Read the description...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-Santa-Fe-N-Guage-Locomotive-Boxed-None-Runner-/251043002579?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3a735438d3

Alex

Have you put a bid in knowing you can sort it?
Dads - you gotta love 'em

No, it's not what I want or need. But on the other hand.............

Alex

Probably need an ultrasonic bath full of IPA to de gunk it 

If anyone in the heli forums I am in posts they are going to use WD40 to lube their helis, that one post will generate at least 10 to 15 rapid replies screaming "NO, NO, NO" 

So the WD40 madness is not confined to locos 

I have a mate that swears by WD40 and all of his 150 odd locos have had a squirt more than once with the stuff, he also uses it to wipe his track, he has been doing this since he was a kid, he is now 54 and still using it with no problems, mind you I never ran my locos on his monster sized layout.

Eep WD40 is not a lubricant. WD40 is a water dispersant....

WD40 and loco mechanisms tend not to mix too well. I admire the honesty of the seller for describing this though. Some sellers would have tried to hide this fact....

I think I used wd40 once or twice when I first started and only the tiniest amount on a pin head no damage done though brought peco lube soon after
I could see it being quiet damaging in the long run though,  guess its all about luck though?!

Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 23, 2012, 11:59:43 PM
Eep WD40 is not a lubricant. WD40 is a water dispersant....

Try telling that to my mate, he still has his first Triang loco that has been squirted to death with the stuff but it still runs like new.

My father is the same.  All of his old OO Gauge (Triang as well) is covered in WD40!  LOL

Isn't mainly made from fish?

Quote from: SR-Dave on April 24, 2012, 09:14:35 AM
as mentioned it disperses water but it also attracts moisture!

That it does do!

Dont forget that the 'old boys' swearing by wd40 have old no plastic included mechanisms. I still have some old Hornby instruction sheets that tell me to use 3 in 1 oil for lubrication, and good oil it is for that type of mechanism.
As for anything made for I would say the past 20 years that has plastic in the works then plastic compatible oil is a must.
However, If you wish to see a 'proper' argument about the use of wd40, just go onto a cycling forum and ask about using it for chain lubrication. A tin hat will be required!
Elmo