Dick Karnes send me extensive information about these trucks. They are Nixon Company or Nimco trucks. It appears Scenery Unlimited got a bunch of these and sold them under their Sunset/Miller brand. (Probably when Nimco went out of business. The same way Don Heimburger got the Miller parts.)
These truck kits are incomplete. Working with my new knowledge I will assemble the trucks. I will post again in a week or and tell you what I had to do after adjusting the wheelsets to the current NASG standards. And I hope to include what you have to purchase at the local hardware store to supply the missing parts. Thorin --- In [email protected], Alex Binkley <alex.bink...@...> wrote: I would also be interested in any info in this regard thanks To: [email protected] From: lagt...@... Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 07:48:52 -0500 Subject: {S-Scale List} Sunset / Miller passenger trucks -- assembly Good morning, Gentlemen: I purchased a set of Miller 4 wheel passenger trucks at the NASG auction in Duluth. Yesterday I opened the package. The wheel sets were out-of-gauge by my much newer NASG gauge. Easy to fix with a twist and a drop of ACC. Now that the wheel sets are wider, I may need new bolsters. This is not an issue. I can build these from brass stock. The trucks came in two bags: one of wheel sets and one of side frames, springs, etc. No instructions. I poured the white metal parts into a plastic tray and started trying to assemble them. Examining the parts discovered that the drop hangers have the roller bearing journals attached. These drop onto the side frames and neatly mesh. A pair of springs go between the drop hanger and the side frame. The side frame has mounting tabs for the bolster. My problem is 'how do these things stay together'? I dropped the drop hanger onto the side frame and inserted the springs. Nice equalization and operation with the springs. But the moment I picked this assembly up, it falls apart. There isn't an interlock. Also the side frame tabs for the bolsters are just flat slabs. How do they supposed to attach to the bolsters? No screws were included for me to drill-and-tap a hole to attach the bolster. Help! Thorin ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
