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That may not be an accurate assessment. Did you check the generic Budd passenger car page on the Kato Parts website?
How many do you need? My thought is that there are probably some folks out there who have swapped trucks after de-skirting. I probably have a few myself in parts left over from converting some domes for Wabash and adding truck access on 10-6s.I guess question #2 would be whether the more recent production uses different specs- mine would be from runs of 20 or more years ago.
I can't think of a substitute. I can think of two solutions:1. trim away the skirts and use a regular truck (that doesn't have the top of the frame trimmed away)2. trim the top frame of a regular truck to clear the skirt (like the unavailable Kato truck).
Any of the Kato trucks for passenger cars without full skirts can be made to work.If your car has screw-on trucks, look at the trucks on this page: http://search.cartserver.com/search/search.cgi?cartid=s-1078&keywords=NSMOOTH&maxhits=100&go=List+Parts&bool=AND&bool=ANDIf your prototype car has disc brakes you can cut off the brake shoes on the ends of the frame.
The newer snap-on trucks fit perfectly on the original screw bolsters once you remove the little lock-in nubs, and the bolster screws will hold them in place. The old trucks won't fit on the snap bolsters, but most of those trucks have been retooled with the snap-ons. Not the skirted-Budds unfortunately.
The old trucks are not discontinued per se. They will get re-run when the respective models are rerun. The last time I believe was the four-car Amtrak heritage set that included an ex-CZ Budd diner.