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 Posted - November 19 2020 : 2:59:36 PM
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while I am trying to get around my "designers block" on tyco hooks
Chops sent me part of an Operating Crane Car
so I decided to start sketching out the bottom that is missing
basing the design off the tractor flatcar
still in progress, not bad for lunch break work
other plans are getting the tyco hooks finished, then designing bogies/trucks and maybe even axle sets, since I have a lot of cars in my junk pile to fix up repair. not necessarily in that order
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Posted - November 19 2020 : 8:26:49 PM
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| Need any dimensions? I've got a big hook
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Posted - November 19 2020 : 9:09:37 PM
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It looks like you have a good start there. the underframe is the same exact width and length as a TYCO reefer but lacks the bump for the weight as it will cause interference problems with the 6 axle trucks . The rib spacing is the same but lt only has the 2 center ribs.
Bill
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Posted - November 19 2020 : 9:26:53 PM
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quote:Need any dimensions? I've got a big hook
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â November 19 2020Â :Â 8:26:49 PM
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yes please, pics with a ruler would be great, as you can see I need a lot of repair work on the boom and hook
I need to make crank handles, but I think I got some brass tubing that can be hammers into a suitable socket
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Posted - November 19 2020 : 9:28:50 PM
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quote:It looks like you have a good start there. the underframe is the same exact width and length as a TYCO reefer but lacks the bump for the weight as it will cause interference problems with the 6 axle trucks . The rib spacing is the same but lt only has the 2 center ribs.
Originally posted by Bamos - November 19 2020 : 9:09:37 PM
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nice! I wasn't planning on exact reproduction design, as I don't have triple axles designed
(yet)
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Posted - November 19 2020 : 9:43:32 PM
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I need a set of trucks to replace a set I stole for a Shell triple tanker. I need to order a set af athearn 90407 trucks they lok like a suitable replacement for the Tyco ones.
Bill
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Posted - November 20 2020 : 10:09:13 AM
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quote: quote:Need any dimensions? I've got a big hook
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â November 19 2020Â :Â 8:26:49 PM
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yes please, pics with a ruler would be great, as you can see I need a lot of repair work on the boom and hook
I need to make crank handles, but I think I got some brass tubing that can be hammers into a suitable socket
Originally posted by tater1337Â -Â November 19 2020Â :Â 9:26:53 PM
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So you want pics of the underframe with a ruler? Anything else?
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Posted - November 20 2020 : 1:14:39 PM
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quote: quote: quote:Need any dimensions? I've got a big hook
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â November 19 2020Â :Â 8:26:49 PM
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yes please, pics with a ruler would be great, as you can see I need a lot of repair work on the boom and hook
I need to make crank handles, but I think I got some brass tubing that can be hammers into a suitable socket
Originally posted by tater1337Â -Â November 19 2020Â :Â 9:26:53 PM
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So you want pics of the underframe with a ruler? Anything else?
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â November 20 2020Â :Â 10:09:13 AM
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really good lighting. and in focus as much as possible.
I should do a tutorial on that
look at my pics of the sharknose airhorn, that is an ok example
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Posted - November 21 2020 : 12:06:40 AM
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| I’d like pointers on lighting and focus.
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Posted - November 21 2020 : 12:56:20 PM
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quote:I’d like pointers on lighting and focus.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â November 21 2020Â :Â 12:06:40 AM
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ask and receive
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