Atlas/MTH Trains

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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby webenda » Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:02 pm

chuck wrote:That auto rack will scale out to 22 inches. Yet it will "run" on O-42? That is going to involve some serious overhang. Two rail is limited to what would be O-72 (36" radius).

Two modifications allow running scale auto racks on O-31 track, 1) shorten the stirrup steps, 2) remove the coupler and fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.

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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:54 pm

webenda wrote:...........fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.


Radial couplers....tricky backing cars.

Nice - one of the Hardendorf drawings.
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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby webenda » Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:31 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
webenda wrote:...........fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.


Radial couplers....tricky backing cars.

Nice - one of the Hardendorf drawings.

Did you notice, one of the references for the drawing is Electric Railway Journal?
Did you know that the Smithsonian has scanned a few issues and they are available online for free?
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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:33 pm

webenda wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
webenda wrote:...........fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.


Radial couplers....tricky backing cars.

Nice - one of the Hardendorf drawings.

Did you notice, one of the references for the drawing is Electric Railway Journal?
Did you know that the Smithsonian has scanned a few issues and they are available online for free?
CATALOG
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/ ... ay-journal
ELECTRONIC VERSION
https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/i ... erm=484258
CHOSE AN ISSUE
https://dds.crl.edu/crldelivery/16285
SCAN PAUSED? CLICK AND CONTINUE


Also in Wagner's Traction Planbook (got a copy...) and also Charlie Pitts' name is on there - know him but had not noticed his name on those diagrams before. Wish I had had that diagram maybe 10 years ago when I was researching building CERA trailers. Standard trailers with 16 or more variations...."standard", :wink: :wink: :wink: Plans I have are 17/64ths and I have a 17/64ths CERA trailer as well.
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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby E7 » Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:45 pm

webenda wrote:
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Imagine that running at typical 3 rail speeds!

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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby G3750 » Mon Jul 05, 2021 1:22 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
G3750 wrote:More pressure on the used market, I would expect.


Those of us that sell there are optimistic :!: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Yes. And with the other half of your split personality (the buy side) you are pessimistic :!: :lol: Right? Or aren't you two talking? :wink: :lol:

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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:26 pm

G3750 wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
G3750 wrote:More pressure on the used market, I would expect.


Those of us that sell there are optimistic :!: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Yes. And with the other half of your split personality (the buy side) you are pessimistic :!: :lol: Right? Or aren't you two talking? :wink: :lol:


I buy very little vs. sales numbers.
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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby G3750 » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:49 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
G3750 wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
Those of us that sell there are optimistic :!: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Yes. And with the other half of your split personality (the buy side) you are pessimistic :!: :lol: Right? Or aren't you two talking? :wink: :lol:


I buy very little vs. sales numbers.


Yeah, but which of you do I believe? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:51 am

G3750 wrote:Yeah, but which of you do I believe? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


The other one.
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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby v8vega » Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:18 am

Unless you have a huge layout why would you want one of those real long cars?

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Re: Atlas/MTH Trains

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:09 pm

v8vega wrote:Unless you have a huge layout why would you want one of those real long cars?


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