Rail Cart

[trammayo]

Following a suggestion by Vic Smith "Planning a New Yard", I decided to make this little Rail Cart from a photo he posted.

The deck is 3mm ply, scribed, and the frame is stripwood - all glued together using weatherproof PVA.

Metalwork is scrap galvanised, drilled to take brass pins and the wheels came from a Chinese G Scale Railway set that was 50mm in gauge (the loco being the most unprototypical piece of bling I've clapped eyes on). The small diameter wheels originaly had no axles - they were like castors mounted between two frames. The ones I used were like this although the pic shows a modified bogie. AS I didn't want any axle end showing through, the hole in the back of the wheel accepted a 2.5mm welding rod superglued in for the new axle.

The wheels are held in place using inverted saddle brackets, drilled and pinned.

On the siding...

 

[Gizzy]

Like that idea Mick....

 

[beavercreek]

Sweet that is Mick, real sweet

 

[trammayo]

Thanks Gizzy and Mike. It had to be something on the small side, and Vic's suggestion came at the right time.

 

[garrymartin]

A super little detail

 

[steven large]

tht is really clever and brillants.. i loves yr work..etc...great master craft man u are..

 

[trammayo]

Thanks for your kind words both of you. I have some bits and bobs to put on it - grease cans and tools - I'll probably take it in for the winter but I'm planning on other bits that will stay outside (and even "improve" with age!).

 

[robsmorgan]

Another super little job Mick..... adds so much more atmosphere than you might expect :admire:

Rob

 

[tramcar trev]

I think its the bees knees, I still like Malcolm's tram with pressed steel wheels. I'll have to convert a bachman gandy dancer into one won't I?

 

[trammayo]

Thanks Rob - I'm glad I took up Vic's suggestion

And Trev - yes Malcolm's tram is dinky but I wouldn't carve up a Bachmann Gandy (having got one working well). It would make a nice battery operated addition to your tramway and there are some simple 3-6v motor and worm&wheel units around with 3mm axle.