TrucTrain55
Well-Known Member
Here's a couple Weaver Hoppers I finished building over the weekend
Hello Mr. Lee,Wow boy am I behind on this follow up here they are on the layout View attachment 174911
I used Lionel I think I can double check for you. I know Lionel will not fit on weaver cars with a lot of cutting the trucks to fit them which I think I did on these. Yes Weaver offered kits as pre painted kits without trucks back in the early 90s. My favorites are the old Atlas O kits there like building HO scale kits but in O scale they came undercoated or painted there a lot of fun. They were made for 2 rail but run fine on Lionel Fastrack. On another O gauge forum they argued with me they never would work on that fast track I’ve proven them wrong lots of times. Sadly last week I stopped posting on that forum I had enough of there little games and silly rules over a 8 year stretch I was there. I always liked it here I should’ve just stayed here all the time. If you have any questions feel free to asked I’ve tried lots of ideas now in O scale some works some don’t.did the kits already come with them,
Good to know, thanks!I used Lionel I think I can double check for you. I know Lionel will not fit on weaver cars with a lot of cutting the trucks to fit them which I think I did on these. Yes Weaver offered kits as pre painted kits without trucks back in the early 90s. My favorites are the old Atlas O kits there like building HO scale kits but in O scale they came undercoated or painted there a lot of fun. They were made for 2 rail but run fine on Lionel Fastrack. On another O gauge forum they argued with me they never would work on that fast track I’ve proven them wrong lots of times. Sadly last week I stopped posting on that forum I had enough of there little games and silly rules over a 8 year stretch I was there. I always liked it here I should’ve just stayed here all the time. If you have any questions feel free to asked I’ve tried lots of ideas now in O scale some works some don’t.
I’ve redone several Lionel trucks lowering them and custom painted and decaled the cars here’s a fewGood to know, thanks!
For Bettendorf-style trucks, I find myself gravitating more towards the Lionel die-cast sprung trucks than any other brand. I've swapped out the Lionel trucks on some MTH and K-Line freight cars (even though they already had die-cast sprung trucks), and some Menard's cars! Matter of fact, I've even been swapping out Lionel's own plastic trucks for their die-cast trucks. And even installed die-cast trucks on a few of my Lionel post-war freight cars. The needle-point axles roll so much better than the post-war trucks, there's no comparison.
A lot of older O-gauge freight cars ride too blasted high on the trucks in my opinion, including Lionel's cars. I try and modify all these cars so they ride lower, and thus improve the looks. On some cars it can be a real challenge, but I can usually figure something out. Even lowering a car as little as 1/8" or so can considerably improve the looks.