Why not email them and ask what the thickness is before ordering? Just sayin'
Jeff S. On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:45 PM, cfborg100 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Oh, boy. Didn't realize I was going to start the great running board vs. > roof walk debate. I'll have to save sill steps vs. stirrup steps (they are > sill steps by the way) for another day. > > All joking aside, to address John's question - I was looking for another > option for post WWII, late 40's-50's era, boxcars. To address Pieter's > comment - I've used the DPH and BTS parts before. Recommend them both. Both > vary nice although those DPH parts are sharp as all heck (like most photo > etch.) I also find them a little thin for my taste. I wonder if the Model > Memories are made from thicker brass stock? I guess I'll have to order a > set, support one of our many S manufacturers and find out. > > Chris Borgmeyer > > --- In [email protected] <S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Pieter Roos > <pieter_r...@...> wrote: > > > > It appears that the railroad engineering departments called them "running > boards" on freight cars. As an example, see the PRR diagram of an an X43 > boxcar here: > > > > http://prr.railfan.net/freight/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=x43.gif&fr=cl > > > > This terminology is preferred by folks on the Steam Era Freight car list > as more accurate. Model railroaders call them "roof walks". I can't say what > brakemen called them. The same materials were used on the "running boards" > of tank cars, which clearly can't have a roof-walk. On this list, you can > call them whatever you like. > > > > Most probably MM a model of an Apex design, with rectangular slots. Des > Plaines/SSA offers the same part, and also a Morton version which had round > holes. BTS offers several laser cut wood running boards, useful for cars > built prior to about 1944. > > > > Pieter E. Roos > > > > > > --- On Sat, 11/27/10, John <armstong5...@...> wrote: > > > Running boards were usualy referred > > > to on steam locomotives. Roof waks on freight cars. At > > > least in my generation. > > > What do you want to put them on.? > > > John > > > Armstrong > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > Has anyone used the Model Memories running boards? > > > What did you think? Do they represent a specific type of > > > metal running board or just a generic? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Chris Borgmeyer > > > Westfield Center, OH > > > > > [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: [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/
