Michael Clark

Masokits Masterbits Range

Catalogue issue 15, 2009

5.00 - Underframes for PARKSIDE DUNDAS Kits

These kits, produced at Pendon's request, provide fully detailed underframes to fit the relevant vans from the PARKSIDE DUNDAS range. They come complete with all brass wire and rod, whitemetal cast fittings and fixing screws. The kit is suitable for P4/S4, EM and 00.
There is a lot of work in building these kits, most of which is straightforward. Only the smaller brake details fall into the 'fiddly' category.  Wheels, bearings and the parkside Dundas kits are NOT included.
ITEM No. DESCRIPTION PRICE - £
5.01 GWR Fish Bloater Diagram S8:
This underframe is compensated.  
(For a detailed review of this kit, see Model Railway Journal No. 76.)		 11.00
5.02 GWR Mink G:
This is a sprung underframe using the same Stainless Steel bearing carrier and leaf spring as the sprung W-Irons described in section 7.00.
(For a review of this kit, see SCALEFOUR NEWS No.115 - December 1999.)		 11.00
6.00 - Fold-up Sprung Subframe Kits
For a review of these kits see Model Railway Journal No. 168
These are generally not specific to any particular wagon kit and are mainly intended for use with plastic kits. They can probably be used with whitemetal kits but I have not tried it yet.
They are designed to be simple and quick to build and in addition to the wagon body, the solebars, plastic axleguards and axlebox/spring mouldings are retained from the plastic kit. Brake gear is provided on the frets and this simply drops into slots in the subframe. Springing is by means of guitar wiire. a set of generic instructions covering all the kits is provided together with seperate, set specific diagrams. With the exception of the guitar wire springs only the flat etch is provided and various sizes of brass wire will be needed to complete. Some frets include a range of brake lever and vee arrangements to cater for variations. Please note that not all the bearing/spring carriers are inter-changeable between kits.  Each fret will make one wagon and the following subframes are available:
ITEM No. DESCRIPTION PRICE - £
6.01 9' 0" Wheelbase with Morton Brakes One Side Only:
The fret includes a variety of Vee hangars to cater for Private Owner as well as both steel and wooden solebars. Can be used for 16 ton minerals EXCEPT those with sloping sides which are too narrow at the base.		 6.50
6.02 9' 0" Additional Morton Brake parts:
Converts the 9' 0" fret to brakes both sides and includes cranks for fitted wagons.		 2.00
6.03 10' 0" Morton Fitted/Unfitted Brakes:
The fret includes a variety of brake lever/vee hangars to cater for slotted link morton/lift link brake arrangements.		 8.50
6.04 12' 0" Morton Fitted/Unfitted Brakes:
The fret includes a variety of brake lever/vee hangars to cater for slotted link morton/lift link brake arrangements.		 9.00
6.05 10' 0" Clasp Fitted Brakes:
The fret includes a variety of brake lever/vee hangars to cater for slotted link morton/lift link brake arrangements.		 8.50
6.06 10' 0" LNER AVB Clasp Fitted Brakes:
This is the standard LNER fitted brake gear. There are no variations on this fret.		 7.50
6.07 21' 0" Wheelbase for Parkside Dundas CCT and PMV Kits:
This subframe caters for the kit numbers PC36, PC39, & PC47 from the PARKSIDE Southern Rlwy. range. NOTE: This does NOT fit Kit number PC34.		 10.00
6.08 9' 0"  GWR Dean Churchward Cross-Cornered brakes:
this subframe is intended to be used with Coopercraft kits and has the W-Irons etched as part of the floor. Unlike the subframes listed above axlebox and spring castings are required to complete as only the solebars from the plastic kits are used. the casting you will need is the GWR Oil Axlebox/Spring casting from MJT, Catalogue No. 2242 (2007 catalogue).		 8.50
6.09 Sprung Subframe and Detailing Fret for Airfix/Dapol Class B Oil Tank Wagon:
The kit comprises a complete open frame floor pan onto which the solebars from the plastic kit are fitted. full etched brake gear is included together with etched tank mounts and ladder etches. The springing is identical to the subframes described above. Retained from the plastic kit are the tank, filler cap and end pipe, vacuum cylinders and the solebars. you will need to obtain MJT 18" Oleo buffers (Catalogue no. 2313S). The kit includes full instructions. Please note that this kit will take about 10 hours to construct.
 15.00
6.10 Detailing fret including Wire Springing for PECO Tank Wagon:
The etches provide brake gear, ladders, end 'T' section supports and central turnbuckles and, for those of you who like wire springing, replacement W-Irons which are sprung in the same way as the above kits. You can use the Peco W-Irons if you wish. If using the wire sprung W_Irons you will need RCH Oil Axlebox/Spring castings from MJT (Catalogue no. 2241). The kit includes full instructions and the construction time is about 8 hours.
 12.00
6.11 Variable Wheelbase Subframe Unit:
This fret provides wire springing for longer wheelbase plastic kits and covers a wheelbase range from 9'0" to 25'0" with a central location for 6 wheel vehicles (two Subframe frets are needed for 6 wheel vehicles). The fret has bearing/spring carriers for both 3'0" and 3'6" wheels. This is a springing only fret and brake gear is NOT provided. The kit includes full instructions and the generic instructions are not sent out with this kit.
 6.50
NOTE: If you already have the instruction booklet on these subframes and do not need further copies, please let me know when you order.

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