Hi Pieter: --- In [email protected], "Pieter" <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > In HO one of the sellers of replacement wheels (Rebox) has about three > different axle lengths to cover the variation in truck width. No standard > there either.
As someone who is relatively new to S but who has worked extensively in HO, I'm actually pretty impressed by how consistent S scale equipment is, in terms of axle length, coupler height, etc. I found HO products to be all over the map in this regard. Perhaps it's because there are fewer manufacturers in S, but everything - even brass - seems to have the correct coupler height and my NWSL P:64 wheelsets - which came with one axle size - seem to fit just about everything. In some cases, I've had to file down the points on the axle ends or clean out a sideframe a little bit. A useful tool in HO - one I would love to see for scale S - is the Truck Tuner. Reboxx offered one, as does Micro-Mark. Here's a link that explains what it's for: http://www.micromark.com/ho-truck-tuner,8241.html Just a thought for those machinists on the list... - Trevor --- Trevor Marshall Port Rowan in 1:64 I model a steam-era Canadian National branch line terminal in S scale, and blog about it here: http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s The Model Railway Show Listen in as two S scalers (and recovering radio newscasters) host a podcast about the hobby: http://www.themodelrailwayshow.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
