Mules, trucks and wheels.

[laz 57]

GIZ,
I am thinking of putting in a diarama of mules coming out of a mine shaft hauling some small wooden mine cars. What size trucks and wheels would look appropriate? O gauge or HO?
laz57

[wrmcclellan]

LAZ,

Any mine carts I have seen in Colorado from my many trips there have wheels that vary from about 6" (1/8 inch in O gauge) to about 12" (1/4 inch in O gauge).

I think you could consider using some old leading truck wheels from a junker modern era 4-4-2.

Roy

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wrmcclellan

LAZ,

Any mine carts I have seen in Colorado from my many trips there have wheels that vary from about 6" (1/8 inch in O gauge) to about 12" (1/4 inch in O gauge).

I think you could consider using some old leading truck wheels from a junker modern era 4-4-2.

Roy

Would those be smaller or larger than HO freight trucks?..Tim

[laz 57]

So like PIGEYES says O gauge or HO?
I personally think it will look better in ho gauge?
laz57

[wrmcclellan]

PETim - they wpould be larger - I was thinking O Ga track. Just picking the smallest wheel I had seen in tinplate.

You want better realism/size, go with HO.

[FJ and G]

On2 1/2 or On3 would be best. I think that Bachman may be selling some On30 stuff. (runs on HO gauge but with wider tie spacing; and is O scale)


On2 would even be neater, but don't think there's too much out there for that.

Do let us know your progress! I think it's a really cool project

[andregg1]

Hi
"N" is too small?
Andre.

[laz 57]

What I am thinking is having one or two horses pulling 4 small scratch built hoppers on a two rail wooden track.
laz57