HO - Anyone using Semi-Scale Wheel-sets - 88's?

[goodmayes]

Can you use them (.088) on ME track and turnouts ................

 

Best, Pete.

 

Just answering the original question - sorry for being a bit late - I don't take a peek at RM Web very often.

 

I actually tried out 088's (NWSL, REBOX and some Athearn) on my own track which includes old parts with Shinohara (aka as Lambert and Walthers) and hand-laid. I also had some not yet laid ME and PECO 83 turnouts I tested . For me, the 088's (only) bumped noticeably on all the frogs. But then I was specifically looking for it.

 

Not having any points is a very special case. Then you could mount the wheel backwards with the flanges on the outside, or use grooved rollers, and they would still work fine.

 

Ted

[steve1]

I bought a pack of 12 Kadee code 88 plain backs from P& H Models at Pontefract yesterday. I've re-wheeled 3 cars, an Accurail 40ft wooden boxcar, an Athearn tank car and an ore jenny without any difficuties. There wasn't a noticeable visible difference in the boxcar but the tank and ore cars do look much better. In view of this I will concentrate on them in future.

 

I'm fairly confident there won't be any tracking problems as the layout I'm running them on doesn't have any points.

 

steve

[Jon Grant 4472]

The only discernible difference I've found is for end-on photographs. Semi-scale wheels look so much better in photographs. Running-wise, the semis run through my Peco code 75 and 83 as well as standard Kadee wheelsets. One thing toensure though, is to allow a little slop in the truck screw for basic compensation, otherwise the wheels are prone to derail over bumps - even the flattest layouts have the occasional bump in the track, no matter how well laid.

 

I have some code 70 ME turnouts, but haven't got round to building a layout for them yet

 

Jon

[Gene]

I've never had any problems with them on my shunting layout....all Peco track and points code 100