Hi Bert, I noticed!!! It's my main gripe about Accucraft locos. It's just so obviously wrong. The first time I saw it was on the S.P. 0-6-0 demo model. I saw the radius rod "up" and expected to see the engine move backwards... I was stunned when the throttle was opened and the engine went forward.
Aster sometimes omits the port-swapping plate between the cylinder and valve chest - probably to save a few bucks - and when they do, the return crank is mounted 90* opposite on the crankpin (the USRA Mikado is this way... compare it's valve gear layout to an Aster Daylight, which has the port swapping plate and consequently has perfect valve gear)... Though it's taken years, I've gotten used to the Aster cost-cutting compromise. But the Accucraft error is too blatant for me, if I were to buy an Accucraft loco it would immediately require new cylinders (or at least a lot of work to them). I think the combination lever would be different, too. Talking to Accucraft at shows, I have pointed out the errors and simple ways of correcting them on future models. Bing Cheng told me that I was the only person who noticed / cared about such petty things, and thus he saw no reason to change something that is working for them. I'm glad to see someone else noticed... If more people pointed out the error, maybe then they would fix it! Regards, Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I had the pleasure of being allowed to drive an Accucraft Garret at Sinshei= > m. A beauty in any language. I wonder if anyone has noticed that for some r= > eason many models seem to get the "simplified Walschaerts" valve gear upsid= > e down. eg the K-27 and the K-28 models have the radius rod at the top of t= > he die block when the loco is the direction usually run. On the two mention= > ed locos this is of course forwards. The prototype would be at the bottom = > of the block. The Garrets usually had the second engine (the one under the = > cab) also with the radius rod at the bottom when running forwards even thou= > gh compared with the front engine it runs backwards. The model from Accucra= > ft has one up and one down. Aster seem to have got it right on some of the= > engines I have seen except the Garret which is also one up and one down. = > The engines run super and the valve gear can easily be corrected by moving = > the return crank 180=B0 where needed. They were so set that the comparativ= > ely straight line of the valve gear when set at the bottom when running in = > the direction usually run to avoid wear.! = > > > Now the question. Does anybody know if there is a reason for the "slip up" = > or is it intentional, and for which reasons? I must admit I have not met an= > yone who has noticed this point in the modelling world and as said the engi= > nes all run first class and I further realize this can be classed as "Rivet= > counting", but I'll take the risk. = > > > > > Bert > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
