Jerry, Thanks for the reply.
The piece's I am actually looking at are the four corner brackets. They are usually painted yellow. Sometimes there are two more in the middle of the container as well. Instead of having the male locking mechanism, the container is just dropped onto the flat, held on by the four posts. I can send a small pic if anyone what's to know what I am talking about. Tom H. mentioned I should see what is available in HO. Good idea as HO is usually oversized anyway. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "mountain4822000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 8:53 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Container Flat Brackets > Andrew, if I am on the right path here, I think the bottom and (the > top as well) of the container post of the container is a female > socket. The stevedores on ships and the men in the train yards put a > male knuckle between the containers so they will nest. > The knuckle may be too small to do any good on the the model. Drill > a hole for a brass//steel pin (need 4) for all the corners thru the > deck of the flat car to fit in the female socket of the bottom of the > corner post.... or... glue a structural plastic styrene equal leg > angle from Evergreen outside each corner of the foot of the container > ( you don't need it very high , less than 6 scale inches) to keep it > from sliding on the deck of the flat car. > What we need is a picture of a container on a flat car showing these > male knuckles, but you would be better served doing a pin or the angle > foot idea outside the corner of the container. The angle idea is not > prototype on the rr. > We do that to lash a tool container on a barge going to sea to keep > it from sliding on a steel deck. > Any pictures of the foot of a container on a flat car? Tom Hawley or > Greg Elems? > I do not have access to taking a picture of this without getting > locked up with the Homeland Security police. > If you have trouble getting styrene angle in Newfoundland contact me > off line, I think I have some around, thanks Jerry Smith Arnold, > Md > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Andrew Baird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Not sure of the correct name for these but has anyone made corner > posts to >> a flat car to hold containers on? . . . . . . . . . . >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > 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/
