IOM 'M' wagons

[Northsider]

Much excitement here -a rake of the new Accucraft Isle of Man two-plank wagons are in the post! It will be interesting to see if they become as popular as the 4-wheeler carriages.

Next weekend could well see some goods only workings on the roster!

 

[trammayo]

Look forward to you delivering 'the goods' - as in pics

 

[Dtsteam]

Ooooohhh.... some freight stock at last. Thanks for posting, and I look forward to some piccies as well.

 

[Northsider]

Some good weather and a free afternoon gave me the opportunity to run the new M wagons...and take some photos. The wagons have some really fine details -not just the retaining pins for the drop sides, but also the chains to hold the pins! The scale IOM couplings are great, and being scale give authentically close-coupling. The couplings don`t have the same tolerance of uneven track as `traditional` Accucraft choppers, but the close coupling means that the side chains can be linked and still manage sub-4 foot radii! But the wagons proved sure-footed: not a derailment all afternoon, unlike some of my scratchbuilt stock...

 

[Northsider]

And one more...

 

[stockers]

Nice piccys. Looks like a great train you have there - and a good line.

 

[Martino]

My M wagon arrived yesterday and went through the paintshop tonight. First run tomorrow.

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[stockers]

Nice. I like that.

 

[PhilP]

OK what's going wrong here??



When I click to open the picture.. It appears s a link to me..

 

[Martino]

Oops, sorry Phil. I hadn't made the media file available to members! Hopefully ok now.

 

[PhilP]

I see pictures!!

Thanks Paul.

 

[Martino]

Actually ran the wagon today. No problems at all. Well, there was an issue with the W&L brake van coupling, but there often is! I think the van needs more weight, so that's on the todo list. However, all the safety chains connect and work through all my curves, so that solves the problem.

Like mentioned in another thread, the packaging in which it arrived is a bit of a let down. Seems a bit cheap. However, I don't store my stock in boxes, so if it keeps the overall price down I'm all in favour.

The wagon of course looks far too clean, so the next stage will be to the weathering works!

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[Trainman 864]

..........Like mentioned in another thread, the packaging in which it arrived is a bit of a let down. Seems a bit cheap. ..........

I have a few comments to make on the m-wagons, but I must have missed the thread you mention in your post - I wonder if you have a link to it ?

Thanks

 

[Martino]

I have a few comments to make on the m-wagons, but I must have missed the thread you mention in your post - I wonder if you have a link to it ?

Thanks

Hi Trainman,

I can't seem to find the other thread either. From what I remember, I didn't reply to it at the time - as my M hadn't arrived at that time. I've had a look too, but can't find it. I think it was pretty much just a reference to the quality of the packaging!

 

[Trainman 864]

Thanks for looking Martino - I've only just realised, as I was lubing the wheel bearings on my M-wagon that they appear to have been designed for sprung suspension. The axle boxes are a separate item to the w irons and they do in fact slide up and down.

There also appear to be cut outs in the dummy springs to accomodate real springs.

So I was wondering if anybody had installed real suspension on these wagons - and if so how did they do it?