Re: CB&Q XA-16 brake layout
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For my first attempt (on a Front Range box car) I had no idea how to
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model the brake components so I used an Athearn box car as my template!! Needless to say, I built a nice mirror image of the brake system. I knew the cylinder and brake wheel had to line up too, so I mounted the brake wheel on the right side of one end. :-) Tim O'Connor At 6/14/2011 11:29 AM Tuesday, you wrote:
When I started building resin kits in about 1992-93, all of my model building was military-airplanes & armour-so the basic assembly and all of the parts did not intimidate me. But when I got to the brakes and the instructions essentially said: "Add brake parts" without any photos or explanation of what the parts looked like, I was pretty discouraged. If I remember correctly, I consulted the instructions from a Tichy "house car" kit to try to understand what the brake parts were. |
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