Could someone recommend replacement wheelsets for N scale freight cars? I’d like metal wheels with a more realistic profile than the plastic wheels used on most cars. I’d also like to eliminate the wobble in caused by cheaper wheelsets. Thanks.
Glen,The Fox Valley Model metal wheel sets seem to be all the rage these days.
Thanks for your help.
Although I have almost all Inter Mountain metal wheelsets I think the FV wheelsets are great looking and much more realistic than anything else out there. I have a few of them and because of thier narrow tread they can be finicky. This has caused me to fine tune the track a bit better than before, but thats a good thing.
I replaced almost all my plastic wheelsets with FVM wheels. Very good looking and even better performing. I bit pricey, and I had a hard time finding them at first (2007), so I used Atlas wheels. The FVM is superior to the Atlas. As time and money permit, I will replace the Atlas wheels with FVM.
I have not yet embarked on my wheel replacement so I can only give secondhand advice, but every N-scaler I have talked to recommends FVM. Jamie