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This is what is happening at KBscale... 3/3/10 - New and improved link & pin couplings will now be included in the rolling stock kits. These are also available to buy at the bottom of the couplings page 1/3/10 - Hudson Hunslet kit will be available to order soon! 24/11/09 - GDNGRS have advised an increase in the price of the Greenwich Couplings for £5.00 per pack. 10/11/09 - Lost wax brass castings for the Hudson Hunslet are now ready. Test building in progress. 10/8/09 - The first test etches for the Hudson Hunslet are being assembled. There is a still a little work to to as we are experimenting with the etched grilles to get them as fine as possible. We might be biased, but they really are looking good. 22/7/09 - New etched hooks are planned for easy use of the Greenwich Coupling links on the Rugga chassis. 20/7/09
- Rivets for turnout tie bars added to shop. 10/7/09 - The new gearbox (GBLK05) featured in the Hudson Hudswell kit is now available as a separate item for use with the original versions offered by Roy C Link and Wrightlines. See Motors & Gears page. The 59:1 two-stage gearbox is used as a part of the etched chassis and allows the Mashima 10/15 to be truly vertical in the firebox. 10/7/09 - The new nickel silver chassis etch for the Ruston LBT kit is ready. This will replace the original milled chassis. The new parts will allow us to offer the kit at a lower price. The chassis kit will also be available separately soon. 30/6/09 - L&B Rail Clips to suit the Karlgarin 82/7 rail are now in stock - see Track Parts page. 27/6/09 - Roller track gauges to suit the Karlgarin 82/7 rail are now in stock - see Track Parts page. 1/6/09 - Wagon wheel tooling is progressing. New batches of wheel tyres have been produced in brass plated with black nickel silver. To improve the overall appearance of the wheelsets the axles will be chemical blacked - 22/4/09 - Hudson Hunslet castings patterns are finished. First castings were not great so a new mould is being made - the parts are very fine so it is making things more complicated. The artwork for the body and chassis etches are finished but won't be etched until the dimensions of the finished castings can be confirmed. A new tool for the L&B rail clips is under way and the first samples will be ready soon. The design has been changed so the clips will suit the new code 82 rail from Karlgarin. Drawings are finished for the Rapier 20hp and work will start on the patterns soon. Drawings are almost finished for the Wren and some test parts will be produced to prove some technical aspects of the design before details are finalised. To help increase productivity a small CNC milling machine will be arriving soon. This will enable parts and mould tool to be produced directly from CAD drawings. Example of Wren drawings...
9/2/09 - First samples of the Hudson Hunslet wheels are shown here. Generic disc wheels usually included with small diesel kits tend to have a very thin rim - the HH prototype has very "open" frames and distinctive thick rimmed wheels so we have made some that will look right.
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