halfwit's Wondrous Wagons!

Looks good - I would recommend the fillet of solder on the BB 'W' irons - it does help.

They look good indeed!

 

I'm building one of these too and had a hard time with the floor. Couldn't understand why it didn't fit properly, I guess I'm not a total idiot.

 

Regards,

 

Stefan

I recommend the solder too, use it on my own underframe kits too. Bill Bedford has had sheets of little washers with the coach kits to account for variation in axles and bearings.

 

Personally I use Kean Maygib too for consistency and along with their wheels there is a slight bit of slop but i've not had as much as 1mm. Might want to try some Gibsons with those wheels, they usually cause splay so might be right in this case.

 

50g with 012" i'd say, you'd have to go a bit lighter if you used .010" on BB units.

Thanks for the comments.

 

I'll try Gibson bearings next time (I've got four Parkside unbuilt minerals waiting in the wings...)

 

I might have to try some .010" wire, its always difficult getting any amount of weight in open wagons.

 

Paul.

That looks good to me. I'm not used be being a cause of inspiration! I'm in the process of building another 5 myself. Watch out for the brakes. I followed the kit first time around and then had it pointed out that they would have gone the wrong way when you put them on! It is pretty easy to cut the lever on one side and make some kind of representation of the morton clutch.

 

David

Thanks David.

I'm not sure what I'm doing with the brakes yet but the I probably won't be using the Airfix parts, the brakes themselves are rather chunky (although they can be thinned with some deft scalpel work) and too short, and I've never liked the levers, the shape is good but I find the ratchet a bit unconvincing. Hmmm.

 

Paul.