Looking for part for brass West Side Models Virginian 2-8-8-0 No. 610

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You might also want to contact someone who does repairs to brass
locomotives, etc.  Your local hobby shop might have someone that they send
repair work to.

Jim Brewer

On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 12:20 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I haven't seen a later response to Greg's question.  So unless someone
> either has a spare pilot truck for #610 or has found something suitable in
> the current PSC catalog or their junk box, the attached pictures might
> help.  To my eye it looks like about 9 scale feet from mounting hole to
> axle, and from the pictures and the diagrams that we have those look like
> 30" wheels.  VGN pilot and trailing truck wheels tended to run a tad
> smaller, I think.
>
> Greg, feel free to repost the question on the Virginian IO Group if you
> haven't had any luck yet.
>
> Frank Bongiovanni
>
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 11:50 AM NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> Greg,
>>
>> You might try Bowser; they have their own line of detail parts, and also
>> own the Cal-Scale and Cary line of parts.
>>
>> https://www.bowser-trains.com/index.html
>>
>> Jim Brewer
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 8:15 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
>> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Any suggestions for the source of a replacement for a missing front
>>> pilot two-wheel set for a HO West Side Models brass Virginian 2-8-8-0 No.
>>> 610? I checked West Side first, and they don't have one. I also would
>>> welcome ideas for modifying any other HO front pilot two-wheel set that
>>> might work. Many thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Greg Harrod
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