Thanks, all...I had just looked at the Bachmann version in passing and not picked one
up..the Westside Heisler I have seen offered from time to time and was aware it was offered with two sets of trucks, but since it was brass and presumed expensive, was afraid a three rail conversion would prove to demand a machine shop, if I sprang for one. (did not realize there was that much of a size disparity with Bachmann.....will have to fish out one of their cars and see about the truck switch. From the loco photo comparisons, maybe a car will need considerable widening in the kitbash. Those two tank engines shown together in the photo above make it hard to believe two guys who'd fit in the cab of the MTH, could fit in the Bachmann, i.e., are they really the same scale) Foiled again....
