Parts and accessories
Metric fixings
I now have stocks of metric fixings and taps and dies in the sizes listed below, if you want larger packs, email and I will oblige. For the record, 1.o, 1.2 and 1.6mm are roughly equivalent to 14, 12 and 10BA, but don't mix them as the thread is not the same.
M1.0 x 6mm cs screw steel
M1.2 x 8mm cheesehead brass
M1.6 x 10mm cheesehead brass
M1.0 full nut brass
M1.2 full nut brass
M1.6 full nut brass
The above are available in packs of 12 screws and 12 nuts for £2.50
Taps in the same sizes are £4.50 each and dies £9.00 each
Also available tap and die sets at £10.00 for each size
New style Controllers
The controllers I have been selling for 2 years are now sold out. As they were still selling towards the end I have sourced new parts and put together 2 new types, a single hand held measuring 79 x 49 x 26 mm, weight 50g and a dual measuring 100 x 61 x 26 mm, weight 92g. These use proprietary electronics cases and a similar pulse width modulated circuit board. I am now using a choc bar connector on the back rather than built in wires, which makes them a bit more flexible in use.
The 12v 2A power supply can be supplied for UK, EU, US or AU so please specify when ordering. The control board is compatible with 6 to 36v and up to 3 Amps, if you would prefer a different supply to 12v 2A, just ask as others are available.
Single hand held - £28.00 Dual unit - £50.00
A recent option added to the controllers is to make the leads longer as it was pointed out that 1M can be a bit limiting in range. I can now supply a 1.5M power cable extension and a 2.5M twin flex for the output at an extra £4.00 for single controllers and £6.00 for the twins.
The dual unit also has a 12v DC output on the center 2 terminals of the connector strip. As you can see, the dual unit can also be used as a hand held as its very light, in fact if using it as a bench top it will need sticking down with Blutak or similar. No this is not my hand, I use a different shade of nail varnish.
DPDT sub-miniature toggle switches
To get the switches I wanted for the controllers I had to buy them in bulk so I would be happy to sell some loose. Suitable for control panels and on board battery/charging switches in the larger scales.
They are DPDT sub-miniature rated at 1A/250v and are on-off-on, unlike most for sale on Ebay. The body is approx a 9mm cube, thread length is 5.5mm, hole size required is 4.8mm and the toggle length is 9mm.
Price is £1.30 each or £10.00 for 10.
Feldbahn Buffer/Coupling
Designed for the Brigadelok, Wasserwagen and Brigadewagen but will fit any German stock
You get 2 cast NS buffers, 3 fold up housings, 3 spring retainers and 0.3mm PB wire as a spring. The coupling is a loop or chain (not included) over the vertical pins. A small split pin can be used instead of one pin so the link does not get lost. The buffer is sprung for compression and extension.
These couplings are not automatic or hands free. If you want hands free operation, consider using Kadees or the Greenwich coupling.
Feldbahn Coupling £4.00 a pair
Chopper Coupling
These chopper couplings are based on those used at Bowaters and are similar to the Irish ones. They are designed to work with opposing hooks so that stock can be turned when required, rather than having to always face the same way.
I have had to make them a little longer and wider to give room for 2 hooks but it is not really noticeable. They come with round and square buffer faces supplied and a mounting plate for the pivot
The top picture shows them fitted to my pair of Brazils. Despite the Brazil's long rear overhang, they couple easily and can be pushed and pulled without any amusing incidents.
Available in pairs with all materials required for a sprung and pivoted fitting at £2.00 a pair
Universal Walscharts valve gear kit
This Walscharts valve gear was drawn for an Indonesian Ducroo and Brauns 0-4-4-0T Mallet that I am scratch building. It has been modified and has had bits added to make it fairly universal. It can be used as just a motion replacement or complete on a blank chassis.
You get two complete sets of motion with 0.65mmpins to assemble it. The rods are double thickness and can be assembled forked, as per the original, or flat for simplicity.
Also included are the coupling and connecting rods from the Indonesian loco and adjustable ones for 4 or 6 coupled, which should cover most locos.
The idea is that you have to find a way of attaching the whole assembly to the loco as I have no idea what kind of loco you are thinking of using it on. Assembly instructions are included with a sketch showing the relationship of the various mounting points. If you get this bit wrong, it won't look right and will probably not work.
I have been asked if it might be usable on 7mm std gauge locos, the answer is no, it is far too small and compact for this kind of use.
Walscharts valve gear kit £15.00
Stone Water Tower
Based loosely on the tower at the Tanfield Railway. Basically a pair of redundant pressure cylinders mounted on a stone built tower. The original is bigger than this model and has a door in the back.
You get a one piece tower and 4 half cylinders printed in HIPS (high impact polystyrene), the same plastic that Airfix kits are made of). Add a feed water pipe and 4" hose from wire and your done.
Available with the tower 10' high for ground mounting or 8' for on a platform.
Price £7.00 (printed parts only)
Etched works and name plates
As etched plates rarely come out on 0.3 or 0.4mm brass in the kit, these were specially drawn and etched on a thinner brass. They are all readable under a magnifier except the Decauville ones, which are just too small in scales under 10mm/ft.
Works plates available for Peckett, Manning Wardle, Decauville, Kerr Stuart, Borsig, Henschell, Krauss and O&K. Name plates for Premier, Leader, Excelsior, Joffre, Victory, Bathala and Trangkil No4
Prices vary from £1.00 to £2.50 a pair.
Loco Springs
A universal etch of loco springs and hangers, stolen from my Joffre kit. They are triple layer with detail on the outer layer only.
The ones shown have been relaced with better ones that fold into a 3 layer zig zag including the outer fret, you solder them once folded then remove the fret by cutting the joining tags. These are far easier to use as the old ones were always trying to tie themselves in knots as they were folded, they look much the same so I haven't changed the pictures.
There are tags on the bottom of the hanger feet which can be fitted in slots, or they can be soldered to the back of the frames with the required amount showing above.
Loco Spring etch£1.50 each
Cab Hand Wheels
A small etch of hand wheels for loco cabs, smokeboxes, wagons and anywhere else a hand wheel might come in useful.
The etch includes 4 and 5 spoke 5mm, 3 and 4 spoke 3.5mm, 4 hole 2.5mm, 4 of each, 20 in total.
The one shown on the left is not available
Cab Hand Wheels £1.00
Loco firedoor, reverser and regulator
These parts were also stolen from my Joffre kit and put together on a small etch.
You get a reverser frame and lever to Kerr Stuart's pattern, a double sliding firedoor with its runners and levers, and a regulator lever and gland. An assembly sketch is included. You just need solder and some off cuts of wire to complete.
Loco Firedoor/reverser etch £1.50
or 2 for £2.50
Diesel Bonnet Hinges
These hinges were designed for the Worsley Works Dick Kerr 4WPE loco but could be used on anything that needs hinges.
There are 14 double hinges, 14 single hinges and 14 catches. They are half etched in brass or NS with raised rivets and hinge pivots. The picture shows an earlier version with push out rivets of which I have a few left.
They are available in 0.4mm nickel silver or 0.3mm brass, please specify on ordering.
Diesel Bonnet Hinges £1.00
Rotary Wire Brushes
Available as a flat disc brush around 22mm diameter and an end type around 15mm diameter. Both have a 3mm shaft for use in mini drills and are all steel construction. Ideal for removing excess solder or burnishing.
Although packed in twos as one of each type, you can have two the same if you ask nicely.
Due to a bulk purchase I can offer these at £1.00 a pair
Mini Geared Motors
The gearbox is composed of steel spur gears, mostly 4:1 with the odd 2.5:1 set to get the required ratios. The gearbox is removable in one piece with just the 9 tooth spur gear on the motor not being an intergral part of it. The motor is a Chinese version of the Mashima 10/12 flat can. The output shaft is 3mm D shaped.
These make a very powerful drive system for locos and accessories, when running they are almost unstoppable.
They are available in 3, 6 or 12 volt and are rated in rpm. The one used in my Peckett kit is a 12 volt 200 rpm and is 256:1 ratio, a 6 volt 200 rpm version would have a ratio of 160:1 as the motor is lower revving.
All types £8.00 each
(Also available from other suppliers at higher prices).
Locosnstuff is owned by Mark Clark of 12 Adelaide Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 4NJ, UK
I can be contacted at borsig1958@gmail.com anytime or 01634 575081 before 8pm
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