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I inherited my grandfathers HO scale trains recently. He passed away 30+ yrs ago and the stuff has been in storage since then. It's all 1960s vintage stuff. One of the engines is a Rivarossi locomotive(0-8-0) with the drive in the tender coupled to the engine to drive the engine via a plastic shaft. No markings on it other than a 280 on the tender. In any case, the locomotive has some repair issues, missing some parts. Is it possible to acquire replacement parts? Any ideas where? Been looking on e-bay but it's near impossible to find the exact same engine. Is it possible this engine is worth the trouble to fix? It has sentimental value so that in of itself is worth going to the effort of fixing it. <br /> <br />There are also some plastic and metal locomotives that are in good shape but likely need new motors(Mantua shifters). Also has some diesels(Athearn). Is it worth the effort to rehabilitate these units? <br /> <br />Sorry if these questions have been asked a million times.
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