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Re: (erielack) Riverossi Erie Lackawanna Passenger Car sets

It seems to me that Rivarossi (or maybe IHC) makes (or made) a glue-on plate
allowing the installation of Kadees without a lot of fuss.  I have done that
with the set of DL&W '30's cars, and it wasn't a big deal.  I replaced the
wheel sets with Kadee 36 inchers too, and while I had to bend out the side
frames so they would roll, the flanges are of course a lot smaller and could
operate on my model RR club.

For the trucks, if you don't mind spending the $20 +/- per car, the IHC
replacement trucks are really pretty nice, though you have to be careful.
Examine the trucks carefully in the bubble pack, and be sure that nothing is
broken.  IHC replaced the broken truck I got but it was a bit of a hassle.
Also, don't assume that they are perfect right out of the package;  one of
mine was not flat (rocked back and forth diagonally), but I was able to
correct that by just twisting the truck rather forcefully for a bit.  Kinda
ham-handed approach, I suppose, but it worked.

The replacement trucks, being metal, provide some weight down low, which is
an advantage with these cars.  I've been replacing trucks a pair at a time,
done three or four now, whenever I have a spare $20 (not too often!) and
there are some in front of me.

SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Bill K. <"pontiac_@_dreamscape.com">
To: Michael T. Stipanovich <"duckman_@_coastalnet.com">; ErieLackawanna mailing
list <"erielack_@_internexus.net">
Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Riverossi Erie Lackawanna Passenger Car sets


> Someone makes snap-in plastic Kadee compatible couplers for these.   MCH-3
> or MCH-5 is the part number, so I want to say they're McHenry...  they
come
> on a brown card with a plastic box.   Take care in snapping them in and
out
> so as not to damage the pin on the truck...     if you can find them Kadee
> made a coupler adapter for these cars also, but I am not sure if it is
> still available.
>
> As for the trucks, IHC versions of these cars had a snap in pin which may
> be available seperately, but I have examples of these cars that are older
> than *I* am (25) and the trucks are still secure.    If I had one get
loose
> I would probably take the car apart and put a dab of CA on the top side of
> the pin, though.   These cars were good in their time and will track
around
> 18" curves.. pretty good for full length cars, but it's because the
tooling
> dates to the '60's that the trucks are the way they are.
>
> Bill K.
>
> ----------
> > From: Michael T. Stipanovich <"duckman_@_coastalnet.com">
> > To: ErieLackawanna mailing list <"erielack_@_internexus.net">
> > Subject: (erielack) Riverossi Erie Lackawanna Passenger Car sets
> > Date: Friday, December 24, 1999 8:56 AM
> >
> > Good Day Everyone,
> >                                I just recently bought the Rivarossi Erie
> =
> > Lackawanna Passenger Car Sets Era 1920's, product code #6930 A set, and
=
> > 6931 B Set.  The detailing is very good, on the car bodies, and the =
> > trucks, but the trucks construction I'm not very impressed with.  I =
> > don't like  the fact that they just snap in place, vice screw in place,
=
> > and the coupling horns look like they will be a bear to change over to a
> =
> > form of magnetic knuckle coupling system.  Are there any of you modelers
> =
> > out there that knows if there are different/better trucks to use, or if
=
> > there is a specific company such as Kadee that has a specific numbered =
> > coupler that will make a reasonably easy change over?
> > Thanks=20
> > Michael T. Stipanovich
> > "duckman_@_coastalnet.com"
> >
> >
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