Bill, First saw a Schnabel article in the March 2007 issue of "Rail Model Journal. The author said it wasn't that hard to do, everything was done with flat styrene sheets. There were some plans included.
Alan Evans sent me a March 2006 "Scale Rails" article by Bill Tokaruk. The NMRA website had plans in N gauge and there were plans with the article. I had them blown up to 1/64th at Kinkos. The first page that came out didn't look right. There was one 10 foot dimension that was off, too big by nearly 30%. Went back to the "N" scale plans and found them to be out of gauge, refigured the copy size and came out dead on the second time. Learned that you can't trust anybody when they say plans are a particlar gauge. There are a couple of websites that feature the 800. Tom Daspit's site: http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/cars/cebx800/cebx800.html http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/709 also S Berliner's web site: http://home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/rrschnb0.html I've looked at each of the detail pics numerous times trying to get as much right as I could. Can't say how I appreciated the work these guys put into their sites, The help was invaluable. Found HO decals from a manufacturor that makes an HO resin kit. They fit right in. In fact, the big ABB decal measures exactly to that of the blown up plans. The NMRA prints were much better than the Rail Journal's so I used those. The Des Plaines guys helped in getting the 800 to track. We foumd that the trucks and the boogies were to tight, not giving us much left and right and up down movement. Turning back the screws and adding LOTS of weight solved the derailing problems. Nothing like 6 or 8 guys giving you advise to solve a problem. I added lead shot and Alumilite to the four larger middle boogies, don't know exactly what it weights but it definitely has enough weight now. She glides around the outside loop on Chuck West's pike, a 48 inch radii curve without a hitch. With a speed limit of 15 mph she glides rather slowly. It doesn't like the 44 inch inside curve much. The over hang of the booms, they pivot side to side, doesn't permit a train on the inside track. It will back thru a #8 Shinohara to get back to the engine yard. We use a 10 foot connecting sled to run with. I'm going to try to find a 50 to 60 foot load to see if it will run on the 48inch curves, so if anyone has any ideas for heavy, oversize loads let me know. The entire train has 3 flats and 2 cabeese plus an engine. We use an A-M U-bout at Des Plaines. The 800"s home is in Duluth so maybe the Heartland guy's can get it set up for us to climb all over it when the NASG is there in 2010. Come to Indy for the Hooiser show on November 8th for a peak. Thanks for the interest. John Griffin Des Plaines Valley --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John, > > I feel bad that only 1 post congratulated you on your truly awesome model. > What a stunning model! It surely holds the record for the largest S Scale > car! You probably made Jim King's day when you ordered all those trucks. > > You must have had close access to the real car to be able to build it. > Please elaborate on how and why you built it. You will probably have a tough > time finding a layout to run it on. I hope you plan on bringing it to the > NASG convention next year. I would love to see it in person. > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > http://www.lanestrains.com > Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > http://www.prrths.com > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > ------------------------------------ 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/
