Bought a 2020 today, and it doesn't work. PERFECT!!Update.

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The 2025 was real dirty when I bought it. After cleaning the shell, I discovered the paint was worst off than I thought. Nothing hard about repainting, just was hoping to not have too.

Cost breakdown of a 2055 restoration using new parts:

shell $10.00

decorative whistle $.45

boilerfront $9.00

handrails $7.00

Rear truck $18.00

all linkages $35.00

front truck $18.00

shipping $7.00

Still need a motor, e-unit, and smoke unit, like the one pictured above[:-^]

Starts to add up fast. I’ve already got the right tender for it, so won’t count that. A guy really has to like fixing these things up. If I ran my household like I run my hobby, I’d be in really big trouble!

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Wow! That adds up fast!

Expensive hobby you got there! Next time, consider buying one that has most of its parts. [;)]

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I’ve known it for a long time, but sometimes I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I’ll clarify that right now. A wise man would sell the 2055 shell, and then buy a working 2055 engine, but then I would never know what happened to my pretty little shell. I’ll tell you one thing, though, when I start selling this stuff, I think I’m gonna do it one part at a time!