03-14-2022, 07:55 PM
Thanks Guy.
I continued the project by building the four stakes.
A length of chain is attached by threading a metal rod through the stake and the chain. I suspended a length of chain from my 'third hand' to make the job a bit easier. The instructions call for you to flatten the rod on both ends to secure it but I found it easier to use thin CA for the job.
The next step was the couplers. If you buy one of the newer cars, you are lucky enough to have a wisker coupler. If you have an older one, you get this. The small spring goes into the slot of the coupler shank in the coupler box but before you add the spring you have to insert the tiny metal cylinder into the spring to limit it's travel.
It's best not to have a few cups of expresso before attempting this.
after the coupler box goes together, it's it slid into the car frame and 'pinned' with a small nail into the frame.
I continued the project by building the four stakes.
A length of chain is attached by threading a metal rod through the stake and the chain. I suspended a length of chain from my 'third hand' to make the job a bit easier. The instructions call for you to flatten the rod on both ends to secure it but I found it easier to use thin CA for the job.
The next step was the couplers. If you buy one of the newer cars, you are lucky enough to have a wisker coupler. If you have an older one, you get this. The small spring goes into the slot of the coupler shank in the coupler box but before you add the spring you have to insert the tiny metal cylinder into the spring to limit it's travel.
It's best not to have a few cups of expresso before attempting this.
after the coupler box goes together, it's it slid into the car frame and 'pinned' with a small nail into the frame.