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Post by harmonyards on Aug 22, 2024 0:32:07 GMT
A fun & realistic upgrade to our 3 rail models is adding 2 rail scale pilot wheels on the pilot trucks, thus getting rid of the puny pizza cutters they come with stock. Your track type, and curves will dictate whether you can or can not apply this upgrade to your fleet. Obviously, you can’t run the thinner 2 rail wheel sets on old school Lionel tube track, so y’all get the idea,…….These examples belong to our good friend superwarp1. To accurately portray the correct look, all the axles are flush mounted in my lathe, and then center drilled just like the prototype. Whenever possible, I strive to use the most accurate wheel based on prototype pictures, be it flat faced, angle faced, or dished. Each mfr. had their own way of casting and turning wheels. Pictures are before and after airbrushing ….. Pat The Water Level Route Attachments:
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Post by Charlie on Aug 22, 2024 14:04:34 GMT
Always nice to see your work Pat and I agree, the tiny pilots are a distraction for an otherwise nice model. I can't work with 2 rail flanges, but larger wheels would be nice.
Thanks for posting/sharing.
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Post by VBR on Aug 22, 2024 19:23:03 GMT
Beautiful work! It makes a big visual difference. Might have to have you improve a few pilot trucks of mine one of these days...
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Post by runamuckchuck on Aug 22, 2024 21:08:11 GMT
Pat, if the discoloration on your thumbnail is any indication of the effort exerted to do this, I will definitely have you do the work! Ouch.
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Post by superwarp1 on Aug 23, 2024 2:03:05 GMT
A fun & realistic upgrade to our 3 rail models is adding 2 rail scale pilot wheels on the pilot trucks, thus getting rid of the puny pizza cutters they come with stock. Your track type, and curves will dictate whether you can or can not apply this upgrade to your fleet. Obviously, you can’t run the thinner 2 rail wheel sets on old school Lionel tube track, so y’all get the idea,…….These examples belong to our good friend superwarp1. To accurately portray the correct look, all the axles are flush mounted in my lathe, and then center drilled just like the prototype. Whenever possible, I strive to use the most accurate wheel based on prototype pictures, be it flat faced, angle faced, or dished. Each mfr. had their own way of casting and turning wheels. Pictures are before and after airbrushing ….. Pat The Water Level Route About time LOL. I have wide curves 0-72 and 0-63 my pacific with this mode ran well on 0-63 curves. They run through my Ross switches with a little bounce but I don’t notice it. The two rail pilot trucks are for my Kline berks and one four pilot for one of my Hudsons.
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Post by superwarp1 on Aug 23, 2024 2:06:54 GMT
Pat, if the discoloration on your thumbnail is any indication of the effort exerted to do this, I will definitely have you do the work! Ouch. Pat’s a day job is a ford mechanic so I wouldn’t be surprised if his thumb is from that. Fix or repair daily. as a Ford owner, I know
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Post by jayhawk500 on Aug 23, 2024 12:53:55 GMT
Very nice Pat. As always, first class job!
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Post by harmonyards on Aug 23, 2024 23:19:53 GMT
A fun & realistic upgrade to our 3 rail models is adding 2 rail scale pilot wheels on the pilot trucks, thus getting rid of the puny pizza cutters they come with stock. Your track type, and curves will dictate whether you can or can not apply this upgrade to your fleet. Obviously, you can’t run the thinner 2 rail wheel sets on old school Lionel tube track, so y’all get the idea,…….These examples belong to our good friend superwarp1. To accurately portray the correct look, all the axles are flush mounted in my lathe, and then center drilled just like the prototype. Whenever possible, I strive to use the most accurate wheel based on prototype pictures, be it flat faced, angle faced, or dished. Each mfr. had their own way of casting and turning wheels. Pictures are before and after airbrushing ….. Pat The Water Level Route About time LOL. I have wide curves 0-72 and 0-63 my pacific with this mode ran well on 0-63 curves. They run through my Ross switches with a little bounce but I don’t notice it. The two rail pilot trucks are for my Kline berks and one four pilot for one of my Hudsons. I just gotta get to retirement from the day job, and these turn around times will be a night & day difference. I’ve got a gazillion locomotive projects waiting in the wings, ……if I had 4-5 hours a day to devote to this stuff, I could roll through these locomotives like Grant through Richmond,……😁 Pat The Water Level Route
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Post by harmonyards on Aug 25, 2024 15:36:01 GMT
To finalize Gary’s little job, he needed an assortment of drawbars in varying shorter lengths for his 3rd Rail Niagara,……I cut him some new ones from some slightly thicker brass stock, then blackened the parts for a durable finish,….. Pat The Water Level Route  |
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