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Of my dad's three original postwar trains, his 1110 was the only one of the three that ran when I unboxed them in 2003. His 2026 and 2037 had to go in for repairs. The big difference is once something does go wrong, a Scout is a lot more difficult and expensive to repair. A $50 repair on a 2026 might cost $75 on a Scout. And the Scout probably isn't worth the $75. But if you run it occasionally and keep it lubed, I wouldn't expect problems. Dad's 1110 still runs. If all else fails, you can swap in a different motor, usually. I think it's the motor from the 2035 that fits. Once you do that, you have a Scout in appearance and name only. The other mechanism is just as reliable and easy to work on as any other mainstream postwar loco.
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| Location: St. Louis, MO | Registered:: May 11, 2004 |  |
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quote: Originally posted by DaveSTL:
Of my dad's three original postwar trains, his 1110 was the only one of the three that ran when I unboxed them in 2003. His 2026 and 2037 had to go in for repairs.
The big difference is once something does go wrong, a Scout is a lot more difficult and expensive to repair. A $50 repair on a 2026 might cost $75 on a Scout. And the Scout probably isn't worth the $75.
But if you run it occasionally and keep it lubed, I wouldn't expect problems. Dad's 1110 still runs.
If all else fails, you can swap in a different motor, usually. I think it's the motor from the 2035 that fits. Once you do that, you have a Scout in appearance and name only. The other mechanism is just as reliable and easy to work on as any other mainstream postwar loco.
A motor from a 203 4 will fit a Scout but a 2035 motor will not.
You say they're On The Water, I say they're Sur l'eau.
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quote: Originally posted by barrister2u:
Someone gave me a Scout set. ... what can I expect if I treat it gently? ...
Mark
You can expect it to fly off the rack easily and for the front truck to derail often, esp. over switches. I'm serious. At least, that is my memory of my father's consistent disappointment w/his, back in the mid-50's, though I'm not sure of the engine's number. It had a rectangular metal box as a tender, like an oil tender, w/ no coal load simulated whatsoever. (I can post a photo of it on the OGR Album, if you'd like.) |
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| Location: NJ | Registered:: July 02, 2007 | |
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my 1120 ran with no problems after a quick lube and i bit of a tangle with the brushes and the drum for them. after sitting for most likely about 40 years my grandfather found it in his brothers house when he was moving out and gave it to me. it was origanily a gift to my great uncles late son from my great aunt who brought it home from the hillside plant where she worked. one other thing about the 1120 magnatraction!
"Ladies and gentelman take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
MAJ Sidney Freedman.
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| Location: lakeville ct | Registered:: September 24, 2008 | |
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oh yeah almost forgot no problems over my 022's
"Ladies and gentelman take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
MAJ Sidney Freedman.
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| Location: lakeville ct | Registered:: September 24, 2008 | |
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