Model Railroad Craftsman 40 Kit Circa 1960 will ‘dress-up’ the O scale Atlas Trainman two-rail RSD4/5 creating a reasonably accurate NSWGR 40 class. The kit includes side frames with equal and un-equal wheel spacing as two separate options, etched brass walkways, urethane pilots and numerous detail parts in brass investment, pewter and urethane.
Atlas Trainman RSD 4/5 Loco is NOT included with these kits - these are sourced from the USA. They supply the hood,drive and chassis that are required for this kit to be completed
Atlas Trainman RSD 4/5
Variations @ scale 7mm = 1 foot
Hood width is 3 scale inches too narrow Long hood is 1 scale foot short Length of Cab is 1.5 scale inches short Width of Cab is 4 scale inches narrow Short hood is 3 scale inches short Length over headstocks is 2 scale feet short Width of footplate is 6 scale inches narrow
Overall wheelbase of each bogie is 2 scale inches short [scale model] Height of hood above footplate is about 2 scale inch short of scale Wheels are about 36.5" instead of 40"
There are two bogie options A & B supplied with the kit.
Option A - Reuses factory bogie as supplied but features a non-prototype unequal bogie. These new sideframe have all the features of a 40 Class bogie but are manufactured to match the original RSD 4/5 unequal sideframes
Option B - New equal side frames that are scale models of the 40 Class bogies but require the centre wheel to be a dummy, i.e. non-rotating. Recommend this for experienced modellers as modifications to the drive are required.
