@GGG posted:Wanted to bring this thread back alive about some of the finer details of the J. Gilly answers my question about pilot wheels, but how about Trailing Truck and Tender side frames. Specifically MTH has used two versions.
I am redoing a Williams N&W #611 J. The Engines trail truck has the same side frame as the MTH PS-1 version of J and Class A. The unshrouded also uses it. Later PS-3 J shifted to a different side frame. Was one early and the other late, or just wrong modeling on the early ones MTH did.
Tender trucks come in 2 versions. Plain bearing, and the SKF bearing. Same question?
The chassis picture shows TT side frame of Williams and early MTH PS-1. Was this ever used on real J.
The tender picture show SKF on left used at times by MTH, and the Williams version similar one also used by MTH. MTH even in same release year used both versions, one for Timken side rods and the other for Plain side rods.
What's up? Can the expert help school on this. Thank you, G
Both of the trailing trucks side frames on the Williams and early MTH J's are incorrect as they have an outside mounted brake cylinder. I swapped mine for a Lionel truck. I think that MTH finally changed over to a proper trailing truck in the later run, so, that part may be available???
The N&W used a different tender truck side frames on the last J's. I don't think that I have ever seen a model of the J tender with plain bearings being represented, only roller bearings.
I don't understand what you mean about "plain side rods". All of the models that I have seen represent roller bearing rods. Now, how they are made isn't always accurate, but, they aren't "plain" bearings.
You need to do your own research as trying to teach here using photos is very hard to do! Try searching the N&WHS archives, you can find the answers to a lot of your questions there. You may even consider joining.
