| This kit has a bit of everything including whitemetal, resin and etched brass parts, a total of over a dozen components excluding wire. The brake gear is fully modelled as is the actuator handle. The style and weight of the finished kit is comparable with the W G Allen vee tipper and is intended to be run with these in a rake. In prototype use a single braked vee tipper would often be coupled to several unbraked tippers to prevent them running away when not coupled to a loco. The number of non-braked trucks to each braked unit would vary depending on the gradients and loads involved but I suggest a minimum of 1 braked to 3 unbraked and a maximum of 1 braked to 10 unbraked. |
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| Every effort has been made to keep the centre of gravity low and within the wheel base to avoid the truck being unstable. To this end the brake platform is a resin casting and the brake column a brass etch. The truck is designed to fit Greenwich coupler looks (available seperately). Although there appears to be a considerable overhang at the end with the brake platform this is not a problem from the point of view of tight radiuses, I find a train including this item will negotiate a 6" radius easily when pulled or shunted (pushed). The kit comes with two pages of comprehensive instructions. Click here for the instructions for this kit. The braked continental vee tipper is available individually, please note that braked chassis kits are also available. * Note also that a HOn30/HOe variant of this kit will be released shortly. A metal wheelsets option is available for this kit, please click here for details. |
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| US Dollar/Euro pricing option:- 1 kit - $14.50 or €12.00 |
| Braked Continental Vee Tipper - 1 kit - £7.75 Postage (P&P) Rates for any quantity:- Within the UK - £1.50 Anywhere outside the UK - £3 Payment by cheque on a UK Bank or UK postal orders payable to N. Lawton or ONLINE SHOP please. |
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| By mail order or online from: Nigel Lawton 77 Katherine Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 2XF United Kingdom Email NigelLawton009@Yahoo.com |
| Shipping & Handling Rates for any quantity anywhere outside the UK:- Option 1 Payment by US Dollar or Euro bills or online - US $6 or €5 S&H. Option2 Payment by checks on USA based banks in $ and European banks in € or Wells Fargo international money orders in US $ payable to N. Lawton - US $16 or €13 S&H. (Please note the additional handling charge of $10/€8 is to cover the £5 bank charge which is incurred when cashing non-UK £ checks or Wells Fargo money orders). |
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| 009* Braked Continental Vee Tipper Kit |
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