Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
Guys,
I thought I'd punt this out here first, although I suspect it's probably the worst-kept secret of the year so far...
I have been working over the last few months on a few products with the aim of making them available to the wider population. The items fall into roughly four categories, reflecting my main interests:
1. A range of etched gearboxes. These will all be ball-raced and will include both 'power' (motor-borne) and 'remote' configurations so will be suitable for a variety of locos, including as an alternative to the well-known Delrin chain drive. The first product to complete development is a set of 13:1 gearboxes that originally came about as a need to drive an MMP class 60. These will be available shortly, once I have confirmation of price and availability for the gears.
2. 7mm scale kits and parts primarily for BR/SR although I'm also looking at conversion parts for Heljan diesel locos. Initally I'm expecting to be producing parts for Wainwright and Maunsell locos, including things like tender underframes, inside motion parts and details.
3. 3.5mm scale kits and parts aimed at the CSD (Czechoslovakia) and DR (East Germany) and to include motion sets to upgrade Roco, Piko and Guetzold locos.
4. Everything else, a small number of general-user products or items that don't sit cleanly with any of the above.
What you will find common across all these products is they will come with comprehensive illustrated instructions. They'll also aim to be straightforward builds and in many cases self-jigging. Needless to say, there will be thorough test builds before anything is released. One other thing which I'm aiming to do is to provide details on the packets of what's in the pack as well as what's needed to complete and, in many cases, what tools are recommended.
If the Flying Squad are happy for me to do so, I'll keep this thread updated as I go. You'll be the first to know what's available, when and how much for!
Cheers for now,
Steph
I thought I'd punt this out here first, although I suspect it's probably the worst-kept secret of the year so far...
I have been working over the last few months on a few products with the aim of making them available to the wider population. The items fall into roughly four categories, reflecting my main interests:
1. A range of etched gearboxes. These will all be ball-raced and will include both 'power' (motor-borne) and 'remote' configurations so will be suitable for a variety of locos, including as an alternative to the well-known Delrin chain drive. The first product to complete development is a set of 13:1 gearboxes that originally came about as a need to drive an MMP class 60. These will be available shortly, once I have confirmation of price and availability for the gears.
2. 7mm scale kits and parts primarily for BR/SR although I'm also looking at conversion parts for Heljan diesel locos. Initally I'm expecting to be producing parts for Wainwright and Maunsell locos, including things like tender underframes, inside motion parts and details.
3. 3.5mm scale kits and parts aimed at the CSD (Czechoslovakia) and DR (East Germany) and to include motion sets to upgrade Roco, Piko and Guetzold locos.
4. Everything else, a small number of general-user products or items that don't sit cleanly with any of the above.
What you will find common across all these products is they will come with comprehensive illustrated instructions. They'll also aim to be straightforward builds and in many cases self-jigging. Needless to say, there will be thorough test builds before anything is released. One other thing which I'm aiming to do is to provide details on the packets of what's in the pack as well as what's needed to complete and, in many cases, what tools are recommended.
If the Flying Squad are happy for me to do so, I'll keep this thread updated as I go. You'll be the first to know what's available, when and how much for!
Cheers for now,
Steph