This example shows a tyre width of 3.5 mm for Gauge 0 Fine.
For Scale7 remove more metal from the back of the wheel to give a tyre thickness of 3.2 mm instead of 3.5 mm.
3′ 9″ diam., 10 oval spokes, hump inner rim, apparent tread 4¾″, tyre width 5¼″.
Hub 12½″ face dia., 2¼″ out from the tyre.
Source: measured direct from the preserved 2-4-2T GER M15/LNER F4 loco. at Chappel in April 1994.
Casting: 26.25 mm tread dia., 20.7 i/d., hub 1.3 mm out from the tyre.
(For Clauds skim the hub to 0.9 out from the tyre.)
Casting prices and stock . GER loco sets, price list
Scan of castings in a sets for GE 4-4-0 S46/LNER D14,15,16, GE 2-4-2T M15/LNER F4, 5, 6.
27 Mar 2013