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Awesome DHL Again! - Super - 06-26-2020

DHL has again served me well. This package was picked up in Japan yesterday (6/25) at 12:48pm and just arrived at my doorstep today (6/26) at 17:25pm...Amazing...less than 2 days in these times is remarkable...isn't it?

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RE: Awesome DHL Again! - Off The Rails - 06-27-2020

Nice little haul, too!

RE: Awesome DHL Again! - Trainboy90 Productions - 06-27-2020

I've had packages from Amazon Japan end up the same way.

RE: Awesome DHL Again! - leylandvictory2 - 06-27-2020

meanwhile eBay's international priority shipping program delayed my purchase.

RE: Awesome DHL Again! - Mister No - 06-27-2020

Well, it has to be quick, Super... You've got 24 pigs shipped with those KF-03 cars, you know!  Big Grin
Planning a farm on your layout?  Wink

RE: Awesome DHL Again! - Super - 06-28-2020

Observation on the Pig Wagon.

I think I have seen this on a different recent release of a Plarail rolling stock but can't remember which. The wheel system has changed. Gone is the chassis with a clip that holds the wheel axle. The chassis is one piece and the wheels and axles are made together. What I mean about that is the wheels are affixed to the axle so the whole axle and wheel have to move together. Not sure if this way is for better rolling than the original with the wheels independent of the axle or its just a easier way to make and install them.

One thing that is better with these wheels is that there is no wobble (side to side) like the originals. These new wheels are a tab bit bigger around and a tad bit thinner. Another thing that I am disappointed in is that I was going to swap out the grey wheels with black on these but although the older wheels and axles fit there is more wobble to them with the clearances on this chassis. So unless in the future they make some of these wheels in black instead of grey on some stock I will be out of luck with swapping.

So in conclusion...these do look to make the car more stable I am not sure if they rotate better than the wheels that are separate from the axles.


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RE: Awesome DHL Again! - violater - 06-28-2020

Congratulations! Does the axle and the axle cover look misaligned here? This issue is more prominent on the rail transport car, where both axles are misaligned.

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RE: Awesome DHL Again! - Super - 06-28-2020

I see what you mean. Taking those same wheels off the wagon and they don't look off but maybe a little. Two things I just noticed is that this axle is not as strong as the original where I think it can be bent and the other is that, by themselves these wheels roll great on a flat surface by themselves. Much better than the original by themselves.

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RE: Awesome DHL Again! - Mister No - 06-28-2020

Well, that's an important change... I have many R-28 double points on my layout and some cars with especially loose wheel/axle combination tend to jump a bit off the rails and even derail sometimes there. If the wheels and axles are made together now, this may solve that problem, we'll see...

RE: Awesome DHL Again! - violater - 06-28-2020

Here is misaligned too. The side axle covers.

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