Making maximum traction trucks. part 6

Just a short post with a couple of more photos. The side frames and the lead weights are in place. So the trucks just need painting and the wiring finished to the motors.


Now that the side frames are in place I can see just how open they are. So I shall paint the side frames grey and everything else in mat black.

These diamond frame trucks date back to the private company days. Recently we have been refurbishing a pair of Brill 39E trucks in 12" to ft scale which are also from the private company days. We found their original specifications for the Brills and one of the requirements was for the trucks to be supplied, painted with hot bitumen. Obviously for protection against water damage. So, I'm quite happy to use black on the internal framework of the trucks. In my time period, the 1960s, everything could be seen by the public was was painted grey.

The important thing is I can now get back onto the body of the tram.