The drilling may not be necessary since Kato loco wheels are usually slightly over gage. Re-adjusting them back to gage may correct the problem of...
Installing Kato loco wheels in Atlas locos... Last week, I installed Kato loco wheels #932090 in a couple of Atlas locos. I used a .031" drill...
I guess I'm not everyone, but I will always find a way to give back! Sorry!
Kato wheels... Hey Gats - have you tried using Kato loco wheels on Life-Like, Atlas or Intermountain? Have you had to grind down the Kato stub...
I have recently tried Kato wheels on an Intermountain FT and Atlas truck frames and the stub axles are too long. Grinding these down might be a...
AWESOME Gats! Thank you so much for your time and help! I'm new here and I'll try to come up with something to give back! Thank you SO much! -Pete
Hey - thanks fro your tinkering time gats! So the solution appears to be sliding the Atlas gear inward on the atlas Axle?
Hey gats -I just compared the two side by side. They won't for two reasons. The VO trucks are too long and the VO bolster is off center (the SW...
Those would work - I'm modeling mopac GP18 chop-noses, and I have the low nose GP20's, I just don't have the GP18's without dynamic brakes. Let me...
Are the atlas GP30/GP35 trucks the same as the Atlas GP7's/9's? Also, do you think the Atlas VO1000 truck would fit under a Life-Like SW9? I...
Atlas n scale trucks under Life-Like mechanisms... Hey - thanks Gary! I was contacting Walthers today to see if any newer Life-like GP18/20 loco...
I am going through a repowering of older Life-Like GP18's and Alco's and I'm finding some other phases of parts usage by Life-Like. Thanks for...
Southern Scenic Anyone have any info or pics on Mopac's Southern Scenic Train #223-#224 through Carthage, Missouri and The Ozarks? I grew up down...
