Dog Star
Western Thunderer
S7 is EASY... or so the saying goes.
Um, this topic has me foxed at the moment. What does the S7 novice do when confronted with the contents of an Easybuild DMU kit as he thinks "Easy to build, should be able to get the motor bogie running by teatime"? What does he see in the box?
* 21mm FS steel wheels on 3/16" OD axles;
* wheel seat of circa 4mm diameter and 2mm journals;
* Delrin sprocket force fit on axle;
* Brass worm wheel retained on axle by grub screw.
Initial inspection suggests that moving the wheels out to S7 B-2-B may be successful, just not sure given that the length of the wheel seat is the thickness of the wheel boss. At this time I have not been able to move one of the wheels along the axle and so the extra B-2-B is taken on one side. Anyone any idea as to how/where the Easybuild wheels are insulated?
If I replace the wheelsets a possible route seems to be:-
* Slater's DMU driving wheels;
* S7 axles;
* 2mm Journal extension screws (because the Easybuild wheelsets run in outside bearings).
If this is possible, then what chance that the Delrin sprocket can be moved from an Easybuild wheelset to the Slater's S7 axle?
Any S7 modeller got an Easybuild DMU running on 33mm track?
Thanks, Graham
Um, this topic has me foxed at the moment. What does the S7 novice do when confronted with the contents of an Easybuild DMU kit as he thinks "Easy to build, should be able to get the motor bogie running by teatime"? What does he see in the box?
* 21mm FS steel wheels on 3/16" OD axles;
* wheel seat of circa 4mm diameter and 2mm journals;
* Delrin sprocket force fit on axle;
* Brass worm wheel retained on axle by grub screw.
Initial inspection suggests that moving the wheels out to S7 B-2-B may be successful, just not sure given that the length of the wheel seat is the thickness of the wheel boss. At this time I have not been able to move one of the wheels along the axle and so the extra B-2-B is taken on one side. Anyone any idea as to how/where the Easybuild wheels are insulated?
If I replace the wheelsets a possible route seems to be:-
* Slater's DMU driving wheels;
* S7 axles;
* 2mm Journal extension screws (because the Easybuild wheelsets run in outside bearings).
If this is possible, then what chance that the Delrin sprocket can be moved from an Easybuild wheelset to the Slater's S7 axle?
Any S7 modeller got an Easybuild DMU running on 33mm track?
Thanks, Graham