tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767113014845281327.post3424609206203296357..comments2023-05-21T04:01:52.952-07:00Comments on The Skally Line: Wheel DilemmaKarl A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16321265208083134312noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767113014845281327.post-85069663623704172652018-09-22T11:13:14.159-07:002018-09-22T11:13:14.159-07:00I too 'am engaged in changing out my wheel set...I too 'am engaged in changing out my wheel sets, ideally to FVM metals wheels but at least MT low profile wheels, which look smaller due to the black flange of plastic. After seeing your comparison photos I'm leaning towards 33" wheel sets to simulate 36" wheels as I find in N scale you sometimes have to go with how something looks vice actual dimensions. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621656687435218094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767113014845281327.post-34479444505186108022016-05-12T06:46:08.726-07:002016-05-12T06:46:08.726-07:00Reliable running and prototypical appearance aren&...Reliable running and prototypical appearance aren't mutually exclusive. You can have both. I'm also moving my layout height from 50" up to about 54-56". I'm 6 foot tall and I like to view my trains from the side, as we do in real life.Karl A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16321265208083134312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767113014845281327.post-44162423329583176952016-05-11T16:09:41.268-07:002016-05-11T16:09:41.268-07:00I'd have to have my chin resting on my layout ...I'd have to have my chin resting on my layout to see the wheels up that close. I'm more interested in getting my trains to run reliably than in 0.001 inch accuracy in flange diameters. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582943196293767116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767113014845281327.post-29340799972402084782013-05-10T14:04:02.162-07:002013-05-10T14:04:02.162-07:00The Parental Unit says the wheels look better beca...The Parental Unit says the wheels look better because the flanges look smaller. :-) Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03357694767883126311noreply@blogger.com