Hello all hope all is well,I am glad to be back home after the Calodor fire. I was wondering anyone have any extra Ho Metra F40PH engine they do not need anymore? I am making some Ho Metra gallery cars for mt layout and I need a Metra F40PH.Hope you can help me out. Cheers
I saw this one on EBAY and the seller is very reliable.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/194170802665?epid=1300163326&hash=item2d357b51e9:g:OaQAAOSw1oRgs8V7
I have no financial interest in that seller. I ahve bought from them many times.
Neal
That would be way to for money me,Thanks for the reply.
Way too what? Expensive? Rapdio has Metra F40PH's coming too, but they are twice as expensive as the one on eBay.
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Or just a shell for the painted Metra F40PH is what I am looking for too.
ah, good luck.
I'll look around and see what I got. I know I have a Spectrum "undecorated", I may also have a shell.
The Spectrum is DC.
Give me few days, I'm gimping around with a cane right now, waiting "in line" for a hip replacement.
Mike.
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You should probably mention your budget...
To my knowledge, the following make/made HO F40phs in increasin order in price:
Bachmann - nose area dimension are inaccurate, makes it look weird
Walthers Trainline - undetailed, but good drives, atleast dimensions are right.
Walthers Mainline - slightly more detailed, but less detailed than kato and costs around the same
Kato - excellent model for the price. used to be the most detailed F40ph before rapidos were released. Amazing kato drives. Rapido - well, its rapido...If you can't afford a Kato engine Id try and look for a walthers trainline f40ph. Dont expect any prototype specific detail though...or any seperately applied detail besides for a horn.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174984921289?hash=item28bdea00c9:g:-7AAAOSwXvphbvAmAs far as trying to find a memeber on the forums that just happens to be selling a Metra F40ph for a good price right now...well good luck. Id advise you to go onto Buy sell trade (BST) sites like in facebook marketplace or group.io and post a listing looking for such an engine.
Good luck!
Charles
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MetrolinkFan Hello all hope all is well,I am glad to be back home after the Calodor fire. I was wondering anyone have any extra Ho Metra F40PH engine they do not need anymore? I am making some Ho Metra gallery cars for mt layout and I need a Metra F40PH.Hope you can help me out. Cheers
It Depends:
Rapido F40PHs are the best but are very expensive
Life-Like F40PHs have the best proportions of the cheaper models but have abysmal mechanisms and detail
Walthers Trainline F40PHs have excellent drives and are very cheap. But are just a little off (Nothing too noticeable from what I read)Walthers Mainline F40PHs are the same shell as the Trainlines but have added detail
Bachmann F40PHs are the worst when it comes to proportions and have a mechanism in between the LL and the TL when it comes to quality
Kato F40PHs have the best mechanism but just look wrong
I hope this helps
Hello mbinsewi,How did you hip replacement go did you find the Bachmann Undecorated F40PH?
MetrolinkFan Hello mbinsewi,How did you hip replacement go did you find the Bachmann Undecorated F40PH?
A couple of F40PH locos have sold for around $40 to $50 on eBay recently. Two are up for auction right now and the bidding is between $70 and $80.
Rich
Alton Junction
Hello All Friends, I finally got a Walthers Metra F40PH runs great after I had ran it for the 1st time.It made like a humming/whining sound after I ran I it for about 30 minues the.Humming/whining stopped what would cause that to happen the humming/whining sounds? If this happens again what do you recommend I do to fix it? Thanks for all the repies and help.
First thing I think of is the high pitch whine that appears when voltage is at one or two or three volts. Could that be cause? shane
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