Barry Bogs'  Standard Gauge

R P O  /  Railway Post Office

February 2020

In 2019, Barry created a master for a 6 wheel truck.  While building trucks for his  Ferdinan Magellon  car in early 2020, he proceeded to make the side frames for the future RPO cars.  He took the 6-wheel casting, cut and splice it together, to create a 4-wheel / 2-axle side frame.  As with the 6-wheel version, he built a solid box for the actual truck to hold the 2 axles.  Mounting the side frames and some details, he now has a 4 wheel / 2 axle truck. The first picture is a brass O scale model.  A later photo shows a close up of the brass truck next to Barry's sideframe.  Building from the ground up, Barry always makes the trucks first.

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Note:  you can see more 2019 pictures of the  6 wheel trucks  via two links on the  'Standard Gauge'  page

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