Last year I ordered a FVM NS Heritage Unit painted for the Pennsy. The first batch of these had the printing of "PENNSYLVANIA" of to far to the left. I contacted Matt at FVM and he said he would try to squeeze a new run of shells to replace the bad shells. Well, today I got the new shell and compared it to the old one:
Definitly an improvement. FVM also sent a handy guide on how to remove the shells:
While I was at it I decided to add DCC to the locomotive with a Digitrax DZ125IN:
Here is the lightboard and the DZ125IN:
The finished product:
Here is NS's official portait from their website:
Some notes on working with this locomotive:
- The shell is a bit tricky to get off, I used a combination of a flathead screwdriver and gently rocking the shell
- After removing the lightboard it did not go back in to the frame the whole way, I had to sand some of the shell down in order for it to fit
- To install the DZ125IN, you have to flip the decoder upside from its normal position in order to align it properly
I am very pleased with FVM. They owned up to their mistake and fixed it. I look forward to doing more business with FVM.
