[Severn]

Recently I saw a video of a manufacturer at a train show highlighting their rotating bearing caps on a diesel engine's wheels as a "big deal". And for the life of me I cannot google my way to finding the video or the manufacturer.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[MichaelE]

KATO makes, or made them. Check their site.

 

[Severn]

It was this -- took me forever to dig it up.

 

[Severn]

This the flyer for it

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/022820/01_GEN_SD60M_022820.pdf

 

[DonR]

This the flyer for it

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/022820/01_GEN_SD60M_022820.pdf

Some real gadgets for the bean counters to study.

Beautiful loco.

Don

 

[Severn]

I know. I don't have one but I'm warming to the idea of their "genesis 2.0" series.

Here's a review I dug up of I think their first offering. Now I like this guys 100 pt deduct as you go format, but maybe its not for everyone.

 

[Old_Hobo]

Tangent makes rotating bearing trucks for rolling stock now.....

Tangent Rotating Bearing Trucks

 

[Severn]

I threw caution to the wind and ordered one of those SD90MAC-H2. If I like it and the SD60 appears in a few months, maybe I'll give one of those a go.

 

[JNXT 7707]

The Hornby/Rivarossi U25C has rotating bearing caps as well.

 

[Severn]

It's .. I mean from the typical 2 ft plus I can't tell. However in the video he highlighted railing as being made of flexible plastic and I know it sounds crazy but I've ripped out so many of these things. Anyway kinda silly I guess. The other reason is I got Australian paint job which was discounted. It's not super attractive and if I don't like it I might try to weather it.

 

[JNXT 7707]

Yeah you really can't tell unless you're looking for it, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. It's not really that big a deal like the video claimed, it's been done for awhile.