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 Posted - September 18 2010 : 09:29:34 AM
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Hey all,
I picked these up when I first got back into railroading. They were pretty rough, and I've already stripped, cleaned, and repainted them in PRR colors. I have the decals, but when I couldn't come up with trucks for them, they went back on the shelf for another day..
Anyway...
I airbrushed Tamiya Smoke to darken the windows(no interiors, no lighting), but my biggest problem is I'm not sure what kind of trucks to put on these
Do they take 6 wheel trucks? If so, what type? 4 wheel trucks just don't seem big enough
I've been on eBay many time looking for trucks, but I'm just not sure what to buy, so there they sit
Help
Cheers, Ian
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 09:40:11 AM
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| hi imatt88,trucks and pins for those cars are always advertised on ebay,ken
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 10:20:13 AM
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Ken,
Sure, I've seen trucks on eBay, I'm just not sure what kind to buy.
I don't want to buy something only to find out I bought the wrong thing.
I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction
Cheers, Ian
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 10:40:37 AM
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all the rivarossi/ihc cars i have are 6 wheel truck apart from the all baggage car which is a 4 wheeler,ihc and i think concor trucks were the same,but trouble is all three are now gone,so spares are getting rare and sometimes pricey ken
this company do make a set for rivarossi in 4 and 6 commonwealth wheel sets you could enquire
http://trainstationproducts.com/productlist.html
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 11:06:24 AM
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Hey:
Virtually all the real things had 6 wheel trucks to support fairly long cars but also to improve the ride for the passengers.
Notice where Ken says the baggage had 4 feel trucks well if you think about it that makes sense since they wouldn't need to ride as softly.
Btw; some express reefers and bocars rode on 6 wheel trucks to allow for better tracking at high speed in passenger trains for very perishable commodities.
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 12:17:08 PM
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Ken,
thanks for the link
G,
Makes sense. Who would want to ride in a bumpy railcar
Cheers, Ian
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 9:35:36 PM
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Hey Ian. AHM/Rivarossi/IHC never had the pop-off roofs like that. The underside details are different too. Your cars are actually made my a company called Con-Cor. As far as I know Con-Cor is still in production, so this may make it a little easier for you to find parts. Here's a pic for you. The trucks should be 4-wheels.
cheez
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Posted - September 19 2010 : 11:45:30 AM
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these are the con cor trucks ken
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/cco/cco970019.htm/tyco/forum/uploaded/catfordken/20100919114620_cco970019.jpg
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Posted - September 19 2010 : 6:51:49 PM
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Rivarossi produced a lot of HO and N scale trains for Con-Cor over the years, including those streamliners. The snap-off single piece roof / window glazing casting was their trademark. Con-Cor may own the tooling now since RR went under if they're still in production.
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Posted - September 19 2010 : 7:11:29 PM
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Hi Ian. The Cars you have are AHM/Rivarossi/IHC. They have the roofs that can be removed so you can put the interiors in. One car is a Rivarossi 1930's style you can see the R logo on the bottom. The Shorter Obs car is a Con-cor car . They both use 4 wheel trucks like the ones Ken posted.
I have many passenger cars, as Passenger Trains are one of my favorites to collect. I have cars in PRR all Eras and Styles, Norfolk & Western Powhaten Arrow both the dull finish and the gloss, NYC Lightning Stripe Both Silver and White stripes, Plus some I do not remember. Soon, when winter sets in, I will have to take pictures and Catalog all the cars
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Posted - September 20 2010 : 11:25:05 PM
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quote:| Rivarossi produced a lot of HO and N scale trains for Con-Cor over the years, including those streamliners. The snap-off single piece roof / window glazing casting was their trademark. Con-Cor may own the tooling now since RR went under if they're still in production. |
Wow, I really need to pay attention when I work on my trains. I've disassembled plenty of AHM cars. My bad
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Posted - September 23 2010 : 9:13:14 PM
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Ken,
Does Kadee make a replacement shank that long?
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Posted - September 23 2010 : 9:35:02 PM
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Hi Ian. Kadee makes a coversation kit. #508 4 wheel truck and #505 6 wheel truck. McHenry makes a replace coupler that fit in place of the original... McHenry also makes other couplers for other cars like IHC and Con-Cor... Carl
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Posted - September 24 2010 : 08:32:03 AM
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| hehe worse I need for mine is a extra long horn hook coupler
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Posted - September 24 2010 : 11:32:53 AM
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| Exactly what I need
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