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 Posted - June 23 2011 : 2:28:00 PM
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I have alot of ol' Tyco cars and want to improve 'em all with metal wheelsets. Who makes a good quality one and will they fit in? I was lookin' at Kadee's 33" wheelsets.
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Posted - June 23 2011 : 6:35:58 PM
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I've always liked reboxx and NWSL wheelsets myself. then again I usually retruck my cars and body mount the couplers. if you are looking to retruck them it's rather easy by just "welding" some round styrene stock with some MEK then cutting and filing it somewhat at the bolster.
then I'll just drill and tap a 2-56 hole and just use either a p2k truck or an atlas truck.
I noticed when I do that I can better set my "3 point swivel" and effectively kill any shaking on the car as I pull it around
my 2 dinars on the deal anyway
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
Edited by - rgcw5 on June 23 2011 6:41:38 PM
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Posted - June 23 2011 : 11:19:19 PM
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Keeping the ol' talgo trucks.Too lazy to body mount my couplers!
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Posted - June 24 2011 : 02:05:19 AM
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no worries on that, then I would suggest the reboxx and northwest shortline for wheels
also not a bad idea to check "the site" for metal wheels
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