... frog ... switch? ... Prototype did have different sizes but as time wore one this was narrowed to two -- 10-degree angle for entering and 8-degree angle...
Rob: Scribing the grooves for the paving media can be extremely time consuming if you are considering any significant length of paved track. Painting the ...
I have fabricated 3 molds, inside, center,outside and 3 corresponding stamping dies. The widths of the non-center molds correspond to the ends of the ties. ...
Hello again group; Just wondering if with the difficulty finding power trucks, would it be feasable to power a freight motor like in the smaller scales? Like...
... (mailto:largescaleTrolley@yahoogroups.com) , "Rick Hannegan" <ptm42@...> ... I have wire height 9.5" from the rail head. I'm currently running a stock ...
I have been going over a 1949 MR that has clear images of home-made traction power trucks. I particularly like one that uses a vertical shaft going down where ...
All, I have some progress to share on what will be a pair of C&LE Flat cars. The cars are made from acrylic, styrene, and woods as a stiffener. I had a...
... Very nice work Ted. I wish I had half the ambition, time, to accomplish some of what you are able. Dare I ask the dreaded question of what scale you are...
Ted; Just enjoyed a slide show of your whole folder. great stuff. Like the work flats. Acrylic should be nice and sturdy... Eric Cunningham Malden, MA...
Bob, I am working in 1/24". I really do not care about gauge/ scale combinations. I like 1/24th, easy math and conversions. As for time do model while I sit...
Re: AristoCraft Large Scale PCC My thoughts exactly but I would geese it is a done deal - doubt that will be changed. Those riding in a plane or helicopter...
Especially since accurate scale drawings (indeed, even original St. Louis Car Co. drawings) of the pre-war PCC have been available to modellers for decades and...
From looking at PCC photos , I belive I can see what you are saying . And it looks like they were not all the same , there were some differences in fronts and...
The GHB PCCs are available from GHB International - geoghb@.... They are modeled in 1:24 scale based on the Philadelphia air PCCs of the late 1930s....
Thank you for the information and photographs . They certainly are really detailed models and beautiful productions to order . Thanks again Dennis DRy...
Hello Everyone, I may have stumbelled onto a remarkable find for those of us that like to read very old books. I will add a link to this site and when you go...
This sounds like the Google scanned books......... I've downloaded a few of them to my drives. There are some great TOC RR engineering books there. The...
... Mike: Apparently you missed Message #4559 ... Yes, it made it into our Links: it's titled "Internet Archive". Lots of interesting titles! Take a look, and...
... Thanks jan, Like I wrote, it wasn't sorting to the original post. I saw later that It got posted under a different title about 100-plus messages later/ ...
Greetings RailFans! . . . I am reading through Traction Heritage again and came across an interesting item which could easily apply to outdoor Model TrolleyCar...
... From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoModels@...> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:04 AM ... Take climate, timber and soil into account. A friend was advised...
Updated photos showing riveting details, stake pockets, etc. All ready for paint, and reworking Kadees to be radius couplers. Photos are in Ted's Stuff. ...
Ted; That car looks GREAT!!! What did you use for the rivets, and which version of Kadee's are you going to use so they will be radius? I have some that have a...
VERY NICE work, Ted! What did the car use for a brake wheel? On the drawing on the last pic it appears a note 'brake wheel pocket' on the deck. I am not...
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