 Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,458 Location: Scotland
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Trying to source plastic wheel sets for the standard size wagons and coaches (don't ask why its complicated lol)
Tried dealers without success and still waiting on a reply from Marklin. Any help appreciated. |
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Originally Posted by: David Dewar  Trying to source plastic wheel sets for the standard size wagons and coaches (don't ask why its complicated lol)
Tried dealers without success and still waiting on a reply from Marklin. Any help appreciated. The only plastic wheel sets I know Marklin have done have been for Z gauge. If you want them for running you quickly swap them out for metal wheel sets. If you want insulated wheels for 2-rail running, then look at the wheel set equivalents marklin give in the catalogs for all the wagons.
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As I understand, the Italeri wagon kits come with plastic wheel sets. Maybe these are available as spare parts? See http://shop.italeri.com/...-with-brakemans-cab.aspx Ray, you are building these kits - can you verify my assumption regarding the wheel material? |
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Or the "obvious" solution...  Or search ebay for Jouef plastic wheelsets... Hornby owns Jouef nowadays, I think... This UK seller has more than 10 sets (x10) available http://www.ebay.co.uk/it...hes-wagons-/152254588998Edit - I just ordered one 10-pack for myself, to see if they are compatible with standard M wheels with the same axle end type...  |
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Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,458 Location: Scotland
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Thanks guys. Will have a look at the above. This is why this site is so good. |
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 Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,870 Location: Gibraltar, Europe
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Originally Posted by: Webmaster As I understand, the Italeri wagon kits come with plastic wheel sets. Maybe these are available as spare parts? See http://shop.italeri.com/...-with-brakemans-cab.aspx Ray, you are building these kits - can you verify my assumption regarding the wheel material? Yes you are right. The wheel sets are plastic. I swapped them for some Lilliput wagon wheels I had spare. |
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Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,458 Location: Scotland
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Thanks Ray. Must have a go at one of the Italeri kits. |
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Got the Jouef spare part wheels today. They are of a larger diameter, both the wheels and the axle. This is compared to a "standard" Märklin wheel from the 4423 basic flat wagon. They could be used for a static display of a wagon, though. For running, no way...  |
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