Is this flash/rubbish on the BR heavy duty buffers or was it on the prototype ?

[brian777999]

I have a number of 4mm white metal castings of  BR heavy duty buffers from Dart Castings (#2350). There is a small square shape and another piece perpendicular to it on the buffer housing and I am not sure if this is part of the moulding process (and should be removed) or if it is an accurate copy of the prototype ? If it is prototypical, is the buffer installed so that the  square shape faces downwards ?

 

You can actually see it on the photo from their website :

 

http://www.dartcastings.co.uk/mjt/2350.php

[PatB]

It looks like a step on the buffer to me.  I've no knowledge of the specific prototype but its presence has a strong air of being intentional.

[kevinlms]

Definitely not flash, the square is meant to be there.

 

A photo of a similar buffer & sketch can be found here, at the foot.  PS, the footstep is meant to be on the top.

 

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/4-rstock/04arstock2c.htm

 

So the square is meant to be there & as has already been mentioned, its a footstep.

 

But if you state what the intended vehicle is, someone with more knowledge would be able to say exactly which type of buffer was normally fitted to the particular prototype. Later modification/repair might mean a different type could be fitted.

 

Edited to add which way up!

[brian777999]

Definitely not flash, the square is meant to be there.

 

But if you state what the intended vehicle is, someone with more knowledge would be able to say exactly which type of buffer was normally fitted to the particular prototype. Later modification/repair might mean a different type could be fitted.

 

So the square goes on top !

 

I am ''anglicising'' three Walthers HO slag car kits by widening the wagons, adding OO gauge wheels/bogies, and using OO gauge buffers. I chose this type of buffer as they are quite ''chunky'' and will look right on the slag wagons.

 

Others have done similar conversions on RMWEB and the results look quite good so I thought I would try it myself.

[Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71]

Brian,

 

Dave Franks at Lanarkshire Model Supplies does an excellent range of very crisp, sensibly priced and well moulded buffers....give him a call.

 

Cheers

 

Dave