Thomas Stoltz

Yes, certainly very different prototypes. I should give up on wheel centers from your side unless someone did an American driver. Thank you for all the input, it has helped my search. No one did comment on the use of the Slater's 19mm B2B for use in S. Another question is how do I set my posts to get notified when a new post comes in? I did the follow button at the top, but I still do not receive notices. Tom Stoltz from the other side.

If I did my numbers correctly 80" in S is 95.25" in OO, 108.875" in HO, and 60"in O. The largest diameter driver Markits lists is 84" in OO and at 22 spokes, way too many. Markits has replied to me and suggested Slater's... oh well, so much for that. Tom Stoltz in Maine USA

Thanks, perhaps I'm missing something, but I didn't see and O scale drivers in their catalog. Plenty of 4mm, but no 7mm. Tom Stoltz in Maine USA

Thanks, perhaps I'm missing something, but I didn't see and O scale drivers in their catalog. Plenty of 4mm, but no 7mm. Tom Stoltz in Maine USA

Hi all, I went to the Markits website, OO under construction since 24 Sept 2020… nothing there. The 7mm page did have a .pdf however I didn’t see any wheel centers or tyres. My first post pretty well summarizes what I plan, except the number of spokes. 17 is preferred, but I could live with 16, maybe 18. The best I have come up with so far is to use a 60” (1524mm) 7mm scale driver to stand in for a 80” (2032mm) S scale driver. The .115” tyre width is not a problem as far as I can tell. I’m curious about using the Slater’s 19mm back to back 7mm narrow gauge axle for S gauge. Because the axles are 3/16”, I’ll have to bore out the bearing hole a bit, shouldn’t be an issue. I would like to find a source of S scale drivers, O scale drivers used for S are a bit heavy looking. The one I’m looking at has an okay hub size but the center’s rim is too thick. However it seems to be the only game in town. Hi-rail wheels do not have pizza cutter flanges, perhaps you are thinking of the old American Flyer S scale trains. They are however in between scale and Flyer Tom Stoltz in Maine USA

Hello there, This is my first post, I just signed up. I live in the States and I should warn you, I am not a hardcore scale modeler. I run what I think you call ‘deep flange’, we call it Hi-rail. My quest is to find 80” drivers for a conversion of an original American Flyer Atlantic P-7. I have been exploring using 60”, 0 scale drivers, but the problems I see are the hubs are too big and the center’s rim, too wide. I’ve looked at Slater’s and an American firm, Stevenson Preservation Lines. Stevenson uses Slater’s self-quartering, 3/16” axles. Slater’s has, what they call, a 19mm back to back narrow gauge axle, which is mid-way between the NASG S Standards of 18.09mm, Hi-rail and 20.55mm for scale. So, do you think I’m going about this wrong or might it just work? I have no experience doing this kind of thing and this will be my first attempt. I belong to several S forums here and have been discussing finding 80” drivers for a while. Someone recommended your group to me. Thank you, Tom Stoltz in Maine, USA