Author: James Koretsky <jameskoretsky@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 21:21:04 -0400
Hi All, As a follow-up to this email, I contacted BLI about this issue and received a response that the open pilots were not included when they should have been. Anyone who has a unit(s) from the mos
Author: James Koretsky <jameskoretsky@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:52:40 -0400
Hi All, I received two CB&Q E8's from the latest release of E Units from Broadway Limited for a customer. The customer asked for me to program them and change the couplers to Kadee's (If they weren't
James, I have one of the first of the E7s they produced at it came with the pilot open and front coupler installed. I can check whether the pilot was molded as part of the body. If you can get the pi
James, I have one of the first of the E7s they produced at it came with the pilot open and front coupler installed. I can check whether the pilot was molded as part of the body. If you can get the p
Scott, Looking at the prior runs of E8's painted in CB&Q, they came with the enclosed pilots too, so perhaps it seems that the E8's had enclosed only. I can't say for sure if these were operable or n
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This run of the HO E8s comes with only one pilot. And this time they GLUED it on. You'll have to open the pilot yourself for a coupler. And as long as we're on the subject of pilots, BLI has put the
Gordon, Are you saying that the existing pilot on the most recent run, is wrong for the CB&Q E8's? Does the Intermountain F3 Passenger Pilot have the correct opening for CB&Q E8's? If so, I may go th
There wrong for any E type loco after phas I E7s. Intremountain part is 44081 A unit Passenger pilot. Some modification is needed to mount it, and a mod to the opening to get the sheet metal shape. I
This run of the HO E8s comes with only one pilot. And this time they GLUED it on. You'll have to open the pilot yourself for a coupler. And as long as we're on the subject of pilots, BLI has put the
The only reason I didn’t buy a set of theseE8/E9s was they came with red nose stripes. Now I’m glad I didn’t buy them for several reasons. Let’s hope that BLI hears the disapp
BLI would not be able to supply the F3 pilot as that tooling was part of the Korea Brass/Lionel/MTH settlement. Charlie Vlk If BLI will supply the F3 pilot, it should go right on, and still have to
Author: James Koretsky <jameskoretsky@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:21:09 -0400
Well, I took one of the E8's and was able to successfully remove the pilot. While it's glued on it came off with a little bit of force. I first pulled both sides out next to the body side, and then p