royal mail coach

As you can see the wheels are completed, already has a primary coat of paint, to protect and conserve the wood, the rims also are already finished, as can be seen in the pictures, these wheels are not fixed on the shaft by means of threaded nut as normally happens in the chariots but by three screws that pass through the hub from the outside to the inside, being fixed wheel on the shaft by means of a collar which is welded to the shaft and qu prevents the wheel out a method used on heavier cars and long course such as this, as you can see also the wheels, they are provided with bush om the cubes in order to prevent the orifice wear of the cubes and to allow a better bearing. however already started working on track, these are made of 6 mm square section bar, then the ends is fixed axle shaft, with the downward slope of 5 degrees in front and seven behind, the welds used in these parts are made Silver for added resistance, the next chapter will show more progress on track and fifth wheel.