@Strummer posted:Gee whiz, even N scale ( for the most part) has moved on from these things. Okay, rant over. 🙂
Mark in Oregon
I wish that was more universally true, Mark. Broadway Limited, N scale’s primary producer of N scale steamers these days, keeps putting traction tires on two drivers. I just checked, and, sure enough, my briefly seldom-used GN Mikado and Milwaukee Road Pacific both have dried-up traction tires peeling off the rear drivers. Even my new BLI Big Boy has a pair. What a PITA.