Hi Bill, If you want to go by the NMRA standards, it would be 2oz + (8" * 1/2oz) = 6oz.
http://www.nmra.org/beginner/weight.html - Peter. On 09/13/2010 9:06 am, Bill Lane wrote: > All, > > > > I am sure this will shock and dismay some of you. I hope this does not > damage my otherwise stellar SPF reputation. But I have recently worked on a > F& C urethane 40' New York Central gondola! I bought it almost completed > about 18 years ago from a master craftsman friend that sold out all his > expertly assembled and superdetailed S collection and went to N SCALE. It is > complete with brake rigging and everything else you would want on such a > car. I recently finished the last few things that it needed and added a few > of my own. It is currently primed and ready for paint. It is also possibly > the lightest car in S Scale. > > > > I found someone that is going to make a nice scrap steel load for me with a > sheet of lead under it. The load will most likely permanently reside in the > car. How much should the load weigh? > > > > > > > > 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/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold& Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > 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.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join!<http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected], or [email protected]) Houston, Texas "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad) http://fourthray.com/ (my company) http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) -- ------------------------------------ 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/
