PIKO METAL WHEELS
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Tony said:
Tony
I got fed up trying to get Bachmann wheels in the UK
did a deal with this chap late last year, he stripped them out
of the packets and worked out the 'most economical' way of
shipping to me in the uk ie Amount/Postage.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PAIRS-BA...907109?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item19d0998fa5
Got 100 axles in one hit, even with getting caught with the VAT worked out
at £3.02p per axle, close to the price i had been paying any way, over the
previous 3 months.
As to quality there were
14 axles way out of gauge (you could see the gap in the plastic spacers)
- easily sorted
9 axles with a slight wobble
- two suitable size sockets, bench vice, gentle heat and pressure
sorted 7 axles (2 beyond an easy fix)
but i have a lighted coach in a siding which rarely moves so stuck
them on that and now when it does move i hardly notice.
2 axles where the wheel is out of true (is that the word) or off centre
from the axle'
- not figured out a fix for these yet but they just sit at the side of
a siding looking like ready to fit or later when rusty as scrap.
Took less than an hour to sort out the lot - efectivly a sort of a 4%
failure rate, was quite happy with that result in the end.
Took a lot longer to fit them all though
Madman
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Rob s said:Tony said:
Tony
I got fed up trying to get Bachmann wheels in the UK
did a deal with this chap late last year, he stripped them out
of the packets and worked out the 'most economical' way of
shipping to me in the uk ie Amount/Postage.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PAIRS-BA...907109?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item19d0998fa5
Got 100 axles in one hit, even with getting caught with the VAT worked out
at £3.02p per axle, close to the price i had been paying any way, over the
previous 3 months.
As to quality there were
14 axles way out of gauge (you could see the gap in the plastic spacers)
- easily sorted
9 axles with a slight wobble
- two suitable size sockets, bench vice, gentle heat and pressure
sorted 7 axles (2 beyond an easy fix)
but i have a lighted coach in a siding which rarely moves so stuck
them on that and now when it does move i hardly notice.
2 axles where the wheel is out of true (is that the word) or off centre
from the axle'
- not figured out a fix for these yet but they just sit at the side of
a siding looking like ready to fit or later when rusty as scrap.
Took less than an hour to sort out the lot - efectivly a sort of a 4%
failure rate, was quite happy with that result in the end.
Took a lot longer to fit them all though
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Al Kramer always has some decent buys on Ebay. If you catch him in a good state of mind you can wind up with a pretty good buy.
stevetheshop
Whimsical and 1/12th scale
Re Bachmann wheelsets, I've had a large delivery, plenty in stock. They are advertised on my website.
Steve
Steve
LOL - Tony i actually did just that. Well for a few day's any way until SWMBOTony said:Rob that truly is a wonderful site...seems a shame to fit them if they were mine id just sit there and admire them
Thanks for the link tho i have a friend coming over in a few weeks i might get a stack sent to her save on postage and vat risk
Tony
decided that the table was not the best place for toy's :crying:
but they had a better use in the end anyway
Are the wheelsets fitted to the Bachmann reefer wagons the same as the bachmann wheel sets you buy?
Was running some of the reefers yesterday (they don't get run very often mind, and only a year or so old) and noticed that the wheels are completely tarnished black with grime and dirt.
Was running some of the reefers yesterday (they don't get run very often mind, and only a year or so old) and noticed that the wheels are completely tarnished black with grime and dirt.