What trucks, UP excursion power car??

Keith May 30, 2021

  1. Keith

    Keith TrainBoard Supporter

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    Have chance to get a 3D print of the UP power car, used
    on excursions. What trucks available, best match the power car??
    Which truck are chosen, will determine what underframe is included.
    Thanks.
     
  2. Tad

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    This car?

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  3. Point353

    Point353 TrainBoard Member

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    Why would you not buy the complete power car model that Kato sells direct from their parts store?
    It's part number XA15698 and costs $30.
    http://www.katousa.com/parts-catalog/information.html
    (Under N scale products, select the UP excursion train from the drop-down menu and click on the 'List parts' button. The power car is then near the bottom of the page.)

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  4. Keith

    Keith TrainBoard Supporter

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    Actually, this one:

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  5. John Moore

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    In the great www wasteland I came up with only this that may help.
    • Truck Style: 6 wheel, with disc brakes (11'-0" wheelbase)
     
  6. SLSF Freak

    SLSF Freak Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Are you able to contact the 3D designer of the carbody? When I design things with trucks that aren't available, I design the trucks to go with it. (I always prefer if MT makes them already or some other manufacturer but you gotta do what you gotta do) He may have something on the back-burner or completed perhaps and not in his shop? And if that's a no-go you can try to reach out to any designer that's done similar trucks who might be willing to modify their existing design for your project. Do a search on Shapeways for "GSC Pass Truck" and you'll find one. I don't know him but he does have a few GSC passenger truck offerings. Walthers has a truck for HO that looks like it's similar to what you want called GSC A62-UDO-11.

    Cheers -Mike
     
  7. John Moore

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  8. Ike the BN Freak

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    Looks like the 3 axle truck on the far end of 207 in the photo
     
  9. John Moore

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    ElCap/Excursion 6-Wheel Diner Truck, Silver, w/ Silver coupler - Clip mount, 2 ea
    N-Scale
    / Fits: El Capitan, UP Excursion Train
    $12.00

    This may be the truck.
     
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  10. r_i_straw

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    I used the HO equivalent to the Kato six wheel truck on an HO version of the car that I kit bashed for a friend. I also use the Kato N scale version to upgrade some of the Kato business cars and the old Bachmann full dome lounge cars. Here I installed them on a Southern Pacific baggage mail car that I built.
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  11. Carl Sowell

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    Keith,

    Who does the 3D shell for this in N scale???

    Carl
     
  12. Keith

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