Re: Live Steam model content - 2.5" scale truck
| November 12, 2007 12:12AM |
Hi,
I just thought I'd share a few photos of my 2.5" scale box car. It is no where near as nice as Jeff Smith's in 1.5" scale. However, I had intended for the roof to be lifted off at any point on the line and have tools in side such as shovel, rake, tamp bar, nut drivers, hammer, screw driver, and anything else that might be needed for MOW service. At one time I had also considered three flat cars - One for trucks and ties - two for hauling 10' lengths of panel track and rail.
It's not yet happened. But who knows?
A 3/4ers view of the box car in the basement.
A partial view of one end of the car. Note the loose fit of the roof. I had considered a piano hinge there at one time.
The turnbuckles have a piece of lumber running through them to keep them from working loose.
The Truss rods are 0.5" steel and the turn buckles are from the hardware store. No one has commented on the one piece cast arch bar side frames. Those that I pointed it out to say that they did not notice it until I pointed it out to them.
In this last photo, You can see where the paint did not get on the truck side frame. I trimmed the springs to allow them to ride at about 3/4 compression so that they would act as equalizers as well as springs.
The aluminum coupler is the second one and has not been painted. The knuckle on the original broke off during switching operations that went awry and someone's car with a steel coupler hit mine and the knuckles were closed
Once I expend my stock of aluminum ones, I will be using steel or bronze.
If you look at the truss rods (to the right of the truck) you might be able to see the two "U" bolts I installed to "pull the two innermost truss rods away from the truck wheels. Although I seem to have them spaced correctly, I have the wheels occasionally contact the truss rods (mainly when the springs compress too much or very tight turns). The center sills also get chewed up a little by the flanges just like I understand the prototypes did.
Doug vV
I just thought I'd share a few photos of my 2.5" scale box car. It is no where near as nice as Jeff Smith's in 1.5" scale. However, I had intended for the roof to be lifted off at any point on the line and have tools in side such as shovel, rake, tamp bar, nut drivers, hammer, screw driver, and anything else that might be needed for MOW service. At one time I had also considered three flat cars - One for trucks and ties - two for hauling 10' lengths of panel track and rail.
It's not yet happened. But who knows?
A 3/4ers view of the box car in the basement.
A partial view of one end of the car. Note the loose fit of the roof. I had considered a piano hinge there at one time.
The turnbuckles have a piece of lumber running through them to keep them from working loose.
The Truss rods are 0.5" steel and the turn buckles are from the hardware store. No one has commented on the one piece cast arch bar side frames. Those that I pointed it out to say that they did not notice it until I pointed it out to them.
In this last photo, You can see where the paint did not get on the truck side frame. I trimmed the springs to allow them to ride at about 3/4 compression so that they would act as equalizers as well as springs.
The aluminum coupler is the second one and has not been painted. The knuckle on the original broke off during switching operations that went awry and someone's car with a steel coupler hit mine and the knuckles were closed
Once I expend my stock of aluminum ones, I will be using steel or bronze.
If you look at the truss rods (to the right of the truck) you might be able to see the two "U" bolts I installed to "pull the two innermost truss rods away from the truck wheels. Although I seem to have them spaced correctly, I have the wheels occasionally contact the truss rods (mainly when the springs compress too much or very tight turns). The center sills also get chewed up a little by the flanges just like I understand the prototypes did.
Doug vV
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