Lima O gauge

[Keith George]

Is there anyone that knows the size of the screw/bolt that is used to fix the original coupling  to lima O gauge wagons.?

 

Thanks in advance,   Keith

Edited November 29, 2018 by Keith George

[mikeg]

Keith, wich wagons as there are differences in some of the wagons, most have shouldered screws with 4ba threads but other ones have 5ba or metric 2.5, 3.0mm threads I think that the British outline are BA and the continental ones metric threads but I may be wrong.

Regards mike

[Keith George]

Keith, wich wagons as there are differences in some of the wagons, most have shouldered screws with 4ba threads but other ones have 5ba or metric 2.5, 3.0mm threads I think that the British outline are BA and the continental ones metric threads but I may be wrong.

Regards mike

 

Hi, Mike it would be for the open mineral wagons and GWR brake.

 

Regards,  Keith.

[mikeg]

Keith, my mineral wagons had 4ba shouldered screws but I cut the mounts off and used an 8ba screw through the centre of the body & chassis and then installed 3 link couplings in the buffer beams adding a brass strip to strengthen the plastic. The brake van didn’t have any fixings when I got it but judging from the hole in the chassis I think that it must’ve been the same as the open wagons, I cut the body and chassis in half to insert a strip to make it the correct width as it is 1/45 scale and looks very narrow against other stock.

Hope this helps

 

Mike

[Keith George]

Thanks Mike, that is a great help. Much appreciated. 

 

Regards,  Keith.