That is one heavy model! We will run it up later and see just how mighty it is.
Guy
That is one heavy model! We will run it up later and see just how mighty it is.
Guy
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:21:56 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?" said in :
Gleeful stuff - 50 trucks up 1 in 40 so far. Aren't tension-lock couplers the pits? Where can I get chain couplers for my trucks, I wonder?
Guy
Is that smoke from the funnel or from the motor ? :-) You sound pleased young man
Chris
Try Scalelink Ltd.3 link couplings are fine so long as you are hauling. If you need to propel the wagons,i,e, shunting, then you could have trouble with buffer locking on sharper curves. One way round this is to either 1. Glue a strand of fine wire between to buffers, or 2. Glue on some larger buffer heads.
: Try Scalelink Ltd.3 link couplings are fine so long as you are hauling. If : you need to propel the wagons,i,e, shunting, then you could have trouble : with buffer locking on sharper curves. One way round this is to either 1. : Glue a strand of fine wire between to buffers, or 2. Glue on some larger : buffer heads.
Or fit sprung buffers, just like the prototype!
You might find the thread on adding magnet remote operation to tension locks useful.
Having mentioned Exactoscale, its worth reading their documentation, particularly on how to open/close links in chains.
- Nigel
In message , "Just zis Guy, you know?" writes
Yes. That's why I use Kadees. See
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:10:44 +0000, Jane Sullivan said in :
Which Kadee do you use? There seem to be dozens!
Guy
In message , "Just zis Guy, you know?" writes
Depends. No 19 or 20 on Bachmann Mark 1 coaches; No 17 at one end and No
18 at the other end of Bachmann wagons. No 5 on other stuff."Keith Patrick" wrote
I used scale couplings for many years in 4mm scale without any problem with buffer-locking. The key is to have scale sized buffer-heads and avoid curves of less than 2'0" radius. Cross-overs can be an issue, but providing their radius is sensible, it can be avoided.
John.
"Jerry" wrote
Unless you scale the spring resistance and also the mass of the wagons, sprung buffers tend to be ineffective, although they can look nice if they're correctly proportioned.
John.
Well of course, but then that is half the 'art' of scale modelling...
In message , John Turner writes
The main problem with crossovers is the S-bend in the middle. What you really want is a straight section, as long as possible. So the best thing may be to build your own, or in OO use a pair of Peco code 83 No.
6 turnouts.
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