Wahooooooo......
New toys.
Just arrived, hot of the plane, the Mini-Me-Wagons KiwiRail Ia and Ib came today. Now the question is can they wait until the RailX or do they get built before then.
Ahhhhh the suspense
Ia etch
Ib etch
These little beasties are the same design as the Uk wagon that Amateur Fettler reported on before he became Armless Fettler.
The under frame is designed to concertina fold up and includes the twist locks, braces, bogie mounts, brake handle and ferry hooks. The deck is designed so the headstock fold down and into the under frame locking into position at the ends holding the completed model together. Then tap out the bogie mounts, screw on some bogies, stick in some couplers and then go nuts with some paint.
Weather it will work like that or if it is going to need to be soldered or glued to stop the parts unfolding we have yet to try out.
Maybe one will be made up, just to find out.
Type 16/18 bogie frames
Also the etched type 16/18 bogie frames designed for 14mm axles and 2mm Association pin point bearings. These will require side frame details but the hope is they will make building simpler as the etch can be varied for longer or shorter axles by packing the pin point bearings with the etched washers provided, each washer will take 0.25mm off the axle length, sort of one size will fit many.
4 comments:
At least lets see one of the bogie frames assembled....
do you mean harmless armless amateur Fettler? (HAAF)
nice fine work with the etching.look forward to seeing at railex.
Photos of said "arm" are available on request....in all their gory, full colour detail. :-)
wait till Halloween for that and make sure its rated R18.i have been practising with my left hand (Righthanded) lately after hearing of your accident and am getting quite proficient at drinking my coffee with lefthand while on laptop.Mainly because only room for mouse on right.
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