01-14-2011, 04:23 PM
First, gotta thank everyone who replied since I last posted on this thread. 27 cars is craZy, but when you go at them assembly line style, the progress is pretty quick.
DocWayne and Russ, after seeing your posts, I decided to use the photos to gauge the length of the models and the prototype. I used the length of the trucks and wheels, flange to flange, as a measuring stick. Here is the result.
Both are a touch over 6 lengths long, so seems the model is a good match.
Russ, as for the customer not being concerned about the overall length, I think in this case it would be critical due to the placement of the unloading chutes at the factory. Cars too short or too long would not line up at all the chutes.
DocWayne, I'm pretty far into this project to change to a different car now!
In the photos, the model looks taller than the real thing, but don't know if that is from the "macro" setting of the camera distorting the horizontal versus the "auto" setting for the far away image of the prototype.
DocWayne and Russ, after seeing your posts, I decided to use the photos to gauge the length of the models and the prototype. I used the length of the trucks and wheels, flange to flange, as a measuring stick. Here is the result.
Both are a touch over 6 lengths long, so seems the model is a good match.
Russ, as for the customer not being concerned about the overall length, I think in this case it would be critical due to the placement of the unloading chutes at the factory. Cars too short or too long would not line up at all the chutes.
DocWayne, I'm pretty far into this project to change to a different car now!
In the photos, the model looks taller than the real thing, but don't know if that is from the "macro" setting of the camera distorting the horizontal versus the "auto" setting for the far away image of the prototype.