I have a pic of the Ace and Bachmann archbar trucks side-by-side on my computer at home. I'll post it tonight. The are indeed exactly the same, at least as close my 60 year old eyes see it! The conversion to 1:64 std gauge takes a piece of styrene strip, a set of your favorite 1:64 wheelsets and about 60 to 90 seconds of your time. Don Munsey, Jr Living in the UpperRightCorner of Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:56:06 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Arch Bar Trucks Earl, You might want to double check the measurement on the ACE truck, I believe it is 5'6", same as the Bachmann On30. Darrell S. --- In [email protected] , "etuson" <etuson@...> wrote: > > > > I took pictures of several arch bar trucks I have on hand and posted a photo > comparing the five in the Photo Album entitled "S Trucks." Note that these > were photographed from slightly different distances, hence are not the same > scale, and so they can be used for detail comparison only. From top to bottom > the image shows: > > Kemtron, S-104, 5'1" wheelbase, OOP > ACE, S scale 5'0" wheelbase, OOP > SHS, S scale PRR 2D-F1 50 ton trucks, 5'5" wheelbase (prototype was 5'6") > San Juan Car Company, On3 (can't find package,) 5'2" wheelbase > Bachmann On30 29901, 5'1" wheelbase > > Obviously, the bottom two would require new bolsters if one wanted to use > them on standard gauge S cars. > > Hope this is of use to someone, > Earl Tuson > > --- In [email protected] , "Gene Cimino" <ecphora123@> wrote: > > > > Recently on Group, someone purchased, sold or traded some arch bar trucks. > > I now find myself in need of a pair of these for a kit bash project. If any > > of you have one or more pairs that you are willing sell, please let me > > know. > > > > Thanks in advance, Gene Cimino > > > [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/
