ARU Nine brass kits

[Ken Ford]

I know a guy that has such a light touch that he can reliably remove car numbers on plastic rolling stock without harming the underlying paint. A blaster gun is on my short list since I've been building brass kits from the UK.

[dabsan]

  On 6/28/2014 at 1:01 PM, dabsan said:

Hi, I had a lot of funny making this ARU Nine brass kit. :)

Another ARU Nine kit I made last week. I had fun making the tarpaulin from an old plastic bag!

Edited August 25, 2014 by dabsan

[Densha]

I like these! :D

[Ken Ford]

My ARU Randen work motor is on deck right now - I'm going to solder it.

[bc6]

This is my first Aru Nine Model kit, Im still working on getting some lights into it.

Does anyone have any ideals about a headlight lamp for the front and rear of this boxcab?

[cteno4]

I’m pretty sure Narrichi at MTP usr to carry headlight details for arunine.

 

jeff

[bc6]

Sorry I didnt mention this before but Im looking for headlight details that I can thread an led through and wire it to a DCC decoder. 

Can you provide links to them as Im not familiar with Narrichi nor MTP thanks.

Edited November 13, 2023 by bc6

[bill937ca]

Model Train Plus   https://www.modeltrainplus.net/

[cteno4]

Looks like only one style left at MTP 

 

https://www.modeltrainplus.net/collections/aru-nine-arumo-n-scale/products/aru-nine-skull-type-tail-end-light-optional-parts

 

these are casting so you would need to drill them out to put an SMD led in there. Would probably need a 0201 smd led

 

jeff

[bc6]

Thanks, Jeff I appreciate the link. 

 

Here are a couple more Aru Model kits that are almost completed. 

Can someone let me know if Aru has mechanisms that fit these kits?

 

Edit: I added the latest Aru kit that I put together "Very easy wooden bogie passenger car"

 

Edited January 21, 2024 by bc6

[bc6]

This is my latest Aru Nine kit, Its a Very simple box type electric motor (ED29 type)

 

 

[bc6]

I just finished another ARU 9 kit to the roster, Actually its the kit in the post above this one.

I later added the pantograph because it looked bare lol.

[Tony Galiani]

Very nice work.  I have three ARU 9 kits in my to do box but have been intimidated by them and have kept putting off tackling them.  Need to get over that I guess.

 

BTW - what do you do for coupler mounts?

 

Tony

[bc6]

Thanks, You know about the three foot rule right lol. I was intimidated by them at first but then I said to myself "No one is going to assemble them for you" Yeah you will get over it Im sure. Right now Im just using whatever is on the Kato chassis for coupler mounts.

[cteno4]

Nice work!

 

I love the AruNine kits, they are just the right blend of detail but simple tab assembly and very affordable price and perfect entry points into making kits like this as if there are some little disasters, nothing huge lost!

 

cheers,

 

jeff