RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2020 I'm struggling to find a source of etched brake vees for 4 mm scale wagons. There are plenty of sets of brake levers out there, along with complete underframe etches, but really I just want a dozen or so vees. Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted November 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2020 EMGS used to do some, not sure if still available, if I reminder correctly they were originally D&S. I’ll have a look later to see if still available. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2020 Depending upon which V's you actually want, then the Mainly Trains etches have them on, but along with other bits you may not want, but Andrew has other etches with various wagon undergubbins on them. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Out of stock. But Wizard/51L do them. 12 for £1.80 https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/wagons/etched-wagon-brake-gear-vees-uc064/ Cast ones as well. https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/wagons/uc065/ Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 14, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Out of stock. But Wizard/51L do them. 12 for £1.80 https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/wagons/etched-wagon-brake-gear-vees-uc064/ Cast ones as well. https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/wagons/uc065/ Jason Out of Stock at Wizard too. I'd rather steer clear of cast ones! I'd cut my own from plasticard first. That is the current method of last resort. I'd prefer the strength of etched brass or nickel silver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted November 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 14 hours ago, Mark Forrest said: EMGS used to do some, not sure if still available, if I reminder correctly they were originally D&S. I’ll have a look later to see if still available. Just had a look through the EMGS (and S4 Soc) stores, doesn’t look like these are available anymore unfortunately. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I'd cut from brass or tinplate rather than plastic (for strength) or just solder two bits of strip together. IIRC the etchings referred to above are too small. (I've till got the remains of a sheet somewhere!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 15, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Il Grifone said: or just solder two bits of strip together. The drawback of that idea is that I'm after vees to go on the outside of wooden solebars, so they need the bend where they go from angled to vertical, for the wagons I'm modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Compound2632 said: The drawback of that idea is that I'm after vees to go on the outside of wooden solebars, so they need the bend where they go from angled to vertical, for the wagons I'm modelling. I'd file a notch in the strip and then bend to shape, fill the bend with solder and file flat. A lot of hassle I admit.... Bolts from fine wire - more hassle especially as they should be square! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted November 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 I recall seeing an etch of wagon V hangers from Ambis Engineering. They have lots of wagon brake bits in their range. Might be worth a try. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 15, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, t-b-g said: I recall seeing an etch of wagon V hangers from Ambis Engineering. They have lots of wagon brake bits in their range. Might be worth a try. Bingo! Thanks Tony. It took a bit of digging around on the website but there's an etch that has Vs along with other solebar ironwork - designed for RCH 1923 wagons but more than near enough. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Holliday Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 The Ambis Engineering website isn't particularly user friendly, and you might find something more suitable if you dig deeper. I think the etch you've found might include pre-1923 V hangers. Have a look in their downloads and details section, the piece on V hangers, although labelled as RCH 1923, describes other hangers on the etch. On the price list are a number of different hanger etches which might be more suitable for your purpose. I have nothing to do with Ambis, but I have bought a number of their etches, and find them very useful. Apologies if you have already found these items, but I still find navigating the website is often frustrating. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 15, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Nick Holliday said: The Ambis Engineering website isn't particularly user friendly, and you might find something more suitable if you dig deeper. I dug too deep and found such distractions as Midland mileposts... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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