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Equalized Trucks in HO
Jon Miller, I seem to have a non-working email address for you. Please send me a direct email so I can get your new one. The one I have is an "inow" addy and may be -very- old. :-( - Jim B.
Jon Miller, I seem to have a non-working email address for you. Please send me a direct email so I can get your new one. The one I have is an "inow" addy and may be -very- old. :-( - Jim B.
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Jim Betz
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Equalized Trucks in HO
Matt, That's true ... but when the spring is considerably compressed then isn't it the -distance- in the number of turns that comes in to play more than simply the number turns? I do know this - when
Matt, That's true ... but when the spring is considerably compressed then isn't it the -distance- in the number of turns that comes in to play more than simply the number turns? I do know this - when
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Jim Betz
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Equalized Trucks in HO
Tony, Good points. What I do is to put the cut end of the now shortened truck spring against the head of the truck screw - so the business end of the spring is still the original shape. Rather than su
Tony, Good points. What I do is to put the cut end of the now shortened truck spring against the head of the truck screw - so the business end of the spring is still the original shape. Rather than su
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Jim Betz
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Equalized Trucks in HO
Johannes, Although you wouldn't immediately think that less pressure on the truck springs would make a car roll better ... further contemplation leads me to believe that trucks that don't swivel/rock
Johannes, Although you wouldn't immediately think that less pressure on the truck springs would make a car roll better ... further contemplation leads me to believe that trucks that don't swivel/rock
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Jim Betz
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Equalized Trucks in HO
Hello all, Well it appears that it was, after all, 'just' that the springs holding the trucks against the bolsters (shouldered brass truck screws) were the problem. One of these cars has equalized tru
Hello all, Well it appears that it was, after all, 'just' that the springs holding the trucks against the bolsters (shouldered brass truck screws) were the problem. One of these cars has equalized tru
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Jim Betz
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Equalized Trucks in HO
Hi, I just now checked the alignment of the wheels - all are square on the axles and centered in the axles and aligned with each other. I'm still at a loss about these cars ... What I have decided to
Hi, I just now checked the alignment of the wheels - all are square on the axles and centered in the axles and aligned with each other. I'm still at a loss about these cars ... What I have decided to
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Jim Betz
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Barriger Photos
Hi, I've been enjoying the Barriger pics being linked. To me they appear to be from the 20's or earlier - with a few that might be from the 30's. Do I have that right? Is there any way to get the date
Hi, I've been enjoying the Barriger pics being linked. To me they appear to be from the 20's or earlier - with a few that might be from the 30's. Do I have that right? Is there any way to get the date
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Jim Betz
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Equalized Trucks in HO
Hi, So I've got a couple of new (to me) cars that I -really- want to use (they both fit TTs definition of "signature freight cars") regularly - and they are both having problems with derailing on both
Hi, So I've got a couple of new (to me) cars that I -really- want to use (they both fit TTs definition of "signature freight cars") regularly - and they are both having problems with derailing on both
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Jim Betz
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Terminology
Hi, I'm a little surprised by the fact that no one has mentioned this (this time around) ... There were definitely two 'languages' regarding a lot of the terminology in use by railroaders. Specificall
Hi, I'm a little surprised by the fact that no one has mentioned this (this time around) ... There were definitely two 'languages' regarding a lot of the terminology in use by railroaders. Specificall
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Jim Betz
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Cut Levers?
Hi, I'm looking at upgrading a significant percentage of my HO scale STMFC era freight car fleet by adding cut levers. Did the RRs specify the style/brand of cut levers on the cars they ordered or was
Hi, I'm looking at upgrading a significant percentage of my HO scale STMFC era freight car fleet by adding cut levers. Did the RRs specify the style/brand of cut levers on the cars they ordered or was
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Jim Betz
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The new Tangent tank car
Hi, Excellent car - thank you Tangent. Excellent review - thank you Tony. Regrettably I have very little need for this particular car/configuration. I can use them for run thru traffic but we do not h
Hi, Excellent car - thank you Tangent. Excellent review - thank you Tony. Regrettably I have very little need for this particular car/configuration. I can use them for run thru traffic but we do not h
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Jim Betz
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Real Wood Roof Walks for HO Box Cars
Hi, So I have some -excellent- real wood, scale, running board material and I want to use them on some of my models. To get the concept of what I want to achieve see: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/Uta
Hi, So I have some -excellent- real wood, scale, running board material and I want to use them on some of my models. To get the concept of what I want to achieve see: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/Uta
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Jim Betz
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Speaking of "Do Not Hump" ...
Hi, Every once in a while we see cars that are labeled "Do Not Hump" - often with some lettering on a white background attached to a tack board but also, every once in a while, just marked in chalk on
Hi, Every once in a while we see cars that are labeled "Do Not Hump" - often with some lettering on a white background attached to a tack board but also, every once in a while, just marked in chalk on
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Jim Betz
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Tony's Clinic Saturday at BAPM
Dave, Thanks for this ... and by browsing thru the FILES area of the list I RE-discovered that there are a lot of different analyses of the basic freight car frequency ... including one for "just box
Dave, Thanks for this ... and by browsing thru the FILES area of the list I RE-discovered that there are a lot of different analyses of the basic freight car frequency ... including one for "just box
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Jim Betz
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Modeling Brake Hoses
Hi, I've used both the HiTech real rubber hoses and plastic hoses. They both look 'pretty good' as is. The plastic hoses tend to take paint (I use acrylics) a -little- easier than the HiTech (in my ex
Hi, I've used both the HiTech real rubber hoses and plastic hoses. They both look 'pretty good' as is. The plastic hoses tend to take paint (I use acrylics) a -little- easier than the HiTech (in my ex
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Jim Betz
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Presence of Canadian Cars
Jim, I don't doubt your numbers or references ... but I think that what I picked up on during Tony's clinic at BAPM on Saturday is that "20,000 cars" was not a huge percentage of the freight car fleet
Jim, I don't doubt your numbers or references ... but I think that what I picked up on during Tony's clinic at BAPM on Saturday is that "20,000 cars" was not a huge percentage of the freight car fleet
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Jim Betz
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Are Modeling Questions In Scope - or Not?
DOH!!! I went to this group's page and it seems to imply that how to questions are on topic. Correct? - Jim B.
DOH!!! I went to this group's page and it seems to imply that how to questions are on topic. Correct? - Jim B.
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Jim Betz
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Are Modeling Questions In Scope - or Not?
Hi, Most of the posts to this group are directed at the details of the prototype for the era. Are posts that discuss the methods used to MODEL the prototype for the era OK, tolerated, or "off topic" a
Hi, Most of the posts to this group are directed at the details of the prototype for the era. Are posts that discuss the methods used to MODEL the prototype for the era OK, tolerated, or "off topic" a
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Jim Betz
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Tony's Clinic Saturday at BAPM
Hi, So I went looking for images on the web of "Tony's Signature Freight Cars" examples ... and went back to the following page http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/gallery/boxautosmain.html which is, p
Hi, So I went looking for images on the web of "Tony's Signature Freight Cars" examples ... and went back to the following page http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/gallery/boxautosmain.html which is, p
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Jim Betz
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Ratios
Tim, Or were you saying that the number 18 -is- a ratio and it is 18:1? That seems more likely? - Jim B.
Tim, Or were you saying that the number 18 -is- a ratio and it is 18:1? That seems more likely? - Jim B.
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Jim Betz
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