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    New range of simple to assemble 00/EM gauge pointwork kits - EM B7 Prototype - First Look

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    1 minute ago, RBAGE said:

    Wayne,

    Great work and coming on a storm.

    Do you think the diamond will be as flexible as the turnouts so that a double junction with a slight curve might be constructed?

    I won't trouble you with questions of 00 gauge timing. I'll assume the same sort of timing as for EM points to 00 points.

    Smashing,

    Bob

    Thanks Bob,

     

    They can be flexed, yes. You need to keep it straight along the common and obtuse cast crossings, but curve in between.

    Using the easy-assembly Finetrax pointwork kits in 00 and EM (and in P4 from the S4 Society)

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    1 hour ago, martin_wynne said:

    Hi Wayne,

     

    Excellent.

     

    Apart from:

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    The red bit should be daylight. I may have mentioned this before. :)

     

    Ships and buckets of tar come to mind.

     

    cheers,

     

    Martin.

    Hi Martin,

     

    Thanks. Aware of it and again these are the first revisions of the castings. Removing that metal does make it more fragile and prone to either warping or bending.

     

      

    1 hour ago, RBAGE said:

    I’m fairly sure the 2mm finescale association already produce cast crossings for the kits they already supply to members.

    I have kits for a long planned 2mm layout that will probably never come to fruition.

    2mm finescale easitrac system have components that peg in place. 
    Assuming you are planning to sell to 2mm finescale modellers (obvs), and assuming these modellers are association members, and also assuming they buy from the association, there may not be much of a market. Unless you are selling to the association, as you do to the EMGS.
     

    will it be possible to put a slight curve into your 00 gauge diamonds or does the geometry make that impossible?

     

    All I will say is I'm working with the 2mmSA on this. I am trying my best to provide them with the best possible product, with daylight through the cast crossing rails (including the web relief in the side of the rail to represent the web of BH rail, as I've always done on my N Gauge kits).

    They have shown very positive interest. I really enjoy working with the societies, and bouncing design ideas off each other.

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    Using the easy-assembly Finetrax pointwork kits in 00 and EM (and in P4 from the S4 Society)

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    Posted · Edited by Wayne Kinney

    Hi Guys,

     

    Not 00 or EM but thought it might be interesting.

     

    Master patterns for both 2mm Finescale and 3mm Finescale crossing frogs, ready to make moulds from. Pictured next to an EM Gauge crossing frog for size comparision. The 2FS one is a 1in7, the 3mm one 1in6.

     

    The 2FS one is tiny, I'm not even sure if it's castable but certainly going to try! :)

     

     

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    Using the easy-assembly Finetrax pointwork kits in 00 and EM (and in P4 from the S4 Society)

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    Posted · Edited by Wayne Kinney

    Hi Frank,

     

    Many thanks for sharing!

     

    Seems to be running nice a smoothly through that formation, very nice track laying!

     

    You mention height difference, was that just with the ply sleepers, not the Peco track, right?

     

    Also, have you polished and blackened the cast crossing frog as per the instruction? This really improve it's appearance.

     

    All really nice :)

     

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    Using the easy-assembly Finetrax pointwork kits in 00 and EM (and in P4 from the S4 Society)

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    On 16/05/2021 at 11:16, Mikkel said:

    Wayne, can I ask if you are doing these in batches? I.e. will the OO B7s be available "permanently" or might there be a lengthy gap between batches where they may sell out?  (I ask because ideally I need to get a little further with planning before ordering.)

     

    PS: Just a heads-up, the links to download the A4 templates for the OO B7 don't work.

    I manufacture a set number of kits per working day (Mon-Fri). The items will be available ongoing and not in ‘batches’.

     

    Despatch times are usually 1 -2 working days from order, but maybe longer on a newly released kit with highly anticipated demand.

    P.S - Sorry, still working on the A4 templates (very busy..LOL) :)

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