10-13-2011, 11:12 AM
Russ,
After playing with this set, I'm sure the pizza cutters are for mechanical reliability more than anything else. these cars are featherweight, and need all the help they can to track well. Plus, they're little 4 wheel jimmies, so they don't have the smooth riding capability that a 6-axle pullman car would. I agree in MOST cases prototype flanges are preferred, but I want this thing to run correctly and not just sit pretty.
After playing with this set, I'm sure the pizza cutters are for mechanical reliability more than anything else. these cars are featherweight, and need all the help they can to track well. Plus, they're little 4 wheel jimmies, so they don't have the smooth riding capability that a 6-axle pullman car would. I agree in MOST cases prototype flanges are preferred, but I want this thing to run correctly and not just sit pretty.