6 wheel trucks

Bill Barnwell

Bill Barnwell

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Has anyone seen any 6 wheel trucks, trying to locate 1 in order to kit bash a mason bogie, the only ones I have been able to find are (aristo-craft) on eBay way too expensive and USA trains priced ok but have ben told that they are very large. Would like to find some 1/32 ones if possible. Yes I realize I can make my own but that's just a little more that I want to try right now. Also checked with MTH and was told that they wouldn't be available for another 18 months.
 
Greg Elmassian said:
Bill, honestly, if you think the Aristo are expensive, wait until you try to find the rarer 1:32.

possibly look for a used tender in your scale but that will cost $$ too.

Greg
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Starting to find that out, do you know if the USA trains are 1/29? I can get one of those for $75.00 but Tom White says they are bigger than the aristo-craft ones.
 
USA Trains AND Aristocraft are both 1/29th. MTH is 1/32nd. What scale is your proposed Mason bogie going to be? The Aster Commonwealth trucks, as found on their GN S2 Vanderbilt tender, might be found from Southern Steam Trains - give Jim a call and see. The Accucraft Royal Hudson has them, too, they might be easier to find than Aster if you have a pal in Union city. Also, give TRS a call - Charles or Ryan Bednarik over on the Eastern side of the US.

Just one thing, as Greg notes - be rich.

tac
 
tac foley said:
USA Trains AND Aristocraft are both 1/29th. MTH is 1/32nd. What scale is your proposed Mason bogie going to be? The Aster Commonwealth trucks, as found on their GN S2 Vanderbilt tender, might be found from Southern Steam Trains - give Jim a call and see. The Accucraft Royal Hudson has them, too, they might be easier to find than Aster if you have a pal in Union city. Also, give TRS a call - Charles or Ryan Bednarik over on the Eastern side of the US.

Just one thing, as Greg notes - be rich.

tac
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Well not really sure, was just trying to see what's out there, I figured if I wound up with 1/32 they would just be easer to put under the rear of a mason bogie, but then again I sort of model with the 10 foot rule in mind. Might just have to make a 4 wheel version, but thanks for your help, Bill
 
Yes, Aristo used their version of the three axle Commonwealth trucks on their Mallet, and on some tenders they sold separately and unlettered. I have a set of the Aster trucks that I'm using to build a canteen car for my Royal Hudson - they were $250 second-hand.
 
tac foley said:
Yes, Aristo used their version of the three axle Commonwealth trucks on their Mallet, and on some tenders they sold separately and unlettered. I have a set of the Aster trucks that I'm using to build a canteen car for my Royal Hudson - they were $250 second-hand.
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Tac, not sure what a canteen car is, got a picture? just finished con versing with Greg Elmassian and he has a USAT Hudson that is also 1/29 like the aristo-craft and he believes they are about the same and as soon as I get info from him I will forward it along to you, thanks again for the input, Bill. Are the Aster trucks 1/32?
 
Are the Aster trucks 1/32?
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Aster never made anything in 1/29th. Their models are scale-accurate, so std gauge trains are 1/32nd. (Some Aster Japanese models are 1/26, as they use odd gauges over there.)

[Was it you asking about this on a US forum? I recall finding the links to the Mason Bogie Masterclass. And since then I recalled someone making 3D printed sideframes for the rear truck.]
 
Fred2179G said:
Aster never made anything in 1/29th. Their models are scale-accurate, so std gauge trains are 1/32nd. (Some Aster Japanese models are 1/26, as they use odd gauges over there.)

[Was it you asking about this on a US forum? I recall finding the links to the Mason Bogie Masterclass. And since then I recalled someone making 3D printed sideframes for the rear truck.]
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Well I guess is this the US forum? I was asking about where to get 6 wheel trucks and got several replies and found that the scale was all over the place, I have explored several sites and have pretty much found that they are expensive, USAT having the 1/29 scale and about $75.00, MTH rail king have 1/32 ones but wont be available for 18 or so months, aristo-craft is 1/29 but very limited availability and expensive, also accucraft and aster both being 1/32 and both being outrageously priced. Was kind of hoping there was something from the UK that would work. I will keep working on the project but not a priority with many other things to do. Thanks for your input, Bill
 
There are two US-based fora. The first is called mylargescale.com. Some of us from here post there - some of us don't. Greg does, but having had multiple less than useful dealings there, I left a few years back. There are some great people there, nevertheless, like Kevin Strong, Jason Kovaks, Art Gibbs and others. The Bednariks, Charles and Ryan, are a father and son team who operate TRS, a refurbishing/rebuilding/tuning and fettling company that specialises in making Gauge 1 trains go the way they should, even to the point of converting them to coal-firing, or, more exhaustively, from electric to alcohol/gas/coal-firing, in return only for money.

The other US-base forum is called Largescalecentral.com, and many of us here are also on there. Although most posters are US-based, there is a strong following from Canada, Australia/NZ and Paraguay and a few from UK, too. We have a 3D printing maven based in Ottawa who not only makes his own range of large scale products, but can also be prevailed upon to do one-offs. His skills are prodigious, and his prices are extremely reasonable, as I know from personal experience. I'll let Fred Mills give you his details, as they are good neighbours. Right now, a pair of one-off 3D printed truck sides would seem to be the way to proceed without necessarily breaking the bank.

As for getting your truck from UK, I'm afraid that there is no manufacturer of mass-produced 1/32nd scale US-outline locomotives in UK - everything US/Canadian or non-British we have here is imported. There are a couple of very highly-regarded scratch-builders in Gauge 1 that I could put you in touch with, but since you seem to be looking for something of a more 'economical nature' I think I'll hold back on that.

tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
Port Orford Coast RR - Eastern sub.
 
tac foley said:
There are two US-based fora. The first is called mylargescale.com. Some of us from here post there - some of us don't. Greg does, but having had multiple less than useful dealings there, I left a few years back. There are some great people there, nevertheless, like Kevin Strong, Jason Kovaks, Art Gibbs and others. The Bednariks, Charles and Ryan, are a father and son team who operate TRS, a refurbishing/rebuilding/tuning and fettling company that specialises in making Gauge 1 trains go the way they should, even to the point of converting them to coal-firing, or, more exhaustively, from electric to alcohol/gas/coal-firing, in return only for money.

The other US-base forum is called Largescalecentral.com, and many of us here are also on there. Although most posters are US-based, there is a strong following from Canada, Australia/NZ and Paraguay and a few from UK, too. We have a 3D printing maven based in Ottawa who not only makes his own range of large scale products, but can also be prevailed upon to do one-offs. His skills are prodigious, and his prices are extremely reasonable, as I know from personal experience. I'll let Fred Mills give you his details, as they are good neighbours. Right now, a pair of one-off 3D printed truck sides would seem to be the way to proceed without necessarily breaking the bank.

As for getting your truck from UK, I'm afraid that there is no manufacturer of mass-produced 1/32nd scale US-outline locomotives in UK - everything US/Canadian or non-British we have here is imported. There are a couple of very highly-regarded scratch-builders in Gauge 1 that I could put you in touch with, but since you seem to be looking for something of a more 'economical nature' I think I'll hold back on that.

tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
Port Orford Coast RR - Eastern sub.
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Tac, thanks for your reply, I had no idea that there were that many, I do subscribe to the others along with GRW. See you can teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks so much for the help and info, Bill
 
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