Cracker Builders Group

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Post by Busted Bricks » Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:05 pm

I wonder if it might be an idea to ask if we can have a Cracker Builders section on this forum? I know there are some people who are not keen to join Facebook. I'm not sure the interest is all that great though. There is hardly any activity on the group. I have only sold 2 chassis kits out of the 25 I had made.

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Post by Killian Keane » Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:09 pm

Or maybe a section for small geared engines in general?
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Re: Cracker Builders Group

Post by Jonnyb » Thu May 04, 2017 1:25 pm

Ive joined the facebook group. Not had a proper look yet, but if I can buy most of the parts I would definetly build it!

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Post by Busted Bricks » Thu May 04, 2017 3:45 pm

You can only buy chassis parts, wheels, gears and bushes and even then there is some thread cutting to be done. Everything else you will have to make from scratch for now.

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Re: Cracker Builders Group

Post by Busted Bricks » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:48 pm

I'm toying with the idea of a 7/8ths Cracker. This was just a quick mock-up from various sketches so the cab is too wide. "Boiler" is 42mm. I quite like how it looks.
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Post by Busted Bricks » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:54 pm

Next to a MSS loco to give you an idea of size.
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Re: Cracker Builders Group

Post by tom_tom_go » Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:28 am

I like that, go for it.

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