ess1uk Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 My Dad has bought a Bachmann container flat set with 2 wagons. He keeps asking me how to put it together. As I understand it there is a sprue with yellow plastic bits on that I guess would be the twist locks to hold the containers? Also I think they are semi permanently coupled? Sorry it's a bit vague, but I don't know what Bachmann product code it is so I can look it up to help. Any advice and or pictures would be great. Hope we can sort it so he can run it soon. Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 There's a bar-coupling that pushes into the NEM sockets at the inner ends. The yellow spigots are indeed the container fixing points- the wagons can carry many different sizes of container and swap-body, so the spigots slide along the short 'rails' on the sides. Here's a detail shot showing the spigot, its base-plate, and the rail:- http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/I/IFA-flats/IFA-European-registered/i-9dVJfsw/A Those spigots that aren't in use fold down to the side:- http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/I/IFA-flats/IFA-European-registered/i-xg3dD3k/A The wagon in the second photo is a more recent design, but the same principles apply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 This is the type that Bachmann modelled - i've a few detail images in there of the spigots and ends.http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/F/FIA-intermodal-flats-Sfggmrrss/ Parts in the pack (from memory) should be: *Container door lock bars (grey/silver) *Spigots (yellow) *Bar coupler (black) *And if it's "long" containers, you get a grey hazchem diamond that mounts on holes on the sides of the containers.The bar coupler works but it's a bit too long and doesn't look much like the real thing (see the pics!) - but it'll get him up and running.As Brian says, the spigots are configurable so which should be up and down should depend on the load, here's a raised one on the left, and a stowed one on the right, with two locations for the R/H one beyond that.Enjoy, it's a nice model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have shortened the bar coupling on some of mine by cutting the supplied coupling, then pushing/glueing the two halves into a suitably sized piece of Plastruct box section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 I have shortened the bar coupling on some of mine by cutting the supplied coupling, then pushing/glueing the two halves into a suitably sized piece of Plastruct box section.Any pictures?Ta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westie7 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 01/01/2015 at 12:43, Glorious NSE said: This is the type that Bachmann modelled - i've a few detail images in there of the spigots and ends. http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/F/FIA-intermodal-flats-Sfggmrrss/ Parts in the pack (from memory) should be: *Container door lock bars (grey/silver) *Spigots (yellow) *Bar coupler (black) *And if it's "long" containers, you get a grey hazchem diamond that mounts on holes on the sides of the containers. The bar coupler works but it's a bit too long and doesn't look much like the real thing (see the pics!) - but it'll get him up and running. As Brian says, the spigots are configurable so which should be up and down should depend on the load, here's a raised one on the left, and a stowed one on the right, with two locations for the R/H one beyond that. Enjoy, it's a nice model. http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/F/FIA-intermodal-flats-Sfggmrrss/i-WLTr29v/0/XL/FIA_31704938141-9_Carlisle_290709%20%28423%29-XL.jpg Does anyone know of a source of the yellow container spigots? I'm looking for some along with a replacement buffer. Bachmann can't help.. Cheers Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 14/09/2021 at 14:38, westie7 said: Does anyone know of a source of the yellow container spigots? I'm looking for some along with a replacement buffer. Bachmann can't help.. From memory you got potentially a few spares per wagon, so possibly there are folk with half a sprue here and there in their parts boxes? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Strikes me as the sort of thing that somebody into 3D printing could have a go at if the manufacturer doesn't want to know. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westie7 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Found someone on eBay selling 3D printed ones, I'll see how they go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westie7 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154508342128 So these just arrived, and they're rather good actually 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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