Reply to "MTH E8's have arrived at MrMuffin'sTrains - these look good!"

Engineer-JoeOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

DL&W Pete posted:
Engineer-Joe posted:
If I could two rail them easily, I'd order a set!
Hmmm Erie? Southern??? (Amtrak!! )
Joe,
I talked with mike the last time he was at trainstock, they would have to make a new set of molds to get the "fixed" pilot in front of the trucks. Mike has changed the front of these old weaver molds to get the second headlight in the nose door and he said that was not "cheap", also has to design new trucks to make them 3/2 compatible.
I wonder if he could do what atlas did with there F3 A units in 3 rail, in every powered version atlas added a "fixed pilot". You just unscrewed the front pilot from the truck and screwed the fixed to the chassis, it also came with 2 rail couplers.

I wonder if any other trucks would fit that wheelbase? Maybe it's a problem because of the Weaver mechanisms? Fixed pilots always help. For me, it's easier to fix the pilots than adapt the trucks to 2 rail.

5/26/1612:50 PM

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