Jace; Your doubts are incorrect. The boxcabs used an 8' version of that frame. Q-Car makes a 78" version used under GE 30 ton locos. Works out to 8.66 feet. What we need is a 72" in O scale. Or a correct 96" one in S. BTW; the one for the 50/60 ton steeple cabs is too short at only 84". TCC:}
On Sep 4, 2010, at 5:05 PM, JGG KahnSr wrote: > > I rather doubt it, as GE and Alco (later GE alone) built the > sideframes for the steeplecabs and boxcab electric locomotives on > which the first diesel switchers were based, so the > Q-Car shorter GE locomotive sideframe (or Wagner/Current Line > equivalent) would be correct for an O scale model but 25% too large > for an S scale one. Didn't someone produce an S scale steeplecab > sideframe? Hoquat to go with his steeplecab or Flatt? > > Jace Kahn > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > >> >> Another possibility would Q Car company traction side frames in O. >> They have a couple of Alco designs that look very similar to the >> boxcab trucks. Since trolley trucks are smaller, they might work >> out ok. Q Car Company has a web site. Talmadge C 'TC' Carr Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest [email protected] ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
