02-21-2010, 07:29 AM
As I've noticed before, N scale has made a tremendous amount of progress in the past 20 years or so! I am still attempting to "catch up" with this progress as I experiment with my 2' x 4' coffee table layout. ( I have DEFINITELY noticed a great improvement with my new Kato loco! *lol*)
I would like to be consistent with all my rolling stock, etc. and have been under the impression that metal wheels are superior to the plastic ones, and that "knuckle" couplers are better than the old "Rapido" couplers.
I have a few pieces of Bachmann rolling stock with metal wheels and Rapidos, and some Atlas boxcars with knuckle couplers but plastic wheels.
May I please ask this group's consensus on the merits of plastic vs metal wheelsets? Do plastic wheels make the track "dirtier" via plastic residues, etc.?
Also, where I could buy a number of metal wheel sets with the knuckle couplers so I could make sure that all my current and future rolling stock would be compatible?
Perhaps I am confusing "magnetic" knuckle couplers issues with the "regular" knuckle couplers?
All best, and thanks again for putting up with my newbie questions,
Joe
I would like to be consistent with all my rolling stock, etc. and have been under the impression that metal wheels are superior to the plastic ones, and that "knuckle" couplers are better than the old "Rapido" couplers.
I have a few pieces of Bachmann rolling stock with metal wheels and Rapidos, and some Atlas boxcars with knuckle couplers but plastic wheels.
May I please ask this group's consensus on the merits of plastic vs metal wheelsets? Do plastic wheels make the track "dirtier" via plastic residues, etc.?
Also, where I could buy a number of metal wheel sets with the knuckle couplers so I could make sure that all my current and future rolling stock would be compatible?
Perhaps I am confusing "magnetic" knuckle couplers issues with the "regular" knuckle couplers?
All best, and thanks again for putting up with my newbie questions,
Joe
"I've got my facts pretty clear . . . all I want now is to know what they all mean."