Sheffield Velocipede - 2
2: The Wiseman Model Services O scale kit.
3: A trackman talks with the station agent and coworker about
the weather before climbing aboard his velocipede and start-
ing his day of inspecting the rails.
brace, I found no other reference to the hole sizes needed for
the other axle shafts, so I made all the other holes the clear-
ance size for .016" wire (#78 drill bit).
After mounting the .016" wire as the guide arm brace, it looked
too light, so I changed it to a .033" wire that gives my model a
more meaty appearance. All the other holes should be drilled
with a #78 drill bit, for clearance of a .016" wire that is included
in the kit. Other than that, the kit went together easily – well,
reasonably easily for my 71+ year-old fingers.
Fidelity
It is difficult to measure this thing precisely, but given the data
I was able to find, it appears to be spot-on with the prototype.
The model is gauged for Proto 48 track, but it can be built to
any of the O scale track gauges and, since it is a non-working
model,the gauge does not have to be precise. I built mine to
Proto 48 scale because it was going to be a static model out-
side the coaling shed. The short outrigger may be installed
for the narrow gauge model of 3’ but the arm will need to be
shortened a little to make the 30” gauge model.
The PDF I found shows a restored model to be painted safety
yellow, so I painted mine with Floquil #31 Reefer Yellow.
Conclusions
The machine is compatible with almost every railroad and
diorama in the US and a number of foreign countries as well.
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MRH-Jan 2014
