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I have built my own using a standard vintage axle. I add a sleeve of styrene tubing for the larger gear changing section and a small vintage starter to that. If course some massaging of those pieces is necessary to achieve the proper look but it's a quick solution that doesn't require buying another kit.

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7 hours ago, misterNNL said:

I have built my own using a standard vintage axle. I add a sleeve of styrene tubing for the larger gear changing section and a small vintage starter to that. If course some massaging of those pieces is necessary to achieve the proper look but it's a quick solution that doesn't require buying another kit.

I was going to do that but all of the banjo rear ends I have are open on the top so I didn't want to put even more work into it. Fortunately I was able to find a kit breaker selling just the chassis from the 40 so I didn't have to buy an entire kit.

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1 hour ago, Fat Brian said:

I was going to do that but all of the banjo rear ends I have are open on the top so I didn't want to put even more work into it. Fortunately I was able to find a kit breaker selling just the chassis from the 40 so I didn't have to buy an entire kit.

I filled that open space in the tops of the axles I converted with half round Evergreen strip stock.

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1 hour ago, misterNNL said:

I filled that open space in the tops of the axles I converted with half round Evergreen strip stock.

I thought about that but didn't know how visible the axle was going to be and I found it fairly cheap. 

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22 minutes ago, Fat Brian said:

I thought about that but didn't know how visible the axle was going to be and I found it fairly cheap. 

Glad everything worked out well for you. It seems like the older I get the more parts I scratch build.

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