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