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    Captain Kernow

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    1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

    A photo or two of that process would be very helpful, many thanks!

     

    No problem!

     

    So I cut a slot with a fret saw, not all the way across but enough to be a guide. Then assemble the wheelset as normal, and use the slot as a guide for a drill and drill through the plastic wheel - and then insert a bit of brass/NS rod and epoxy it in (or varnish/paint if the wheelsets can't be dropped out - though the epoxy option fills the slot).

     

    This is a variation on drilling the axle too, but drilling at an angle is much more difficult for most mortals and I don't think makes much of a difference to the finished article.

     

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    ullypug

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    Hi Andrew,

     

    Yes, thats me! Though I'm sure there must be millions of people out there building them at the moment - lovely little engines, and with all this inspiration too!  Yes I have MRJ 92, and looking back at it this evening confirms that that is where I read about the Crownline etched ladder in it.

     

    Thanks Dave - I have large scale (A2 I think, 1.5" scale) GAs which have side and rear view, which look to cover it. Your sketches for the pony bits, and generally sharing your progress and ideas is payment enough.

     

    Cheers,

    Pete

    ullypug

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    Looks just the part Andrew! One thing I've been doing, alongside seeing what Comet and Branchlines have to offer and assessing prototype photos, is seeing what is available in other scales. Not all of it will be easy, or possibly necessary, to scale down but it shows how the fittings can be tackled.

     

    http://www.lgminiatures.co.uk/?s=ivatt

     

    Have you left the bunker ladder as it was? I think this is my next challenge, as the Bachmann one is a bit chunky and doesnt have the same extension and fixing bracket at the bottom as the prototype.  I think the old Crownline detailing kit may have included this, but I don't think these are currently available (and would be about the only thing I'd use from it) I may well end up drawing one up.

    Tim V

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    Interesting Tim, hopefully it comes to fruition!

     

    While looking for something else I noticed this on the Ambis website:

    As a scenic item an etch for fishbelly track was introduced, although it was used as working track on a 1840's layout that was abandoned due to lack of storage space.  To complement this a plateway "rail" etching was introduced in 2012. Below are the 7mm and 4mm scale versions.

     

    So maybe it doesn't all need scratchbuilding...?  I'm not sure how plateway complements fishbelly track, from my quarry knowledge they were used in different scenarios,but I could be wrong...

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