Has anyone tried converting an AF 6-axle crane to scale using, if you can find them, the Kemtron brass 6-wheel brass trucks of the 1960s or something else? DJE
----- Original Message ----- From: Bud Rindfleisch To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:17 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Speeder --- In [email protected], "grchud" <chudgr@...> wrote: > > > >Kelly Johnson writes: > Re: Speeder > Posted by: "wb4hay" nnn0tjf@... wb4hay > Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:46 pm (PDT) > Gerry, > > Please let me put a suggestion in the ring---Almost ALL scales but S have had a 250 ton Bucyrus Erie crane (and attendant car). Please think about one for S. Every time I play my copy of "Danger Lights" I go nuts hoping for one. > > >Kelly Johnson > > > Kelly, > Great suggestion! What about an American Brownhoist 250 Ton Crane, steam or diesel? Here’s a link to a few pictures. I believe the mighty NYC also had AB 250 tonners! > > Gary Chudzinski > > http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?locomotive=Industrial%20Brownhoist%20Crane > > Gary, American Flyer's Industrial Brownhoist crane is a decent starting point for a scale conversion. Its pretty accurate as far as I can see. Needs some additional styrene to fill in the gaps left from the removal of the huge thumb wheels and some fine cable to replace the string (hey Bob, another source of some string for ya!) A good pair of Buckeye trucks, some paint and decals and being able to accept the lack of boom operation (those huge thumb wheels are gone remember). As far as I know, this is the only Industrial Brownhoist crane in any scale. Bud Rindfleisch [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/
