3-Axle Buckeye Trucks with Rotating End Caps

These 3-axle trucks were manufactured by Buckeye Steel Castings, and appear under various heavy-duty  railcars such as DODX military flatcars and high-capacity 'rail whale' tank cars. This model features detailed brake beams and two styles of center sideframe sections to accurately model variations in the prototype. The center axle floats in an oversize journal to allow for better performance over uneven track. The model is designed to use Tangent semi-scale axles with spinning bearing cap details.

To constuct ONE Truck, you will need:
(1) Buckeye truck kit (this product)
(3) Tangent semi-scale 36" wheelsets (Tangent 128)
(6) Tangent roller bearing end caps (Tangent 251)

Two truck kits must be ordered to assemble one car.

Assembly Instructions:
Remove the sprue holding the four sideframe sections
Sand the bolster smooth to remove and remaining sprue material
Remove the four sideframe sections from the sprue
Sand the top surface smooth
Select the sideframe option you want. "Early" sideframes are thicker, while 'late' sideframes are thin at the bottom
Carefully snap the two outer axles into place
Screw truck onto car
Assemble the center axle onto the center sideframe sections
Attach bearing cap details
Glue center sideframe sections in place