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The smaller rail wheels are part of the Bachmann chassis and form part of the electrical pickup

think he is late for his tea

Finished Bruff.

Latest model is a motorised Bruff .

Can’t find new content and not as easy to get back to top of page can’t see how you can choose how to view a managed thread alwayscstarts on first page at the moment all seems a backward step

Barry I dont see how SP fail in any way the products are excellent and not made by other manufacturers, you cant pay electronically but that is not the end of the world and the products make up for that

Better construct a bed underneath the layout then

Sam Shed looks similar to newish one at Bescot

The trouble with wiring led in series is that if one fails they all stop working

I have had issues with various makes of transfrers using rattle can varnish

Shouldn’t be trapped moisture then

How long did you leave the transfer to dry before applying the coatings

Looking at the photographs again I may have been better swapping the front and rear hubs, doubt I would get them off without damaging them now This picture shows the hubs clearly https://flic.kr/p/eSRLQv Just found this photo of a converted Bruff, interesting https://flic.kr/p/cbK6WS

Mryfen, Wheels are quite a compromise on the model as they are in the wrong plane given the additional set of rail wheel hidden behind and the fact that the rear body partially encloses the road wheels. The front hubs have a strange projecting extension them. I wonder if the front wheels effectively reversed to suit the track centres The following picture is an extract from the Bruff Brochure

To be honest not much of the original cab is visible once everything is applied. The airfix one has a clear plastic cab which includes the windows as one moulding. I have one of these kits but was concerned over cutting and filling the plastic. Modifying the metal cabs is not to difficult and provides a robust assembly once put together. You would need different wheels as the airfix ones are very large.

Use mine all the time

WHAT SIZE HOLES WERE THEY

This uses a cut down EFE Diecast Bedford TK truck cab and wheels, the main bodywork components are from sheet of etched brass. I developed the drawing for this and it was professionally etched by PPD ltd. The running gear/chassis was taken from a Bachmann 46204 Rail Step Van (American HO guage) The main connection to the chassis utilises a flat brass Chassis mount which is folded to form a saddle. This then sits over the running chassis and has the road wheels and tyres glued to it. This provides a flat surface for the body to mount onto. The brass forming the rear cab is folded and soldered together, there is a flat section soldered on top to create the rain strip around the roof, finally a small section of plastic sheet was glued to the roof to complete the profile The Rear Box van was then folded and soldered together along with the roller shutter door. There is a brass body support which is folded and soldered inside the box van, this also provides a fixing at the front for the cab to be joined to the box van. Bumpers, light bar, grille and steps were then added to the cab front Lights and Bruff logo were then superglued to the face of the brass sections and the rear box van

Matt, looking back at the earlier photos I wonder what supports you have for the boards and I am not sure how the boards will react once you get into balladring and start using glue and paint on one side. They may warp I know this subject has been discussed previously on here somewhere it might be worth researching this a bit

Diane will you be continuing to provide castings for sale

Thanks Merfyn bit more detail to add but getting close to paint

Photo showing current progress

First run of my Bruff Conversion on my layout (1/76 scale)

Redland wagons on my layout, lovelly models need a few more to make a good formation