What's the story on the parts department? I have an event to run at this Saturday and left telephone messages Monday and Tuesday looking to place an order and get no response.

I have a 4-6-0 with a broken battery cover hinge. Are they available? Guess I'll have to wing it!

Bill

all mechanical then.

Thanks Dave.

Bill

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the info. Will have to pull the tender open and see what's inside I guess.

So the spring triggers the whistle. I assume there needs to be something to trigger the spring in between the rails like a magnet maybe?

Bill

Ah Ok. Thanks for the follow up.

Now to figure out what's in it and how to make it work.  

There is a circuit board attached to the tender with a spring type antenna and a z shaped solid contact. The board has part number VS-301 etched on it. Radio control of some sort?

If I short the spring to solid contact I get constant whistle.

Bill

Hi guys,

Long time modeler but fairly new to large scale.

I just picked up a MILW limited edition Big Hauler set off e-bay. Not a bad set for the money, but I'm missing a few things.

The smoke stack is gone and a couple items broken. Kitbashing should fix those.

The thing that has me puzzled though is the sounds from the tender. How do I control them? When the trains starts to move I get one blast from the whistle and that's it. How do I make it do more? Is there a bell sound too?

Thanks
Bill