No specific weight in mind... it would vary on each car based on the car's trackability; more weight for very problematic cars, less for the occasional derailer. And of course, excellent trackwork is a major factor... even more-so for P:64 standards... but there's no harm in a little added insurance.
Here is a the drawing I've thrown together showing my idea : www.trainweb.org/seaboard/MODELS/AxleWeights.bmp Wrapping solder around the axle is a good approach, but I'm looking for something that can provide more weight... lead, maybe? John Degnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] John's World On The Web www.trainweb.org/seaboard/welcome.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: raisinone To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 7:39 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: AXLE Weights... Not sure how much weight you are looking for, but you can always wrap solder around the axles. My only fine scale (Code 88) model is a conversion of a brass airslide covered hopper by Mike Elkin. It operates with no problem on the DPV layout. Of course the builder of the layout (Chuck) has always stressed there is no substitute for excellent trackwork. Jim --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > but I'm wondering about the approach of weighting ONLY the wheelsets instead of the whole model? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
