National Type B/B1 Trucks was Re: SLRX 4216

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Dan Smith #173888 Thank you, Brian, It's wonderful to have that aha moment. Now I have better understanding of these trucks. Spent the night last night going over prototype photos of cars with National trucks. I will be making changes to a fair # of cars using the P2K Type B's with a little carving and the addition of some TMW brake shoes. Frees up Athearn B1's to use somewhere else. And now I will have a better eye when looking at photos. Looking back in the archives, there are posts on the B/B1 trucks but I missed the full import of what was posted back then. Dan Smith toggle quoted messageShow quoted text On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 05:23 PM, brianleppert@... wrote: Attached is a National Malleable and Steel Castings Co. ad from the Aug. 30, 1941 Railway Age, showing both their B and B-1 trucks. A noticeable difference between the two are the bolster ends. Also the springs on the earlier B truck were larger diameter than usual and as the capacity increased so did their diameters, but the wheelbase stayed the same. P2K/Walthers offers the B truck, while Athearn and Kadee sell the B-1 truck. This afternoon I tried downloading this scan into both Files and Photos, but neither would accept new additions. If interest in seeing it, just contact me off-list at brianleppert at att dot net.
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