Wheels wanted for The General.

[alec dawe]

I have just bought, very, very cheap, off the bay, a G Scale plastic model of The General, 4-4-0.
It's in need of some TLC and some repairs, some fool has painted the brass plated dome top faded sunshine yellow.
Biggest problem is that two of the tender wheels are missing, all the rest I can sort myself
Has anyone got a pair of plastic wheels, 27mm diameter across the treads?
Axle doesn't matter, I need to make axles to fit, thy are peculiar and non standard, and anyway it's a static display (wreck?) thing.

Was built by a fool, the drivers are locked, and are set to different gauges,,,!!

So, if anyone's got an old pair of plastic wheels, even damaged, kicking about in a bits box anywhere, about the Right diameter?

Alec

 

[Gizzy]

I've some LGB plastic wheels sets you are welcome to have Alec, but these are 31 mm....

 

[alec dawe]

I might take you up on that! You're not coming up to the North Norfolk Railway at all are you?

 

[Gizzy]

I might take you up on that! You're not coming up to the North Norfolk Railway at all are you?

Not in the very near future no, but the Out-laws are planning a visit to Sheringham with a view to moving up there very soon. I could possibly ask D-i-L to drop them off at the Station Office? I reckon Mizzy Gizzy will probably go along as well if she can....

 

[trammayo]

Alec - I have a couple of Bachmann plastic wheelsets nominally 25.00mm but actually nearer 26mm or more (depending where they are measured on the tread cone - over 26 near the flange!).

If you want them just PM your full address and I'll either get them off tomorrow afternoon (if it isn't half-day closing) or the following morning when we go shopping.

Mick