MTH "Aquarium" Style Car

Rugsy3,

    I have both the original Lionel & the earlier made MTH Aquarium Cars and neither one of them acts in that manner, you may have the newer car however!

PCRR/Dave

I recently received a new aquarium car and the film was not moving. I opened it up and as the rolls were moving I found that the film was stuck to the inside of the frame in a few places so i gently pulled it away. Now no problems. I would open it up and check to see if the rollers are moving freely and if so check to see if the film is catching somewhere. Mine was caught up on what appeared to be some small pieces of blue colored tape on the inside of the frame.   Ed

Thanks for the replies.  I did open it up, and as long as the shell was off the rotating film ran fine.  When I would put the shell back on, I had the same problem as before.  The film seemed warped at one spot.  It may have been catching on the inside of the shell.  All I know for sure is that when I tighten all four of the screws that hold the shell in place, the problem persists.  If I leave two of the screws slightly loose at one end, the problem goes away.  So, until the problem crops up again,  we'll operate it that way.

Thanks again!