Opinions/observations on HO rolling stock

[doctorwayne]

........I haven't built an accurail kit in a while so I may be remembering someone else's kits.

I think you're right, Russ. The Accurail kits' truck-mounting method could be modified simply by replacing the press-in pin with a 2-56 screw - no filling, drilling or tapping required.

The coupler box covers were a little more work, requiring the modeller to shave off the pin on the lid, then drill a suitable hole through its former centre-point. The mounting boss in the box, depending on the screw size selected, also needed to be drilled out and, if necessary, tapped. Again, depending on the particular screw chosen, it was sometimes advantageous to countersink the hole in the coverplate, too.

Wayne