Lowering an Atlas 25500 Tank

[unittraincoal]

Has anyone come up with a good solution for lowering an Atlas 25500 Tank Car?

[tom mann]

BLMA 100 ton trucks?

[TrainReign]

Then you have to figure out how to get the body mounts on.

[tom mann]

Then you have to figure out how to get the body mounts on.

Yes, Gary's Lowering thread in the "best of" section had some good ideas.

[Ike the BN Freak]

Grant Eastman (sp?) has an article in the current N Scale Railroading on making brackets to mount couplers for tank cars and such without drilling into the end platforms.

[GaryHinshaw]

The only solution I have employs BLMA trucks and Z scale couplers with custom pockets.  I have not used this combo on a 25K tanker yet, but I have on the new 20K tanker with good results:





Ed Nadolski might still be able to hook you up with some pockets.  Send him a PM if you're interested in trying this.

-Gary

P.S. Grant's solution would work too, but requires more surgery.

[unittraincoal]

Gary,
Tanks look great! Did you drill the hole for the screw to hold the brass pocket, or does the 20K tank have a screw in that spot already?.... ?  I don't think the 25.5 has a screw there, but I don't have one to look at rite at this moment..... The white tank with the conversion looks better...but the black tank doesn't really look too bad stock in your photo...lol