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Andy Carlson
Excuse me, I meant early and mid-FIFTIES. -Andy Carlson From: "Andy Carlson midcentury@... [STMFC]" To: "STMFC@..." Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:04 PM Subject: [STMFC] Chrysler Trucks Hello, everyone- I have tried many times to convince Brian Leppert to make the Chrysler truck. I thought a good selling point was that this was the most commonly applied truck to the Evans lease RB box cars from both the early and mid-seventies (Branchline cars really need a Chrysler truck). Pragmatism won out, and I don't think this truck was ever even remotely considered by Brian. To me, I thought that the splayed spring area of a Dalman 2-level truck seemed like a good start for a kitbash, as the Chryslers shared this shape somewhat with the Dalmans. If I had seen those castings for the Chrysler shock absorber/spring pack at the Cocoa Beach show, I would have purchased some, as they look excellent and are really useful. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA From: "Tony Thompson tony@... [STMFC]" To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Trucks 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 Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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Fred Jansz
Although a bit out of my price range, plus they're equipped with the oh so 'unprototypical' (according to some...) springs I like these too: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311522985459?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
When I find a car that ran in 1950 (the year I model), fitted with Chrysler trucks (any tips?) I'll score a set. Cheers! Fred 'WP' Jansz, The Netherlands |
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