01-07-2014, 02:50 PM
Sumpter, I think that there the details will be a bit finer yet than these from me. And I think they are very good!
Here are two pictures for comparison. (Details of my depressed center flatcar with a ship propeller as load.)
![[Image: depresscenterflat_30-ausschn.jpg]](http://us-modelsof1900.de/wp-content/gallery/umbauten-ladungen_1/depresscenterflat_30-ausschn.jpg)
![[Image: depresscenterflat_19k.jpg]](http://us-modelsof1900.de/wp-content/gallery/umbauten-ladungen_1/depresscenterflat_19k.jpg)
Smaller does not (good) work!
All wire that I used here is 0.3 mm/0.012' or 1 inch thick in reality. That is already a too heavy material for many small items. In seldom cases I use also wire of 0,008' and 0.010' but only in very seldom cases I bent shackles from 0.10' wire. Too fine and too many attempts for good results! However maybe I will have more success in next time - and before I'm an 80 ager.
Here are two pictures for comparison. (Details of my depressed center flatcar with a ship propeller as load.)
![[Image: depresscenterflat_30-ausschn.jpg]](http://us-modelsof1900.de/wp-content/gallery/umbauten-ladungen_1/depresscenterflat_30-ausschn.jpg)
![[Image: depresscenterflat_19k.jpg]](http://us-modelsof1900.de/wp-content/gallery/umbauten-ladungen_1/depresscenterflat_19k.jpg)
Smaller does not (good) work!
All wire that I used here is 0.3 mm/0.012' or 1 inch thick in reality. That is already a too heavy material for many small items. In seldom cases I use also wire of 0,008' and 0.010' but only in very seldom cases I bent shackles from 0.10' wire. Too fine and too many attempts for good results! However maybe I will have more success in next time - and before I'm an 80 ager.
Cheers, Bernd
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Please visit also my website www.us-modelsof1900.de.
You can read some more about my model projects and interests in my chronicle of facebook.