Choose your Repair Center Carefully!

I would have problems charging a person to do that to their expensive train. I had problems with using used parts on a customer upgrade. Id be willing to bet this was not done by a service center just a guy who fixes trains and not a very good one at that

Wow!  Hopefully Matt is correct and this work was done by some hack DIY'er and not a recognized legitimate service center!!

What's wrong with that repair George?   Epoxy is your friend, no?

Like we used to say in the trades some years ago... "A little hot mud will fix that right up!"

George, was the person who did this butcher job a certified MTH trained tech?   I know many lie who are not certified.   That job comes under the heading of malicious damage.  If it went to you first it would be on the layout and operating.  I hope you are not going to fix it.   Not worth beating yourself up over.  Time can be directed to other items.  No matter how much you could charge for that job you will loose money.

If the person that did this, was a certified MTH repair station, MTH should be contacted and be told about it.

I do not think it was, but MTH is aware.  Marty, I hear you, but I am going to fix it right.  Already started.  Got to keep guys that run trains happy, and grow the customer base.  G

Gentlemen,

    Choose one of the OGR members like GGG, Guns, Willygee & MartyF to upgrade and repair your Trains, and remote control equipment, as was stated, choose wisely.  

PCRR/Dave

Yes I have a candidate ready for repair already... Don't forget Alex the Great too!

Some great advice here.

Brent

Hey, what about me!!!!

Matt Makens posted:

Hey, what about me!!!!

Who are you?

Best leave the complicated circuitry to the techies... Part of why I stick with the bulletproof postwar trains of yesteryear. 

Only  some guy from Minnesota that MTH said was OK to fix your trains but if you ask my dog she'll tell you I'm the greatest guy on earth

Matt, - I didn't know you repaired trains...

We need a list of people and their location for repairs on this forum!

Sure do J-Daddy, my skillset encompasses most scales and manufacturers

I second the list of repair peeps... I have some transformers I need fixed.

It depends where you live who to use. Since I live nearby to Ready To Roll in north Miami FL, I use them for my MTH repairs. So far no problems, very good people to work with as well.

Lee Fritz

I want to be lionel certified but theres no school

School has been talked about for the future.  For the present, go on the Lionel site and you can see who is certified.    The Lionel school is excellent.  If you do not learn, you do not pass.  Great school.

I would love the opportunity to get Lionel certification but like jojofry said, no school

Thanks marty ..

Marty Fitzhenry posted:

School has been talked about for the future.  For the present, go on the Lionel site and you can see who is certified.    The Lionel school is excellent.  If you do not learn, you do not pass.  Great school.

Well, for the last few years, it's been an imaginary school Marty.   Talk is cheap, we need to see action!

John,  the last class was when Legacy was early on the market.    From that point, Lionel had done many things in board changes.  The newer and great RCMC board system has been out for some time now.  Early Legacy had modular boards like TMCC with changes.   

Like I said Marty, it's been years of talk and no action in regard to any school at Lionel.  I don't really have many issues repairing this stuff, but it would be nice to be "officially certified" in some cases.  I would also like to have some access to more service information like you get with the MTH ASC training.  It makes a world of difference in the speed of a repair at times.

John,  lots of information plus the parts discount.

Out here in Utah -  Lionel  & MTH certified....

I believe the Lionel classes was back around summer of 2009.

Jim

Marty Fitzhenry posted:

John,  lots of information plus the parts discount.

I rest my case.

I didnt become interested in attending the school until 2011. At which point I emailed Lionel and MR said hed put me on a list and be in touch. Then I heard something about no more service centers and there would only be "Lionel Help Centers" and then there woudl be some online training classes for the "Help Center" certification and then the line went dead

...and I thought my installs were bad!

Well, they're a bit sloppy!

A few cable ties will clean that right up

Roman posted:

...and I thought my installs were bad!

 

 

Well, at least the antenna should get a good signal.

Mort de rire, kamerade!

The lady at Lionel told me that there suppose to do the schooling again after the new year ..Thats what she claimed .. Them I heard you have to have a hobby shop sponcer you to go to the school is this correct ?

Gunrunner John gets my vote.

Who ever did the job of the opening post needs to be identified.  It's like knowing who the shooter is and not warning anyone else.

Roman,

Send me me your address ASAP.  Obviously are a man in serious need of some duct tape to tidy up that tiny mess ��

Well there is definitely a high demand. Especially since Lionel is not servicing any product older than 5 years.  I would like to minimize shipping expenses and damage. Who is close to S.E. Michigan?

Would be nice to have a sticky up top with a list of repair guys, their specialty in repairs, and their locations... just an idea.

Signed, stuck with some shelf queens....

Ed Walsh posted:

Roman,

Send me me your address ASAP.  Obviously are a man in serious need of some duct tape to tidy up that tiny mess ��

And watch The Red Green Show for pointers on it's proper use, he is a duct tape expert.

As for pictures posted by GGG above, if I had done that to someone else's engine, I believe would have bought them a brand new one as a replacement.