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I own a Silver Fox steam van; I would like to replace the original bogies with Bachmann Mk 1 bogies as per the attached photos. The attaching clip on the original Silver Fox bogies appears to be Superglued onto the bogie, while the Bachmann bogie has a hole cut into it for presumably a mounting clip. 
What would you recommend for mounting the Bachmann bogies to the van? Pictures attached.

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A bolt epoxy glued into the coach floor to extend down through the bogie with a nut under to hold the bogie on, some plastic card would need to be glued to the bogie top and bottom with a hole through for the bolt to pass, also you may need to adjust the coach downstand spigot with a file to get the height right. When the height is set use your favourite shade of nail varnish to lock the nut in place and allow a bit of play for the bogie to wobble side to side, nail varnish is better then threadlock as it open easier and wont break the epoxy holding the bolt in!

Eoin

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