RMweb Gold mikes rail Posted February 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 Good evening all I have been passed my late friend Richards modelling bits and pieces among which is a almost complete built kit in 4 mm of the Isle of Man Caledonia. I think this is a Branchlines kit, it runs ok but I need to find out how you secure the connecting rods to the crankpins. I have been searching the web but with no luck so far. Has anyone out there built one of these kits and be able to point me in the right direction. Thanks for any help with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Hi Mike The answer depends on the type of wheel fitted. If there is a sort of nut visible on the axle end them this is a Romford type and you will probably have a plain crankpin. The idea is that you solder a small washer on to decure the rods and then trim the crankpin to length. These can be had from a variety of people including Branchlines themselves. If there's a screw thread visible you will need a bush and a suitable nut. A picture would help determine which. Hope this helps Adam PS: crankpins are fairly generic things and Caledonia won't have anything different. Your thread title is a little misleading in that respect (you can change it by going to 'Edit' then 'use ful editor' on your first post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mikes rail Posted February 3, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thanks Adam, that's answered my question they are romford. I will have a hunt for the washers, lots of odd bits in the box I found the loco in but wanted to make sure I got it right, only chassis I had done before was 7mm and had treaded crank pins cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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