Nu-Cast 4mm Wickham Trolley Kit

[garrywhiting]

Anybody know where I can obtain one of these please?

[alan]

Hi Garry

I'm afraid i can't help but I'm hoping one of the other hundreds of members will be able to help.

Good hunting!

Alan

[Tigger]

Is this the ancient kit which came out about 25 years ago, or a new one?  I seen to remember Cyril Freezer challenging people to "motorise it!"  Practically impossible in those days without winding your own motor and building you own chassis but now-a-days it's a piece o' puddin'

[garrywhiting]

Probably the "ancient" kit. Got one recently on eBay, but instructions are not dated. Would like another, hence my posting. I intend to use the Japanese 4w micro chassis, recently imported which should do the job quite nicely I think. Pity there is not a 4mm kit currently available.

[JulienW]

Ahh but there IS! ;D

The famous (or should that be imfamous) N-Brass do an etched kit for the Whickham type 27 (same as the Nucast kit, I think) and the earlier type 17.  Both come complete (unlike the Eclipse when it was released), but are etched brass rather than cast metal, but look fairly strait forward to build.  Nick Tilston also does a trailer for the beastie to pull (and possibly mount extra pick ups on).

I'm planning to use some of Nigel Lawtons components on mine (one of each type), but the suggestion of using some of the small Jap mechanisms (either the ones on eBay or those sold by Yoshiya Kobiashi) may make the prosess easier.

[peterl]

Gary
Saw one of the N-Brass ones at a exhibition earlier in the year, they look very good!
Peter

[invercloy]

Gary
Saw one of the N-Brass ones at a exhibition earlier in the year, they look very good!
Peter

Here here, i bought their trestle bridge kit and it looks very good! :)