Re: Trucks
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SamClarke
Hello group,
We're paying attention to these truck comments so
don't loose hope. Presently, new trucks are an "as time allows" project but
hopefully we'll get around to doing more trucks in our HGC material.
However, the Chrysler truck is questionable. We looked at doing this truck but
the protruding shock absorber is problematic with simple mold making. To make it
look right it would require a complicated slide to do the detail behind the top
of the shock absorber or a separate snap in (or glued in) part and this would
certainly add to the cost of the truck. If you plan ahead with enough foresight,
truck molds are made with inserts that can be changed out for the different
sideframes but with the extended shock absorber a new mold or at least a new
additional mold for the separate piece will have to be
made.
Sam Clarke Kadee Quality Products
Speaking of trucks, I just completed a new blog post, describing a way to make the Chrysler FR5-D trucks in HO scale, with a superb casting by Ross Dando. If you're interested, here is a link to that blog post: Tony Thompson
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