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Help with Side Mounted Brake Wheels on logging flats

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#21
Dave Marconi said:
Looks like Boss Crumb and the boys are right proud of their equipment, keeping it in pristine condition
Hi Dave,

Yes, I am trying to “lightly weather” my new Large Scale stuff…“dusty not rusty” is my new moto when it comes to weathering. I really had some rusting hulks on my HO layout that were probably ready for the scrap heap rather than a working logging outfit.

Lots of new ideas, techniques, and skills to acquire for this newbies adventure in Large Scale.

                                                                           Doc Tom
#22

Doc Tom…awhile back I built a set of 4 logging cars and wanted to have side mounted Brake Wheels.

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/371465127.jpg)

Here’s the hardware I used:

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/368687609.jpg)

This is Ozark Miniatures # 1026

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/368687606.jpg)

This is Ozark Miniatures # 1019. The Xed out parts were not used. And here it’s shown assembled, ready to mount on the underside of one of the horizontal stringers:

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/368687628.jpg)

Hope this helps.

#23

Hi Howard,
Nice to see you posting over here. Good to have you and hope you stick around :wink:
Ralph

#24

Howard Maculsay said:
Doc Tom…awhile back I built a set of 4 logging cars and wanted to have side mounted Brake Wheels.

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/371465127.jpg)

Here’s the hardware I used:

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/368687609.jpg)

This is Ozark Miniatures # 1026

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/368687606.jpg)

This is Ozark Miniatures # 1019. The Xed out parts were not used. And here it’s shown assembled, ready to mount on the underside of one of the horizontal stringers:

(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL92/797386/22247697/368687628.jpg)

Hope this helps.

Howard, This is a nice simple elegant solution to this problem. It looks good too. Thank you very much for this information and leads on where to get the parts. I am going to spend a little Christmas cash at Ozark Miniatures. Merry Christmas, Doc Tom

#25

Thanks again for all the good advice on this subject. With your encouragement I was able to move the brake wheels on my three new logging cars. I was able to use the mounting hardware from the models, cut down the brake staff and fabricate new chain winders. It did cause me to break out in a cold sweat taking apart the beautiful accucraft/AMS flat and log car I got at the recent NNGC. I think the modification turned out all right and here’s a few pictures:

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/sidemountbrakewheel-1.jpg)

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/sidebrake.jpg)

Doc Tom

#26

Tom They look great. Theblack and white photos look great. I have to try that with some of my photos. I never think to do that. NIce to see another logging railroad.

#27
Shawn said:
Tom They look great. Theblack and white photos look great. I have to try that with some of my photos. I never think to do that. NIce to see another logging railroad.
Thanks Shawn. I had been reading that B&W was the way to go to impart some "history" to the models. I think our brain thinks "Black and White that works for 1920." I also read that "sepia was overdone" so I have stopped making sepia images for posting.

Also the prototype picture that started this whole thread was in B&W so I did the follow up pictures that way to honor the early logging photographers who got out in some rough places to record the images we like so much.
Doc Tom

#28

Nice work Tom. I agree on the B&W. I need to do that more often too.

#29
Jon Radder said:
Nice work Tom. I agree on the B&W. I need to do that more often too.
Today its so much easier to do B&W. As long as you have a decent program like photo shop etc.... you can take the color and turn to B&W. Mik did some cool things with his pictures a while back. Ill have to start playing around with my best shots and convert them. Probably look real cool if I blow them up and frame them.

Tom you keep posting pictures they look great. I never get tired of RR pictures especially logging and mining stuff.

#30

Framing your model RR pictures for display can certainly be a conversation starter when folks stop by to visit.
Tom