I follow the NMRA guideline for S which is 2 ounces plus 1/2 ounce per inch of car length.
I put all the parts of the kit plus trucks and couplers on a diet scale (mine has a plastic bowl which helps keep the parts together) and then add weight (I use pennies) until I reach the desired weight. Then I build the car with the weights inside, glued to the floor. Paul Tenney --- In [email protected], "davidavedesian" <david.avedesian@...> wrote: > > Hello: > > I have a number of wood side Refer Car Kits (45 kits) that I am gluing > together. I thought it would be fun to go "retro" and make up the woodside > kits. I have some old ACE metal floors, ACE resin floors and plain wood > floors. > > Q1: How much weight should I add to the inside of the refer/box car to ensure > that the cars will track correctily? > > Q2: what would the wieght amount be for each of the floor material types: > metal, resin & wood? > > Q3: I have had success using Mike's Glue and Lighting Glue to glue the wood > to the metal floor. I have not had success doing the same with the wood to > the resin floor material. Does anyone have a suggestion that has work? > > No question that by the time that I added up all the components for each kit, > it would be less money to have bought RTR stock. > > But then again, where would all the fun be in that. > > Thank you in advance for all your thoughts, > > David Avedesian > Member > Baltimore American Flyer Club > Silver Spring, MD > ------------------------------------ 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/
