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Herb Kephart
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Looking good Michael !!
Did you get the PM I sent?
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teetrix
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Yep. Have edited my last posting in the contest thread 
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15th, 2009 06:48 pm |
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Huw Griffiths
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teetrix wrote: We have planned a meeting of the railcars... maybe in September at KS Modelling Days in Stromberg.
I reckon this would have been worth seeing.
I've always liked small railcars - and these ones look great.
Recently, I've been checking the internet - I've been trying to find out about some real railcars, built in the 1930s by Triebwagen und Waggonfabrik Wismar:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/railbus/4014835378/in/set-72157622717748275/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wismar_railbus
The unusual thing about these iconic railcars is that they have engines at both ends - only one is used at a time.
A number of German manufacturers produce models (or kits) - unfortunately, they're all rather expensive. This has got me thinking (often dangerous).
I don't know if similar vehicles were built elsewhere - if they were, this might mean that a freelance kitbash could be credible.
I guess I'll never find out - so I might just have to use up a few bodyshell scraps (and bits of plastikard, etc). I might also need to spend some drawing up plans in Illustrator - well, it certainly beats watching the "festive" turkeys on the television!
Regards,
Huw.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15th, 2009 08:51 pm |
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Huw Griffiths
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Michael,
Many thanks.
The photos are great - and the models and layout look good too.
The drawings are superb - and they'll be extremely useful to me.
Thanks for your help.
All the best,
Huw.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16th, 2009 03:01 am |
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Herb Kephart
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Face it guys, anything with flanged wheels and a name like "Schweineschnäuzchen" just HAS to be modeled!
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16th, 2009 06:51 pm |
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ebtm3 wrote: Face it guys, anything with flanged wheels and a name like "Schweineschnäuzchen" just HAS to be modeled!
As has anything with 2 hooded Ford AA or BB engines, known as an "anteater" - but I'll probably still end up making a "pig's nose" of it.
Joking aside, Michael's drawings link is greatly appreciated - and means I can shunt the freelance "twin schnozzer railbus" concept into a siding.
The homebrew idea might have been fun while it lasted, but the real Wismar design just oozes character and class. That's why I like the things.
I particularly like the chassis drawing - helpfully ready scaled for Om or (in my case) Oe. With the "body on" drawings on the website (and in a book), I think I've now got enough information to start making plans.
Anyway, I think that's enough from me for the time being.
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Huw.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17th, 2009 04:06 pm |
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I printed out the drawings from Michael's link also, but after looking at them I realized that with something like an 11 1/2 ft wheelbase, it probably would climb right out of my overly sharp curves.
And with all that overhang, anything in the area outside of the curve would be swept away.
Still a great looking little car, and having spent a lifetime fooling with Model A and B Fords (and the AA and BB trucks), I am in a quandary as to whether or not to "put it on the list"
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17th, 2009 07:47 pm |
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teetrix
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Herb,
take a look at the first drawing - there aren't platforms beside the hoods. This will maybe solve your problems with the overhang/clearing space.
Btw: every "Schweineschnauzchen" was unique, there are not two perfectly identical ones - serving to customers wishes aka freelance prototyping
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| Posted: Fri Dec 18th, 2009 12:44 pm |
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ebtm3 wrote: I printed out the drawings from Michael's link also, but after looking at them I realized that with something like an 11 1/2 ft wheelbase, it probably would climb right out of my overly sharp curves.
It looks like Hornby might have been expecting similar issues with their OO Pacer railbus model:
http://static.hornby.com/files/ss-233c-class-142-railbus-361.pdf
http://static.hornby.com/files/hss-319c-class-142-railbus-dcc-456.pdf
It's very noticeable that their service sheet refers to a "motor bogie assembly" - replacing the front screw hole on the chassis with a curved slot (and possibly changing a few clearances) would allow the motor subframe to move freely on corners.
A similar arrangement is often used with RTR long wheelbase 4 wheel wagons - and also bogies on RTR steamers.
Saying that, the standard of the engineering in some of your other models suggests to me that you might not be the world's greatest fan of some of these work-rounds.
Regards,
Huw.
Last edited on Fri Dec 18th, 2009 12:46 pm by Huw Griffiths
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