@rattler21 posted:Scale wheel sets ride on four wood 'rails'. The wheel nearest the centerline has a bit of rubber cement to reduce the vibration. Sets were painted with primer brown, then a dusting of a medium brown followed by a light dusting of black. The axles' end points could be ground off.
Ground off yes, except real railroad axle ends have a circumferential flange on the ends, for oil lubricated plain bearings. Thus, depending on the era being modeled, newer style axle ends would already have a roller bearing cartridge bearing installed. In the "modern era", there would NOT be wheel sets "ready to go" on such a maintenance of way car, without cartridge roller bearings installed, or else they would be plain bearing ends, which would be covered/protected from the elements.
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