Texgeekboy,
I did not keep track of the hours. I have not worked on this project on a continuous basis so it would be very difficult to figure it out.
Joe,
The wheels were scratch built. I used two 3/4 inch diameter manholes glued together to create the basic wheel. I drilled a 1/8 inch diameter hole through the center for the 3/32 inch diameter axles. I added a 1/4 inch diameter by 1/8 inch spacer on each side of the wheel. A .020 inch styrene plate with three holes drilled in each one provided the connection to the frame. Flanges we’re used to hold the axles through the plates. The plates were capped with a .060 inch plate to allow gluing to the frame structure. There are a couple of other small details. The wheels are pretty crude but they move fine on the rails.
