custom siderods on certain static engines

f7bye

how are these usually accomplished? id love to see how its done with skarloey, peter sam, etc…

chrisjo

Show us an example of these.

f7bye

chrisjo

just like these.. specifically on peter sam, where the axles are permanent and cannot fit the rod

DalaGStanator

BlueKool found a creative way to do it on Skarloey and Peter Sam while giving the illusion they’re fitted to what would be their rear driving wheels (in the middle). They took standard coupling rods and painted their rear portions black so they could blend in with the powered (trailing) wheels.

FfarquharDeveloper

f7bye

With Peter Sam you’ll have to pull the axles outwards to add rods to them or just outright replace them.
Skarloey’s are usually a lot easier since they can just be swapped out.

It’s also possible to do it Oliver styled, these are printed out by my friend MagicJayroad.

Trainboy90 Productions

f7bye That is my model of Peter Sam

DalaGStanator

What do you mean by “permanent”? Do you mean how the original front axles don’t have the bushings at the sides, or how the powered wheels don’t have the holes for the pins (except on later FP versions)? The front axles have to be replaced just like the powered wheels.

f7bye

DalaGStanator the front wheels axles are permanently fitted (like a mattel diesel10)

mitzalplik

Couldn’t you just pull them out with pliers and then hammer them back in with a rubber hammer or press them back together with a stationed vice grip? You can modify the front wheels.