Last night I was changing out wheelsets on a Weaver N5c cabin car. In about fifteen minutes, I had the trucks off, the three rail wheelsets out, new axels in place and the trucks re-instaled.
Afterwards, I had the old three rail wheels sitting on the workbench next to a Proto48 truck still on the workbench from working on the turnouts from the earlier posts.
Seeing the SIZE of the wheels next to the Proto48 truck explains it all for me. I know why I model in Proto48.
The funny thing is, most Proto48’ers look down on the truck in the photo. It is a Red Caboose truck with no brake shoes and NWSL Proto48 wheelsets with no back of wheel detail installed. All that being said, the truck still looks great next to the three rail wheels and it rolls almost as good as the expensive trucks with roller-bearings on each axel.
You mileage may vary, and that’s fine. Enjoy the hobby.
George
The Red Caboose truck is a hidden gem. It is a shame that they changed the tooling to eliminate the metal springs. I have used them for years. Nothing rolls better.
Gene,
I agree. The combination of the plastic side frame with the metal pointed axels is a great combination.
George
It is very satisfying to convert a model.
Greg,
Yes it is.
Just a simple 15 minute changing of the wheelsets and the model looks so much better.