Superliners in 1:29

Wait!!! One side view of two different cars are plans??? I didn’t know… I’m so cornfused… I thought plans were drawings of both sides and ends, with the appropriate dimensional indications… Man, I’m so cornfused…

snowshoe · January 4, 2011, 12:19am

David Russell said:
Shawn said:
Still looking good. ant wait to see these at ork
Thought your wife was an English teacher? :P
Andy Clarke said:
they are looking great, but don't tell him.... He always celebrates early.... :)
You got a copy of the plans .......soooo when will yours be done? You grouchy ole' crab! ;)

Sorry my computer screen is cracked and bleeding digital stuff. I cant see everything. But all fixed now with a new computer. Thats what happens when you step on the screen (laptop) #$%$#

Rooster · January 4, 2011, 11:27pm

Andy Clarke said:
Wait!!!!! One side view of two different cars are plans??? I didn't know.... I'm so cornfused..... I thought plans were drawings of both sides and ends, with the appropriate dimensional indications.... Man, I'm so cornfused...... :)

Sigh.....It's an A side and a B side. If you study it hard enough, along with the prototype you will eventually figure out what you have in front of you! ;)

gunjeep444 · January 5, 2011, 2:27am

Thanks for the new pix David, looking good! Nice to see your technique illustrated so well. How do you cut out the windows so well?

rdeberg · January 5, 2011, 5:01pm

Really looking good. Sure will make for a long train. Later RJD

Rooster · January 7, 2011, 11:19pm

Jerry Barnes said:
How do you cut out the windows so well?

Exacto or utility knife with metal straight edge's and squares.

wchasr · January 10, 2011, 5:35pm

Still wondering about the corrugated parts? Was at Niagara Hobby last Tuesday night (sigh) and perused what was left of the Plastruct & Evergreen racks as well as what was left in the Precions Plastics panels in the dollhouse section. Found some metal corrugated but it was more representative of the corrugated tin you see on roofs of sheds and barns.

Chas

Jon_Foster · January 17, 2011, 2:21am

Wow, these things are looking great.

Jon.

Greg_Greg_Elmassian · January 21, 2011, 4:54am

Chas, you asked about the materials before, I gave you the following hints in the thread… You might follow my hints…

Greg

Greg Elmassian said:
If you go back through the thread, the question was asked, and an indirect answer was given.
With due respect to the rooster, I will honor his responses…

Go back through the thread, there is a link to another thread…

In that thread, there is the same question, a lot of speculation, and one person gives an answer…

The rooster basically confirms this speculation, the exact manufacturer, as being correct.

There, I gave you the path and the clues…

Hopefully I have not exceeded the bounds of secrecy! ha ha!

Greg

Rooster · January 23, 2011, 10:09pm

Finally got some time to play this weekend. I worked on a few different things but I think I have a plan together for the trucks. Interested in opinion’s or thoughts as to their appearance. The side frames are me up from two different styles of USA side frames. The rest is styrene and aluminum tubing. The spring was bought at the local True Value.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11045.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11046.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11063.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11064.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11052.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11085.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11086.jpg)

Also checked the turn radius on a 9’ diameter curve. The inside loop on my R.R. in a 9’ diameter and wanted to see if these cars(truck design) will do it. I put a pic comparison with the LGB Amfleet cars which don’t look too awful bad on the 9’ diameter.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11071.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11073.jpg)

David_Marconi_FOGCH · January 23, 2011, 10:34pm

Rooster the truck mods look good, but you went from pieces to mounted truck and the detail isn’t clear enough for full opinions. :)

cabby · January 23, 2011, 10:42pm

David Russell said:
Finally got some time to play this weekend. I worked on a few different things but I think I have a plan together for the trucks. Interested in opinion’s or thoughts as to their appearance. The side frames are me up from two different styles of USA side frames. The rest is styrene and aluminum tubing. The spring was bought at the local True Value.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11045.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11046.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11063.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11064.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11052.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11085.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11086.jpg)

Also checked the turn radius on a 9’ diameter curve. The inside loop on my R.R. in a 9’ diameter and wanted to see if these cars(truck design) will do it. I put a pic comparison with the LGB Amfleet cars which don’t look too awful bad on the 9’ diameter.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11071.jpg)

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/CVRR%20Locomotives/Superliners/Jan11073.jpg)

The two cars look pretty similar in the curve. The trucks look great. Ralph