Then I received the gearboxes from my local caster. Now they have been sent to a precision mechanik to be reworked. But even as raw casts, all bores worked already fine !
Most of my modelling projects are rooted in my region. I always try to recreate a period in history. And so the actual object of desire is a narrow gauge tramway loco that operated in my hometown from 1913 to 1971. And here ist the beauty (Ok, at the end of her career, her beauty faded slightly…).
As I have no lathe, so a precision mechanic has to rework my printed steel wheels and he had to fit in the printed insolation too. Recently I received the first wheel set. And I am quite happy with it – all fits together perfectly!
Step by step it etched and printed brass parts are coming together: The motorisation of the bogies is on its way too. I will try to design my own wheels - a great challenge for me. And here they are:
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