Re: Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi List Members,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtnVk2M3YU&t=2s Thanks Colin for the video link, it was fascinating to watch some of the
process involved in fixing things up when a mess like that occurs.
It looked to me like at some point the wreck crane itself tipped over, and
they had to right it again, am I interpreting this correctly?
Claus Schlund
From: Kemal Mumcu via groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 9:01 AM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS
box One
thing about these Rapido cars that could be corrected is the incorrect ride
height. They ride high on the trucks. This was the same problem with
the NP cars. I had to make a jig and sand down the excess bolster material
to bring down the car to ride at the right height. A possible solution: Make the cars with the correct bolster ride height and add a fitted washer to deliver the cars. The toy train types will be happy and more discerning modelers can remove the washer to bring down the car to the right height. Colin Meikle A video from the Pacific Great Eastern of a GN USRA being righted after a wreck. From the mid-fifties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtnVk2M3YU&t=2s |
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