Well I ordered the Micro Trains 1018-S 6 wheel trucks and with one small spacer
to keep the trucks from riding too high on the mounting post the mount just
fine and give it a little more authientic look. It also makes the car ride a
little higher than the Kato truck which gives it a little more of the
heavywieght feel. A fun little twist.
Brian Durham
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote:
>
> Brian-
>
> I didn't do it on any of the Kato cars, but I built a Business Car using an
> MRC C&O Blunt End Observation Car, opening up the open end platform and
> adding an end bulkhead.
>
> I fitted Atlas/Rivarossi six wheel trucks to the car and upgraded them with
> roller bearing caps cut off of Atlas/Rivarossi four wheel passenger trucks.
> These were not Delrin castings so could be glued.
>
> You could use the DesPlaines Six Wheel Commonwealth truck (used on the SP
> Baggage/Mail and Articulated Kitchen Dining Car) or just use the M-T or
> Atlas/Rivarossi Truck. The new M-T truck tooled for the Heavyweight cars
> is a taller truck and might also work, athough I am not sure which would
> look best. The trucks other than the old Atlas ones will not take glue
> very well so you may have to live with friction bearings. Nobody makes a
> six wheel Pullman truck with roller bearings.maybe Kato has it for the
> Daylight??? ..haven't bought any or looked that closely at them to see what
> bearings they have or the design of the truck. The Kato PRR RPO truck is
> too weird for the CB&Q car.
>
> Charlie Vlk
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> I know this is not the converted heavyweight car like the prototype but I
> was wondering if anyone had updated it with 3 axle trucks to look more
> accurate and if so what trucks did you use and how did you modify it?
>
> Brian Durham
>
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