Chaldron wagon couplings usually consisted of a forked ended bar fitted with a pin and a chain. The chain was often permamently attached to one end of a wagon only to keep all of the wagons the same way round, so the brakes were always on the same side. There were, of course, exceptions, some were fitted with a crude hook.
This of course makes life difficult if you use 3 links and still want an authentic looking useable coupling. The kit comes with cast scale size bars, which gave me an idea...
My solution is to make my own bars from .040" x .010" brass strip, folded back on itself and with a pin made from .45mm wire. The pin is left overlength and bent slightly back;
This one is the prototype and still needs cleaning up. I need to get some round link chain, I intend using 2 round links finished with a normal oval link.
On the wagon;
(One link in place to show how it will be fitted.)
I now need to make some more to properly test the idea.
Comments welcome!
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