That could be a solution to the "possibility" of the car tending to be top heavy (when using die-cast autos on it), but I think I'd just rather use pourable lead between the beams on the underframe of the car... who ever looks underneath a moving train, anyway, right?
But anyway... I believe the SHS flat is already heavy enough to handle the extra weight anyway, especially when you consider that this car is only a 2-deck car in the first place... a very short 2-deck car (refer to drawings again and check the clearance above the roofs of the cars on the bottom row), therefore I doubt there would be much tendency for tipping, at least in prototypical operation. As for the operational habits of the Flyer-philes/hi-railers whose layouts typically include "break-neck" curves... this very well may be where the need for plastic autos comes into play. <G> John Degnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: ed_loizeaux To: [email protected] Sent: May 17, 2007 12:22 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} EVANS AUTO LOADER DRAWINGS FOUND! --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: there are currently no other auto-carriers of any kind currently available in S scale, <snip> SHS already makes a flat car of the EXACT SAME LENGTH <snip> all we really need is the Evans rack itself Mr. John....If someone does do this Evans rack, it sure would be nice if some plastic autos of the correct year/era were included. Metal diecast cars would be too heavy (my opinion, anyway), but plastic cars would be very nice indeed. Just another idea for someone else to work on. Cheers...Ed L. [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/
