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I've a BLI Santa fe 2-10-2,with a nagging problem. The front tender truck wheelsets will move around almost at will. The axle needle points and wheel gauge seem fine. The electrical pickup plate assembly and flexible plastic truck frame always need careful re-alignment and the wheelsets need to...

I'm searching for info about folks that breed European drive trains with homebrewed or manufactured American bodywork. I tripped over a group talk about the subject years ago,and have wonderd about it since.I"ll bet that someone here has seen or heard of such folks! This is in HO scale. I want...

:thumb: Yes Ray. I've seen in some of your previous posts that these parts are where you find them. Automotive shaft seals often contain springs like you mentioned. Pulleys--old tape decks.vcrs and the like . I've also considerd "o" rings. This is getting good!

Greetings Why ask why? Some of will, no doubt say I should start oiff with a newer drivetrain,but here goes! Bear loco co./Hobbytown drives appeal to me for some reasons,and will purchase some soon. The gearing style is noisy by todays standards. To me this may be the only...

Hello There's plenty of varied industry from north of almeda genoa northward,but my favorite spot is TNO junction/New south yard. This is the end of the Houston sub as it's called. The neighborhood can be rough so be careful.:)

Hello Jeff Typically 10 -20 minutes in both directions does the trick. Toothpaste itself usually doubles that. I use low to medium power settings.

Hello folks! Here in America, we have a product called Pearl Drops tooth polish that seems to fll this void rather nicely! Surely they've similar products in other parts of the world. It works very well for me!...........................Dean:thumb:

Hello folks Johnston's book recommends trimming the "wings" of the wipers by about half of thier width. This seems to lessen friction on the wheeel treads and makes the easier to adjust them for proper tension:thumb: