I think the awareness of under body detail (brake systems) goes in a few stages; at least it did for me.
1. General awareness that there was "stuff" down there. 2. Identifying the major parts, and making sure "all" were there. "All" is in quotes because in this case it meant three parts for AB brakes and one for K type. 3. Awareness that various rods, levers and pipes should also be there. There followed periods of denial, insisting that "nobody" will miss some or all of it. This may also be the point you discover different systems, like KD (split K) as well as AB or KC. 4. The realization that the fittings are not really glued to the floor, or even bolted to the floor boards. Each car requires some effort to determine where the components were located and how the brackets that hold the parts are attached to the underframe of the car. The brackets included in the Grandt line AB set work great, with a couple of triangles of styrene, for mounting the brake cylinder to the center sill (this is almost always where that component goes). To be honest, I still do not put most or any under body detail on cars with really deep fish belly sides like the AF flatcar. Pieter E. Roos --- On Sun, 11/28/10, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Michael <[email protected]> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Underbody details?? > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 9:15 PM > Because it is fun? > Because I like overcoming challenges? > Because the threshold is always set somewhere? > Because Dick Karnes does it? > Because I'm trying to build scale models? > -Michael > > --- In [email protected], > John M Walker <johnmwal...@...> wrote: > > > > You've piqued my curiosity, Michael, may I ask what > those reasons for modeling perfection are? > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/28/10, Michael <meldri...@...> > wrote: > > > > From: Michael <meldri...@...> > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Underbody details?? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 8:28 AM > > > I've heard this a lot > of times. This thought implies that the only reason to build > a model is so that someone else will see it. I can think of > at least two other reasons to build a model. > > > -Michael Eldridge > > > > While it is definately a challenge, and fun > for many, to > > > super-detail the underside of a car, unless > you're going to model a wreck > > > with a car on it's side, who's ever going to see > it?? > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [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/
