I have been holding on to a pretty sad original Lionel 840 Powerhouse for many years. A friend of my late father's gave it to me. He had used it to cannibalize it for parts for his own project. It is missing all three smokestacks and about 40% of its windows (both the tall 6 pane ones on the center upper story and the square shaped ones on the "ground level".
Surprisingly, it has both skylights as well as the brass Lionel 840 plate. Also the knife switches.
I have searched the usual suspects for parts and cannot find anywhere that has windows or smokestacks. Ironically, about the only replacement parts I could find are the ones I don't need- the skylights and the brass plate. I can also get the "LIONEL" sign for the smokestacks from North Lima.
Does anyone know where I might be able to find parts for the 840? MTH does not list part numbers for its repro of the 840 and I doubt they carry these parts anyway.
The derelict 840 I have is in otherwise sound shape- no dents or rust. It needs to be stripped and repainted- I know- I saw a YouTube video of a guy who restored an 840 and it is a huge undertaking!
Thanks for any info!
Regards,
Mack