Are the chasssis from any other MTH subway types (like R142, etc.) interchangeable with R62 sets, esapecially the powered units? Much Appreciation!
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The R62 is a smaller scale from most other railking subway models. I never acquired the R142, so I can’t confirm if the frames are interchangeable for that one, but the R21, r26, r33, etc. are all larger in scale and definitely not interchangeable.
The R142 conforms to the slightly larger proportions (1:45?) of most RailKing subways. The only other 1:48-sized subways in the RailKing lineup are the Low-V cars, and I doubt the chassis of those two are compatible.
---PCJ
Thanks! Looks like the R-17 may be close.
What seems to be clearer is that many of the trucks are same so can be interchanged in the case of Zinc Rot. Thanks, again!
@rdg_fan posted:What seems to be clearer is that many of the trucks are same so can be interchanged in the case of Zinc Rot. Thanks, again!
The truck blocks are most likely the same with different sideframes hung on them. The truck block is the same as the PCC streetcar, motor directly driving the inboard axle and a chain of five spur gears to drive the outboard one.
---PCJ
