[Eliot Ness]

..........I will just wait until I have enough money to get the transformer rewound.
By the way, do you know where I can get a Philco model 86 junker set?..........

I don't recall if you mentioned trying Gary at Play Things Of Past yet like gvel (Greg) suggested? If he doesn't have one I'd be tempted to move the set aside for a while until a junker chassis came along with a good transformer.

It all depends on how fast you want the set finished and how much you're willing to pay for a transformer from Heyboer. I'd at least run an ad in the Wanted Ads forum here and see if anyone responds.