Scale wheels are available from Lionel parts. As the Milwaukee unit is part of the second run, they're not freebies. Looks like they'll sell you the entire truck block. Don't know if they's sell the wheels separately, you'd have to call:
http://www.lionel.com/CustomerService/ReplacementParts/index.cfm?doAction=productPartFilter&number=6-48192&productID=5d7bd1c3-2d67-49f2-b424-d4f22ce75ad8 There will be more side-to-side slop becaues of the narrower profile of the scale wheels. Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], "pickycat95" <pickycat95@...> wrote: > > With issuance of the Milwaukee Road scheme I decided I had to have at least > one. It took me 3 tries to obtain one. One of the local HS didn't have the > scale version on premises and its two distributors didn't have any. Charles > Ro didn't have one. I may have purchased the last currently in-stock from > Trainworld. Scenery Unlimited's website indicates they may have some. > > Generally pleased with the appearance except the unfortunate compromise with > the exposed motor axles and u-joints coming out both sides of the center > fuel tank. Makes eye level viewing a little odd because you will see the > rotating shafts and joints. And of course the pivoting pilot - but that is > more understandable taking typical AF radii into account. > > I'm going to take modifications one step at a time with the biggy first - > taking out the proprietary electronics and installing DCC. Reconnecting the > smoke unit will be interesting. Has anyone tried that with a DCC install on > these? I'll want to see how it negotiates curves before fixing the pilots to > the frame. The wheels and axles have no where near the side-to-side action > that American Models 6 axles locomotives have. > Ben Trousdale > ------------------------------------ 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/
