this would be a fun, worthwhile project, I'd be willing to send them to you one at a time for work, and I'd happily pay you for the parts and perhaps a little money for your labor as well. In advance of buying the parts for each stage of the modification, if that helps.
ops:The last sentence of the above paragraph, of course, will mean we will end up discussing what parts to buy as you feel the need for them.
ops:Of course, these are very cheap locomotives. If you happen to want one or two to superdetail for your own layout, let me know, and I will happily buy additional sets and let you have them. :thumb:
If all this leads you to wonder why I don't just buy good locomotives in the first place, well, in answer I can only say that I can buy three of these F59PHI's, with two beautiful bilevel coaches each, for the least expensive price I've found on just one Athearn F59PHI. I can get four sets of these for Athearn's MSRP.
Besides, computer parts are expensive, and PC parts have a higher priority than model trains. Also, Athearn runs models for limited periods, and I suspect these toys will be available for much longer.
ops:Does anyone here accept PayPal? :mrgreen:
Lynn Erika Kilroy
I've always been interested in scratch building. 