... don't ... Nesmith ... framed <<<TRIM>>> Brian this sounds really interesting and you've really caught my attention with this idea. Can you elaborate on...
Chris, If you take apart one of the Bachmann freight cars and have a look at the rails on each end where the draft gear normally is you'll see that the rails a...
Here's a link to the animated file showing how to set-up a good working L&P system. The steel pins are shown as silver for visual purposes but in model form if...
I've posted a couple of photos of the draft gear fitted to a Bachmann freight car as well as for those that maybe interested a 3/4 size PSC Knuckle coupler...
... working L&P ... model ... they ... If you look at ideas for automatic coupling devices during the link and pin era there are similar ideas to yours. They...
Harold, I'm not sure what you are meaning about alignment problems?, could you explain a bit more as to what you're meaning please. Cheers Brian Millar ...
The biggest problem with L-&-P alignment on the prototype was the different loadings of cars and the compression of the springs. A loaded car could easily be...
Darrel & All, I have seen Harold's site and all the other O scale L&P couplings available, and I can tell you from having had the L&P couplings identical to...
Echoing what others have said... based on my experinace with L&P drawbars (a coupler was defined as an automatic device) both on the Carter collection at...
On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:48:57 -0000 ... This is not commonly true. The L&P draw bars on the Carter, Hammond, West Side Lumber and SPng cars at Ardenwood are...
Harold, There is a certain amount of side movement on L&P couplers on freight cars, coaches have a definite radius set-up. The draftgear on freight cars on a...
Hi Brian, The freight car set up you describe was called a stirup style, to differenciate it from the earlier style which has a stem passing through the...
Randall, The coaches I was referring to I think began life as street cars and were later adapted for use as passenger cars, I assume they would have retained ...
Royce, I purchased the ones I have way back in 1971, and assumed until recently they would've long been out of production, I came across a forum recently that...
Hi All, For those that haven't seen the Alexander L&P couplers I have posted 4 photos for you to see, you'll see the supplied link with these which is a little...
As you probably know, the Georgetown loop High Bridge was built by Phoenix Bridge Company from their patented round column sections. These were widely used on...
David, The following does NOT get you the info you are looking for, but might help others searching for the quickie answer, which is what I did. Harry Brunk...
Brian, Still no luck. Jack Brian Millar <rallim56@...> wrote: Jack, You need to copy and paste the 2 brackets on the end of the link which aren't blue....
Wes/David, I think I know what you are refering to but am not sure. Might be an intereting project but as I remember that bridge is pretty complicated. The...
RMC published drawings in the late 1980s because I provided the historical society drawings ot them to be redrawn. To model the "pilings" need to add riveted...
Bill, Do you recall if the leg columns were tapered. Harry has them as the same diameter top to bottom. He has the column composed of 4 quarter rounds with a...
Same diameter as I recall -- kind of like building a trestle at each place where the rods attached there was a joint. When the bridge was "rebuilt" they up...
The one modeling idea that came to me was to use Evergreen quarter round and several different sizes of styrene strip, building up the shape via maybe .040...
