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Chuck, <br />I'm always around! Not here in Trains.com but over at Trainboard.com I am. I stop in once a day sometimes more. On your Y6b, I have a thought on it to make it run only thing is that would be different is the wheels or if you might be able to get the same type ones it has from Walthers. I would sugest IHC and give them a call on the old wheels from the older one. Only thing is the fact of the wheels themself! You would have to settle for the longer flange that the old one had. This is where your troubles were on yours. The oils used in it attacked the plastic spokes and ate it away from the axle. which made the press fit and hole out of round and true. Thats why it runs as roght as it does. <br /> <br />Another thing you could do is keep an eye out on ebay for a parts wagon of the older one! For some odd reason the older one had different plastic used for the spokes and such and is not so tempermental to oils as the newer plastic is on the newer Y6b. I have been looking for a set of Rivarossi Commonwealth 3 axle, 6 wheeled trucks to fit to a Rivarossi Vanderbuilt tender that I have. Anyone here have any in their junk box or know where I might be able to get ahold on a set? I've been working on a bunch of Y6b's that were trashed, lost tender, a few loco missing parts and so on. Nothing though to harm its running reliablilities though So I'm building them into B&O EL-5's (2-8-8-0's). What fun the art of customization is!
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