08-22-2010, 09:05 AM
MasonJar Wrote:jglfan Wrote:I bought 20 of these back around the early 80's, with data only with plans to decal them for the JGL. I did three of them about 7 or 8 years ago. The trucks perform horribly, and some kits had mismatched styles of truck, a packaging error I suspect. I figure I can use repalcement trucks but just never got back to working on them. I found the three best sets and used them on the cars I decaled. Pete (Sumpter 250) has one and the other two are in service on my layout.
I neglected to mention (although you might be able to see it in the pictures) that I upgraded the wheel sets to Proto, and the couplers to Kadee. I found that reaming the journals with the MicroMark "tool" dramatically increased the free-rolling performance of the trucks. Out of the box, they were horrible.
Andrew
Here's the link to the tool I used:
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Andrew