It’s been some time since I was last here, but boy oh boy do I have questions! Okay, not really too many, but I recently began on a caper that all started with a set of HO (yes, you read that correctly) scale decals, and has caused me to desperately hunt down Lionel F3 parts for an exiting new project. I was in a tore that sold vintage stuff, and there were a bunch of old HO scale decals. 90% of them were for the B&M, one of my favorite railroads. I bought a few, because i figured that I might as well, they were only a dollar each, though one was for my all time favorite B&M paint scheme- the one applied to the 4228 and it’s sister unit. This unique, Art Deco design was supposedly influenced or brought about by McGinnis’S wife, and though Williams had already released version in O scale, there were to reasons why it would not do for me: modern 3-rail stuff just doesn’t do it for me like the classic postwar and prewar does, no sounds or smells that really emulate the spirit of my favorite kind of model railroading, plus the cost is far too great for me. Finally, I had an excuse to make my own. I bought a postwar 2343 shell in rough shape, and just recently snagged an F3 frame for about $30. It uses vertical pullmor motors, with white brush plates, has a silver frame, and black trucks. Although the photos weren’t perfect, and didn’t cover everything, I think it is MPC based off of all the details I observed. it appeared to be lacking a reverse unit, and some wires are cut, but I shall figure something out soon enough. Did I do well on this, or more to the point, how good would such a unit be at operation? Here is a link to the listing I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/lionel-engine-rflint-unit-/152486878835?hash=item2380ed1e73:g:aiAAAOSw4CFY2DG~
without a shell, or look at the undercarriage, I suppose this might not be very identifiable, but