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.
7′ 1″ diam., 22 rect spokes, rectangular inner rim, 3«″ apparent tread.
Hub 16″ face dia., 1″ out from the tyre.
Casting: 49.6 mm tread dia., 45.5 mm i/d., hub 0.6 mm out from the tyre.
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Scan of the castings in sets for a GWR 4-4-0 Armstrong.
4 Feb 2015