(erielack) HO Tangent DL&W Gons

["William E. Botkin" <webotkin_@_ecentral.com>]

Folks,

I received my order of six of the newly released DL&W Tangent 52 foot gons today.  After reading Paul Tupaczewski's comment about the rolling properties, I thought I better check mine out.

The bad news is that every car acts like the brakes are set and do not roll at all.  The wheel sets in the trucks are free wheeling, but the flanges rub on the bottom of the floor - a serious design problem.  I will try a Kadee .015 washer, but after spending $171 on these models, it was a big disappointment.  It takes the sparkle off of the otherwise beautifully executed model.

I will try to contact Tangent Monday to see what their proposed remedy might be and post the answer on the EL List.

Bill Botkin
Centennial, CO

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