03-27-2010, 12:13 AM
As promised, here are the pictures of last nights and tonight's progress. All I did tonight was add the black braces inside the hopper bottom. The bulk of the work was last night.
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I photoshopped the last image to include two other images of Hart Gons I've found online. The angle at which I took my image more closely matches the car on the left. I took the vertical grab iron from that image (although it may be present on the car at right). You'll note the interiors are very similar but look closely at the ends. The model end wall represents the style found on the car at right, although that prototype has side walls that open out (note the bolts along the top of the side rails). The car on the right does not have the opening side walls but has a different end wall.
I'll be modeling the end beam after the car on the left since it more closely matches the model (no side walls that open) and is a simpler design. Plus I like the ratchet and levers for opening the hopper doors. HOWEVER, I like the position of the brake wheel (both at the far end of each photo) in the picture on the right. That's closer to the model's instructions.
Makes me wonder just what prototype did Silver Streak/Tru Scale use to design these cars in the first place? :?:
Galen
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[albumimg]2343[/albumimg]
I photoshopped the last image to include two other images of Hart Gons I've found online. The angle at which I took my image more closely matches the car on the left. I took the vertical grab iron from that image (although it may be present on the car at right). You'll note the interiors are very similar but look closely at the ends. The model end wall represents the style found on the car at right, although that prototype has side walls that open out (note the bolts along the top of the side rails). The car on the right does not have the opening side walls but has a different end wall.
I'll be modeling the end beam after the car on the left since it more closely matches the model (no side walls that open) and is a simpler design. Plus I like the ratchet and levers for opening the hopper doors. HOWEVER, I like the position of the brake wheel (both at the far end of each photo) in the picture on the right. That's closer to the model's instructions.
Makes me wonder just what prototype did Silver Streak/Tru Scale use to design these cars in the first place? :?:
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!