Greetings from over the water.
I have picked up the MDC Roundhouse 280 kit at my local shop. The model id barely started and the chassis runs smoothly but after doing some poking around I motice that the driving wheel back to backs are set at 9mm. Looking at the HOn3 standard these should be 10.24mm. When I did a check opening up the distance I noticed then that the wheels won't fit inside the outside frames.
Has anybody had experience of this and what to do about it. As I see it the simplist way would be to open up the slot filing behind the outside frames or (not fancying this one) dissembling the outside cranks and narrowing the wheels. The latter I think will affect the spokes of the wheels unless anyone has done it and thinks different.
Any assistance will be appreciated.
P.
Looks like an unsuccessful attempt to convert an HOn3 to an HOn30 model. You could try to pull the drivers back to their original width. But if the axles were filled away, then you are in trouble.
Simon
I just checked the one I have. The distance of the wheels back to back is about 9mm. Since the track gauge is 10.5mm (3x3.5mm), that would be right to allow the flanges to ride inside the rails.
Robert Beaty
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Robert is correct! I double-checked on my NMRA gauge.
I think some of those outside frames might be a little tight. If memory serves me right the two inner wheelsets are blind (no flange) and the outer ones flanged. The flanged wheels will have trouble in those middle slots.
Jim