Evening I have been tempted a few times now to have a go at building a wagon kit. Where does one start and can you purchase kits with the wheels and bearings included with the kit.
Hi Kev Plastic Kits Slater's kits come with Finescale wheels as standard, and when ordering the kits from Slaters direct you can select Coarse Scale or Scale 7 wheelsets (both cost an additional £1.50). Parkside Models kits (under the Peco ownership) also come with wheels Generally both come with transfers, unless stated otherwise. Brass and Whitemetal Kits Connoisseur Models - you need to purchase wheels extra - Jim usually has Slaters wheels in stock that you can purchase when you order. Roxey Mouldings - couplings and wheels need to be purchased seperately - available from the web site. There are many more available. I have built kits from all the above and find them straight forward to build and have done a build thread on the Parkside Dundas PS36 LNER 10 Ton Fish Van (this was kit before they were taken over by Peco, so may have a few changes from the current version) If you haven't tried Brass kits before Connoisseur have some kits in the skill builder series, which help develop the skills required to work with brass, and give you a very nice model at the end of the process. I hope this will wet the whistle for you to have a go Paul
This thread made me smile, it's just how I got hooked on O Gauge, admittedly mine was after a trip to Warley show and seeing an A3 on the DJH stand. I thought I would just like to build something in 7mm, just the one item of course....
Oh how history keeps repeating itself, it's almost as if it's an OO modelers right of passage Boy do I have that tee shirt Paul
Paul I'm thinking about starting out with a plank wagon kit first before I tackle a box van or brake van.
With my glasses getting ever thicker, I thought that O gauge being bigger would be easier to see, now that maybe correct, but there are now more detail parts to make up, where in OO they would have been 1 lump of plastic. A Plank wagon or Box van (after all a simple box van will not need any internal detail and is just a wagon with a roof), are a good choice, the brake vans tend to be a little more challenging, but not much more. Warning be prepared for it needing friends Paul
O gauge is very addictive. I started March 2020 with the intention of having 1 or 2 locos and perhaps 4 or 5 wagons. So far it is 11 locos and 19 wagons.
