Gondolas of Lake Terminal RR.

[modelsof1900]

First I would like to say thanks for all your friendly and honouring comments.

Second I have interchanged the first picture of my posting from Jan 26th. I hope that you can see a few more details more also when I did not all parts in right position. Alone this arranging will need a good time. The third pictures shows the correct position of all parts.

And third I will try to give a few answers to your questions.
- Because there will be an interest in my “shackle technology” I will write a new post whit a few pictures and remarks doing this. And after I hope to see your attempts doing the same?
- Jens, no, I can’t build my models in 0-scale, never!
0-scale is near double of H0-scale and there I must build absolutely exactly all details. Each row of rivets, each binder or bracket must be absolutely the same and it must be mounted in same row to others and the most difficult thing would be bent metal strips or wire – and than two, three or more in parallel positions! In 0-scale you will see each variance without eyeglasses; in H0-scale you will see such fine inaccurateness’ only when you will use a magnifying-glass. Yet another sample. I will use a wire of 0,25 mm (.010”) dia bending it like my shackles. The pliers will give the material a few pressure marks – however I can bend the wire with a light power. In O-scale I must use for same thing a double thick wire and I can bend it also – however I will need more power and so I must hold the material with a good more power by the pliers and I will have many times bigger and well visible marks on wire. For 0-scale modeling I must use many more tools and devices where I can do same in H0-scale by hands or using only simple pliers. I know that I see all my mistakes or inexactness making a few photo shots yet with a macro modus – and than I will replace a part by a new ones. However who will use a camera when I will present my models? If I should build in 0-scale than everyone will see the mistakes also without eyeglasses, I said it already.
This is the reason because I build in H0-scale – and second all my friends here in area are H0-modeler. Where should get my models their utilization?
- And last - I use a magnifying glass with a factor 3 which I can clamp to my eyeglasses – a very good solution because I can see also over the magnifying glass for a fast changover from enlargement to normal seeing and back.

Greetings ...