Busy with Bogies
I've not updated the blog for a while, mainly because there hasn't been much progress to report (the weather has been too nice for modelling!)
The bits for the 02 arrived from the 2mm shop last week. Unfortunately swapping the spur gear hasn't improved the running much, and following a comment on an earlier blog entry, I checked the stub axles to make sure they were running true. There was a slight wobble on one axle, so to be on the safe side, I removed all of them and threaded some plain axle steel through to see if that cured the problem - it didn't! I really want to get the chassis working properly, but it's irritating when I can't pin down the root cause! I have set the chassis aside and will have a good look at it when I have a spare evening (and a stiff drink handy! )
Yesterday I spent a day on the 2mm Roadshow stand at York Model Railway Show. As well as being my local show, it's usually one of the better 'non-specialist' shows, and this year was no exception.
I usually take along a few projects to fiddle with - mainly as a talking point when people want to come and have a chat. Getting anything done is regarded as a bonus, and on some of the best days at shows I have come away with very little done at all! Yesterday's projects were a coach bogie and a station seat.
Pennies come in very handy when photographing 2mm models!
Both are for a forthcoming project that I will say a bit more about in due course.
Another project moving forwards steadily is a bogie bolster E.
This is being built from a Stephen Harris kit, and will form part of a freight train that I've promised to build for a friend to run on his rather large 2mm layout 'Fence Houses' (more details here). The debut public outing for the layout will be at the Blyth show in late August. I think I'd better get my skates on!
Andy
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