Pete in Kansas posted:I went to an estate sale and actually found some train items and the best part is they are even standard gauge. I got a set of Lyle Cain reproduction #205 cargo containers in like new condition for $36.00, A McCoy 1976 TCA flat car for $17.00 and the water and ticket wagons for $1.00 each. As you've probably guessed the wheels on the water cart and ticket cart are falling apart so I'm looking at G scale Grandt line wheels on Ebay. If anyone has any suggestions on wheels please let me know. So the containers and the carts seems to be a good buy, the flat car not so much but it was the only standard gauge car I have ever seen at an estate sale and the wife and I had fun so it was worth it. Pictures below.
Hi Pete, welcome to the club. I have two of the 1976 flats with loads and all 4 wagon wheels have zinc for. If you search on the forum for McCoy wagon wheels there are a couple of threads with folks either casting them or using a 3 D printer and are on the verge of experimenting with them. If I here of anything I will pass it on. Just trying to find the size is a problem as the front wheels are about 1.1 inch dia and the rear are about 1.5 inch dia.
