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Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:30 pm
by bmcecosse
A40 centres I think - fitted with special 5.5" rims...... I 'think' Spridget wheels had holes drilled around the centre pan for extra brake cooling.
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:28 am
by IaininTenbury
bmcecosse wrote:Same Loco in both pictures - Morayshire - the ONLY Shire/Hunt D49 left I'm afraid. It was never at Barry - it was 'saved' because they used it as a boiler to heat water for the laundry at Haymarket in Edinburgh!
Brilliant! Didn't know any survived. Only experienced the Hornby 0 gauge tinplate 'Bramham Moor' and 'Yorkshire's myself...
Sorry will shut up now and let folks talk about wheels!
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:57 am
by bmcecosse
Hahaha -I can't afford O gauge - my trains are all Dublo. And the Traveller lives under the layout...
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:10 pm
by stag36587
bmcecosse wrote:. And the Traveller lives under the layout...
Roy do you have an ingenious winch/pulley mechanism for the layout to hoist it heavenwards? I want to build a new layout in my garage.
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:24 pm
by bmcecosse
No - the layout boards are fixed just above the Traveller roof height (full length and width of the garage,with 'just' enough clearance for the up/over door. Trav is rolled out and I have a quick erect table to stand on in the centre open area. I suppose I could stand on the Trav bonnet - but it would maybe scratch the paint.......
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:30 pm
by stag36587
Sounds a good solution for a decent size layout!
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:13 pm
by bmcecosse
All pre 1964 tinplate 3 rail.......
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:52 pm
by stag36587
bmcecosse wrote:All pre 1964 tinplate 3 rail.......
. Fabulous, saw some of that at a Peterborough model rail show a few weeks ago. My own layout will be modern OO though some of my best memories are of playing with my uncle's 1940s clockwork O gauge in his attic when I was a child. Some of that type rolling stock was going for £100 each at the Peterborough show.
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:16 pm
by mike.perry
How about we start a new section for model railways, mine is all in boxes
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:59 am
by Bazzalucas
Here in the States 13" trailer wheels with 4" pcd are readily available...usually the "white spoke" type, but there are other less "look at me" styles. Set up for tubeless, not expensive, but not sure if they are suitable e.g. offset, strength. Anyone tried this?
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:48 pm
by bmcecosse
Re: 4.5 J wheels
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:15 am
by Boomlander
Jethro's 155/80/14 tyre fitted to ESM 4 1/2J wheel.
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