I have a stock PRS covered hopper weighing in at about 6 oz. It has metal wheelsets but plastic side frames (I think).
A similar car purchased second hand weighs in at just under 10 oz with SHS or AM metal trucks. The NMRA standard specifies 2 oz + 1 oz per inch. For the 9.5 inch hopper, the weight would then be 11-12 oz - a bit heavy? For diesel engine lighting, the AM locos are easy to separate, the SHS units are a little harder. Not sure what you're looking at as troublesome. ken On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 8:02 PM, Jeff Ngowe <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > Recently I've made several purchases which increased the size of my fleet > from 1 locomotive and three cars to 6 cars and 2 locos. I am extremely > impressed with the hopper I've It has become apparent that I need to have > a standard coupler. From my understanding the S scale sergent project was > canceled? Also, for cars like those sold by PRS I need to find a reliable > source of metal wheelsets. Speaking of PRS, my 2 50 footers seem to be > awfully under weight, even with the extra ounce I added on to them. My > scale "disappeared" so I'm wondering what the unmodified weight of one of > these cars is. Alternatively you could just tell me how much weight should > be added. > Locomotives headlights are a bit enigmatic to me. While at first it, > seemed logical to glue or epoxy the LED to the shell, it became apparent > that detaching the shell could prove troublesome. Floating the LED at some > arbitrary point inside the shell seems tacky. Fiber optics are a > possibility, but don't solve the problem of detachment. Ideas? > > Jeffrey Ngowe > > P.S. If anybody cares for pictures, I can upload a few. > > >
