AIR CASTLE

First off let me say that I am not sure if I should have posted this here or in the Clubhouse section but here goes. I am not sure if I should even open up this can of worms but I will leave that up to ya'll. Second off I have not contacted the seller yet, I wanted to get this off my chest first. I have always been one of those types of people that believes in counting to 10 and taking a deep breath before saying something in anger. Anyway I am getting a head of myself...
I purchased this AIR CASTLE radio from a seller whom shall remain nameless. It was advertised as a model 2071 which is an 11 tube radio. The seller stated it was a "top of the line" radio for 1937. I looked up the schematic and it has a pair of 6j7g audio amplifiers and a pair of 6v6g power amplifiers in push pull. It indeed would have been a top of the line radio for AIR CASTLE or any other radio for that matter. When I get it home and open up the box I find it has a simple 5 tube plus eye design. To top it off it is dead in the water. I get some crackle from the speaker but nothing else and that is with the volume turned all the way up. The eye tube is dim and unresponsive to boot. Did I mention it was suppose to be electronically restored! Now I know that during shipment things can come loose and there might be a simple solution to some of the problems but not all of them, besides this is clearly not a model 2071.
I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to repairing these radios. I have learned a lot these past few years and done some minor electrical and cosmetic repairs but since I don't have a strong electrical background there are some things that I am a little reluctant to tackle.
I am not sure where all this was suppose to lead to, maybe just to vent. I guess I will be asking a lot of questions in the near future in hopes of getting my so called model 2071 running. Any suggestions will be greatful.
Thanks for listening,
Vant

You should contact the seller and let him know what you paid for and got are 2 diffrent things.Ask for a refund,let the seller know the radios not working too.A 6 toober vs top of the line.Sorry to hear you did not get what you thought you paid for.A 6 toober should not be to hard to get playing.Sprman : )

I would keep it good looking radio . recap it new resistors get a schamatic at nostalgia air.
probaly not much wrong with it . but i would still let him know maybe could recoop some of money.
Denver

oh 11 tube radio would be a big radio console maybe.
Ihave a philco highboy deluxe 11 tube its big.

RCA made the 111-K, and 11 tube console, and, the 110-K, a 10 tube console. Neither is overly large. I think it depends more on the mannufacturer, and, how much else is put into a radio.
Bill Cahill