Thanks for the info on this Darrell. I have a number of my friends interested in doing a group order. Jim
--- On Mon, 6/13/11, Darrell <[email protected]> wrote: From: Darrell <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: D.A.R. double arch-bar truck To: [email protected] Received: Monday, June 13, 2011, 6:03 PM OK, they are here! I received my shipment today, and they look GREAT! They fit the 1.27" axle NWSL wheelsets perfectly. The texture is a little grainy, but not overly so. These are plastic, and as such are not overly strong and may be of questionable durability. The brake rod is the ONLY support for the brake beams, and as such is a bit fragile. I may eventually replace these rods with wire, or add other supports. These trucks appear to be a verrrrry close match to the trucks on the NYC car on p. 212 of The American Railroad Freight Car by John White. This truck became standard on the NYC in 1876, so there would have been a bunch of them out there even on American roads. Photos will appear soon.... Darrell --- In [email protected], "Darrell" <darrell.ev.smith@...> wrote: > > Group, > > There has been discussion of late over on the Early Rail group > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EarlyRail/ about modeling a Dominion Atlantic > Railroad boxcar, including trucks. A photo of the prototype can be found > here: > http://dardpi.ca/wiki/images/DAR001276.jpg > > Through the efforts of Rene Gourley these trucks are now available in S scale > from Shapeways: > http://www.shapeways.com/model/267289/swing_motion_truck_s_scale___1_27__axle.html > > These are the same truck but made in HO by Rene: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/renegourley/5760471619/ > > Some notes on this item: > > This is (hopefully) scaled to use NWSL 1.27" pointed axles. These are > available in either Proto:64 or Scale. > > The material "White Strong & Flexible" is NOT an engineering plastic, so it's > strength for this use is a bit in question. It SHOULD be strong enough if > not abused. Wear is another possible issue. If this material does wear > excessively, it would be possible to drill out the journals on the back and > insert axle bushings available from different sources. > > The cost (presently) of $8 a pair is only for the truck casting, not > wheelsets. Shipping is included. These are shipped from Europe (I haven't > been able to locate even the country of origin, but maybe Netherlands...) so > there may be a small duty fee to pay UPS. > > The prototype trucks were built by Rhodes, Curry & CO. Ltd. of Amherst, N.S., > dating from perhaps 1893. RC&Co built cars for most of the Canadian > railroads, so these trucks might show up on any Canadian road of the era. > Specific cars are not covered here, you're on your own. > > While these are drawn to represent these specific trucks, it would be > possible for them to stand in for other makes of double arch-bar trucks. As > you all know we S scalers have a dearth of available trucks, so any addition > should be welcome. > > I have as of today ordered four pair of these trucks from Shapeways. I will > be very interested to see the strength, and the level of detail on these > items. In about two weeks I hope to give a more detailed report on my > results. > > Darrell Smith > [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/
