Just got this beautiful PS-2 3243 passenger set today. It's from 2001 so has been sitting around a while. It is unrun as advertised, but has been on display at one time. The nickel trim will need some polish. No biggy.
This is my first Std Gauge Ives so a few questions. First thing a noticed while oiling the wheels is that the trucks hit the steps on the passenger cars. Was this the norm on the repro's? Definitely an issue on 42" curves. A little prying and all is well.
Next, the bent upward lip on the coupler seems to be a bit to tall or the opening a bit to small so I have to push hard to get them to latch and then they are a royal pain to uncouple. Again, was this normal, is there a known fix??
All minor things I will work through. Seems to run fine so far and I like the PS-2 sound better than my PS-3 9E.
Steve
