Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:00 pm
Edumardo: I agree with your choice to fit bearings. At the least, you will feel satisfaction that the flat car rolls freely, and others will be impressed.
I see that you have one of the PzKpfw. I Abwurfwagen: that is a strange AFV, almost medieval, but I could not pass it up. I have yet to build it. I am trying to imagine the use for that gizmo, almost comic.
I have the Abwurfwagen version, but my idea is to build it without that strange device, perhaps set in the Afrika Korps.
Let's go with bogies. I modified the original design to reinforce the structure and to be able to extract the axles if necessary. One bearing per wheel and 4mm axle. A bigger bearing is used also to pivot bogie and platform.
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As initially it will be a static model, I used some washers and 3d printed spacers to achieve the desired gauge (89mm). The brakes are also in place (only one side per wheel, sorry raylway
cuentaremaches ).
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It has enough space to trasnport to panzer II chassis
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Ok, I have a space problem, buffers doesnt fit in the planned site
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I have found some inexpensive and decent quality wooden shelves on Amazon. Or perhaps you could make or buy a short length of 1/16 model railroad track and display the flatcar on the floor—if it would be safe from attack by children, dogs, cats.
