robbostrains Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Noticed a few 00 Mainline J72 on E-Bay,very reasonably priced.Are they any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 You have to watch for the usual Mainline split/loose axles and gears. It suffers from the infamous split frame design. Otherwise quite a reasonable model (I have two.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglian Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Had one years ago and it was an absolutely superb runner. You might get lucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I have one that I use for testing and it runs perfectly. Very slow running , perfect electrical contact, very steady and almost silent. Must be best part of thirty years old and never been oiled oe touched in any way. I have another that squeals like a pig having it's vital parts removed without anasthetic. A bit of a hotch potch from what I have seen. I would like to see the loco running before parting with my cash. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted August 16, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2010 I bought one for a tenner at a show marked "non-runner", intending to stick a Bachy chassis under it as the body was perfect. The loco did run - very jerkily. I experimented with a bit of packing behind one of the front drivers (the whole front axle appeared loose; the wheels were rocking to and fro as the loco moved which I assumed was causing the rods to bind) - result, one sweet-running loco. If you buy one and it is a poor runner, sometimes the solution can be very simple indeed (I've tweaked other split frame locos in similar ways), although as Bernard says, best to see it run first if at all possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I have one that I use for testing and it runs perfectly. Very slow running , perfect electrical contact, very steady and almost silent. Must be best part of thirty years old and never been oiled oe touched in any way. I have another that squeals like a pig having it's vital parts removed without anasthetic. A bit of a hotch potch from what I have seen. I would like to see the loco running before parting with my cash. Bernard Ditto, must be its brother. I brought mine second hand repainted in GWR livery and just needs the odd clean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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