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Post by Busted Bricks » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:39 pm

Dual gauge should not be too much of a problem.
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Post by bessytractor » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:56 pm

sign me up =D
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Post by MRail » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:33 pm

Narrow Minded:47568 wrote:
Just to be awkward, I'd prefer green.
I rather think the general idea of the kit would be to build it and paint it yourself - in which case it'd be any colour you want! :D
Well, I did sort of know that, just expressing an opinion.
Presumably a kit in MDF would be a muddy brown.
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Post by hussra » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:45 pm

Interested. I do tend to agree with Narrow Minded that something different from what's commercially available elsewhere would be nice. Quite what that would be I'm not so sure. (I'd love a classic Huddy Hunslet like the one JD Models used to do years ago.)

Michael, perhaps it would be feasible, if the axle diameter was right, for those who wanted to fit the IP Eng chain-and-sprockets kit for 4 wheel drive?
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Post by Busted Bricks » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:58 pm

The axles I use are 3mm. Not sure what the IP sprocket ID is.

The chassis I'm working on currently is inside framed so there would not be room for chain drive on that.
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Narrow Minded

Post by Narrow Minded » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:10 pm

The chassis I'm working on currently is inside framed so there would not be room for chain drive on that.
Michael, never say things like that on here! - a lot of us just take it as a challenge :D
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Post by spooner » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:42 pm

IP axle are 1/8".
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Narrow Minded

Post by Narrow Minded » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:50 pm

spooner:47612 wrote:IP axle are 1/8".
Just a smidge over 3mm then, bet they'd fit!
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Post by mhlr » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:38 pm

How about WHR (P)'s Ruston, 'Glaslyn'...

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Would be quite simple to do, detail is in the painting. Option to fit an IP budget chassis would be cool.
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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:39 pm

mmmm nice
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Post by Narrow Minded » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:44 pm

Sir haydn:47573 wrote:Here Here, TR Midlander  ;)
I don't think it would take much to convert a Hollycombe Jack to a TR Midlander ;)
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