mickoo
Western Thunderer
Jim,
Eric's Railroad Car History Oh so it is I'm going to have to trawl through that tomorrow now LOL
Eric's Railroad Car History Oh so it is I'm going to have to trawl through that tomorrow now LOL
Not sure why P48 track would be a problem. Protocraft even sell flex track made for them by Microscale and lots of detail components. I haven't seen the flex track but the cast turnout parts are very nice.I was waiting for a P:48 mention...
I know of at least one member of this forum who's investigating that particular path at the moment. I understand that it's the trackwork that's causing the biggest headaches currently.
I'll pass on the details of the truck conversion to him; thanks for posting the link, Jim, it looks useful to me.
Cheers,
Steph
Brilliant , just what Jordan and I were getting at last year with the gentle prod / poke at the idea over there .I did enjoy opening the boxes, I might get the wife to pack them all up later so I can open them all again...
Yeah I get your drift (kinda) but, whoosh, over my head, never did fully get/fathom any of that you mention, I must get out more often I supposeBrilliant , just what Jordan and I were getting at last year with the gentle prod / poke at the idea over there .
See, it's post like these that keep me coming back, concise, pictorial, un-assuming, factual and down right informativeNot sure why P48 track would be a problem. Protocraft even sell flex track made for them by Microscale and lots of detail components. I haven't seen the flex track but the cast turnout parts are very nice.
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Suitable flat bottom rail is available in the UK from Karlgarin. I have both Karlgarin and Right-O-Way rail (codes 83, 100 and 125) and wouldn't be surprised if they were made using the same dies.
On wheels for diesels, the easiest fix for lost plating would be the Protocraft P48 wheels. They have the correct shape front and back and can be installed at whichever gauge you wish.
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I recently ordered some wheels from Protocraft. I have no immediate use for 33" wheels but wanted to see what the sintered ribbed back wheels looked like. Very nice I think. Sintering is one of the industrial processes which seems to be quite commonly used in the States but not much elsewhere. The sintered wheels are in the left of this photo, with 36" turned Protocraft wheels next. The others are my spoked wheels and Slaters split spoke wagon wheels on the end.
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P48 standard gauge is quite a lot narrower than O gauge, at about 29.9mm instead of 31.75mm. I model 5'3" gauge in 1:48 i.e. 33.34mm with a 31.75mm back to back, so will probably not be able to use the very nice tapered axles. The US wheels are 5 1/2" wide instead of 5" used for wagons here but the difference is not obvious. All these wheels work fine, when set to gauge, with scale flangeways. RP25 Code 110 wheels also work but the thicker flanges mean there is less clearance.
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Didn't intend to sound like an ad for Protoscale but they do sell quality products. I have no connection other than being an occasional customer.
This is a superb record of wayside trackwork, I like the slope away to the left and to the right of the through route.
Standard US practice; partly so that possible runaway cars in the spurs are less likely to roll uphill and foul the Main.This is a superb record of wayside trackwork, I like the slope away to the left and to the right of the through route.
More like this please.
Good point, I had wondered about the absence of trap points.Standard US practice; partly so that possible runaway cars in the spurs are less likely to roll uphill and foul the Main.
Inspired this....
T'ain't nuttin....What amazes me is that the axle bearings do not appear to be retained like they are virtually everywhere else in the world, they rely solely on the weight of the vehicle to keep the axle in place?
LOL....you've zeroed in on one of the few things I forgot/didn't get around to modeling. There is a retainer called a sideframe key missing from my model. You can just see it inside the red box at the bottom left of the bearing end cap. The key passes through that leg inside the bearing and is bolted from underneath.What amazes me is that the axle bearings do not appear to be retained like they are virtually everywhere else in the world, they rely solely on the weight of the vehicle to keep the axle in place?