The SP used these under the express boxcars. The correct wheel diameter is 36".
Rusty --- In [email protected], William Laffan <william@...> wrote: > > > > [cid:image001.gif@...] > Rusty: > These were used under express boxcars, right? If you do not provide wheels, > what diameter wheel would work? > > > William E. Laffan | Senior Associate Attorney > Sacks & Zolonz, LLP <http://www.szcomplaw.com/> | Workers' Compensation > Employer Defense > (t) 1-310-216-7778 x106 | (f) 1-310-216-9552 > Follow Sacks & Zolonz on our > blog<http://www.californiaworkerscompensationdefenseattorneys.com/> | > Twitter<http://twitter.com/sacksandzolonz> | > LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/sacks-%26-zolonz-law-firm?trk=copro_tab> > | > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Sacks-and-Zolonz-Law-Firm/113250652062375?ref=ts> > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use > of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by > others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or > authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply > email or telephone, and delete all copies of this message > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > j.rustermier > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 3:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} GSC trucks > > > > A long time ago i did a project for the GSC truck. I've been working on > redoing that truck in two different versions. > > VERSION I: > consists of 8 castings. The side frames swivel for equalization just like > some of the old ACE trucks and others did. The sideframe and bolster will be > designed so you can use either shouldered axles or taper axles, Old miller > axles, ACE axles, or SHS tapered axles, NWSL tapered axles that PRS used in > there boxcar kits, You may need to file the area of the bolster to narrow it > for some of these, notably the SHS axle which is shorter over all that the > others. No soldering is required, but a small amount of filing is. The > castings will come machined. > > VERSION II > > This is what you see in my album if you look. I did a test assembly of my > first parts out of the moulds. These are a complete, totally independent > sprung axle like on the prototype GSC truck Each journal box moves on it's > own. they were sprung to respond to the light weight of PRS boxcars. They > consist of a kit of a few casting sprues but a total of over 32 parts. NO > SOLDERING is required. > > Some of these trucks used a single shock absorber attached in the middle of > each side frame. Version one will have a VERISON IA that will include the > castings for this, again NO SOLDERING required. > > VERSION II will have a operating two piece shock absorber. This is needed if > you want the drop bar to operate correctly. NO SOLDERING required > > I also am working on the Roller bearing version of this truck. These were > used on the SP and I have no idea what other railroads. I'm so busy I don't > have the time to do all of that type of research!. > > This truck is NOT the PRR version. That truck will come along in time. > > NONE of them will come with wheel sets. > > I need to do more tests before I mention price. They have to be right, they > have to work, or they go to the garbage can. > > I was informed that S scale was dead in the water. > > Rusty > ------------------------------------ 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/
