Qs Generated by a Shorpy Photo ...
Hi,
Recent post to another group https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY-8c15269a.preview.jpg brings up the question of "how does one achieve the variety of the roof details that is evident in this picture?" ... as in are there any products out there that provide the minor variations such as the roof walks (both how wide the boards are and the fact that many boards are not straight/true). Another detail is the way the L-grabs have verticals that are 'truly vertical' at the corner. Etc., etc. etc. On the question of the width of the running boards - on the first -full- car you can just make out the "N. P." ... so I'm wondering if different RRs had different specs for their running boards? Or is that tied to the mfgr of the car(s)? (Note that the 2 cars on either side of the 1st full car have narrower boards.) Also note that the string of cars shows that almost every other car is canted a different direction (left/right) ... which indicates that the cars were rocking and rolling their way into that curve. I've -never- seen a layout that achieves this particular effect ... that didn't also have a lot of "layout induced derailments". What seems to be needed to be done to produce this would be very small height shims one one side and then the other ... say about a car length or so for each direction. Yes? Have you ever seen this produced in a way that makes the cars rock back and forth - only slightly but enough so if you look for it you notice it? - Jim B. in Burlington, Wa.
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