Old Hobo Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hello.This is my first post here!I have quite a few older (1990's) Hornby Thomas wagons and passenger cars with plastic wheels, and I would like to find out if there are metal wheels availbale to replace the plastic ones.Does anyone know where I can get them, if at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Welcome Generally the standard Hornby metal wagon and/or coach wheels are interchangeable with their plastic versions, but it is worth checking axle length, wheel diameter and pattern (spokes, disk, holes, etc). All the current metal wheel sets in the shop here are pointed end axles, but some are double insulated and some single side insulated - useful for picking up track power for lighting.. See examples X9096, R8097, R8100, Others will be along shortly to put me right if necessary as we have several Thomas experts on the forums.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The00Engine Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 While it is true that the Hornby wheels work on the wagons, they sometimes snag on the brake shoes. To run them nicely, use wheels smaller than the Hornby metal ones of cut off the brake shoes. The coaches use the same tool as the Railroad GWR coaches, and even the Thomas coaches of today, so standard Hornby wheels will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hobo Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks for all that helpful info!But that last question remains.....where would one go to buy the wheelsets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I would buy the wheels on eBay or from a model shops, like Hatton's, to name one. GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hobo Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 You’re welcome. 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hobo Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Found a dealewr here in Canada (Vancouver) that stocks all Hornby products, and they had all the wheels I needed.Britannia Modelshttp://www.britanniamodels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Brilliant news. Thank you for letting us know. 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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