My focus this week was re-trucking SHABBONA's streamlined AF conversions with sprung AM trucks. How well they look is another testimony to the excellent design and proportions of AF rolling stock in general.
I also re-mounted the trucks on the converted AF heavyweights, since I had used a somewhat "scattergun" approach on them originally. Although I would like to have mounted the trucks the proper 10 feet from the ends, I had to go with 10'-6" so the would clear the vestibule steps on curves. It doesn't really show, though. The heavyweights use the Karnes/Beveridge passenger trucks that were available some years ago, and they are great performers. MagneTraction never hugged the rails any tighter! The only car not so equipped is an AF-derivative baggage-RPO, which uses SSL&S 6-wheel sprung trucks. While it runs well, I may take the K/B trucks from the SHABBONA heavyweight private car and install them, and put the 6-wheel trucks on the business car. After all, a comfy ride in SHABBONA's business car should be worth at least as much as a five-figure executive bonus, don't cha' think? Bob Nicholson _________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > Hi all -- > > Wow â" I completely missed that it was Friday. And isnât that just the > way it works, Ed? > > However, this week was locomotive week. I lubed and tuned most of the > diesels. These are all brass â" the AM chassis donât need this, and I > donât have any SHS diesels as they came out after I had all the diesels I > needed. (TOO bad!) Not that I donât like my diesels, but brass model > drives are a pain to keep running at peak performance. Most of them use a > gearbox at each axle plus a reduction tower rather than the âAthearnâ > style of a worm at the top driving low speed spur gears, so the brass drives > are noisy until well worn in. The only quiet brass diesel I have is an > Oriental SW1, and of course, it lunched its motor after very little run time > years ago. It used an unusual crown and pinion drive, so before it will run > again, I have to make a more conventional gear tower and re-motor it. But > the model IS a thing of beauty. Fun, fun, fun... > > On a different topic, Vic Cherven. Jr. has been appointed as the new NASG > secretary. > > Have a good Thanksgiving! > Bill Winans > Prescott Valley, AZ > ----------------------- > > Now that I'm cranked up, I was asked to come back to work. No problem, now I > have the money to buy what I need :o) > ... > > Ed Kozlowsky > Sanford, Maine > > [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/
