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| W-iron etch with brake gear |
Pete's newly designed W-Iron etch is specifically designed for Highland Railway rolling stock and is suitable for all 7mm scale stock with both 3' 1" and the larger 3' 7" wheels. It is etched in 0.4 brass and provides compensated w-irons for one vehicle.
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| The "rocking-axle" and compensation unit. |
The fold-over axle box keeper plate should first be bent back on itself dry, without solder. The etched dimples are not intended for rivets to be pressed out, they are designed to be drilled 0.5mm when the plate is in position and a brass 0.8mm head rivet inserted and soldered in place. You can see how neat these look in the picture above. When using the larger 3' 7" wheels some material needs to be removed from the rocking-axle tray to allow the wheels clearance. You need to enlarge the slot in the tray behind the wheels to 8 x 16 mm with a piercing saw.
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| The rocking-axle tray in place with 3' 1" wheels |
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W-iron in place with 3' 1" wheels, brake shoe and lever from the etch, note the use of brass rivets on both keeper plate and brake shoe. Springs and axle boxes are castings available form myself.
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| The W-iron etch completes a recently constructed 8 ton double-deck sheep wagon, built from my own resin cast "aid to wagon building". |
The W-Iron etch is available price £10.50 + postage at cost £1.70 1st class or 0.87 2nd class.
Order 3 and it's post free.
To order e-mail Pete on armstrongps1@gmx.com
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