The S Scale NMRA recomended car wgt is 2 oz + 1/2 oz per inch. I have used this for several years and find a great improvement in operation.
I have used lead wgts thrown out by tire balancing places and also a vaiety of hardware, mostly different sizes of nuts. A postage scale is very helpful. Don't forget to glue the wgts to the car floor, preferably over the trucks. With some cars you have to be "creative" but after you've done a few it goes pretty fast. Best Wishes, Chuck Porter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; "lne1957" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [S-Scale List] Prototype to scale weight ratio > The problem in trying to develop these ratios is time. F-ma and there is > time in a. > > Chuck Smith, > On matters of style swim with the current. > On matters of substance stand like a rock. > Thos. Jefferson (may be paraphrased) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lne1957" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:17 PM > Subject: [S-Scale List] Prototype to scale weight ratio > > >> While I was idling around today I wondered if there was a formula for >> figuring the weight for prototype to scale. If you use 1/64, you would >> have one ton model for a proto car of 40 ton capacity -- that don't >> make!! Then I decided if you could figure volume by using the 64 >> cubed that perhaps it might work for weight -- nope the car would >> weigh less then one half ounce that ain't it either. >> >> WHAT IS THE FORMULA?? >> >> Jim S >> LNE in Tennessee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
