El Cheepo conversion of Scientific Toys cars from single axle to dbl axle bogie

[vsmith]

El Cheepo conversion of Scientific Toys cars from Single axle to double axle bogie .Start with your typical very inexpensive type car:

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 .Remove the bogie, cut off the side frame:

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 .If you have New Bright trucks, its a straight conversion, no mods needed

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If you have other trucks a shim will be necessary, this is two .40 styrene pieces:

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make sure the shim is wide enought to allow the level bumps on the chassis to rest on the shim otherwise the car will wobble.

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FInal product, I used a brass retainer with the screw to hold the truck. I have link and pins so thats what shown. If you have couplers on your trucks they go right along with the truck OK.

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[vsmith]

3rd time trying to edit this post to correct ERRORS the new format made while POSTING it.

I GIVE UP so I'm just going to post no matter how ^%&&$# up the format makes it!

THIS FORMAT JUST BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vsmith]

 One more time, this one like the above is copy/pasted and looks perfect before posting,what happens after clicking the "post" button:

 

 

One more Quickie, I have another boxcar, but wanted something a little different So I went from this, large way too big for narrow gauge: To this, some small diameter wheels I picked up down the line: Overall looks much more like a narrow gauge boxcar. 

Stock wheels dont fit Scientific trucks, they are too wide so thats why I usually replace them with trucks, but these wheels allow for a nice different look.