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Attach Trucks
Edward has an HO layout and has a question for you about attaching trucks:
“I’m building an old Ambroid kit (ST. Louis, Iron Mtn stock car) and am not sure of the best way to attach the trucks to the underbody – what size & type of screw, should there be an intervening washer, etc. The kit directions don’t give any info on this. Any help from someone reading this will be appreciated. Also any on-line links to websites/blogs about the kits.”
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Edward, do not know what scale you are referring to, but I have built a fleet of old cars , and kits up to the NMRA standards, on HO a 2/56 screw is what you need, and spacers can be used to help adjust the height of the car to match up the couplers.There are a lot 0f tricks to doing this,if your mounting hole for the trucks is to large, use some plastic sprew material from a old building kit, sand it if necessary to fit the hole, glue it in the hole, when dry file it down, drill and tap with a 2/56 setup…..work great…Just a little thought goes a long way..Hope this helps Herb Sr