Pugsley

Cheers for the tips - I think I might give them a go, as they will be 'Just Like the Real Thing'

I don't want to say too much about the plans at the moment, just in case I decide that it is too daft for me to do, but it would involve taking a perfectly good kit, throwing away the bogies, and making my own...

They are needle roller bearings

Does that mean they're of limited use then (although closer to the real thing)? I figured I could turn the axles down from 3/16 to 4mm to suit. It's for a, slightly daft, plan that's still in the floating around my mind stages..

Thanks for the info. I found these:

http://www.technobots.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Needle_Roller_Bearings_378.html

Which look good, but I thought they seemed a little pricey.

I'd be rather interested to know where the bearings came from, please. I've found similar, but not 60p each!

Yes, it is very lightweight and very strong. Sadly it wasn't built by me. It is entirely constructed from birch ply, by someone who has far better woodworking skills than me!

Thanks Jamie - I figured that most people would be bored of this by now, so keeping it short and sweet. These are the last unseen photos of Chittle I have, so there's no more from me!

In a word, yes. Various ones found on fotopic, but mostly this one:

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/railscans/picture/cb000310.jpg

a suspicion that when I finish the layout I'll end up starting another with all the things I've learnt about this one factored in from day one!

I think you're spot on with this one! That's exactly whats happened to me (and funnily enough my second layout is using ply, rather than the foam too)